Airbus Updates No.3330

 

Airbus A318	-112	4039		G-EUNB	Titan Airways	ferried 13apr21 STN-DGX, for part-out & scrap	ex D-AUAF
Airbus A319	-112	1102		LY-TKT	Avion Express	at KUN 11apr21 with Tiketatour.com titl & logo, basic SN cs prior svc entry	ex OE-ISI
Airbus A319	-111	1471		OE-IFU	Calliope Ltd	regd 09apr21, parked at MZJ	ex F-GRHU
Airbus A319	-132	1986		N872UA	United Airlines	delivery 10-11apr21 XMN-NRT-ANC-SFO, basic China Southern cs	ex B-6019
Airbus A319	-112	4691		D-ASSM	Sundair	delivery 13apr21 ZAG-KSF	ex LY-KEA
Airbus A320	-211	341		N341XC	Mojave Jet Llc	regd 08apr21, parked at MCI	ex C-FPDN
Airbus A320	-214	984		ES-SAQ	smartlynx Estonia	posn / in svc 09-10apr21 OSR-TLL-HRG-TLL after storage	ex YL-LCR
Airbus A320	-232	2223		N1914U	United Airlines	ferried 09apr21 GYR-TUP, for part-out & scrap	ex EC-LQM
Airbus A320	-214	2584		VT-IHC	IndiGo Airlines	ferried 08-09apr21 DEL-DOH-IST-DGX on return to lessor	ex 4R-ABK
Airbus A320	-214	2633		EC-NOY	Volotea	delivery 13apr21 MLA-LJU	ex OE-LMR
Airbus A320	-233	3378		LZ-MDI	Fly2Sky	first in svc 08-09apr21 PDV-CAI-JUB-SOF-LED-PDV	ex N497TA
Airbus A320	-214	3786		EC-NNY	Volotea	onward delivery 13apr21 LJU-VCE	ex VQ-BAY
Airbus A320	-214	3889		VP-CXP	Flynas	ferried 12apr21 MAD-OSR, all white on return to lessor	ex OE-IBX
Airbus A320	-214	5289		N	Allegiant Air	ferried 08apr21 EMA-STN, G-reg after paint prior delivery	ex G-EZWE
Airbus A320	-232	5915		9V-TRN	Scoot	ferried 09apr21 SIN-KUL after storage	ex D-AUBB
Airbus A320	-232	6489		HA-LYL	Wizz Air	ferried 11apr21 BUD-OSR after storage	ex F-WWDY
Airbus A320	-232	6749		2-HXHU	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	ferried 09apr21 LDE-MLA, basic Tigerair cs	ex VH-XUH
Airbus A320	-271N	10011		VT-WJV	GoAir	for delivery 12apr21 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWDM
Airbus A320	-251N	10365		B-322K	Air China	delivery 13apr21 TSN-CTU	ex B-000M
Airbus A320	-251N	10444		VT-IST	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 09apr21 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWBB

credit Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.3329

 

Tarom puts 14 aircraft up for sale including all 4 Airbus A318's

Tarom Airbus A318-100© Tis Meyer / PlanePics.org

12.04.2021 - 16:55 UTC

Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) has set in motion previously announced plans to dispose of 14 ageing aircraft deemed surplus to future requirements.

A Request For Proposals (RFP) said the aircraft are offered on a voetstoots basis (as-is, where-is) with indicative starting prices offered as a guide.

A318-100s:

• YR-ASA (msn 2931) - 14 years old - USD6,518,617;
• YR-ASB (msn 2955) - 14 years old - USD6,527,075;
• YR-ASC (msn 3220) - 13 years old - USD6,859,032;
• YR-ASD (msn 3225) - 13 years old - USD6,868,546;

Airbus Updates No.3328

 Airbus March orders and deliveries update

Airbus has released its latest orders and deliveries update. The manufacturer logged 28 new orders, eight cancellations and delivered 72 aircraft.

The following were ordered:

• 4 A320neos by Avolon
• 4 A321neos by Avolon
• 20 A220-300s by an Undisclosed customer

Cancelled were:

• 5 A320neos by an Undisclosed customer
• 3 A321neos by an Undisclosed customer

And delivered were:

• 2 A321neo to Aer Lingus (leased via Air Lease Corporation)
• 1 A321neo to Air Astana (leased via Air Lease Corporation)
• 1 A321neo to Air Busan (leased via GECAS)
• 2 A220-300 to Air Canada
• 2 A320neo to Air China (leased via Bocomm Leasing)
• 1 A321neo to Air China
• 1 A350-900 to Air France
• 2 A321neo to American Airlines
• 1 A320neo to Aviation Capital Group
• 1 A320neo to Bamboo Airways (leased via Aviation Capital Group)
• 1 A320neo to British Airways
• 1 A350-1000 to Cathay Pacific
• 1 A321neo to Cebu Pacific
• 3 A320neo to China Eastern Airlines
• 1 A320neo to China Southern Airlines
• 2 A321neo to China Southern Airlines
• 1 A220-100 to Delta Air Lines
• 1 A220-300 to Delta Air Lines
• 2 A321-200 to Delta Air Lines
• 2 A320neo to flynas (leased via BOC Aviation)
• 3 A320neo to Frontier Airlines
• 1 A321neo to Iberia Express
• 6 A321neos to IndiGo
• 2 A320neo to JetSmart (leased via CALC and SMBC Aviation Capital)
• 1 A320neo to Loong Air (leased via Aviation Capital Group)
• 1 A320neo to Lufthansa
• 1 A321neo to Lufthansa
• 1 A350-900 to Luftwaffe
• 1 A320neo to Pegasus
• 1 A350-900 to Scandinavian Airlines
• 1 A320neo to Scoot
• 1 A320neo to Shenzhen Airlines
• 3 A350-900 to Singapore Airlines
• 1 A320neo to SKY Airline (leased via CALC)
• 2 A320neo to SMBC Capital
• 2 A320neo to Spirit Airlines (leased via Avolon)
• 1 A321neo to TAP Air Portugal (leased via BOC Aviation)
• 1 A319-100 to Tibet Airlines
• 1 A320neo to Tigerair Taiwan (leased via ICBC)
• 1 A321neo to Titan Airways (leased via Air Lease Corporation)
• 1 A350-900 to Turkish Airlines
• 3 A320neo to Vistara Airlines (leased via Air Lease Corporation, Avolon and GECAS)
• 1 A321neo to Viva Aerobus
• 2 A320neo to Viva Air (leased via Aviation Capital Group)
• 1 A321neo to Wizz Air
• 3 A321neo to Wizz Air UK

Airbus has now logged a total of 39 aircraft and a total of 100 cancellations, taking its net orders to -61 for 2021.

Airbus Updates No.3327

 Airbus Picks Up The Pace With 72 Commercial Deliveries in March

Airbus has picked up the pace for aircraft deliveries in March. The European aircraft manufacturer delivered a total of 72 aircraft to a range of airlines from Aer Lingus to Wizz Air UK. Most airlines only took one plane this month, with only nine customers taking three or more aircraft.

Airbus delivered 72 aircraft in the course of March, including four to Delta Air Lines. Photo: Vincenzo Pace – Simple Flying

Both of the world’s major aircraft manufacturers saw a decrease in demand for new aircraft deliveries in 2020. This was due to many airlines having to ground most of their fleets. After all, why take new planes when you’re not flying the ones you’ve already got? However, things are starting to pick up.

72 deliveries in March

Airbus managed to deliver 72 commercial aircraft in march. Unsurprisingly, Airbus shifted no A380s this month. Emirates is expected to take two of its remaining five orders throughout the course of this year. However, the airline also didn’t deliver any aircraft from the A330 family. As such, only A220, A320, and A350 family aircraft were delivered this month.

The most popular aircraft of the month was the A320neo with 32 planes delivered. The A321neo came in second with 25 deliveries, while seven A350-900s were delivered. Meanwhile, the A220-100, A319ceo, and A350-1000 all saw just one delivery each.

Air Canada took delivery of two A220-300s in March. Photo: Vincenzo Pace – Simple Flying

IndiGo took the most aircraft of any one customer with six A321neos. Delta was in second with one A220-100, one A220-300, and two A321ceos. Seven customers took deliveries of three airbus aircraft, including Wizz Air UK, with three A321neos. Wizz Air Hungary took one A321neo, while Wizz Air Abu Dhabi took no new planes.

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What about orders?

Airbus’ orders for March aren’t so exciting. On March 25th, an undisclosed customer placed an order for 20 Airbus A220-300s. Meanwhile, Avolon ordered eight aircraft on the last day of March. This was split between four A320neos and four A321neos. Avolon is an aircraft lessor. Yesterday Simple Flying reported that the lessor now owns 578 planes, with $7 billion in liquidity.

Added together, Airbus has clocked a total of 39 orders for aircraft so far in 2021, having seen no orders in January. However, in late February, we reported that the European aerospace giant had agreed on terms to cancel 88 aircraft orders held by Norwegian. This means that so far, total Airbus order cancellations for 2021 are at 100. Unfortunately for Airbus, this means that they are sitting on net-negative orders for the year so far of -61 aircraft.

Airbus Updates No.3326

 Reports Suggest LATAM Will Retire Its Entire Airbus A350 Fleet

Today, LATAM Brazil announced the immediate retirement of up to 11 Airbus A350 between this and next week. Therefore, the LATAM Airline Group’s widebody fleet will become a solely Boeing operator type, with 17 Boeing 767, 10 Boeing 777-300ER, and 22 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Breaking news: LATAM is retiring all its A350 fleet immediately. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying

Retiring the A350, why?

LATAM Airlines Group received its first A350XWB in 2015. Now, six years later, the company has decided to retire all their remaining A350s due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a report signed by LATAM Brazil’s CEO, Jerome Cadier, the company is telling all its workers the latest decisions to keep LATAM simpler, more sustainable, and competitive within the airline industry.

Jerome Cadier said,

“Among these decisions, one is the restructuration of our widebody fleet in Brazil. Therefore, today we announce that seven aircraft A350 are leaving our LATAM Brazil fleet immediately; next week, another four will go as well. With that, starting this month, LATAM’s widebody fleet will be composed of B777/B767 and B787.”

Now, LATAM will remain only with a Boeing widebody fleet, including several Dreamliners. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying

What’s the objective?

With this decision, LATAM is looking to have a smaller and more homogenous widebody fleet. The South American giant is currently under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and has already reduced the size of its fleet from 342 in December 2019 to 300 last year.

Moreover, due to the COVID-19 impact, LATAM is currently flying a minimal amount of international flights. According to Planespotters.net, the whole of LATAM’s A350 fleet is currently parked.

We reached LATAM Airlines for a comment on this developing story. The airline is currently working on a statement and will send it as soon as possible, a spokesman said Simple Flying.

LATAM had a fleet of 11 Airbus A350, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were not flying. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying

We could see this coming

Last year, LATAM surprised everybody when it retired the first two A350XWB it ever received. Those birds are currently sitting in Victorville, California, and were recently announced to be part of an auction.

Jerome Cadier added,

“This decision, besides having a smaller and homogenous fleet, allows us to have a more efficient widebody operation to go through this lower demand period in our international capacity.”

He added that the company will continue looking for more ways to optimize its operation. Nevertheless, the A350’s exit doesn’t mean that LATAM will downsize its employee numbers.

“I want to highlight that this restructuration doesn’t mean the exit of cabin crew members in the short term,” Cadier said.

Other fleet movements from LATAM

Due to the Chapter 11 process, LATAM is currently going through, the airline has made quite a few decisions regarding its fleet.

For instance, it recently announced the conversion of up to eight Boeing 767 into freighters. This movement will happen between 2021 and 2023 and will increase LATAM’s cargo capacity.

Plus, the airline also recently retired four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, which are also part of the auction we spoke about previously. Additionally, eleven A321-200s could exit the airline and enter the auction.

LATAM should present a reorganization plan later this year. When it does, we will have more clarity regarding LATAM’s fleet plans for the future. Nevertheless, we expect more retirements coming up.

Airbus Updates No.3325

 

Airbus A320	-214	5724		F-WXAZ	Airbus	ferried 03apr21 KIX-XSP	ex JA810P
Airbus A320	-232	6749		2-HXHU	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	ferried 09apr21 LDE-MLA, basic Tigerair cs	ex VH-XUH
Airbus A320	-251N	7523		VP-BOS	SmartAvia	air-test at GYR 05apr21 after paint, N-reg prior delivery	ex N752AE
Airbus A321	-231	2021		B-HTI	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Dragon cs, ferried 06-07apr21 HKG-DRW-ASP for onward storage	ex D-AVXJ
Airbus A321	-231	5382		OE-ISO	Air Lease Corp	regd 08apr21, parked at LJU	ex HL8626
Airbus A321	-231	993		B-HTD	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Dragon cs, ferried 07apr21 ASP-DRW-HKG after storage	ex D-AVZF
Airbus A321	-251NXLR	10181		A6-ATF	Air Arabia	delivery 09apr21 XFW-SHJ	ex D-AVYX
Airbus A321	-211	10182		N119DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 08apr21 BFM-MSP	ex F-WZMT
Airbus A321	-211	10183		N122DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 09apr21 BFM-MSP	ex F-WZMV
Airbus A321	-251NX	10381		VT-ILQ	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 08apr21 XFW-DEL	ex D-AVXC
Airbus A330	-202	272		EI-DIR	SASOF Aviation Ireland	ferried 04apr21 FXO-CDT by Azur Aviation for onward storage	ex A6-EYV
Airbus A330	-202	684		D-AXGB	Lufthansa Technik	Eurowings cs, ferried 07apr21 DUS-MLA	ex A7-AFP
Airbus A330	-343	773		HS-XTH	Thai AirAsia X	ferried 08apr21 DMK-CAN aftrr storage	ex M-ABLM
Airbus A330	-343(F)	1107		M-PVGK	DHL Air	ground test at DRS 07apr21 after freighter conversion priovpaint	ex D-AAEE
Airbus A330	-202	1505		5A-LAT	Libyan Airlines	ferried 08apr21 MJI-CAI after storage	ex F-WWKE
Airbus A330	-243F	1584		OO-CGM	Air Belgium	delivery 07apr21 AMM-BRU, basic Qatar Airways cs	ex A7-AFG
Airbus A330	-343	1711		HB-JHR	Edelweiss Air	ferried 06apr21 ZRH-CHR prior transfer to Eurowings Discover	ex F-WWYV
Airbus A330	-941	1983		N409DX	Delta Air Lines	delivery 06apr21 TLS-NRT	ex F-WWYV
Airbus A350	-941	285		F-WXAN	Airbus	ferried 09apr21 TLS-GVA-LETL	ex F-WZNZ
Airbus Canada A220	-371	55101		N308DU	Delta Air Lines	for delivery 09apr21 BFM-MSP	ex C-GPQI

credit : Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.3324

 

Airbus A300	B4-622(F)	361		N717FD	FedEx	ferried 06apr21 MEM-VCV for storage	ex HL7280
Airbus A319	-111	2605		N3304U	United Airlines	regd 06apr21 prior delivery ex QLA (+ 2646 N4306U ex G-EZIZ)	ex G-EZIX
Airbus A319	-111	3041		LZ-DBH	DAE Capital	seen regd at QLA 03apr21, all white	ex G-EZBK
Airbus A319	-111	3651		EC-KUB	Iberia	ferried 05apr21 MAD-SNN for paint into all white prior return to lessor	ex D-AVXA
Airbus A320	-214	574		HB-IJH	Swiss International	ferried 06apr21 ZRH-SNN-CDT, basic cs on return to lessor	ex TC-JLD
Airbus A320	-232	661		TC-OBU	Onur Air	posn 07apr21 ISL-SJJ, FlyBosnia billboard titl & tail logo on wet-lease	ex EI-EEI
Airbus A320	-214	1200		VQ-BCG	Rossiya Airlines	ferried 03-04apr21 LED-KEF-BGR-MZJ on return to lessor	ex EC-HGY
Airbus A320	-214	1441		OO-SNA	Brussels Airlines	ferried 07apr21 BRU-LJU after storage	ex D-ALTC
Airbus A320	-214	1571		OE-ITF	DCAL 4 Leasing	regd 06apr21, parked at CQM	ex LY-VEB
Airbus A320	-232	2223		N1914U	United Airlines	ferried 09apr21 GYR-TUP, for part-out & scrap	ex EC-LQM
Airbus A320	-214	2584		VT-IHC	IndiGo Airlines	ferried 08-09apr21 DEL-DOH-IST-DGX on return to lessor	ex 4R-ABK
Airbus A320	-214	2633		EC-NOY	Volotea	regd 06apr21, delivery 09apr21 MLA-LJU	ex OE-LMR
Airbus A320	-214	3511		EC-NOM	Volotea	delivery 09apr21 OSR-LJU	ex VP-BKY
Airbus A320	-214	3516		D-ABDU	Eurowings	ferried 04apr21 SEN-DUS after paint into standard cs	ex OE-LOB
Airbus A320	-232	3641		OE-IFQ	Shan Ireland Leasing	ferried 02-04apr21 ICN-TYN-ALA-IST-SNN, all white, rehd 06apr21	ex HL7776
Airbus A320	-214	3840		SU-BSN	Air Cairo	ferried 05apr21 CAI-MPL after storage	ex A6-ABQ
Airbus A320	-214	4235		XY-ALR	Myanmar Airways International	delivery 07apr21 CRK-RGN, N-reg	ex N424CL
Airbus A320	-232	5027		ER-00021	Terra Avia	delivery 09apr21 SAW-KIV, c/n tbc	ex VT-IEP
Airbus A320	-214	5166		N204NV	Allegiant Air	at OSR 05apr21 in full cs prior delivery	ex 2-AVLD
Airbus A320	-214	5289		N	Allegiant Air	ferried 08apr21 EMA-STN, G-reg after paint prior delivery	ex G-EZWE

credit : Skyliner Aviation

Airbus Updates No.3323

 

Nigeria's Ibom Air to add AirbusA220s for international growth

Airbus A220-300© Airbus

07.04.2021 - 13:40 UTC

Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) will shortly add its first A220-300s ahead of plans to expand into the regional West African market, Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has revealed.

“We are actually planning a regional flight with Ibom Air, so we hope by next month we should take delivery of two brand new A220-300 series Airbuses, we want to use that for regional flights. I will get this to be discussed at the directors meeting of Ibom Air so that we can also consider Banjul,” he said in a statement following his meeting with the Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohamadou Musa Njie.

Backed by the oil-rich state of Akwa Ibom located along Nigeria's Atlantic coast, Ibom Air operates a fleet of five CRJ900LRs (of which three are leased from Avmax Aircraft Leasing and two from Falko Regional Aircraft). Though based in Uyo, it offers regular flights between Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, and Calabar.