Airbus Updates No.3506

 

Airbus A319	-131	1082		G-EUPA	British Airways	ferried 07aug21 LHR-DGX, for part-out & scrap	ex D-AVYK
Airbus A319	-112	1136		D-AKNN	Eurowings	ferried 11aug21 PGF-VAR, for part-ot & scrap	ex N726US
Airbus A319	-111	2777		G-EZAP	easyJet	ferried 09aug21 LGW-QLA prior delivery to United Airlines as N3315U	ex D-AVYG
Airbus A319	-115	5079		EC-NMO	Lattitude Hub	posn 11aug21 MAD-FAE on wet-lesae to Atlantic Airways	ex OY-RCG
Airbus A320	-232	2649		SX-EMA	Ellinair	ferried 13aug21 SKG-ZAG after storage	ex VT-IDR
Airbus A320	-232	3264		2-VIDZ	AerCap	ferried 07aug21 CGK-PHE-ASP for onward storage	ex VT-IDZ
Airbus A320	-232	3531		9H-AMJ	Avion Express Malta	delivery 12aug21 BUD-VNO	ex OE-IGI
Airbus A320	-214	3574		EC-NNM	Volotea	delivery 09aug21 CHR-TLS-MPL, VP-reg	ex VP-BZO
Airbus A320	-232	3748		PS-MGF	Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos	ferried 12aug21 OSR-ATH, SX-reg after paint prior delivery	ex SX-DGK
Airbus A320	-232	4156		EI-GUG	Aircastle	ferried 10-11aug21 HYD-CMB-CGK	ex VT-IGJ
Airbus A320	-214	5638		N	Allegiant Air	ferried 12aug21 EMA-STN, G-reg after paint prior delivery	ex G-EZWJ
Airbus A320	-232	6439		ZS-SZI	South African Airways	posn 12aug21 AUH-DAR-JNB prior carrier restarting (+ 6478 ZS-SZJ)	ex F-WWBF
Airbus A320	-214	7264		LZ-FBI	Bulgaria Air	posn 06aug21 SOF-VAR	ex OE-INV
Airbus A320	-271N	9530		VT-WJW	GoAir	delivery 10-11aug21XFW-AMM-DEL	ex D-AXAL
Airbus A320	-251N	10034		CC-DBF	Sky Airline	delivery 12-13aug21 XFW-KEF-MIA-SCL	ex D-AVVS
Airbus A320	-251N	10577		B-324T	Air China	delivery 13aug21 XFW-OVB	ex F-WWDC
Airbus A321	-211(F)	1238		G-DHJH	Titan Airways	ferried 07-08aug21 MIA-YHZ-KEF-MLA after wet-lease to Amerijer International	ex D-AVZL
Airbus A321	-211	2912		YL-LCZ	smartLynx Airlines	ferried 11-12aug21 TLL-ALA-CAN, for freighter conversion	ex C-GJLT
Airbus A321	-211	3749		9H-ZTA	Titan Airways Malta	air-test 13aug21MLA-PMO-MLA, all white after transfer	ex G-POWV
Airbus A321	-231	6009		OE-IZR	Deucalion Aviation Funds	ferried 12aug21 DGX-CQM for onward storage	ex D-AAAU

credit : Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.3505

 

1st aircraft for Cobra Jet

Cobra Jet Aviation is an Egyptian charter start-up, which has taken delivery of its first aircraft, A320 SU-CJA (1895). As can be clearly seen the Airbus was previously operated by Qatar Airways (as A7-ADD).

The new airline is named after wadjet, the ancient Egyptian god for safety. Next to its A320, Cobra Jet is also planning to add an A340-300 to be able to also offer long-haul and high capacity charter flights. The airline is based at Cairo.

credit : Scramble.nl

Airbus Updates No.3504

 

US's Frontier Airlines to add ten A321s

Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200(SL)© Airbus

09.08.2021 - 09:24 UTC

Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver Int'l) has said in its quarterly financial report that it recently signed commitments with two lessors to add ten A321-200s with deliveries scheduled from the second half of 2022 to early 2023.

The carrier did not identify the lessors but said that they are its existing partners. According to the ch-aviation fleets ownership module, the low-cost carrier leases all but one of its 112 aircraft from AMCK Aviation, AerCap, Aircastle, Air Lease Corporation, Aviation Capital Group, Avolon, BOC Aviation, CALC, CDB Aviation, Fuyo General Lease, GECAS, Goshawk, ICBC Financial Leasing, Jackson Square Aviation, KGAL, ORIX Aviation, and Park Aerospace Holdings. Its sole owned aircraft is an A320-200N.

"[The A321s] work in big markets, they work in small markets, they bring lower unit cost. The marginal costs on the extra seats is very low. We believe we can successfully deploy the additional A321s in almost every airport in our system. There are a few airports where, operationally, we have to use A320. But, broadly speaking, the A321 can fly almost everywhere in our system and as a mix of our fleet continues to move towards the A321, you’ll see us deploying it system-wide," Senior Vice-President (Commercial) Daniel Shurz said during the quarterly earnings call.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Frontier Airlines currently operates three A319-100s, nineteen A320-200s, sixty-nine A320-200Ns, and twenty-one A321-200s. It has a further sixty-two A320-200Ns, as well as sixty-seven A321-200Ns, and eighteen A321-200NX(XLR)s on order from Airbus. It plans to take five A320-200Ns during the remainder of 2021. The deliveries of the A321neo will begin in 2022 with the first five units of the type due to arrive that year alongside nine A320neo. The carrier has an option to convert 18 orders for A320neo into A321-200NX(LR)s.

Frontier Airlines has thus far refrained from adding second-hand aircraft - all of its aircraft, except for two ex-Monarch Airlines A320-200s - were delivered directly from the manufacturer.

Airbus Updates No.3503

 Airbus July orders and deliveries update

It's the new month, so Airbus has released its latest orders and deliveries over July 2021. A total of two orders were booked as well as seven cancellations. The manufacturer also was able to delivery 47 aircraft.

The following were ordered:

• 2 A320neos by Volaris

Cancelled were:

• 4 A220-300s by CSA
• 3 A321neoXLRs by CSA

And delivered were:

• 1 A321neo to Aegean Airlines (leased via SMBC Aviation Capital)
• 1 A321neo to Aeroflot (leased via SMBC Aviation Capital)
• 1 A320neo to AirAsia India (leased via GECAS)
• 3 A220-300s to Air Austral
• 1 A320neo to Air China
• 1 A350-900 to Air France
• 1 A321neo to Air Macau (leased via Aercap)
• 1 A321neo to American Airlines
• 1 A321neo to Bamboo Airways (leased via GECAS)
• 2 A320neos to China Eastern Airlines
• 1 A350-900 to China Eastern Airlines
• 1 A321neo to China Southern Airlines
• 1 A321 to Delta Air Lines
• 2 A320neos to flyadeal
• 1 A320neo to Frontier Airlines
• 3 A320neos to Indigo
• 1 A220-300 to Jetblue Airways
• 1 A320neo to Juneyao Airlines (leased via SMBC Aviation Capital)
• 1 A321neo to Lufthansa
• 1 A320neo to Peach
• 1 A320neo to Qingdao Airlines
• 1 A320neo to S7 Airlines (leased via Avolon)
• 1 A320neo to Shenzhen Airlines
• 1 A320neo to Sichuan Airlines (leased voa Bocomm Leasing)
• 1 A321neo to Sichuan Airlines
• 1 A321neo to SKY Airline (leased via Air Lease Corporation)
• 3 A320neos to Spirit Airlines (2 leased via Aercap)
• 1 A321neo to TAP Air Portugal (leased via BOC Aviation)
• 1 A319 to Tibet Airlines
• 1 A320neo to Tigerair Taiwan (leased via ICBC)
• 1 A321neo to Turkish Airlines
• 1 A321neo to Ural Airlines (leased via BOC Aviation)
• 1 A321neo to Vietjet Air
• 1 A321neo to Viva Aerobus
• 2 A320neos to Volaris (1 leased via Aviation Capital Group)
• 3 A321neos to Wizz Air Hungary

In 2021 Airbus has now logged 167 orders and had 134 cancellations, leaving a net of 33 orders.

Airbus Updates No.3502

 Airbus Delivers 47 New Aircraft In July 2021.

Airbus kicked off the second half of 2021 with a strong delivery report. July saw 47 aircraft deliveries to 32 customers globally, taking Airbus’ delivery total for 2021 to 344 aircraft. The European giant saw deliveries drop from the bumper month of June but continues to surpass last year’s lows.

The A320neo family continues to drive deliveries for Airbus, with over 85% of deliveries from the narrowbody. Photo: Airbus

Keep going

Airbus delivered 47 aircraft to 32 operators around the globe in July. While deliveries fell by nearly 40% compared to the previous month, it still represents an improvement from figures earlier in the year. Overall, Airbus has racked up 344 aircraft handovers in 2021, a strong recovery from last year.

As expected, the A320 family is the star of the report. Airbus delivered 22 A320neos, 17 A321neos, and one A321ceo to carriers and lessors around the globe. This represents 85% of all deliveries this month, leaving only seven other planes left for deliveries. Next up is the A220-300, which saw four deliveries, three of which went to a brand new operator and one to JetBlue.

Widebody deliveries continue to slump as airlines see little demand for long-haul international flying or high-capacity aircraft. Airbus saw no A330 handovers and two A350s leave its facilities, with one going to Delta Air Lines and the other to China Eastern. Finally, Airbus saw one A319ceo go to Tibet Airlines, closing out the month’s report.

However, things were not so smooth on the order side. Airbus only saw a single order for two A320neos in July, coming from Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris. This is the lowest figure since January and shows that airlines remain largely conservative on future investments.

Keeping busy

When it comes to aircraft demand, low-cost airlines have been at the front of the pack. IndiGo took delivery of three A320neos, Wizz Air took on three A321neos, and Spirit also added three A320neos (including one from lessor AerCap). Other major names include Volaris, Viva Aerobus, VietJet, Peach, Flyadeal, and many more.

Full-service airlines weren’t too far behind either, though. China Eastern took delivery of two A320neos and one (special) A350, Lufthansa, American and Turkish all added an A321neo each, and Air Austral saw its three new A220s.

Chinese carriers have been particularly busy adding new aircraft. China Southern, Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tibet Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, and others all took deliveries in July alone. While domestic demand has been dented by a major COVID outbreak in recent weeks, it has stayed strong throughout most of 2021, boosting deliveries too.

Growing

As the aviation industry begins rebounding in many parts of the world, Airbus is seeing a return to its previous targets. The manufacturer reported a net profit of €362 million ($426mn) in the first quarter of 2021, continuing its streak of success. Moreover, as things look to get better, Airbus will be hoping to comfortably beat its delivery targets and garner new orders in the coming months to boost its growth.

Airbus Updates No.3501

 LATAM’s Agreement To Purchase 28 A320 Aircraft

LATAM Airlines Group and Airbus agreed on the purchase of 28 new A320neo family aircraft, the airline reported yesterday. This agreement expands LATAM’s current order for 42 narrowbody airplanes to 70. Let’s investigate further.

LATAM has agreed to buy 28 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft. Photo: Airbus

Consolidates LATAM’s position as the largest airline in the region

This week, LATAM presented before the Court in the United States for approval of the agreement to purchase 28 new aircraft, said the carrier in a statement.

This order adds up to the previous purchase of 42 narrowbody airplanes already agreed upon.

With the signing, the group will strengthen its operations in its subsidiaries at the regional level, said LATAM. Roberto Alvo, CEO of LATAM Airlines Group, said,

“The purchase of these highly efficient aircraft is a sign of the commitment we have made with the transformation towards a carbon-neutral LATAM in 2050. At the same time, these 70 aircraft reinforce the connectivity scale of the region.”

The new order will allow LATAM to remain as the largest operator in South America. It currently has nearly 300 aircraft, many of them grounded due to travel restrictions across the region.

Latin America boom of new orders

Many Latin American airlines have announced orders for new planes across the region in the last few weeks. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s still an appetite for new aircraft, as we reported in Simple Flying en Español.

Carriers like Aeroméxico, Volaris, GOL, Azul, Aerolíneas Argentinas, and now LATAM have announced new aircraft orders. Others, like Avianca, have shown plans to increase the seat density in their fleets.

For the next few years, we expect the Latin American carriers to receive up to 708 planes, both new and previously used.

GOL leads the way with an order for 125 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Volaris, in Mexico, still has to receive 94 new Airbus A320 family planes.

Aeroméxico has also increased its order and will receive up to 40 Boeing 737 and 787 aircraft. Aerolíneas Argentinas will renew its long-haul fleet by receiving four Airbus A330-200 aircraft in the next two years.

In this tally, we’re not counting possible orders like the one Azul announced earlier this week. Azul has a commercial deal that would allow it to invest US$1 billion and have a fleet of up to 220 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

How’s the LATAM fleet looking at the moment?

LATAM fleet has changed a lot in the last few months due to the Chapter 11 process the airline is facing.

On December 31, 2019, LATAM’s fleet was composed of 342 aircraft. By March 31, 2021, LATAM has reduced its number of airplanes to 297, as reported in its financial results. Nevertheless, more changes are coming.

LATAM has rejected the leasing contracts of its Airbus A350 fleet, as well as a few Boeing 787 Dreamliners. It has also boosted its freighter fleet by converting up to ten Boeing 767-300ERs into cargo planes.

In terms of narrowbody aircraft, LATAM had 223 at the end of 2021’s first quarter, compared to 245 in 2019. The South American giant has rejected a few leases from its older models like the Airbus A319, and the A320-200.

Airbus Updates No.3500

 

Airbus A321	-253N	7847		N761AV	Avianca Colombia	ferried 02aug21 MDE-FOR	ex D-AVXW
Airbus A321	-251N	7945		TF-PLB	Fly Play	delivery 03aug21 AMA-KEF after paint	ex N7945
Airbus A321	-251N	8014		N814AG	Aviation Capital Group	ferried 05-06aug21 MEX-TUS-GYR	ex XA-RLM
Airbus A321	-271NX	10370		HA-LVY	Wizz Air	delivery 04aug21 XFW-BUD	ex D-AVZB
Airbus A321	-271NX	10440		HA-LZA	Wizz Air	delivery 03aug21 XFW-BUD	ex D-AVXJ
Airbus A321	-272N	10470		JA151A	ANA All Nippon Airways	delivery 05-06aug21 XFW-OVB-HND	ex D-AYAG
Airbus A321	-271NX	10494		VQ-BDV	S7 Airlines	delivery 03aug21 XFW-DME	ex D-AVYF
Airbus A321	-271NX	10583		D-AIEK	Lufthansa	delivery 04aug21 XFW-BER	ex D-AVYD
Airbus A330	-243	751		DQ-FJO	Fiji Airways	ferried 03-05aug21 NAN-SYD-AUH after lease (+ 807 DQ-FJP 29jul21 NAN-AUH)	ex S7-ADB
Airbus A330	-343	964		EI-MAE	Altavair AirFinance	ferried 06aug21 CAN-DRS for freighter conversion, for MasAir	ex B-6501
Airbus A330	-343	1423		9M-XXJ	AirAsia X	ferried 06aug21 KUL-FNI on return to lessor	ex F-WWTY
Airbus A350	-941	98		B-1069	Hainan Airlines	posn 02aug21 CAN PEK after storage prior svc entry	ex F-WZFR
Airbus A350	941	112		B-1070	Hainan Airlines	ferried 05aug21 PKX-CAN for mx prior rtn to svc	ex F-WZFR
Airbus A350	-941	528		B-	Air China	delivery 04aug21 TLS-TSN, F-reg for paint & cabin completition	ex F-WZNT
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55106		F-OLAV	Air Austral	delivery 28jul/02aug21 YMX-YQM-CDG-TLS (+ 55116 F-OMER)	ex C-FOVH
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55115		N3062J	jetBlue Airways	delivery 04aug21 BFM-VQQ	ex C-GPSN

Airbus Updates No.3499

 

Airbus A319	-131	1082		G-EUPA	British Airways	ferried 07aug21 LHR-DGX, for part-out & scrap	ex D-AVYK
Airbus A320	-214	1101		EC-LKH	Iberia Express	ferried 03aug21 MAD-NOC, for part-out & scrap	ex EC-HDP
Airbus A320	-232	1663		ES-SAW	smartLynx Estonia	re-delivery 03aug21 DGX-TLL, TUI titl prior return to svc UK-based	ex 2-ACSD
Airbus A320	-214	2851		N627VA	Alaska Airlines	ferried 04aug21 SAT-GYR, all white except rudder	ex F-WWIQ
Airbus A320	-232	3264		2-VIDZ	AerCap	ferried 07aug21 CGK-PHE-ASP for onward storage	ex VT-IDZ
Airbus A320	-216	4035		EC-NOS	Volotea	delivery / posn 04/06aug21 KUL-DWC-PMI-VCE, regd at PMI	ex PK-AXJ
Airbus A320	-232	5030		B-HSR	Cathay Dragon	ferried by lessor 04aug21 ASP-HKG after storage	ex D-AXAK
Airbus A320	-232	5155		VT-IEW	IndiGo Airlines	ferried 30jul/04-05aug21 AUH-DEL-IST-LDE on return to lessor	ex D-AXAB
Airbus A320	-232	5313		VT-IFE	IndiGo Airlines	ferried 30jul21 DEL-AUH on return to lessor (+ 4868 VT-IEK 20jul21)	ex F-WWDG
Airbus A320	-232	5807		VT-IFU	IndiGo Airlines	ferried 03aug21 DEL-SAW prior return to lessor	ex D-AXAK
Airbus A320	-214	6823		PK-LAS	Batik Air	ferried 06aug21 CGK-PHE-ASP for storage (+ 7421 PK-LUM, + 8082 PK-LZG)	ex F-WWBO
Airbus A320	-214	7264		LZ-FBI	Bulgaria Air	posn 06aug21 SOF-VAR	ex OE-INV
Airbus A320	-251N	8970		SU-BUL	Air Cairo	delivery 06aug21 OSR-CAI	ex VP-CZD
Airbus A320	-251N	9250		HK-	Avianca Colombia	ferried 05aug21 GYR-GEG, N-reg for paint prior delivery	ex N920CG
Airbus A320	-271N	10349		B-324N	Shenzhen Airlines	delivery 04aug21 TSN-SZX	ex B-000J
Airbus A320	-251N	10493		G-TTNR	British Airways	delivery 07aug21 TLS-LHR	ex F-WWBH
Airbus A320	-251N	10558		VT-ISX	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 03aug21 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWBD
Airbus A321	-211(F)	1238		G-DHJH	Titan Airways	ferried 07-08aug21 MIA-YHZ-KEF-MLA after wet-lease to Amerijer International	ex D-AVZL
Airbus A321	-231	6190		N697AV	Avianca El Salvador	ferried 02-03aug21 MDE-IAD-KEF-SNN-LDE, no titl on return to lessor	ex D-AZAE
Airbus A321	-211	6890		CC-BEI	Latam Chile	re-delivery 05aug21 VCV-PTY, N-reg	ex N890SW

credit : skyliner Aviation

Airbus Updates No.3498

 

Czech Airlines Airbus A321XLR & A220 Orders Cancelled

Struggling flag carrier Czech Airlines has canceled its orders for seven next-generation Airbus narrowbodies. The cancelations concern both the A220 and A321XLR models. The European planemaker had previously sought compensation from the world’s fifth-oldest airline over the fact that these orders, dating back to 2019, had remained unpaid.

Four of the canceled aircraft are A220s. Image: Airbus

Seven canceled aircraft

Earlier this morning, Airbus published the latest iteration of its orders and deliveries data for July 2021. Among the changes to the European manufacturing juggernaut’s figures, as aeroTELEGRAPH reports, were seven canceled aircraft that had previously been ordered by ČSA-Czech Airlines. Three of these aircraft were set to be Airbus A321XLRs.

Meanwhile, the four aircraft that make up the remainder of Czech Airlines’ recent cancelations were A220-300s. The -300 is the stretched-fuselage version of the five-abreast family that began life as the Bombardier CSeries. FlightGlobal notes that the Czech flag carrier ordered these planes in 2019 as a conversion of a seven-aircraft A320neo order. At the time of the conversion, Petr Kudela, Chairman of the Board at CSA, stated:

“The A220 and A321XLR fit well with our long-term business strategy in terms of network expansion. These aircraft will definitely give Czech Airlines a competitive advantage, and will increase the capacity of our regular flights.”

The A321XLRs had been converted from an existing order for A320neos. Image: Airbus

A difficult year for Czech Airlines

Czech Airlines’ newly canceled orders represent the latest in a series of setbacks that the carrier has had to face so far this year. With the 98-year old airline struggling amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, bankruptcy and a potential collapse were threatening the airline. As such, February 2021 saw the Prague-based carrier file a reorganization proposal.

This news came just days after Czech Airlines had opted to lay off its entire workforce. This amounted to some 430 redundant employees. Despite this, and the reorganization proposal, the carrier was unable to save itself, and declared bankruptcy in March. At the time, its debts to 266 creditors and 230,000 passengers totaled $82 million.

The airline had also found itself in hot water over the very Airbus order that has recently been canceled. As Simple Flying reported in May, Airbus has been seeking almost CZK 17 billion ($815 million) in compensation from the Czech flag carrier. This is because Czech Airlines had not paid for the aircraft, which were originally set to be delivered in late 2020.

The carrier’s fleet as it stands

At this moment in time, the situation seems bleak for Czech Airlines. Its vastly reduced fleet presently consists of just five aircraft, according to data from ch-aviation.com. This figure constitutes a single A319 and A320 (aged 10.3 and 18.9 years old respectively), and three ATR72-500 turboprops (with an average age of 19.9 years old)

Of these planes, only the Airbus fleet seems to have any chance of a future at the airline. After all, all three ATR72s are now in storage. Indeed, ch-aviation reported in March that the airline would be retiring these aircraft in its attempts to downsize. It remains to be seen where Czech Airlines will go from here, but it has certainly been hit very hard indeed.

Airbus Updates No.3497

 

Lithuania's Heston Airlines signs for three A330s

Airbus A330-200© Airbus

05.08.2021 - 13:31 UTC

Heston Airlines (HST, Vilnius) has signed an agreement with Avolon for the lease of three A330-200s, with the first unit due for delivery by mid-August 2021 and all three to arrive by mid-October 2021.

ch-aviation understands the Lithuanian ACMI/charter specialist will add two aircraft in a makeshift freighter configuration with passenger seats removed at this time, while the third one will be outfitted with a standard passenger cabin.

Although the carrier did not disclose the aircraft's identity, ch-aviation research has revealed that they will be ex-Aeroflot stock - VQ-BBE (msn 1014), VQ-BBF (msn 1045), and VQ-BBG (msn 1047). The aircraft are between 12 and 12.2 years of age and were operated by the Russian flag carrier since delivery. They were retired between February and May 2021 and are currently undergoing maintenance and partial conversion at Hong Kong Int'l airport.

Heston Airlines, which secured its Air Operator's Certificate in May 2021, currently operates two A320-200s on operating leases from Genesis Aircraft Services. The airline has already signed a third A320-200, msn 2388, from the same lessor.