Airbus Updates No.2582

Airbus A319	-112	4663		LY-KIT	GetJet Airlines	ferried 25mar20 VNO-SQQ for onward storage (+ 3139 LY-RAM 26mar20)	ex D-ASTA
Airbus A320	-232	928		LY-COB	GetJet Airlines	ferried 25mar20 KUN-SQQ for storage (+ 2029 LY-OWL)	ex OE-IBH
Airbus A320	-251N	10038		N370FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 17mar20 TLS-KEF-BOS “Elrey the Elk”	ex F-WWDC
Airbus A320	-214	1162		XA-INJ	Interjet	ferried 24mar20 GDL-TUS-GYR on return to lessor (+ 3690 XA-ABC CUN-TUS-GYR)	ex F-WQUV
Airbus A320	-232	2029		LY-OWL	GetJet Airlines	ferried 22-23mar20 YYZ-KEF-KUN after wet-lease to Sunwing Airlines	ex OE-IHQ
Airbus A320	-232	2173		LY-NVW	Avion Express	ferried 23mar20 CHR-VNO	ex F-WTDD
Airbus A320	-232	2457		LZ-BHM	BH Air	ferried 25mar20 DEL-SOF after wet-lease to SpiceJet (+ 2987 LZ-BHL)	ex VT-IDU
Airbus A320	-232	2787		VH-VQG	Jetstar Airways	ferried 25mar20 BNE-AVV for onward storage	ex F-WWBV
Airbus A320	-232	3437		HL7769	Asiana Airlines	ferried 24-25mar20 ICN-CTS-ANC-GYR on return to lessor	ex F-WWDX
Airbus A320	-214	3891		TC-FHY	FreeBird Airlines	ferried 17mar20 HAN-DEL-AYT after wet-lease to Bamboo Airways (+ 5096 TC-FBO, + 5673 TC-FHN)	ex CS-TKO
Airbus A320	-214	4304		XA-ING	Interjet	ferried 26mar20 MEX-TUS-GYR on return to lessor (+ 4411 XA-SUN,+ 5358 XA-WAB MEX-TUS-CNO)	ex OE-IAY
Airbus A320	-251N	7523		XA-JRM	Interjet	ferried 24mar20 CUN-TUS-GYR on return to lessor (+ 7576 XA-APO MEX-TUS-GYR)	ex F-WWBC
Airbus A320	-251N	7581		XA-APA	Interjet	ferried 26mar20 MEX-TUS-GYR on return to lessor	ex F-WWIC
Airbus A320	-251N	8970		XA-WJS	Interjet	ferried 19mar20 MEX-TLC-SJO on return to lessor (+ 9056 XA-ARG TLC-SJO)	ex F-WWBM
Airbus A320	-251N	9337		B-30DD	Spring Airlines	delivery 23mar20 TSN-PVG	ex B-000N
Airbus A320	-251N	9554		OE-ILD	Avolon Leasing	ferried 26mar20 LFBF-SNN for paint into?	ex F-WWDR
Airbus A321	-231	6126		N931JT	jetBlue	delivery 21mar20 QLA-KEF-BOS-TPA by Azur Aviation	ex G-TCVD
Airbus A321	-211	7879		XA-TEA	Interjet	ferried 26mar20 MEX-TUS-CNO on return to lessor (+ 7833 XA-ZEN, + 7903 XA-PAT)	ex D-AVZR
Airbus A321	-251N	7986		XA-MAP	Interjet	ferried 25mar20 MEX-TUS-GYR on return to lessor (+ 8023 XA-VMM, + 8575 XA-PGA)	ex D-AVYM
Airbus A321	-271NX	9376		TC-LSU	Turkish Airlines	for delivery late-mar20 XFW-IST	ex D-AVXO

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.