June 2009 - Posts
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, both of which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Aeroflot A319 VQ-BCO (3942) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 18/6.
Aeroflot-Nord B735 VP-BKV (27155) was delivered from Dinard to Archangelsk on 20/6. This aircraft was previously with Xiamen A/L & China Southwest as B-2593.
Aigle Azur. See under Belle Air.
Air Algerie. See under Neos.
Air Alps will reduce its fleet from seven to three Do328s at the end of the summer season.
Air Arabia Maroc A320 CN-NMC was delivered from Tel Aviv to Casablanca on 21/6. Its previous identity is currently unknown.
Air Berlin A319 D-ABGD (2335) is becoming F-OARA with Belle Air & was noted at Dusseldorf on 18/6 & 25/6 in full scheme. B738 D-ABAD (30876) was ferried from Eindhoven to Budapest on 22/6 after painting all white for Garuda, while D-ABBN (30293) was ferried from Munich to Oberfaffenhoffen for painting for Yakutia A/L. A320 D-ABDW (3945) was delivered from Toulouse to Berlin/Tegel on 23/6.
Air Caraibes A333 F-GOTO (1021) was delivered from Toulouse to Paris/Orly on 18/6.
Air France B773 F-GZNG (32968) made its first flight on 19/6 & F-GZNF (37433) was delivered to Paris/CDG on 24/6.
Air India B772LR VT-ALF (36305) left Paine Field on 23/6 on delivery to Delhi.
Air Italy B738 I-AIGN (35074) arrived at Bournemouth on 17/6 all white for painting & was returned to Verona on 23/6. This was formerly B-KBL of Hong Kong A/L.
Air Nostrum ordered ten ATR72-600s (with ten options) & 15 CRJ-1000s at the Paris Show. The airline now has thirty-five CRJ-100s on order. Despite these orders, the airline intends to cut its fleet by ten aircraft this year.
Air Slovakia B752 OM-ASB (24371) was registered to Pegasus Aviation as N579SH on 18/6 & left Istanbul, where it had been stored, bound for Keflavik & the USA on 23/6.
Amsterdam A/L received its second A320 on 24/6 with the delivery of PH-AAY (0527) from Miami. Originally with SAETA Air Ecuador & LAPSA as HC-BUJ, this aircraft more recently flew with America West/US A/W as N619AW.
Athens A/W. See under Flybe.
Atlant-Soyuz is to lease thirty An-148s & fifteen Tu-204s, with deliveries starting next year.
Atlantic A/W B462 OY-RCW (E2115) was ferried from Malmo to Kemble on 18/6 following a period of storage.
AtlasJet A320 TC-OGJ (0676) is currently being operated on behalf of Alajnihah A/W. Also see under Eurofly.
Augsburg A/W EMB190 D-AEMB (19000297) is due to arrive at Munich on delivery on 28/6.
Aurela. See under Sprintair.
Belle Air A320 F-ORAE (0561) was delivered from Paris/Orly to Tirana on 26/6. This was previously with Aigle Azur as F-HBAD. Also see under Air Berlin.
Binter Canarias. See under Danube Wings.
BMI Baby. See under Jet2
BMI Regional. See under Flybe.
British A/W B772 G-YMMU (36519) made its first flight on 16/6 & G-YMMT was delivered to Cardiff (36518) on 26/6 (service entry expected in August). B733 G-LGTE (24908) flew its last revenue service on 14/6 & was ferried to Glasgow on 19/6.
Cirrus Air EMB170 D-ALIB (1700017) will shortly be delivered to Trip Linhas Aereas.
CityJet B462 EI-RJF (E2337) was withdrawn from service on 11/6 & is now stored at Norwich.
Clickair A320s EC-GRF (0136) was ferried from Madrid to Kemble on 16/6 on return to the lessor & was followed on 17/6 by EC-GRE (0134)
Contactair Fk100 D-AFKF (11470) was ferried from Woensdrecht to Amsterdam on 19/6 in Kostar scheme for paining into Contactair colours. Originally delivered to TAM as PT-MRO, this aircraft then served with Alpi Eagles as F-HALP before being due to go to failed start-up Kostar as HL7777 & then receiving the registration PH-MJK.
Croatia A/L DHC-8 9A-CQC (4258) arrived at Zagreb on delivery on 14/6. Sister ship 9A-CQD (4260) was delivered to Zagreb on 24/6 as C-FWZU.
CSA A313 OK-WAA (564) left Prague for Manas (Kyrgyzstan) on 19/6 on delivery to Krgyz Transavia/Mahan Air.
Danube Wings ATR72 OM-VRC (307) will shortly be delivered from Saint Brieuc to Bratislava. This aircraft was previously with Binter Canarias as EC-IPJ.
Danu Oro Transportas ATR72 LY-PTK (324) was ferried from Kaunas to Maastricht on 26/6. Still in Hansung scheme, it is ex HL5233.
Denim Air Fk50 PH-JXK (20233) was ferried from Tamanrasset (Algeria) to Maastricht on 17/6 following its lease to Arik Air Niger.
EasyJet A320 G-EZTG (3946) was delivered to Gatwick on 17/6 & was followed by G-EZTH (3953) on 19/6. A321 G-TTIG (3382) was ferried from Gatwick to Shannon on 21/6. Its last revenue flight was back on 10/4. G-EZJN (30249) left Stansted as HK-4635 on delivery to Aires Colombia on 19/6. G-EZJO (30244) was ferried from Southend to Stansted on 12/6 in Aires Colombia scheme & will become HK-4641. G-EZJP (32412) was flown from Southend to Stansted in Eastar Jet scheme on 19/6 & will become HL8205. Also see under Monarch.
El Al B738 4X-EKL (35487) arrived at Tel Aviv on delivery on 23/6.
Emerald A/W. Five HS748s belonging to this former airline were cancelled from the UK register on 15/6 as permanently withdrawn from use. The aircraft concerned were G-ATMJ (1593), G-BPNJ (1680), G-OPFW (1714), G-ORAL (1756) & G-OTBA (1712). Sad to see these ending their days.
Emirates A345 A6-ERG (608) is to be repaired after all following its tail strike at Melbourne back on 20/3. Having been temporarily patched up, it was flown unpressurized from Melbourne to Toulouse between 19/6 & 22/6 for the completion of repairs, which are expected to cost $80 million.
Eurofly A332 I-EEZB (364) was ferried from Madrid to Zurich on 25/6 in Saudi Arabian scheme & is due to become TC-ETL with AtlasJet.
Eurowings B463 D-AEWP (E3165) was ferried from Nuremberg to Exeter on 22/6 on return to the lessor.
Finnair A333 OH-LTP (1033) was delivered from Toulouse to Helsinki on 18/6.
Flybe B463 G-JEBG (E3209) was cancelled from the UK register on 17/6 & delivered from Exeter to Erfly at Malta as 9H-ELE. EMB145 G-EMBI (145126) was delivered from Exeter to BMI Regional at Aberdeen on 23/6 & G-EMBM (145196) was ferried from Alverca to Norwich for painting into Athens A/W scheme & will become SX-CMD. Also see under Olympic A/L.
Gulf Air B763 A9C-GZ (26237) was ferried from Dublin to Bournemouth on 15/6 for further storage.
Hamburg International. See under Star1.
Iberia. See under Ural A/L.
Iberworld A320 EC-KBQ (1657) was ferried from Barcelona to East Midlands on 16/6. It was painted into Rossiya scheme & returned to Madrid on 19/6. EC-LAQ (3933) was delivered from Toulouse to Palma on 15/6.
Jet2 B733 G-CGET (27455) was delivered from East Midlands to Leeds Bradford on 25/6, all white & untitled. The aircraft was formerly with BMI Baby as G-TOYE & is understood to be on a three-year lease. It will remain all white, but with Jet2 titles.
Jet4you. See under Thomson A/W.
KLM B734 PH-BDS (24529) was ferried from Amsterdam to Woensdrecht on 16/6 for storage.
KLM Cityhopper EMB190 PH-EZE (19000288) left Brazil on 26/6 on its delivery flight to Amsterdam.
Livingston has leased A332 I-LIVL (627) to Kuwait A/W for six months.
Malev has signed a LoI with Sukhoi for thirty Superjets. B763 HA-LHC (28884) was ferried from Budapest to Filton on 23/6 for painting from S& A/L scheme to all white after a lease deal fell through.
Martinair Cargo B744CF PH-MPQ (24975) left Amsterdam on 23/6 destined for storage at Pinal Air Park/Marana, AZ. PH-MPR (24226) is awaiting a cargo for Tucson, AZ & will follow shorlty.
Meridiana will return one of its A319s to the lessor at the end of the summer season.
MK A/L DC-8-55F 9G-MKA (45804), which has been languishing derelict at Manston for a few years, is to be shipped to Lelystad later this year where it will be repainted as PH-DCZ of KLM. The aircraft started life with SAS as OY-KTC, before joining KLM as PH-DCZ. It subsequently served with Inair Panama as HP-927, Nationair as C-GMXP, Aero Uruguay as CX-BLN, Kitty Hawk as N855BC & then MK A/L as 9G-MKA.
Monarch. The planned acquisition of A321 G-OZBV (3382 ex G-TTIG) from easyJet will now not go ahead.
Montenegro A/L has amended its order for a third EMB195 to an EMB175.
MyAir A320 I-LINB (0363) left Ljubljana on 16/6 bound for Bangor, ME & return to the lessor.
Neos B763 EI-DOF (27610) has been leased to Air Algerie until December.
NordStar B738 VQ-BDP (28221) arrived at Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 12/6 on its delivery flight from Atlanta, GA. This aircraft was formerly with Sterling as OY-SEC. This was followed on 19/6 by VQ-BDO (32906), which was delivered from Hannover to Moscow/Domodedovo. This was previously with Hapag-Lloyd/TUIfly as D-AHLQ.
Nordwind A/L B752 VQ-BJK (29380) arrived at Moscow/Sheremetyevo on delivery on 17/6.
Olympic A/L has placed an order with Bombardier for eight DHC-8Q-400s & taken out options for a further eight. In the short term, it is to lease four similar machines with pilots, cabin crews & engineers from Flybe from August this year until September next year.
Pegasus A/L B738 TC-AAL (35984) was delivered to the airline on 20/6.
Primera Air MD-83 TF-JXC (49627) was noted at Stockholm/Arlanda on 22/6 being painted for Skywings of Greece.
RAM Express ATR72 CN-COC (470?) was delivered from Saint Brieuc to Casablanca on 18/6.
Rossiya. See under Iberworld.
Ryanair B738 EI-EFJ (37536) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 19/6. EI-EFK (37537) made its first flight on 15/6, followed by EI-EFL (37534) on 21/6 & EI-EFM (37535) on 22/6. EI-CSW (29935) was ferried from Lasham (where it had been since 1/5) to Norwich on 22/6 for painting for its next operator.
SAS DHC-8 LN-RDT (4038) was ferried from Exeter to Stockholm/Skavsta on 16/6 for further storage. B737 LN-RRJ (34547) made its first flight on 26/6.
SAS Norge B735 LN-BUD (25794) was ferried from Shannon to Oslo on 24/6 all white for storage.
Sky A/L B739 TC-SKP (36087) arrived at Antalya on delivery on 16/6.
Skywings. See under Primera Air.
Sprintair is currently using B733 LY-SKA (23972) & B752 LY-SKJ (30735). Both are being operated by Aurela.
Star1 B737 LY-STG (29083) was delivered from Shannon to Moscow/Vnukovo on 25/6 & this aircraft was formerly with Hamburg International as D-AHIB.
Strategic A/L is an Australian outfit with a Paris-based aircraft & A320 F-GSTS was noted with its titles at Toulouse on 24/6. Although unconfirmed at the moment, it is though to be ex N436BV (0436). See the Skyliner site for a photo.
Thomas Cook A320 G-TCAD (2114) was delivered from Madrid to Manchester on 23/6. Originally with Thomas Cook Scandinavia as OY-VKN, this then became EC-JDO with Vueling.
Thomson A/W B752 G-BYAS (27238) became N925FD for FedEx at Shannon on 15/6 & departed to Victorville, CA for freighter conversion on 18/6. B738 G-FDZP (34692) was cancelled from the UK register on 12/6 & delivered from Luton to Jet4you as CN-RPG on 13/6.
THY has disposed of B734 TC-JET (26077) to Pamir A/W as YA-PIB & it was ferried all white from Istanbul to Kabul on 17/6.
Transavia B738 PH-ZOM (29677) made its first flight on 15/6 & was followed by PH-HSA (34171) on 17/6. PH-HZN (32943) left Trinidad/Piarco on 23/6 on return to Amsterdam following lease to Caribbean A/L.
Travel Service. See under Viking.
TUI A/L Belgium B763 OO-JAP (30840) left Taipei on delivery to Brussels on 25/6. Originally with Asiana as HL7595, this later served with Skymark A/L as JA767F & was recently registered to GECAS as N308MT.
TUIfly. See under NordStar.
UPS B763F N335UP (37856) made its first flight on 21/6.
Ural A/L A320 VQ-BCY (1484) was delivered from Madrid to Ekaterinburg on 13/6. This aircraft was previously with Iberia as EC-HQM. A further A320, VQ-BDJ (2175?), was delivered to Ekaterinburg on 26/6 (the c/no needs confirmation & may be 2187 rather than 2175).
US A/W A332 N280AY (1022) left Toulouse on delivery to Mobile, AL on 13/6.
Viking B733 SE-RHU (28560 ex B-2977) had been delivered to the airline by 14/6. B738 SE-RHR (30637) was painted in full Travel Service scheme by 19/6. Future deliveries during July will be B733 SE-RHV (28566 ex PP-VPT, N566HE, PK-GGT) & SE-RHX (28592 ex TC-IAJ, CN-RNN, EC-IEN, N975RY, EI-DJT). The latter was ferried from Budapest to Shannon on 25/6 for painting into Viking scheme.
Virgin Atlantic is to lease ten A333s from AerCap, five to be delivered in 2011 & five in 2012. These are needed to allow expansion to destinations such as Beijing & Vancouver prior to delivery of the much-delayed B787.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LPW (3947) was delivered from Toulouse to Budapest on 23/6. The airline has signed a LoI with Airbus for a further fifty A320s.
Yakutia A/L took delivery of former ATA B752 VQ-BJK (27974 ex N518AT) at Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 17/6. Also see under Air Berlin.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO BLOG NEXT WEEK AS I WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, both of which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Aeroflot A320 VQ-BCM (3923) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 9/6, with A332 VQ-BBE (1014) following it two days later.
Air Asia X took delivery of A343 9M-XAC at Kuala Lumpur on 5/6. The aircraft is painted in Oakland Raiders scheme & was previously with Air Canada as C-GDVZ.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABDW (3945) was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder as F-WWDX on 9/6. Also see under Sun Express.
Air Canada. See under Air Asia X.
Air France A321 F-GTAX (3930) was delivered from Finkenwerder To Paris/CDG on 8/6. B773 F-GZNE (37432) arrived at Paris/CDG on delivery on 11/6 & sports SkyTeam colours.
Air India B773 VT-ALF (36305) made its maiden flight on 11/6.
Air New Zealand B744 ZK-NBS (24386) left Auckland on 5/6 en route to Roswell, NM via Los Angeles, CA for scrapping.
Air Transat A333 C-GCTS (177 ex B-HYE) was noted at Hong Kong in full scheme on 5/6 awaiting delivery.
Athens A/W. See under Flybe.
Atlantic Express ATR42 G-IONA (017) has been withdrawn from use & is to be broken up.
Augsburg A/W received its first EMB195 when D-AEMA (19000290) arrived at Munich on 11/6. This is the first of five on order for the airline & was delivered with Lufthansa Regional tail scheme.
Avianova is a new Russian low cost start-up, which is planning to commence service from Moscow/Vnukovo in July with a fleet of A320s in competition with Sky Express.
British A/W B772 G-YMMT (36518) made its first flight on 5/6. B733s G-LGTG (24470) & G-LGTI (23925) were both cancelled from the UK register as permanently withdrawn from use on 10/6. As a reminder, the former is at Kemble where it is to be broken up, while the latter is at Southend, where it also will meet the scrapman.
Centralwings B733 SP-LME (28590) left Warsaw on 10/6 on delivery to WebJet as PR-WJL.
Clickair A320 EC-GRG (0143) was returned from Maastricht to Madrid on 11/6 after painting all white & is to go to MyAir.
Delta A/L B772LR N708DN (39254) was delivered to Atlanta on 5/6.
Eagle Aviation is to introduce a B744 to its fleet. Presently registered N270RP (27071), it was ferried from Marana/Pinal Air Park, AZ to Amsterdam where it arrived for painting on 9/6. This aircraft was previously with Singapore A/L as 9V-SPF & will become F-GTIR.
EasyJet B737 G-EZJP (32412) was reported at Southend in full Eastar Jet scheme on 9/6. It is to become HL8205.
El Al B738 4X-EKL (35478) made its first flight on 9/6.
Elite A/L took delivery of B747SRF SX-DCB (22711) at Athens on 6/6. Originally with All Nippon & then Nippon cargo as JA8158, this was more recently registered N146RF.
Emirates B773 A6-ECR (35592) made its maiden flight on 11/6.
Emirates Sky Cargo B777F A6-EFE (35607) arrived at Dubai on delivery on 12/6.
Eurofly took delivery of former TACA A320 I-EEZP (2118 ex N488TA) at Milan/Malpensa on 12/6.
Flybe BAe 146 G-GNTZ (E2036), was permanently withdrawn from use on 3/3 is to be broken up at Exeter, while G-JEBB (E3185) is destined for Star Air Peru. EMB145 G-EMBM (145196) is to go to Athens A/W.
Hamburg International. See under Star1.
Icelandair B752 TF-FII (24760) returned to Keflavik on 6/6 after lease to SBA A/L.
JetranAir MD-82 YR-MDR left Bucharest on 9/6 bound for Abidjan & wet-lease to Air Ivoire.
KLM B734 PH-BDU (24857) was ferried from Amsterdam to Norwich all white on 7/6 prior to return to the lessor. It is understood that the airline may be about to sell up to 15 Fk100s possibly to a Jordanian or Saudi start-up.
LOT. Correcting last week's blog, B763 SP-LPG (26263) didn't arrive at Warsaw until 7/6.
Lufthansa A343 D-AIGR (274) has become 16+01 with the Luftwaffe & was noted in basic Lufthansa scheme at Hamburg on 3/6. A321 D-AISQ (3936) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Munich on 12/6.
Malev DHC-8 HA-LQB (4057) was ferried from Copenhagen to Norwich in basic SAS scheme on 11/6 for painting.
Medallion Air is a new Romanian operator who took delivery of MD-83 YR-HBA (49937) at Bucharest on 7/6. This aircraft was previously G-COES, EI-CMM & N983JJ & is thought to be going to operate for MyAir.
MyAir. See under Clickair & Medallion Air.
Niki now has a second EMB190 after OE-IHB (19000294) arrived at Vienna on delivery 11/6.
NordStar B738 VQ-BDN (32905) was delivered from Hannover to Moscow/Domodedovo on 12/6. This was previously with TUIfly as D-AHLP.
Nordwind A/L will soon receive B752 N380RM (29380), which was noted in full scheme at Mexico City on 6/6. This was originally delivered to Aeromexico as N380RM before moving to Mexicana & then becoming N405JS with Eos prior to reverting to N380RM with Mexicana.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-NOG (35647) arrived at Oslo on delivery on 11/6.
Nouvelair A320 TS-INP (1597 ex EC-KEN) was delivered to Monastir on 5/6.
Oman Air A332 A4O-DA (1038) was noted in the paint shop at Toulouse in full scheme on 8/6.
Pegasus B738 TC-AAL (35904) made it first flight on 6/6.
RAM ATR72 CN-COD (483) was delivered from Toulouse to Casablanca on 12/6.
Ryanair B738 EI-EFH (35012) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 6/6, followed by EI-EFI (35013) on 9/6. EI-EFJ (37536) made its first flight on 7/6.
Singapore A/L. See under Eagle Aviation.
Sky Europe B733 OM-CLC (25125) is due for delivery from Budapest to Bratislava this month. This aircraft started life with Maersk as OY-MMW, then moved to VASP as PP-SOR before returning to Europe as D-ADBG with DBA, G-BZZB with Buzz & easyJet & D-ADIF with DBA & Air Berlin.
Star1 B737 LY-STG (29083) has been rolled out in full scheme at Shannon. It was previously with Hamburg International as D-AHIB.
Sun Express B738 TC-SNJ (30827) was delivered from Eindhoven to Budapest on 7/6 & is ex D-ABBO of Air Berlin.
Swiss International A333 HB-IHB (1018) was delivered from Toulouse to Zurich on 10/6.
Thomson A/W B733 G-THOF (26314) left Shannon on 11/6 all white on delivery to AVE.com as A6-PHH. G-THOG (29057) was ferried from Gatwick to Southend on 11/6 & is understood to have gone there for a gear change (prior to return to the lessor?). Also see under Ural A/L.
Transaero B738 EI-EEA (27989) was delivered from Hannover to Moscow/Domodedovo on 8/6. This was previously with TUIfly as D-AHFG. A future delivery will be B735 VP-BYT (28928), which was ferried from Rome, NY to San Antonio, TX on 9/6 still as N14668 (ex Continental).
TUIfly. See under NordStar & Transaero.
Tunisair has taken a second former Sterling B737 & promptly leased it to Mauritania A/W. The aircraft in question is TS-IEB (28015 ex OY-MRJ)
Ural A/L A320 VQ-BCZ (1777 ex G-OOPW) was delivered from Luton to Ekaterinburg on 6/6.
Virgin Atlantic B744 G-VHOT (26326) was ferried from Gatwick to Filton on 7/6 for painting into a special 25th anniversary scheme.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LPV (3927) was delivered from Toulouse to Budapest on 10/6.
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, both of which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Afriqiyiah A332 5A-ONG (1024) emerged from the paint shop at Toulouse on 28/5 in full scheme & wearing test registration F-WWYS.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABBO (30827) was ferried from Berlin/Tegel to Eindhoven on 1/6 for painting for Sun Express.
Air Caraibes A333 F-GOTO (1021) made it first flight on 2/6 as F-WWYN & in full scheme.
Air Comet A343 EC-KAJ (15) was ferried from Madrid to Bordeaux on 5/6 following a period of storage.
Air Express. See under MCA A/L.
Air France. It is with profound sadness that I have to record the so far unexplained disappearance of A332 F-GZCP (660) over the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris/CDG as AFR447 in the early hours of 1/6. B773s F-GZNE (37432) & F-GZNF (37433) both made their first flights on 2/6.
Air Italy. See under Bulgaria Air.
AtlasJet A332 TC-ETK (358) was ferried from Istanbul to Jeddah on 2/6 in full Saudi Arabian scheme.
BA Cityflyer has retired B463 G-BZAW (E3354). It made it last revenue flight on 29/5 & was ferried to Exeter the following day for checks prior to return to the lessor.
Belle Air A320 F-HBAE (0588) was noted in full scheme at Toulouse on 2/6 prior to lease to the airline. This was formerly with TACA & LACSA as N981LR. ATR72 F-WWEH (879) was rolled out at Toulouse on 2/6 in full scheme, but mispainted as F-WWHE.
BMI A321 G-MEDU (3926) is to have its delivery delayed one month until the end of June & will be displayed at the Paris Air Show as D-AZAB.
BMI Baby B733 G-TOYE (27455) is to be acquired by Jet2.
BMI Regional. See under Flybe.
British A/W B772 G-YMMS (36517) arrived at Cardiff on delivery on 30/5. G-YMMR (36516) was ferried across from Cardiff to LHR on 1/6 & entered service the following day. A318 G-EUNA (4007) is due for delivery on 27/8 & crew training will take place at Manston & Woodford. A320 G-EUYE (3912) was due for delivery to LHR from Toulouse on 5/6. The airline's last B733, G-LGTE (24908) is due to be withdrawn on 7/6, while G-LGTI (23925) passed to BA ownership on 28/5 & will be broken up at Southend over the next 3 months.
The first EMB170 is due to enter service on 28/9. Three aircraft will be based at London City & the other three at Edinburgh. The delivery schedule for these is:
G-LCYD (17000294) on 1/9
G-LCYE (17000296) on 8/9
G-LCYF (17000298) on 26/10
G-LCYG (17000300) on 23/11
G-LCYH (17000302) on 14/12
G-LCYI (17000???) on 25/1
The first five EMB190s will be G-LCYJ to LCYN, with deliveries expected between 25/3 & 21/6 next year.
Bulgaria Air has wet-leased B735 LZ-BOQ (26687) to Air Italy for the summer.
Centralwings B733 SP-LMC (28590) was noted at Warsaw in basic scheme on 1/6 prior to delivery to WebJet as PR-WJL.
Clickair A320 EC-GRG (0143) was ferried to Maastricht on 4/6 & is to be painted all white with MyAir titles.
Condor B763 D-ABUC (26992) was ferried from Frankfurt to Beijing on 25/5 for the fitting of winglets. Going in the opposite direction on 28/5 was D-ABUA (26991) now carrying winglets.
Danish Air Transport has been leasing Nordic A/W MD-87 SE-RBA (49403) & this was reregistered as OY-JRU on 4/6.
Eastern A/W Jetstream 41 G-CDYI (41019) was cancelled from the UK register on 2/6 as permanently withdrawn from use.
EasyJet B737 G-EZJN (30249) has had its winglets fitted & is currently inside the SRT hangar at Stansted in full Aires Colombia scheme & now carrying HK-4635. G-EZJM (30248) left Stansted on 30/5 as HL8204 on delivery to Eastar Jet. G-EZJO (30244) was noted at Southend in full Aires Colombia scheme on 2/6 & is to become HK-4641. A320 G-EZTF (3922) was delivered to Gatwick from Finkenwerder on 4/6.
Euro Atlantic is taking delivery of former Varig 763 PP-VTC (35411). Following a period of storage, it left Rio de Janeiro/Galeao on 5/6 bound for Lisbon.
Eurowings CRJ9 D-ACNC (15236) arrived at Nuremberg on delivery on 5/6 in full Lufthansa Regional scheme.
Flybe DHC-8s G-JECV (4148) & G-JECW (4152) are currently being offered for sale. EMB145s G-EMBI (145126) & G-EMBJ (145134) are due to go to BMI Regional, with the former expected to be delivered on 5/6. It appears that these are to be direct replacements for G-RJXN 9145336) & G-RJXO (145339), which are to be returned to the lessor. It is thought that G-RJXN may already have been withdrawn at Aberdeen on 3/6. DHC-8 G-ECOB (4185) was restored to the UK register on 3/6 following its lease to Wideroe as LN-WDT.
Flyglobespan B752 G-CEJM (26276) has now been registered EC-LBC with Mint A/W & was ferried from Abu Dhabi to Madrid on 29/5.
Gulf Air A332 A9C-KJ (992) was delivered from Toulouse to Bahrain on 5/6.
Hamburg International B737 D-AHIB (29083) was ferried from Berlin/Schonefeld to Shannon on 29/5 for painting for Lithuanian start-up Star1.
Hewa Bora A/W has wet-leased RAK A/W B752 A6-RKA (29311) for its services to Paris/CDG & Brussels.
HiFly A313 CS-TEI (495) was ferried back to Lisbon on 3/6 still in basic Oman Air scheme.
Iberworld. See under Nouvelair.
Jet2. See under BMI Baby.
Jet4you B738 CN-RPF (34691) was registered on 3/6 & delivered to the airline from Luton on 4/6. This was previously with Thomson A/W as G-FDZO.
KLM B734 PH-BDR (24514) was ferried from Amsterdam to Woensdrecht on 4/6 in basic scheme for storage.
LAN Cargo B773F N774LA (37710) left Boeing Field, WA on delivery on 29/5.
LOT took delivery of B763 SP-LPG (26263) when it was delivered to Warsaw from Atlanta on 5/6. Originally with KLM as PH-BZC, this then served with Zoom as C-GZNC & was recently registered to ILFC as N261LF. Meanwhile, B734 SP-LLC (27157) has been painted in an all gold scheme with a blue emblem on the tail to commemorate the end of communism in Poland 20 years ago.
Lufthansa Regional. See under Eurowings.
Malev DHC-8 HA-LQD (4063 ex OY-KCG) was delivered from Copenhagen to Budapest in basic SAS colours on 2/6 & is to be painted in a special scheme.
Martinair Cargo B744F PH-MPS (24066) left Amsterdam on 4/6 for storage at Pinal Air Park/Marana, AZ.
MCA A/L is a new operator that has taken over Air Express. One of the former airline's Fk100s, SE-DUU (11286), has already appeared in the new airline's scheme (see photo on the Skyliner site).
Mint A/W. See under Flyglobespan.
MyAir. See under Clickair.
Nordic A/W. See under Danish Air Transport.
NordStar B738 VQ-BDO (32906) was ferried from Eindhoven to Hannover after painting, still as D-AHLQ. VQ-BDN (32905 ex D-AHLP) is still at Hannover awaiting delivery. Both aircraft were formerly with Hapag-Lloyd/TUIfly.
Nouvelair A320 TS-INP (1597) was noted at Madrid on 2/6 awaiting delivery. This was formerly with Iberworld as EC-KEN.
Oman Air. See under HiFly.
Pegasus B738s TC-AAP (32736) & TC-API (32732) were returned to Istanbul on 31/5 & 1/6 respectively following wet-lease to Bangladesh Biman.
Rossiya A320 VQ-BDQ (1767 ex EC-KDD) was delivered from Madrid to St Petersburg on 29/5. A319 VQ-BAS (1863) was due to depart Montreal 5/6 en route to St Petersburg on delivery. This was previously with Frontier as N913FR. Expected later this month is VQ-BAV (1743 ex N907FR).
Ryanair B738s EI-EFF (35016) & EI-EFG (35014) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 30/5.
SAS B738 LN-RRH (34546) left Paine Field, WA on delivery to Oslo on 2/6. Also see under Malev.
Scanderbeg Air is now operating between the USA & Albania using B762 N712AX (23307) leased from Sky King. Originally delivered to Qantas as VH-EAM, this aircraft was then used by CAAC/Air China as B-2551. It had been intended for ABX Air at one time, hence the current registration.
Seagle Air A320 OM-HLE (0453 ex PT-MZM) arrived at Bratislava on delivery on 5/6.
Singapore A/L A388 9V-SKG (17) left Toulouse on 4/6 on delivery to Singapore.
Sky A/L B739 TC-SKN (36086) arrived at Antalya on delivery on 4/6. This is the first of 3 B739s on order & joins 2 A321s, 5 B734s & a B738 with the airline.
Star1. See under Hamburg International.
Sterling. Another of the former airline's aircraft finding a new home is B737 OY-MRI (28014), which became TS-IEA with Tunisair & has now been leased to Mauritania A/W.
Sun Express. See under Air Berlin.
Swiftair ATR72 EC-JDX (234) was noted in full Maya Island Air scheme at Madrid on 3/6 & will be wet-leased to the Belize carrier along with EC-JRP (446) & EC-KAE (192).
Tarom ATR72 YR-ATI (867) left Toulouse on delivery to Bucharest on 5/6.
Thomas Cook A320 G-TCAD (2114) was noted in full scheme but without registration at Madrid prior to delivery on 2/6. This aircraft was formerly with Vueling as EC-JDO.
Thomson A/W A320 G-OOPW (1777) was registered as VQ-BCZ for Ural A/L on 3/6. Also see under Jet4you.
Transaero B738 EI-EDZ (27980) was delivered from Hannover to Moscow/Domodedovo on 4/6. This was previously with Hapag-Lloyd/TUIfly as D-AHFF.
TUIfly. See under NordStar & Transaero.
Tunisair. See under Sterling.
United is understood to be about to ask both Airbus & Boeing to submit competing bids for up to 150 new aircraft. It is believed that these would be for aircraft of B757 size upwards (the airline has about 220 B747/757/767/777 in its fleet). United already has 25 A332s & 22 A350s on order from Airbus.
Ural A/L. See under Thomson A/W.
US A/W A332 N279AY (1011) left Toulouse on 3/6 on delivery to Mobile, AL.
Volare. See under XL A/W France.
Vueling. See under Thomas Cook.
West Air Europe B462QT SE-DRN (E2113) will shortly be delivered to Nusantara Air Charter, with whom it will become PK-JKC.
Wideroe. See under Flybe.
Wizz Air A320 F-WWBD (3947) was noted at Toulouse in full scheme on 2/6 (to be HA-LPW?).
XL A/W France A320 F-GTHL (0189 ex F-OHFR) was delivered to Paris/CDG from Chateauroux on 3/6. This aircraft was previously with Volare.