Airbus Updates No.1427

Airbus A319	-112	1086		OO-SSC	Brussels Airlines	ferried 09-10dec15 OSR-BRU-SNN for paint into Star Alliance cs	ex F-OHJX
Airbus A319	-112	1625		D-ASPB	Privatair	delivery 06-07dec15 GYR-BGR-HAM, all white	ex N991TA
Airbus A319	-132	1698		9V-SBD	Silkair	ferried 06-08dec15 SIN-BLR-SHJ-ATH-SNN-EGBP	ex D-AVYE
Airbus A319	-111	1863		VQ-BAS	Rossiya	ferried 08dec15 LED-OST-WOE for paint into?	ex N913FR
Airbus A320	-214	1467		N234NV	Allegiant Air	delivery 10dec15 SNN-PSM-SAT	ex AP-EDD
Airbus A320	-232	2359		VT-	IndiGo Airlines	at SNN 09dec15 being painted, SX-reg	ex SX-DGU
Airbus A320	-232	2732		HL8055	Air Busan	in full cs at SNN 09dec15, EI-reg prior delivery	ex EI-FLZ
Airbus A320	-214	3278		G-ZBAT	Monarch	ferried 09dec15 LTN-BOH for paint	ex PR-MHO
Airbus A320	-214	6764		B-8148	Zhejiang Loong Airlines	delivery 08dec15 TSN-HGH	ex B-000E
Airbus A320	-232	6888		XA-VAP	VivaAeroBus	delivery 10dec15 XFW-KEF-BGR-MTY	ex D-AUBB
Airbus A320	-214	6892		D-ABNR	Air Berlin	delivery 07dec15 XFW-SXF	ex D-AUBC
Airbus A321	-211	677		9Q-	CAA Compagnie Africaine d´Aviation	ferried 11dec15 DGX-MPL by Azur Aviation for paint prior delivery	ex 2-RLAF
Airbus A321	-231	6880		VN-A615	Vietnam Airlines	delivery 10-11dec15 XFW-GYD-HAN	ex D-AVXV
Airbus A321	-211	6891		N705FR	Frontier	delivery 11dec15 XFW-YYR-TPA “Ferndale, the Pygmy owl”	ex D-AVXY
Airbus A321	-211	6894		CC-BEH	Lan Airlines	delivery 08-09dec15 XFW-LPA-REC-SCL	ex D-AVXZ
Airbus A321	-211	6895		PT-XPL	TAM	delivery 10-11dec15 XFW-SID-CNF	ex D-AVZA
Airbus A321	-211	6899		CC-BEI	Lan Airlines	delivery 11-12dec15 XFW-LPA-REC-SCL	ex D-AVZC
Airbus A330	-243	261		9M-AZL	Eaglexpress Air Charter	first in svc 11dec15 KUL-MED-KUL, flyNas cs	ex G-SMAN
Airbus A330	-243	966		C-GTSR	Air Transat	ferried 08dec15 YUL-ORY with addnl Air Caraïbes titl on winter-lease	ex XA-MXP
Airbus A340	-313	117		9H-TQM	HiFly Malta	ferried 09dec15 PYK-TZX-OPO, ntu by?	ex CS-TQM

Airbus Updates No.1236

Airbus A300	B4-203(F)	274		YV562T	Transcarga Int´l Airways	delivery 08nov14 SFB-CCS	ex N830JM
Airbus A319	-112	1846		F-GXAH	Aigle Azur	ferried 11-12nov14 WOE-KEF-BGR-GYR, basic cs, on return to lessor	ex C-GTDX
Airbus A319	-111	1863		VQ-BAS	Rossiya	ferried 10nov14 WOE-LED after paint into "FK Zenit St. Petersburg" cs	ex N913FR
Airbus A319	-112	3660		OK-NEP	CSA Czech Airlines	ferried 10nov14 FCO-PRG after paint into basic new special Prague city promotion cs	ex D-AVYT
Airbus A320	-231	54		N622AW	US Airways	ferried 07nov14 PHX-GYR for storage	ex N903BN
Airbus A320	-211	140		VP-BQY	Ural Airlines	ferried 13nov14 SVX-LDE on return to lessor	ex TS-ING
Airbus A320	-211	167		JA8385	Vanilla Air	ferried 10-11nov14 NRT-CTS-ANC-TUS for part-out & scrap	ex F-WWIE
Airbus A320	-211	346		D-AIQP	germanwings	delivery 13nov14 SNN-CGN after paint	ex F-WWDX
Airbus A320	-212	445		UR-CMK	Yan Air	ferried 11-12nov14 VIN-RKT-KBL on wet-lease to Kam Air	ex EY-625
Airbus A320	-214	1370		G-OZBK	Monarch	ferried 10-11nov14 BHX-YHZ-MEX, basic cs, prior delivery to?	ex PH-BMD
Airbus A320	-214	1502		F-GKXC	Air France	ferried 10nov14 CDG-YQX-PTP for Guadeloupe based ops	ex F-WWIG
Airbus A320	-214	1530		EC-HTB	Iberia	ferried 14nov14 MAD-DUB, for Allegiant Air?	ex F-WWIO
Airbus A320	-233	1626		LY-VEN	Avion Express	ferried 13nov14 CWF-KEF-YUL	ex CC-COM
Airbus A320	-233	1834		HA-LPF	Wizz Air	ferried 10nov14 BUD-WOE, for British Airways as G-GATL	ex EI-DGC
Airbus A320	-214	1929		OO-TCH	Thomas Cook Belgium	ferried 10nov14 SNN-BRU after paint into new cs	ex D-AICM
Airbus A320	-216	3701		9M-AHR	AirAsia	first in svc 10nov14 KUL-BKI vv after paint into mobile platform FINE cs	ex F-WWBP
Airbus A320	-214	3777		F-GKXQ	Air France	ferried 12nov14 PTP-YQX-TLS after Guadeloupe based ops	ex D-AVVH
Airbus A320	-232	3800		N775JB	JetBlue	ferried 09nov14 GUS-JFK after paint into special “Blue Vet” cs	ex F-WWBT
Airbus A320	-232	4804		B-50003	Tigerair Taiwan	delivery 12nov14 XSP-TPE on transfer	ex 9V-TAW
Airbus A320	-214	6309		PK-LAH	Batik Air	delivery 12-13nov14 TLS-AZI-XSP	ex F-WWDY

Airbus Updates No.442

Incident: Austrian A321 at Vienna on Sep 21st 2011, engine problem

By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Sep 22nd 2011 19:15Z, last updated Thursday, Sep 22nd 2011 19:15Z An Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-100, registration OE-LBB performing flight OS-503 from Vienna (Austria) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was climbing out of Vienna's runway 29 when the crew decided to return to Vienna while climbing through 6000 feet due to problems with the right hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft landed safely on runway 34 about 13 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration OE-LBV reached Rome with a delay of 3.5 hours. Passengers reported sounds like the engine spooling down and up repeatedly. Incident: Delta A319 at New York on Sep 22nd 2011, bird strike By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Sep 22nd 2011 21:20Z, last updated Thursday, Sep 22nd 2011 21:20Z A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, flight DL-1380 from New York La Guardia,NY to Boston,MA (USA) with 27 people on board, departed La Guardia's runway 13 when the right hand engine ingested a bird prompting the crew to reduce the thrust on that engine. The aircraft levelled off at 4000 feet and diverted to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport for a safe landing on runway 22L about 15 minutes later. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. Incident: Air Canada A320 near Chicago on Sep 17th 2011, cracked windshield By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Sep 22nd 2011 20:36Z, last updated Friday, Sep 23rd 2011 10:28Z An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FGYL performing flight AC-791 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 131 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 90nm northwest of Chicago's O'Hare Airport when the first officer's windshield cracked. The crew descended the aircraft to FL230 and diverted to Chicago O'Hare for a safe landing on runway 14R about 25 minutes later. The Canadian TSB reported the NTSB rated the occurrence a serious incident and requested the download of the black boxes. The window will undergo testing under supervision of the NTSB. NAV Canada reported FAA staff had reported the windscreen shattered. The NTSB reported on Sep 23rd, that the aircraft sustained minor damage when the first officer's windshield cracked during cruise at FL340, no injuries occurred. The window will undergo detailed examinations, the flight data recorder information will be reviewed. A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration C-GKOD reached Los Angeles with a delay of 5:45 hours. Incident: Rossiya A320 near Moscow on Sep 23rd 2011, medical emergency By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Sep 23rd 2011 14:33Z, last updated Friday, Sep 23rd 2011 14:33Z A Rossiya Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BDQ performing flight FV-811 from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Baku (Azerbaijan), was enroute at 10100 meters (FL331) about 55nm north of Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport when the crew initated a diversion to Sheremetyevo Airport due to a medical emergency on board. The aircraft landed overweight but safely at Sheremetyevo's runway 25R about 20 minutes later. The passenger was taken to a local hospital. Passengers reported a fellow male passenger suddenly got seriously ill, lost consciousness and deteriorated rapidly. A doctor on board provided first aid raising the suspicion of a drug overdose and recommended an immediate landing stating the patient would die otherwise. A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration VQ-BAS continued the flight about 7 hours after landing. The airline said the incident aircraft could not continue the flight because of procedures as result of the overweight emergency landing. Incident: Qantas A332 at Perth on Sep 23rd 2011, bird strike By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Sep 23rd 2011 23:14Z, last updated Friday, Sep 23rd 2011 23:14Z A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBP performing flight QF-802 from Perth,WA to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 273 passengers, was departing Perth's runway 21 when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds in the initial climb ingesting a number of birds into the left hand engine (CF6), that emitted a loud bang and streak of flames as result. The crew levelled off at 4000 feet and returned to Perth's runway 21 for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration VH-EBO reached Melbourne with a delay of 9.5 hours Incident: Interjet A320 at Chetumal on Sep 23rd 2011, unsafe gear By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Sep 24th 2011 19:19Z, last updated Saturday, Sep 24th 2011 19:19Z An Interjet Airbus A320-200, registration XA-INJ performing flight 4O-2544 from Mexico City to Chetumal (Mexico) with 120 passengers, aborted the approach to Chetumal due to an unsafe indication for the nose gear. The aircraft entered a holding to trouble shoot, one low approach to Chetumal were conducted which showed the nose gear down, the unlocked indication continued however. The crew used the alternate gear extension and still got an unsafe indication. Another low approach was performed showing all gear down. After about 45 minutes the aircraft landed safely in Chetumal, however could not vacate the runway and needed to be towed to the apron.