Airbus Updates No.3810

 

Ireland's Aer Lingus launches A320neo operations

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200© Aer Lingus

28.09.2022 - 09:23 UTC

Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int'l) will deploy its first A320-200N into revenue service on September 28, 2022, with the first flight to London Heathrow, the carrier announced.

EI-NSA (msn 10712) had been in pre-delivery maintenance at Ostrava since July 6. It was originally assigned for Russia's smartavia (5N, Arkhangelsk Talagi) but reallocated to Aer Lingus once international sanctions on Russia rendered the original contract invalid. It is the first of at least two A320-200Ns picked up by the Irish carrier to be inducted into revenue service. The second, EI-NSB (msn 10786), was ferried to Dublin on September 26 and will be inducted shortly.

Aer Lingus said the two A320neo will replace two A320-200s. The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that Aer Lingus A320ceo Family fleet comprises thirty-one A320-200s.

Airbus Updates No.3763

 

Aer Lingus takes first A320neo

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200N© CDB Aviation

10.08.2022 - 07:40 UTC

Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int'l) took delivery of its first A320-200N on August 4, 2022, although the aircraft remains in pre-induction maintenance at Shannon for the time being.

EI-NSB (msn 10786) is the first of at least four A320-200Ns opportunistically picked up by Aer Lingus once their original operator, Russia's smartavia (5N, Arkhangelsk Talagi), was sanctioned by the EU and the US and thus unable to take them. The A320neo is owned by CDB Aviation and was ferried from Ostrava, where it was repainted.

Aer Lingus has yet to file schedules for its A320neo. It did not respond to ch-aviation's request for added comment on its plans for the type.

On top of the aircraft originally assigned to smartavia,the IAG International Airlines Group subsidiary has two units of the type due from Airbus. The Irish airline's fleet of A320neo Family aircraft currently comprises seven A321-200NX(LR)s with a further six A321-200NY(XLR)s on firm order.

Airbus Updates No.3339

 

Russia's smartavia adds first A320neo, eyes more

smartavia A320neo Rendering© Airbus

20.04.2021 - 13:57 UTC

smartavia (5N, Arkhangelsk Talagi) took delivery of its first A320-200N on April 15, 2021, and plans to add a further two units of the type in 2021.

VP-BOS (msn 7523) was ferried from Goodyear via Portsmouth and Reykjavik Keflavik to Moscow Domodedovo. It has yet to enter revenue services. The 4.1-year-old narrowbody is owned by AerCap and was originally delivered to Interjet (AIJ, Toluca) in 2017. The Mexican carrier retired it in March 2020, the ch-aviation fleets history module shows.

smartavia did not disclose the identity of the other two A320neo it plans to add in 2021.

Spokesman Viktor Anoshkin told ch-aviation that the airline is looking for more A320-200Ns for 2022, although he would not go into details regarding numbers.

To date, smartavia - formerly known as Nordavia - has been an all-Boeing operator with three B737-700s and nine B737-800s. Anoshkin confirmed that it has now abandoned earlier plans to add more B737NGs or B737 MAX for growth and has now opted for Airbus.

credit : CH Aviation