Saturday 28 April 2018

Airbus Updates No.1823

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines to lease three A320neo



Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) has announced it has secured three additional A320neo from an unspecified lessor on 10-year dry-lease contracts. An Istanbul bourse disclosure stated the trio would deliver direct from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) during the first quarter of 2019.

The Turkish carrier currently operates seventeen A320neo with an additional forty due from Airbus. It also has forty-three A321neo on order.

Airbus Updates No.1822

France's Aigle Azur adds first widebody jet, an A330



Aigle Azur (ZI, Paris Orly) has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft, A330-200 F-HTAC (msn 493). The 16-year-old jet was positioned to Paris Orly from Lourdes/Tarbes and will shortly be joined by sistership F-HTIC (msn 444) in May. Both aircraft are ex-Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel) stock and are leased from AerCap.

“We are very pleased to support Aigle Azur’s fleet expansion plan," AerCap President and Chief Commercial Officer Philip Scruggs said. "The addition of the A330-200 will allow the airline to start their first long haul operations to China and Brazil. We wish our partners at Aigle Azur continued success."

The Airbus widebodies will make their commercial debut on April 28 on flights from Orly to Porto, Portugal, to be followed by Oran on May 1 and Algiers from June 30. Longhaul services are provisionally scheduled to begin on June 21 with a 3x weekly flight from Orly to Beijing Capital, China, to be followed by a 3x weekly Orly-Campinas Viracopos, Brazil, service on July 5.

Airbus Updates No.1821

Colombia's Avianca adds first A330-300



Avianca (AV, Bogotá) has taken delivery of its first A330-300 with N804AV (msn 1378) having been positioned to Medellín José Maria Córdova from Abu Dhabi Int'l via Tenerife Sur this past weekend.

The aircraft is one of two Avianca acquired from bankrupt TransAsia Airways (GE, Taipei Sung Shan) as part of the Taiwanese carrier's liquidation process. The other jet is N803AV (msn 1357) and will deliver later this summer. Together they will replace Avianca's B787-8s on trunk routes across the Americas thus freeing up the Boeing widebodies for transatlantic flights.

Avianca is an existing operator of the A330 Family of jets with eight A330-200s currently in service for the Colombian operator.

Airbus Updates No.1820

Airbus A321  -211  6432    D-ATCB  Condor  delivery 25apr18 WOE-FRA, OE-reg, to be ops by Thomas Cook Aviation  ex OE-LCM
 Airbus A321  -271N  8087    N535VL  Volaris  delivery 27apr18 XFW-KEF-BGR-MEX  ex D-AVYX
 Airbus A321  -253N  8120    N926VA  Alaska Airlines  delivery 28apr18 XFW-BGR-MIA “More to Love” cs  ex D-AZAA
 Airbus A321  -211  8245    RP-C4112  Cebu Pacific Air  delivery 28-29apr18 XFW-DWC-HAN-MNL  ex D-AVXX
 Airbus A321  -211  8254    RP-C4113  Cebu Pacific Air  delivery 26-27ar18 XFW-ALA-HAN-MNL  ex D-AVYB
 Airbus A330  -203  535    OE-IFW  SMBC Aviation Capital  ferried 27apr18 DUB-DGX after paint into all white  ex VP-BDV
 Airbus A330  -343  1841    B-1066  China Eastern  onward delivery 25apr18 TSN-PVG after cabin config  ex B-005D
 Airbus A330  -343  1851    B-1014  Lucky Air  ferried 27apr18 TLS-LDE, F-reg for interim storage prior delivery  ex F-WWYY
 Airbus A330  -243  1859    B-1046  Tibet Airlines  delivery 25ar18 TLS-LXA  ex F‑WWCC
 Airbus A340  -313  190    CS-TQY  HiFly  posn 26apr18 LETL-BRU after storage  ex A6-ERQ
 Airbus A340  -313  318    YA-  Kam Air  delivery 24apr18 SFB-KBL, N-reg  ex N318MK
 Airbus A340  -313  354    OO-SCX  Brussels Airlines  Eurowings cs, first in svc 28apr18 DUS-VIE-DUS  ex D-AIGX
 Airbus A340  -313  483    9H-SOL  HiFly Malta  ferried 28apr18 CAI-LPBJ  ex T7-MAN
 Airbus A380  -842  167    A6-EVA  Emirates  delivery 26apr18 XFW-DXB  ex F-WWSN

Airbus Updates No.1819

Airbus A319 -112 2774   D-ASTN Germania delivery 26-27apr18 HKG-TSE-ERF, all white  ex B-6230
 Airbus A319 -132 3463   XU-963 Lanamei Airlines delivery 23apr18 SAL-TAP ex N502VL
 Airbus A319 -112 3892   D-ASTG Germania ferried 16/23apr18 PRG-BTS-PRG, OK-reg for paint prior delivery ex OK-OER
 Airbus A320 -232 ?   VT-I ? IndiGo Airlins delivery 28apr18 CRK-BKK-DEL ex ?
 Airbus A320 -211 211   LV-VEV Avion Express posn 27apr18 RZE-STR on wet-lease to Condor  ex M-YRGW
 Airbus A320 -231 424   LZ-EAA Electra Airways posn 27apr18 VAR-KTW on wet-lease to Enter Air ex ER-AXU
 Airbus A320 -214 1221   N241NV Allegiant Air delivery 27apr18 SNN-BGR, basic Vueling cs ex EC-HHA
 Airbus A320 -232 2443   VT-IHS IndiGo Airlines first in svc 25ap1r7 DEL-HYD-BLR-DEL  ex XA-VAF
 Airbus A320 -232 2737   VT- IndiGo Airlines delivery 26apr18 MAD-ESB-DEL, M-reg ex M-IBAL
 Airbus A320 -214 7549   OE- easyJet Europe ferried 27/30apr18 LGW-LJU-MXP on transfer, regd 30apr18  ex G-EZPW
 Airbus A320 -214 7580   OE-IJW easyJet Europe ferried 25/27apr18 MXP-LJU-LGW on transfer, regd 26apr18 ex G-EZPY
 Airbus A320 -251N 8137   9M-AGX AirAsia delivery 24apr18 TSN-KUL ex B-000R
 Airbus A320 -251N 8139   G-TTNB British Airways delivery 25apr18 TLS-LHR ex F-WWDV
 Airbus A320 -214 8170   N769AV Avianca Central America  delivery 25-26apr18 TLS-YYR-SAL  ex F-WWBQ
 Airbus A320 -214 8188   VP-BIW Aeroflot delivery 28apr18 XFW-SVO ex D-AXAT
 Airbus A320 -251N 8198   TC-NBS Pegasus Airlines delivery 27apr18 TLS-SAW ex F-WWIB
 Airbus A320 -232 8244   EC-MXP Vueling delivery 26apr18 TLS-BCN ex F-WWIE
 Airbus A321 -212 827   UR-WRT Windrose Air delivery 27apr18 MPL-KBP ex LY-VEE
 Airbus A321 -231 1366   LY-VEH Avion Express posn 26apr18 CHR-MAN on summer-lease to Thomas Cook Airlines  ex XU-722
 Airbus A321 -211 4148   C-GEZJ Air Transat regd 23apr18, delivery 27apr18 KUN-KEF-YUL ex VQ-BEI

Monday 23 April 2018

Airbus Updates No.1818

Wizz Air to take maiden A321neo in 1Q19



Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will take delivery of its maiden A321neo aircraft in January 2019, Chief Commercial Officer George Michalopoulos has told Air Transport World.

The Hungarian LCC will equip its A321neos with 239 passenger seats, nine more than it has in its current A321ceos.

According to the ch-aviation fleets module, the carrier currently operates an all Airbus fleet of sixty-seven A320s and twenty-eight A321s. As of February 28, 2018, it had a further eight A320s and seventeen A321s on order, in addition to seventy-two A320neos and 184 A321neos. It is the world's largest customer for the A321neo type and one of the largest customers for the A320neo Family, trailing only behind IndiGo Airlines (a total of 398 A320neo Family orders with Airbus) and AirAsia (378).

Airbus Updates No.1817

United inks deal for 20 used A319s



United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has signed an agreement to purchase twenty additional second-hand A319-100s to cover for short-term fleet needs, the carrier said during the first quarter earnings call on April 17, 2018.

"We recently secured a deal for 20 Airbus A319 aircraft scheduled to be delivered to us in 2020 and 2021. Used aircraft provide us an enhanced opportunity to maximize returns regardless of where we’re in the economic cycle. And we’re in discussions for more used widebody and narrowbody aircraft," Chief Financial Officer Andrew Levy said.

President Scott Kirby added that the units are "midlife aircraft" but refused to disclose who is the source of the A319s. Reportedly, at least some of the aircraft will be ex-easyJet stock.

The American carrier currently operates sixty-seven A319s, including eleven recently added ex-China Southern Airlines units. It also expects the delivery of a further fourteen second-hand aircraft from the Chinese carrier shortly. The carrier's fleet also includes ninety-nine larger A320s.

Tuesday 17 April 2018

Airbus Updates No.1816

Airbus A321  -211  3334    LY-VED  Avion Express  regd mid-apr18 prior delivery ex KUN on wet-lease to Thomas Cook Airlines  ex VP-BUP
 Airbus A321  -211  3708    G-  Titan Airways  for delivery apr18 ex DUS  ex OE-LCA
 Airbus A321  -211  3749    G-  Titan Airways  air-test at DUS 17apr18, OE-reg prior delivery & paint  ex OE-LCB
 Airbus A321  -231  6009    N805AV  Avianca Holdings  delivery 12-13apr18 TPE-GUM-HNL-TUS  ex B-22608
 Airbus A321  -211  7260    CC-BER  Latam Chile  onward delivery 12-14apr18 AUH-ATH-LPA-REC-SCL, stil in Air Berlin cs  ex OE-IFY
 Airbus A321  -271N  7941    N534VL  Volaris  delivery 14apr18 XFW-KEF-BGR-MEX  ex D-AVZI
 Airbus A321  -251N  8145    OY-PAA  Primera Air  delivery 17apr18 XFW-CPH-BLL-RIX  ex D-AZAK
 Airbus A321  -211  8171    N344DN  Delta Air Lines  delivery 13apr18 BFM-MCI  ex F-WZMN
 Airbus A321  -231  8223    B-300F  Capital Airlines  delivery 13apr18 XFW-TSE  ex D-AVXO
 Airbus A321  -231  8236    G-WKUG  Wizz Air UK  delivery 13apr18 XFW-BUD  ex D-AVXT
 Airbus A330  -243  427    C-GTSI  Air Transat  in svc 14apr18 YYZ-FCO, for paint  ex G-OJMB
 Airbus A330  -203  535    OE-IFW  SMBC Aviation Capital  ferried 13apr18 LDE-DUB for paint into?  ex VP-BDV
 Airbus A330  -202  571    EI-GFX  Air Italy  at DUB 15apr18 in full cs prior delivery  ex A7-ACE
 Airbus A330  -243  971    C-GTSZ  Air Transat  erried / in svc 14apr18 DUS-FCO-YYZ after wet-lease to Condor  ex XA-MXQ
 Airbus A330  -343  1868    B-  China Eastern  delivery 17ar18 TLS-TSN, F-reg, for cabin config & paint  ex F-WWYQ
 Airbus A350  -941  199    N509DN  Delta Air Lines  delivery 13apr18 TLS-ATL  ex F-WZFH

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