Airbus Updates No.3894

 

Atlantic Airways retires last Airbus A319

Atlantic Airways Airbus A319-100© Airbus Industrie

27.12.2022 - 10:36 UTC

Atlantic Airways (RC, Vágar) retired its only A319-100 on December 10, 2022, thus completing its transition to an all-A320 fleet.

At just 10.8 years old, OY-RCG (msn 5079) operated its last revenue flight on the carrier's core route from Copenhagen Kastrup to Vágar. After short maintenance in the Faroese capital, it was ferried via Bangor to Greenwood, MS on December 15, 2022, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The aircraft is owned by the airline and had been operated by Atlantic Airways since its delivery in 2012 when it became the airline's first narrowbody aircraft. Between July 2021 and June 2022, it was dry-leased to Spain's One Airways (OEW, Madrid Barajas) to operate under the Lattitude Hub (Tenerife Sur) brand, the ch-aviation fleets history module shows. While the dry lease was initially signed for four years, Lattitude Hub folded after just a week of operations in 2021.

Atlantic Airways transitioned fully from its legacy fleet of ARJ-85s and ARJ-100s to A319s by 2014. At that time, infrastructure at Vágar, the only airport in the Faroe Islands, could not accommodate larger aircraft types. Atlantic Airways operated up to three A319s at the same time. In 2016, following runway extension works, it added its first A320-200, which was joined by a first A320-200N in 2019 followed by a second in 2020. The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows the Faroese carrier continues to operate one owned A320ceo and two A320neo leased from Air Lease Corporation. Atlantic Airways has a further two A320-200Ns on a direct order from Airbus and are currently expected to deliver in 2027-2028.

Airbus Updates No.2624

APOC Aviation Acquires Ex-Iberia Airbus A319-100 for Tear-Down

April 22, 2020  A319, A319-100, Iberia, MRO

Rotterdam, Netherlands - The Dutch aircraft part-out company APOC Aviation has acquired an A319-1oo jet from the Irish leasing company SMBC Aviation for tear-down.

The aircraft with factory serial number MSN 3380 was previously operated by Spanish flag-carrier Iberia as EC-KMD. It made its first flight on January 19, 2008.

It is the fourth A320 family acquired by the company this year for disassembly. Two are already being parted out in Marana, Arizona, and this particular aircraft is already located at eCube in Wales, awaiting the easing of COVID-19 restrictions before work can begin.

Over the next few months, the secured A319 parts will be assessed, and then APOC’s audited group of repair stations worldwide will return the stock to serviceable status. All stock will be located at their Rotterdam warehouse forming part of the Company’s rapidly expanding inventory of spares for sale and lease.

Airbus Updates No.2520

British supplier AJW Group buys ex-Air Malta Airbus A319 for teardown

Montreal, Canada - British spare part supplier AJW Group has ordered an Airbus A319 (MSN2186) aircraft for teardown. The 15-year old aircraft was previously operated by Air Malta and has two CFMI CFM56-5B6/P engines and APS3200 Auxiliary Power Unit.

After teardown, the A319 components will be recertified at AJW Group’s maintenance hub in Montreal (AJW Technique), OEMs and other strategic vendors. The high-quality parts will be stored at AJW Group’s HQ in Sussex, UK and shipped to the strategic hubs around the world ready for exchange and sale to support A319 and A320 operators.

At AJW Group we have an extensive inventory of Airbus spare parts located in strategic hubs across the world. This teardown is the first in a series of airframe and engine teardowns this year as part of our commitment to ensure that our valued-customers’ operations are supported through access to our pool of high-quality components,

Ian Malin, Chief Financial Officer of AJW Group, said.

“As the global fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft continues to mature, these teardown projects enable us to react to the shortage on the market and enable us to bolster our inventory and cement our position as the ‘go-to’ source for A320 material for the next decade,” Malin added.