Airbus Updates No.1921

Airbus A318	-112CJ	3363		D-APWG	K5 Aviation	delivery / first in svc 28jul/02aug18 TNA-DEL-MUC-TLN, all white, regd 01aug18	ex B-77777
Airbus A319	-115LR	2228		TU-TSB	Air Côte d´Ivoire	re-delivery 28jul18 CMN-ABJ after storage since 09may18	ex F-GRXH
Airbus A319	-112	4254		A5-RIM	Bhutan Airlines	delivery 31jul-01aug18 TPA-YYR-NCL	ex N953FR
Airbus A320	-211	302		H4-BUS	Solomon Islands Airlines	posn 31jul18 XSP-DRW-BNE after storage	ex N957PG
Airbus A320	-211	507		JA8654	ANA All Nippon	ferried 30jul-01aug18 HND-PKC-ANC-SBD, for part-out & scrap	ex F-WWBT
Airbus A320	-233	1548		CC-COK	Latam Chile	ferried 26jul18 MEX-LIM-SCL after transfer	ex LV-BTM
Airbus A320	-214	2388		VT-IHT	IndiGo Airlines	-test at OSR 02aug18, EI-reg prior delivery	ex EI-GGU
Airbus A320	-214	4057		HZ-AS12	Saudi Arabian Airlines	ferried 31jul18 TUU-SNN, for Allegiant Air as N259NV	ex F-WWBC
Airbus A320	-214	4379		HC-CJM	Avianca Ecuador	ferried 29-30jul18 LCQ-MIA-MDE after paint, for AirAsia group	ex F-WWIF
Airbus A320	-214	4394		OE-IGT	GECAS	regd 27jul18, parked at SOF (+ 4397 OE-IGU ex HZ-AS34)	ex HZ-AS37
Airbus A320	-214	5344		HS-BBA	Thai AirAsia	rst in svc 29ju1l8 DMK-KOP-DMK after paint into “Shades of the River” cs	ex F-WWDL
Airbus A320	-214	7779		HB-JXK	easyJet Switzerland	ferried and regd 30jul18 LGW-GVA on transfer	ex G-EZRL
Airbus A320	-271N	8249		D-AINK	Lufthansa	delivery 30jul18 XFW-SXF	ex D-AVVB
Airbus A320	-271N	8273		VT-WGS	GoAir	delivery 31jul18 XFW-DEL	ex D-AVVT
Airbus A320	-251N	8300		N779AV	Avianca Central America	delivery 31jul18 TLS-YYR-SAL	ex F-WWBU
Airbus A320	-271N	8345		VT-IVP	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 31jul18 XFW-DEL	ex D-AUBK
Airbus A320	-251N	8357		N336FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 31jul18 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMC
Airbus A320	-271N	8387		VT-IVQ	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 30jul18 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWDQ
Airbus A320	-216	8391		HS-CBI	Thai AirAsia	delivery 31jul-01aug18 TLS-DWC-DMK	ex F-WWBI
Airbus A320	-214	8396		JA821P	Peach Aviation	delivery 25/27/30jul18 TLS-DWC-DXB-UTP, regd F-WXAP	ex F-WWBH

Airbus Updates No.486

Incident: Air India A319 near Bhopal on Oct 19th 2011, hydraulic failure

By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Oct 20th 2011 15:42Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 20th 2011 15:42Z An Air India Airbus A319-100, flight AI-634 from Bhopal to Indore (India) with 70 passengers, was climbing out of Bhopal when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and returned to Bhopal for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure. The flight was subsequently cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. Incident: TAP A332 near Gran Canaria on Oct 12th 2011, odour on board By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 13:45Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 13:45Z A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TOI performing flight TP-151 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Recife,PE (Brazil), was enroute at FL380 about 90nm south of Gran Canaria,CI (Spain) two hours into the flight when the crew turned around to return to Lisbon due to an unusual odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Lisbon's runway 03 about 110 minutes after turning around. A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration CS-TOM reached Recife with a delay of 6.5 hours Incident: ANA A320 near Nagoya on Oct 20th 2011, cabin pressure problem By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 14:07Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 14:07Z An ANA All Nippon Airways Airbus A320-200, registration JA8654 performing flight NH-703 from Nagoya to Sapporo (Japan) with 169 people on board, was climbing out of Nagoya when the crew received an abnormal indication regarding the cabin pressure and decided to return to Nagoya for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A320-200 reached Sapporo with a delay of 105 minutes. The airline reported the indication was false, the cause is under investigation. Incident: Emirates A388 near Chennai on Oct 23rd 2011, hydraulic failure By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 14:30Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 14:56Z An Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EDI performing flight EK-385 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 410 passengers, was enroute near Chennai (India) when the crew diverted to Chennai due to a hydraulic failure, however could not land in Chennai (runway length 12000 feet/3660 meters). The airplane subsequently diverted to Hyderabad (India) about 280nm northnorthwest of Chennai and landed safely in Hyderabad (runway length 13980 feet/4260 meters) at 03:40L (22:10Z Oct 22nd). The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron. The passengers were taken to hotels, a part of them were rebooked onto the next regular flight from Hyderabad. A replacement aircraft is being dispatched to Hyderabad to continue the journey. Passengers bitterly complained that the crew did not tell them more than a technical problem caused them to divert. Hyderabad Airport reported a technical snag prompted the diversion. The airline said the aircraft diverted to Hyderabad due to a technical snag, the reasons for the diversion are being looked into. The flight is expected to continue in the evening of Oct 23rd. Aviation sources in India heard the crew report a hydraulic failure. Incident: Lufthansa A346 at San Francisco on Oct 21st 2011, rejected takeoff By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 16:39Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 16:39Z A Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, registration D-AIHF performing flight LH-459 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Munich (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff on San Francisco's runway 28L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed reporting an engine problem and requesting no assistance. The aircraft vacated the runway via a high speed turn off and taxied to apron. A passenger reported the crew announced they had a computer malfunction. About two hours later the flight was cancelled, they were taken to hotels. The incident aircraft reached Munich two days later and resumed regular schedule thereafter.