Airbus Updates No.2579

Mexico's AeroUnion ends A300B4 freighter operations

AeroUnion Airbus A300B4-200(F) © AeroUnion

26.03.2020 - 04:40 UTC

AeroUnion (6R, México City Int'l) phased-out its last A300B4(F) in early February before selling it to an unnamed airline in Georgia, Skyliner Magazine has reported.

XA-LRL (msn 210) operated its last flight from Guadalajara to México City Int'l on February 3, 2020. It was subsequently ferried via Bangor, Reykjavik Keflavik, and Burgas to Tbilisi over the course of February 11-13 and has remained in storage at the Georgian gateway since then, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

At the peak of its A300B4(F) operations, AeroUnion had five such aircraft in its fleet. The penultimate, XA-FPP (msn 227), was retired on September 1, 2019.

AeroUnion was not available for comment.

The Mexican cargo specialist is partially-owned by TAMPA Cargo (QT, Medellín José Maria Córdova), which, in turn, is a subsidiary of Avianca Holdings. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, it continues to operate three A300-600(F)s and two B767-200(F)s.

In Georgia, AMS Airlines (GEO, Tbilisi) has four (inactive) A300s of which two are A300B4-203(F)s. Kyrgyz Airlines Plus (Bishkek), a Kyrgyz start-up, also owns one A300B4-203(F) which is on the Georgian register.

Airbus Updates No.2578

STORED AIRBUS'S AROUND THE WORLD AT NON BASED LOCATIONS


DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT (DSA)

Wizzair UK Airbus A320

G-WUKG - G-WUKD - G-WUKJ - G-WUKF - G-WUKC

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

G-VLNM - G-VMNK


BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT (BOH)

British Airways Airbus A319

G-EUPK - G-DBCD - G-EUPU - G-EUPW

British Airways Airbus A320

G-EUUN - G-EUYJ - G-EUYE - G-EUYD - G-EUYC - G-EUUK - G-EUUJ
G-EUUH - G-EUUD - G-EUUA

British Airways Airbus A321

G-MEDM

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340

G-VWIN - G-VNAP - G-VFIT


VICTORVILLE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS AIRPORT (VCV)

Delta Airlines Airbus A321

N351DN - N357DN - N349DX - N307DX - N347DN - N355DN - N310DN
N362DN - N311DN - N363DN - N364DX -N309DN - N312DN - N366DX

Delta Airlines Airbus A330

N826NW - N830NW


PHOENIX GOODYEAR AIRPORT (GYR)

InterJet Airbus A320

XA-INJ - XA-APO - XA-JRM - XA-ABC


TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUL)

American Airlines Airbus A319

N4005X - N417AN


ROSWELL INTERNATIONAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT (ROW)

United Airlines Airbus A319

N837UA


NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BNA)

Allegiant Airbus A320

N281NV

Allegiant Airbus A319

N329NV

Airbus Updates No.2577

Bhutan's Drukair takes first A320neo

Illustration of Drukair Airbus A320-200N © Airbus

24.03.2020 - 00:28 UTC

Drukair (KB, Paro) took delivery of its first A320-200neo, A5-JKW (msn 9595), on March 18, 2020, Skyliner Aviation has reported.

The Airbus narrowbody was ferried from Toulouse Blagnac via Delhi Int'l to Paro but has yet to be deployed into revenue service given government restrictions on foreigners entering the country as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

The Bhutanese flag carrier has so far been limited to smaller narrowbodies due to extreme terrain restrictions at Paro which excluded the operation of A320ceo. The airline's current fleet includes three A319-100s and one ATR42-600. Its rival Bhutan Airlines (B3, Paro) operates two A319-100s.

Drukair has yet to file schedules for the A320neo. The airline uses its A319-100s to serve Bagdogra, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Delhi, Dhaka, Guwahati, Kathmandu, Kolkata Int'l, and Singapore Changi.

The two Bhutanese airlines are the only carriers operating scheduled flights to and within Bhutan. Foreign airlines are not permitted to serve the secluded Himalayan kingdom.

Airbus Updates No.2576

STORED AIRBUS'S

BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOH)

British Airways Airbus A319

G-EUPF - G-EUPY - G-EUPD - G-EUPG

British Airways Airbus A320

G-EUUI - G-EUUP

British Airways Airbus A321

G-MEDL - G-EUXJ - G-EUXE - EUXD


ROSWELL INTERNATIONAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT (ROW)

United Airlines Airbus A320

N447UA

United Airlines Airbus A319

N838UA

Airbus Updates No.2575

Airbus A321	-231	6126		N931JT	jetBlue	delivery 21mar20 QLA-KEF-BOS-TPA by Azur Aviation	ex G-TCVD
Airbus A321	-271NX	9376		TC-LSU	Turkish Airlines	for delivery late-mar20 XFW-IST	ex D-AVXO
Airbus A321	-253NX	9537		N417AN	American Airlines	delivery 20mar20 BFM-TUL	ex F-WZMR
Airbus A330	‑243(F)	1032		EI-HEE	ASL Airlines Ireland	posn / in svc / ferried 21-22mar20 TLV-LEJ-EMA-DUB after transfer	ex D-ALMC
Airbus A330	-343	1485		C-GOFW	Air Canada	regd 18mar20 prior delivery ex SIN	ex 9V-SSA
Airbus A340	-313	424		LN-RKG	SAS	ferried 19mar20 CPH-CDT, for part-out & scrap (+ 467 OY-KBC)	ex SE-REB
Airbus A340	-642	672		EC-JFX	Iberia	ferried 19mar20 MAD-LETL, for part-out & scrap	ex F-WWCB

Airbus Updates No.2574

Airbus A300	B4‑622R(F)	733		T7-ASK	San Marino Executive Aviation	in svc 18/20mar20 ISL-MRA-OST-MRA	ex VQ-BNW
Airbus A319	-112	727		HB-IPT	Swiss International	ferried 20mar20 ZRH-DGX, for part-out & scrap (+ 713 HB-IPU)	ex D-AVYC
Airbus A319	-132	1703		SX-EMM	Ellinair	ferried 20mar20 SKG-DGX, for part-out & scrap	ex N530MF
Airbus A319	-112	1866		VP-CYE	Flynas	ferried 12/17-18mar20 SHJ-ZAG-KEF-EWR-MZJ on return to lessor	ex HC-CKL
Airbus A320	-251N	10019		VT-TNY	Vistara	delivery 17mar20 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWIP
Airbus A320	-251N	10038		N370FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 17mar20 TLS-KEF-BOS “Elrey the Elk”	ex F-WWDC
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 21mar20 CHR-KUN	ex F-WTDD
Airbus A320	-232	2401		2-LONG	TruAero	ferried 20mar20 DGX-KUN	ex TC-JUI
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	-232	4493		OE-IEV	Air Lease Corp	ferried 17mar20 GEG-SBD, for Volaris	ex EI-LIN
Airbus A320	-214	4661		EC-LLJ	Vueling	ferried 19mar20 JED-BCN after wet-lease to Flyadeal (+ 5533 EC-LVO, + 5587 EC-LVP, + 5616 EC-LVU)	ex F-WWII
Airbus A320	-214	5016		TS-IND	Nouvelair Tunisie	delivery 15/19mar20 VO95-BOM-MCT-MIR	ex VT-GOI
Airbus A320	-214	6103		PR-	Latam Brasil	in full cs at WOE 18mar20, VQ-reg prior delivery	ex VQ-BXS
Airbus A320	-251N	9394		S7-PTI	Air Seychelles	delivery 19-20mar20 XFW-AUH-SEZ	ex D-AUAV
Airbus A320	-271N	9590		VQ-BSC	S7 Airlines	delivery 18mar20 TLS-DME	ex F-WWBY
Airbus A321	-211	1250		G-NIKO	SAP Meridian Aviation	ferried 18-20mar20 WOE-SHJ-XSP, for P2F-conversion	ex D-AVZF
Airbus A321	-231	1946		LY-NVQ	Avion Express	ferried 19mar20 CHR-VNO	ex 4R-MRD
Airbus A321	-231	5582		N901JT	jetBlue	delivery 19mar20 QLA-KEF-BOS-TPA by Azur Aviation	ex G-TCVA
Airbus A321	-211	6056		G-HLYB	Jet2	ferried 20-21mar20 LCQ-BGR-SNN, old G-reg on lease from Air Transat	ex G-TCDE

Airbus Updates No.2573

STORED AIRBUS AIRCRAFT AT NON BASE LOCATIONS

DONCASTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DSA)

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

G-VMND

Wizzair Airbus A320

G-WUKL

GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GLA)

British Airways Airbus A320

G-EUUF - G-EUYI - G-EUYM - G-EUYH

British Airways Airbus A319

G-DBCE

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

G-VMIK

GLASGOW PRESTWICK AIRPORT (PIK)

Easyjet Europe Airbus A319

OE-LKN

Easyjet Europe Airbus A320

OE-INF


For Information British Airways are planning over the coming weekend (21/22 March) to park up to 36 Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft at Bournemouth International Airport (BOH) - Aircraft are currently planned to start arriving from Heathrow and Gatwick from 1000hrs

Airbus Updates No.2572

STORED AIRBUS AIRCRAFT

some of the Airbus's that have been put into storage at non based airports

BIRMINGHAM SHUTTLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BHM)

Delta Airlines Airbus A330

N802NW - N401DZ - N805NW - N854NW - N859NW - N812NW - N819NW - N809NW
N858NW - N828NW

Delta Airlines Airbus A350

N502DN

BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BYH)

Delta Airlines Airbus A350

N503DN

SHANNON AIRPORT (SNN)

Lufthansa Airbus A320

D-AIUB - D-AIUA - D-AIUG - D-AIQW

Lufthansa Airbus A321

D-AIRU - D-AIDO

Aer Lingus Airbus A321

EI-LRC

CASTELLON COSTA AZAHAR AIRPORT (CDT)

Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340

OY-KBC - LN-RKG - Both to be Scrapped

TERUEL AIRPORT (LETL)

Iberia Airbus A340

EC-JFX - To be Scrapped

Airbus Updates No.2571

Australia sends an Airbus A319 to Antarctica to rescue an expeditioner

Sydney, Australia - Australia's Antarctic Division (AAD) has flown an Airbus A319 to Antarctica to rescue an expeditioner from the McMurdo base of the United States.

The weather was -30 degrees Celsius there when the aircraft arrived at the US base. At this time of the year, most countries, which have bases in the continent, have already shut down operations due to the severe winter season conditions.

On March 13, the AAD received a request from the US Antarctic Program for an "emergency medical evacuation of an expeditioner from a United States base in Antarctica.

An AAD medical team, supported by aeromedical and retrieval specialists from the Royal Hobart Hospital and Ambulance Tasmania was dispatched in Australia's Antarctic Airbus A319 to McMurdo station in East Antarctica, a distance of about 3,900 kilometers.

The conditions on the ground were challenging, when the Airbus landed at McMurdo station it was around -30 with the wind chill,"

AAD general manager of Antarctic operations and safety Charlton Clark said.

The expeditioner was picked up from McMurdo and flown to Christchurch in New Zealand.

We are really pleased to be able to assist the United States Antarctic Program as a first-responder in this emergency and it's a real testament to the great spirit of cooperation between Antarctic nations,

Clark said.

It is unclear why the expeditioner needed specialist attention.

The US National Science Foundation's head of Antarctic infrastructure and logistics, Stephanie Short, said she was "very grateful for the rapid response from the AAD, flight crew and medical team".

It's great to have the support of national partners and know that we all share a deep dedication to Antarctic research programs and personnel,

Airbus Updates No.2570

Malaysian low-cost AirAsia X to sell two of its Airbus A330-300 jets

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia - Malaysian low-cost airline Air Asia X appointed brokerage firm AMS Aircraft Services Limited and EastMerchant Capital GmbH for the sale of two Airbus A330-300 jets.

The planes (MSN 1423 and 1433) are both currently in service with AirAsiaX and are available for delivery to their new operator from the second quarter of this year.

We are both delighted that AirAsiaX has appointed our companies to handle this remarketing assignment for them. Clearly, the industry is facing enormous challenges over the next few months and its focus is on navigating through the storm.

But, in a few months, the storm will abate and there will be a future in which these aircraft can play a positive role for many years, hence why we look forward to using our experience and extensive industry database to bring this new remarketing campaign to a successful conclusion,

Mike Skinner, CEO of AMS and Baldur Vander, Managing Director of EastMerchant said.

AirAsia X currently operates 24 Airbus A330-300 in total. The airline was planning to replace its A330-300s with newer generation A330-900s, but the deliveries were delayed indefinitely by the financially troubled airline due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Airbus Updates No.2569

STORED AIRBUS

RIGA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIX)

Air Baltic Airbus A220

YL-AAU - YL-CSB - YL-CSA - YL-AAR - YL-AAQ - YL-CSK - YL-CSJ - YL-AAV
YL-AAO - YL-CSE - YL-CSN - YL-CSH - YL-CSD - YL-AAS - YL-AAT - YL-AAP
YL-CSC - YL-CSL - YL-CSM -YL-CSI

SmartLynx Airbus A320

YL-LCL - 9H-SLA - ES-SAS - ES-SAU - YL-LCP - YL-LCU

Wizzair Airbus A320

HA-LWT - HA-LYF


DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT (DSA)

Wizzair Airbus A320

G-WUKH - G-WUKK - G-WUKI - G-WUKE


MARANA PINAL AIRPORT (MZJ)

Delta Airlines Airbus A330

N831NW - N855NW - N818NW - N856NW - N853NW - N817NW - N857NW
N820NW

Aer Lingus Airbus A330

EI-EWR

Aircalin Airbus A330

F-OJSE


VICTORVILLE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISITICS AIRPORT (VCV)

Federal Express Airbus A300

N675FE

Airbus Updates No.2568

STORED AIRBUS 

WITH THE WORLD OF AVIATION RIGHTLY GOING INTO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PERIOD OF SHUTDOWN I WILL TRY TO KEEP A TRACK OF WHAT AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN PARKED UP FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT AIRPORTS/ COUNTRIES EACH DAY....

Some aircraft listed below maybe parked for routine maintenance and its not meant to be up to the minute but more to give a flavour of whats where


GLASGOW AIRPORT (GLA)

British Airways Airbus A321

G-EUXC - G-EUXG - G-EUXH - G-EUXK - G-EUXL -G-EUXM

British Airways Airbus A320

G-MIDT

SOUTHEND AIRPORT (SEN)

Titan Airways Airbus A321

G-POWV - G-POWW

GLASGOW PRESTWICK AIRPORT (PIK)

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340

G-VNAP - G-VFIT - G-VWIN

NEWQUAY CORNWALL AIRPORT (NQY)

South African Airways Airbus A330

ZS-SXV

Easyjet Airbus A320

G-UZHA

FRANKFURT AIRPORT (FRA)

Lufthansa Airbus A380

D-AIMA - D-AIML - D-AIMN - D-AIMI - D-AIME - D-AIMJ

Lufthansa Airbus A340

D-AIGX - D-AIGV - D-AIGY - D-AIGN - D-AIFE - D-AIHP - D-AIHC - D-AIGM
D-AIGT - D-AIHH - D-AIGP  - D-AIHK

Lufthansa Airbus A330

D-AIKO - D-AIKM - D-AIKF - D-AIKN - D-AIKK - D-AIKI - D-AIKQ

Lufthansa Airbus A321

D-AISO - D-AIRD - D-AISG - D-AISP - D-AIRU - D-AIRO - D-AIDM - D-AIDA
D-AISK - D-AISI - D-AIDK - D-AISH - D-AIED - D-AIEE

Lufthansa Airbus A320

D-AIUM - D-AIUF - D-AIUD - D-AIUP - D-AIZZ - D-AIUU - D-AIUE - D-AIWI
D-AINF - D-AIUK - D-AIWF - D-AIUL - D-AIWE - D-AIUH - D-AIWK

Condor Airbus A320

D-AICI

Condor Airbus A321

D-AIAG - D-AIAC

Eurowings Airbus A330

D-AXGG - D-AXGB

MUNICH AIRPORT (MUC)

Lufthansa Airbus A380

D-AIMG - D-AIMK - D-AIMD - D-AIMH

Lufthansa Airbus A350

D-AIXM - D-AIXE - D-AIXO - D-AIXA - D-AIXN - D-AIXG - D-AIXD - D-AIXH
D-AIXK - D-AIXP

Lufthansa Airbus A340

D-AIHU - D-AIHX - D-AIHW

Lufthansa Airbus A321

D-AIDE - D-AIRB - D-AISQ - D-AIDF - D-AIDV - D-AIDO - D-AIDQ - D-AIRA
D-AIDC - D-AIDX - D-AIDD

Lufthansa Airbus A320

D-AIQD - D-AIZD - D-AIZC - D-AIZI - D-AIPH - D-AIZE - D-AIZJ - D-AIQF
D-AIZM - D-AIPF - D-AIQH - D-AIPT - D-AIPM - D-AIZO

Lufthansa Airbus A319

D-AIBA

Eurowings Airbus A320

OE-IQB

Eurowings Airbus A330

D-AXGA