Airbus Updates No.4666

 

Airbus A310	-304	547		EP-HNA	Soroush Air	at IKA 06jun26 in full cs prior svc entry	ex EP-MNF
Airbus A320	-271N	?		PS- ?	Latam Airlines Brasil	delivery 13-15jun26 HYD-SEZ-LAD-FOR-QSC	ex ?
Airbus A320	-214	3278		LY-BVS	Aero Capital Solutions	ferried 12jun26 CDT-SOF	ex EC-MUF
Airbus A320	-213	3297		N320FR	Advantage Asset Sweden	ferried 05jun26 DGX-EMA for paint into?	ex LY-BQS
Airbus A320	-214	3456		2-VLIS	AerCap	ferried 05-06jun26 SZX-CTS-FAI-GWO, for part-out & scrap	ex B-6359
Airbus A320	-232	4109		OE-ILD	Horizon II Aviation	regd 11juun26 at PRG	ex 9H-MLP
Airbus A320	-233	6014		N523VL	Volaris	ferried 05jun26 MEX-MCO-SFB on return to lessor	ex D-AUBX
Airbus A320	-214	6022		RP-C8936	PAL Express	delivery 10jun26 CGK-MNL	ex HS-VKO
Airbus A320	-214	6127		PK-TLO	TransNusa Air	delivery 01jun26 SZB-CGK	ex B-1862
Airbus A320	-232	6489		TF-IAT	Icelandair	delivery 07jun26 OSR-KEF, all wh, plus titl & tail logo	ex VP-CEL
Airbus A320	-271N	6819		PS-LHK	Latam Airlines Brasil	delivery 10-11jun26 CGK-SEZ-LAD-FOR-QSC, VQ-reg	ex VQ-CCF
Airbus A320	-233	7000		T7-FBA	MEA Middle East Airlines	delivery 10-11jun26 MEX-YHZ-KEF-BEY	ex XA-VLP
Airbus A320	-251N	10197		TU-TSX	Air Côte d´Ivoire	re-delivery 10jun26 LDE-ABO	ex F-WWIG
Airbus A320	-271N	11003		N961NK	Spirit Airlines	ferried 10-11jun26 GYR-BGR-DUB on return to lessor	ex F-WZME
Airbus A320	-251N	12978		B-32PZ	Xiamen Airlines	delivery 12-13jun26 TLS-SKD-XMN	ex F-WWBC
Airbus A320	-251N	12988		B-32QD	Hainan Airlines	delivery 08-09jun26 XFW-TAS-HAK	ex D-AUBJ
Airbus A320	-251N	13097		B-32R0	China Southern	delivery 11-12jun26 TLS-NQZ-CAN	ex F-WWBS
Airbus A320	-271N	13145		PS-LHM	Latam Airlines Brasil	delivery 12jun26 BFM-FOR-QSC	ex F-WZKO
Airbus A320	-271N	13222		TC-NDT	Ajet	delivery 06jun26 TLS-ISL	ex F-WWIO
Airbus A320	-251N	13244		OO-SBH	Brussels Airlines	delivery 11jun26 XFW-LJU	ex D-AUBM

credit: Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.3049

 Air Côte d’Ivoire Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A320neo

Air Côte d’Ivoire has become the first A320neo operator in the West-African region. On Thursday, the carrier took delivery of its first New Engine Option of the A320 family, as the plane carried humanitarian supplies from Toulouse to Abidjan. The airline will begin deploying the jet on regional routes but eyes an expansion to destinations in South Africa in the future.

On Thursday, Air Côte d’Ivoire took delivery of its very first A320neo, and the jet did not come empty-handed. Photo: Airbus

Ferried a ton of supplies for health and education

On Thursday, February 18th, Air Côte d’Ivoire took delivery of its first Airbus A320neo. This makes the Abidjan-based carrier the first operator of the type in the West-African region. Ownership was transferred on Wednesday, and one day later, the aircraft took off from the manufacturer’s facilities in Toulouse.

Not only on delivery, the jet also had a second mission. It carried over a ton of humanitarian goods such as medical supplies and children’s toys. The initiative is a partnership between Aviation sans Frontiéres and the Airbus Foundation and part of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) drive.

The aircraft, registered as TU-TSX, took off from Toulouse, France, at 11:12 local time. Following five hours and 38 minutes in the air, it landed at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Côte d’Ivoire’s financial capital of Abidjan. Viewers could follow the live event and ceremony of the delivery streamed via the airline’s social media.

The A320neo joins The West African flag carrier’s fleet of four De Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops, three Airbus A319, and two Airbus A320ceos. It is the third Airbus the airline has taken delivery of straight from the manufacturer.

Regional with potential for expansion

Initially, it will deploy the jet on its regional network for Senegal, Gabon, and Cameroon. Meanwhile, the carrier intends to add South African destinations to the newcomer’s roster at a later stage, taking advantage of the jet’s operational flexibility.

Air Côte d’Ivoire is the flag carrier of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The airline was founded in May 2012 and commenced operations six months later. It succeeded the country’s former national airline, Air Ivoire, which went bankrupt in 2011.

It is owned 58% by Côte d’Ivoire’s government, 11% by Air France-KLM, 23% by a consortium of private Ivorian investors called Golden Road, and 8% by other investors.

The airline’s first A320s arrived in 2017. Photo: Getty Images

Air Côte d’Ivoire’s Airbus family

The airline took delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A319, on lease from Macquarie AirFinance and previously operated by Air France, in October 2012. The second jet of the type with the same arrangement and history arrived a few weeks later.

The third A319 did not arrive until 2017, when an aircraft leased from AirCap previously operated by Mexicana, AeroGal, and Avianca Ecuador arrived in Abidjan. The carrier’s two own A320s also arrived in 2017, the first in July and the second in September.

Airbus Updates No.3042

 

Airbus A319	-111	2353		G-EZEY	easyJet	ferried 11feb21 STN-LDE after storage	ex HB-JZL
Airbus A319	-111	2605		G-EZIX	easyJet	ferried 13feb21 STN-QLA, for United Airlines as N3304U	ex D-AVXP
Airbus A319	-112	2849		ER-AXL	Air Moldova	seized at DUB 09feb21 in favour of Just Us Air as lessor	ex EI-FFY
Airbus A319	-111	3041		G-EZBK	easyJet	ferried 13feb21 EMA-QLA after paint into all white	ex D-AVWK
Airbus A320	-214	1059		EC-LUC	Iberia Express	ferried 12feb21 MAD-NOC, for part-out & scrap	ex EC-HAG
Airbus A320	-232	1914		N4911U	United Airlines	ferried 11feb21 GYR-TUP, for part-out & scrap	ex EC-LRE
Airbus A320	-232	2173		LY-NVW	Avion Express	ferried 13feb21 VNO-QLA after storage	ex F-WTDD
Airbus A320	-214	2975		VP-CDO	GECAS	seen regd 13feb21 at SJO, Aruba Airlines cs	ex P4-AAH
Airbus A320	-232	3457		OE-IGV	Allaviation Leasing	ferried 12-13feb21 KUL-GUM-HNL-TUS	ex VT-INS
Airbus A320	-232	3547		OE-IOM	AerCap	regd 12feb21, parked at KUL	ex F-OZNC
Airbus A320	-214	3597		OE-LMO	GECAS	ferried 12feb21 PDV-OSR, LaudaMotion cs	ex VT-WAG
Airbus A320	-232	3734		VH-VNH	Lunar Aircraft Trading	ferried 11feb21 WTB-ASP for onward storage	ex F-WWDN
Airbus A320	-232	4488		VT-IGU	IndiGo Airlines	ferried 06-08/11-13feb21 HSR-BLR-DOH-IST-LFBF-IST-DEL-CGK	ex D-AUBH
Airbus A320	-214	4870		RP-C3266	Cebu Pacific Air	ferried 09feb21 ASP-MNL after storage	ex D-AUBR
Airbus A320	-214	5318		G-EZWG	easyJet	ferried 05feb21 EMA-QLA after paint into all white	ex F-WWBI
Airbus A320	-232	6311		VT-TTD	Vistara	ferried 14feb21 AMM-DEL prior return to svc	ex F-WHUL
Airbus A320	-214CJ	8555		UK002	Uzbekistan Airways	onward delivery 12feb21BSL-TAS after cabin config	ex D-AUBH
Airbus A320	-214	8845		F-WHUK	Airbus	ferried 11feb21 TLS-LFBF, Chengdu Airlines ntu?	ex F-WWIH
Airbus A320	-251N	10197		TU-TSX	Air Côte d´Ivoire	delivery 16feb21 TLS-ABJ	ex F-WWIG
Airbus A320	-251N	10269		TC-NCT	Pegasus Airlines	delivery 11feb21 TLS-SAW "Esma"	ex F-WWBO