Airbus Updates No.2609

Airbus A321	-211	6432		D-ATCB	Thomas Cook Aviation	ferried 10apr20 DUS-OSR prior return to lessor (+ 6501 D-ATCC)	ex OE-LCM
Airbus A321	-211	6526		VN-A532	VietJetAir	ferried 04apr20 SGN-CGK for paint	ex OE-IKL
Airbus A321	-211	7048		VN-A542	VietJetAir	ferried 04apr20 CGK-SGN after paint	ex OE-IKP
Airbus A321	-211	7311		XA-JPB	Interjet	ferried 14apr20 MEX-VCV on return to lessor (+ 7348 XA-AJB, + 7358 XA-GEO)	ex D-AVYM
Airbus A321	-251NX	9281		TC-RBC	Pegasus Airlines	delivery 15apr20 XFW-ADB	ex D-AYAB
Airbus A321	-251N	9349		TC-RBD	Pegasus Airlines	delivery 09apr20 XFW-ADB	ex D-AYAD
Airbus A330	-243	309		OY-VKF	Sunclass Airlines	ferried 08apr20 GOT-PGF	ex G-CSJS
Airbus A330	-223	324		OO-SFU	Brussels Airlines	ferried 09apr20 BRU-MZJ on return to lessor	ex M-ABFL
Airbus A330	-243	396		B-LHA	Hong Kong Airlines	ferried 07/09apr20 HKG-DUB-CHR on return to lessor	ex OE-IFL
Airbus A330	-303	595		VH-QPF	Qantas	ferried 07apr20 SYD-AVV for onward storage (+ 695 VH-QPH 06apr20)	ex F-WWKR
Airbus A330	-203	900		F-WTAU	Carlyle Aviation Partners	ferried 11apr20 SNN-GIG by Azur Aviation (+ 819 F-WTAV 14apr20)	ex TC-AGF
Airbus A330	-243	967		G-TCXC	Sunclass Airlines	ferried 15apr20 CPH-NQY on return to lessor	ex G-CIUJ
Airbus A330	-202	1123		EI-EJG	Alitalia	in svc** 07apr20 FCO-DUB-FCO	ex F-WWKY
Airbus A330	-202	1258		VH-EBS	Qantas	ferried 05apr20 SYD-AVV for onward storage (+ 945 VH-EBK 04apr20)	ex F-WWYS
Airbus A330	-302	1361		VP-BUM	Nordwind Airlines	ferried 09apr20 DUB-LDE, M-reg after paint prior delivery	ex M-ABLV
Airbus A330	-243	1498		G-VYGK	Air Tanker	feried 06apr20 BZZ-SNN for paint into all grey	ex EC-330
Airbus A340	-642	540		D-AIHE	Lufthansa	ferried 14apr20 MUC-LETL for storage (+ 523 D-AIHC FRA-LETL, + 543 D-AIHF FRA-LETL)	ex F-WWCE

Airbus Updates No.2606

Brussels Airlines Said Goodbye to Its Second Airbus A330-200

April 11, 2020  A330-200, Brussels Airlines, Europe

Brussels, Belgium - Brussels Airlines said goodbye to one of its three remaining Airbus A330-200 aircraft. On April 9, the wide-body jet with registration OO-SFU took off from Brussels International Airport and headed Arizona, where it will be dismantled.

It is the second Airbus A330-200 jet, which left the airline's fleet within four months. The first A330 with registration OO-SFW was also ferried to Pinal Air Park, Arizona in November 2019 to be scrapped.

The OO-SFU initially entered into service in May 2000 with the former Belgian flag carrier Sabena. The aircraft flew under the colors of Sabena until the airline went bankrupt in 2001. In 2002, the aircraft was leased by Lufthansa Group. It was first operated by Lufthansa for four years and then by another group subsidiary airline Swiss International Airlines for two and a half years. It then was leased by Australia's Strategic Airlines in 2009 and served there until the end of 2011.

The plane joined the Brussels' fleet in April 2013. It made its final scheduled flight between Douala and Brussels on March 16.

Airbus Updates No.2025

Brussels Airlines A330 Suffers Inflight Dual Engine Failures

Photo: Alan Wilson

December 24

09:27 2018

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MIAMI — A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-223, performing flight SN358 from Kinshasa to Brussels, suffered failures on both engines at different stages of its journey.

According to aviation-safety.net, as the aircraft reached its cruising altitude of 40,000ft over Algerian airspace, the number-one engine failed.

The crew immediately declared an emergency and planned to land in Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, in Tunisia.

However, the flight crew managed to re-ignite the failed engine and decided to continue its original route to Brussels.

As noted on the aviation safety site, the aircraft suffered yet another engine failure as it descended towards Belgian airspace. “When in descending towards Brussels, at 05:37 hours, engine no. 2 failed several times.”

The aircraft’s left one was shut down as it traveled through French airspace, descending from 40,000ft to 28,000ft to continue its journey to Belgium.

Later on, at 05:45 hours, the aircraft landed safely on runway 25L at Brussels Airport.

This incident reminisces Air Transat’s Flight 236, another Airbus A330, which ran out of fuel and both engines flamed out. The plane came to a successful emergency landing in the Azores, saving all 306 people on board.

The post-landing investigation revealed that, due to improper maintenance, there was a fuel leak that caused all tanks to be emptied out, causing the dual flameout.

In Brussels Airlines’ case, the cause of both engines’ malfunctions might be related to fuel contamination. An official statement from the airline is still to be heard.

Aircraft History

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This particular aircraft was delivered to Sabena in 2000. Following the airline’s demise, it remained in storage in Brussels and Bremen until January 2002, when it was taken over by Airbus Industrie and re-registered F-GHYI.

In November that year, Lufthansa took over the aircraft’s operational permit, changing its registration to D-AIME. Curiously, this registration is today active on one of Lufthansa’s Airbus A380s.

Aero Icarus

The A330 flew for the German airline until 2006, when it was transferred to Swiss, changing its registration number to HB-IQR, once again.

In 2009, the widebody was transferred to Strategic Airlines in Australia, where it remained until February 2012 having flown for Air Australia for a few months. During this time, the plane operated with the registration VH-SSA.

At last, the A330-200 was transferred to Brussels Airlines in 2013, where it returned to its original registration, OO-SFU.

Airbus Updates No.1027

Airbus A318  -111  1991     N802FR  (Frontier Airlines)  ferried 05-07jun13 GYR-BGR-SNN-DGX for part-out & scrap   ex D-AUAB
Airbus A319  -133ACJ  1589     OE-LOV  Tyrolean Jet Service  delivery 07jun13 BSL-INN  ex VP-CIE
 Airbus A320  -214  1413     G-ZBAH  Monarch  for delivery 10jun13 DUB-MAN   ex EC-KBU
 Airbus A320  -214  2425     PK-AZC  Indonesia Air Asia  delivery 07jun13 LIS-TLS-SHJ in basic cs  ex CS-TKL
 Airbus A320  -232  5631     VH-VFO  Jetstar Airways  delivery 07-09jun13 XFW-AUH-SIN-MEL   ex D-AUBQ
Airbus A321  -231  5427     XU-348  Cambodia Angkor Air  re-regd 1st in svc 30may13 HAN-SGN-REP-SGN  ex VN-A398
 Airbus A330  -223  324     OO-SFU  Brussels Airlines  onward delivery 07jun13 MLA-BRU after cabin config  ex M-ABFL
Airbus A330  -343  1097     EC-LXR  Air Europa  delivery 07jun13 GIG-PMI, EI-reg  ex EI-FBE

Airbus Updates No.989

Airbus A319  -132  1140     N473TA  Volaris  ferried 26apr13 SAL-SAN-GYR on return to lessor   ex D-AVYP
Airbus A319  -131  2621     EI-EYA  BBAM/Fly Leasing   ferried 27apr13 SAW-DUB  ex VT-KFH
Airbus A320  -231  376     UR-CKS  Khors Air  delivery 26apr13 BCM-IEV  ex SX-BTP
 Airbus A320  -214  888     D-AHH?  Hamburg Airways  at SEN 26apr13 in full cs, EI-reg prior delivery  ex EI-EZA
Airbus A320  -232  2649     VP-BJH  Nordwind Airlines  delivery 25apr13 AMM-SVO   ex F-OHGV
Airbus A320  -214  5571     PK-GLU  Citilink  delivery 26-27apr13 TLS-SHJ-CMB-CGK   ex D-AUBB
Airbus A320  -214  5587  1923  EC-LVP  Vueling  delivery 26apr13 TLS-BCN  ex F-WWBY
Airbus A320  -232  5596     9V-TRI  Tiger Airways  delivery 27apr13 TLS-DWC-SIN  ex F-WWDQ
 Airbus A320  -232  5598     JA11JJ  Jetstar Japan  delivery 27apr13 TLS-AUH  ex F-WWDR
Airbus A320  -232  5602     B-9917  Chins Southern  delivery 26apr13 TLS-SVX  ex F-WWDY
 Airbus A320  -232  5604     HA-LWR  Wizz  for delivery 27apr13 TLS-BUD  ex F-WWDZ
Airbus A321  -213  5573     B-6973  Air China  delivery 27apr13 XFW-OVB  ex D-AVZR
 Airbus A321  -231  5575     B-9907  China Eastern  delivery 27apr13 XFW-OVB  ex D-AZAF
 Airbus A330  -223  324     OO-SFU  Brussels Airlines  ferried 26apr13 ZRH-MLA prior onward delivery  ex M-ABFL
 Airbus A330  -223  358     LV-  Aerolineas Argentinas  ferried 26apr13 LDE-LPBJ, EI-reg prior delivery   ex EI-CXF
 Airbus A330  -243  1402     B-5921  China Eastern  delivery 27apr13 TLS-PVG  ex F-WWYF
Airbus A330  -343  1409     B-LBA  Cathay Pacific  delivery 26apr13 TLS-HKG  ex F-WWTV
Airbus A340  -313  190    CS-TQY  HiFly  delivery 25/26apr13 DXB-LIS-BRU, all white, A6-reg   ex A6-ERQ