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/
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO BLOG NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER AS I WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY. I HOPE TO CATCH UP THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
Adria A320 S5-AAC (0114) was noted all white at Ljubljana on 15/9 & is to be sold to a Philippine operator.
Aegean B734 SX-BGH (23866) departed Athens on 17/9 in primer scheme on return to the lessor in the USA, routing via Prestwick & Keflavik.
Aeroflot Cargo has disposed of B733F VP-BCN (23500) to Safair & it set off on its delivery flight on 17/9 routing from Ostrava via Cairo.
Air Asia X A333 9M-XXC (1048) made its first flight as F-WWKI on 14/9. 9M-XXD (1066) is due to be delivered in November & 9M-XXE (1075) in December, with a further 21 to follow by the end of 2014.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABDZ made its first flight on 11/9 as F-WWII & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Air Dolomiti B463 I-ADJJ (E3155) was ferried from Verona to Exeter on 14/9 on return to the lessor. This was the airline's last B463. Disposition of the fleet is as follows:
I-ADJF (E3193) to Astra A/L as SE-DIX
I-ADJG (E3169) restored as G-BSNS & stored at Kemble
I-ADJH (E3129) restored as G-BTXN & stored at Southend
I-ADJI (E3149) stored at Exeter
I-ADJJ (E3155) stored at Exeter
Air France A320 F-GFKO (0129) left Paris/Charles de Gaulle as AFR382V on 15/9 bound for Miami, FL & then to Opa Locka, FL, probably for scrapping. The airline is due to take delivery of its first A388, F-HPJA (033), at Finkenwerder on 30/10.
Air India B773 VT-ALR (36316) made its first flight on 15/9.
Alitalia ATR72 I-ATSL (592) has been sold to Air Bagan & is currently at Kuala Lumpur for painting.
Armavia. See under Lufthansa Cityline.
AustroJet DHC-8 OE-HWG (289) was ferried from Linz to Athens on 18/9, having been in store since 2/4, & is another one for Olympic Air.
British A/W B733 G-LGTE (24908) was handed back to the owner on 13/8, but didn't leave Gatwick until 15/9. It departed as BAW9150P bound for Goodyear, AZ routing via Keflavik & Bangor, ME & will eventually go to WebJet as PR-WJT. B744 G-BNLG (24049) flew its last revenue service on 11/9 as BAW154 from Cairo to LHR & left LHR as BAW9185E on 15/9 for Victorville, CA. It is thought to be the first of six BA B744s that will be put into storage in the near future. EMB170 G-LCYD (17000294) performed a proving flight from London City to Edinburgh & back as CFE170T/171T on 18/9. G-LCYE (17000296) was due to leave Brazil as CFE002D on 18/9 & is expected to arrive at Exeter at lunchtime on 20/9.
CityJet B462 EI-DEW (E3142) has become D-ALIN for WDL & was delivered from Norwich to Cologne as WDL511F on 18/9.
Condor B763 D-ABUD (26983) was ferried from Frankfurt to Beijing on 1/9 for winglet fitting, while D-ABUB (26987) flew in the opposite direction on 4/9 now sporting winglets.
Contact Air Fk100 D-AFKE (11505), operating as DLH288 from Berlin/Tegel to Stuttgart on 14/9, landed at its destination with its main gear up. The crew had received an unsafe gear indication but, despite 90 minutes troubleshooting, had been unable to lower the gear. I am glad to report that there were no significant injuries among the eighty-two passengers & five crew. The aircraft had been in service with the airline for just four days. See http://avherald.com/h?article=41fbf5b9&opt=0 for further information & photos.
CSA B734 OK-VGZ (24769) is to become C-FLEN when delivered to Flair A/L.
Denim Air is moving into the jet age with the addition of Fk100 PH-LNE (11322), which made an acceptance flight from Woensdrecht on 16/9. Originally registered to GECAS as PH-LNE, this aircraft was delivered to TAM as PT-MRD. It was then allocated F-WLLD for AerCap, before moving on to Girjet & Spanair as EC-JDN.
EasyJet B737 G-EZJA (30235) operated its last revenue service on 13/9 as EZY219Y from Vienna to Luton. It was then ferried to Southend later the same day as EZY8001 where it will be prepared for Aerolineas Argentinas. A319 G-EZFJ (4040) made its first flight at Finkenwerder as D-AVYM on 11/9 & was delivered to Gatwick as EZY8001 on 18/9.
Egypt Air B738 SU-GDC (35564) made its first flight on 14/9 & was followed on 16/9 by SU-GDE (35569).
Emirates B773 A6-ECU (35593) made its first flight on 17/9.
Etihad. See under Hi-Fly.
Eurowings B463 D-AEWB (E3183) was ferried from Exeter to Southend on 15/9 for further storage. CRJ-900 D-ACNF (15243) was delivered to Nuremberg in Lufthansa Regional scheme on 18/9.
Flightline. This former airline's B462 G-FLTB (E2024) was cancelled from the UK register on 11/9 & left Southend on 14/9 on delivery to the Bolivian A/F, with whom it is to become FAB104.
Flybe DHC-8 G-JECW (4152) was ferried from Norwich to Exeter on 12/9 after painting into Olympic Air scheme. It was cancelled from the UK register on 14/9 & was ferried to Athens on 15/9 as SX-BIU. Also see under Wideroe.
Hi-Fly has acquired A343 CS-TQM (117 ex A6-EYC) from Etihad & it was delivered to Lisbon on 18/9. The aircraft had been in store at Abu Dhabi.
JAL B773 JA741J (36128) was delivered to Tokyo/Narita on 17/9. As part of a cost-cutting exercise that will see 6,800 jobs go at the airline & 21 international & 29 domestic routes cut, JAL is expected to park 10 B744s.
JAT will reportedly place an order with Boeing in the near future for up to 5 B737NGs.
KD Avia. B733s EI-DMN (23411), VP-BBG (23543) & VP-BBH (23546) were ferried from Kaliningrad to Paris/CDG on 12/9 & VP-BJY (23559) was flown from Hannover to Lasham for storage on 13/9. EI-DMN then left Paris/CDG on 18/9 bound for the USA on return to the lessor.
KLM Cityhopper Fk100 PH-KZV (11556) was ferried from Maastricht to Amsterdam on 10/9 & entered service as KLM1847 to Vienna the following day. Meanwhile, PH-KZS (11540), the last of the recent batch to be delivered, was ferried from Woensdrecht to Amsterdam on 17/9 for painting prior to service entry.
Kolavia CRJ-850 RA-67218 (8074) was delivered from Kemble to Moscow/Domodedovo on 18/9.
Lufthansa has transferred A319 D-AILH (0641) to its Italian subsidiary.
Lufthansa Cityline CRJ-200 D-ACJI (7282) was ferried from Cologne to Amsterdam on 9/9 for painting for Armavia as EK-20014.
Lufthansa Italia. See under Lufthansa.
Lufthansa Regional. See under Eurowings.
MK A/L is hopefully looking at an upturn in business as B742F G-MKEA (22237) was ferried from Bristol/Filton to Ostend on 12/9 as BGB747 following a period of storage. It then proceeded to Tashkent routing via Istanbul.
Olympic Air continues gear up prior to its 1/10 launch. Recent movements have included:
A319 SX-OAJ (3905) was ferried back from Shannon to Athens on 11/9 following cabin modifications. M-ABCL (3142 ex HS-PGS) was delivered to Southend on 16/9 in Bangkok A/W scheme & will become Greek registered.
A320s SX-OAQ (3748) & SX-OAR (3812) were delivered from Dinard to Athens on 18/9
DHC-8 SX-BIQ (361) was ferried from Exeter to Norwich on 16/9 for painting.
Also see under AustroJet, Flybe & Wideroe.
Oman Air A332 A4O-DA (1038) was delivered to Muscat as OMA20 on 15/9.
Qantas is making reductions in the size of its long-haul fleet, with B744 VH-OED (25126) ferrying from Los Angeles, CA to Victorville, CA for storage on 14/9 & followed by B763 VH-OGD (24407) from Sydney to the same destination on 16/9.
Qatar A/W B773 A7-BAF (37661) made its first flight on 16/9.
Ryanair B738 EI-CSW (29935) left Lasham for Addis Ababa on 13/9 as ET-ANB on its delivery flight as ETH9201 to Ethiopian A/L. EI-EFS (37542) & EI-EFT (37543) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 12/9.
SAS MD-82 LN-ROO (53366) is the latest to wend one its way to Lourdes for storage & it was ferried there from Copenhagen as SAS9178 on 16/9. DHC-8 LN-RDB (4018) was ferried from storage at Copenhagen to Eindhoven on 17/9 for painting for a new operator.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BES (4032) was ferried from Finkenwerder to Toulouse as F-WWIH on 15/9.
Sky Europe B737s OM-NGN (34759) & OM-NGP (34760) were registered to the Bank of Scotland on 14/9 as G-GCFV & G-CGFW respectively. The former had been impounded at Paris/Orly on 26/6, while the latter had been ferried to Chateauroux on 12/9.
Swiss International A332 HB-IQG (275) had become VN-A271 at Zurich by 13/9, when it was noted in full scheme. HB-IQK (299) was also noted in full Vietnam scheme at Zurich on 15/9.
US A/W A332 N281AY (1041) left Toulouse on 12/9 as AWE9240 on delivery to Mobile, AL.
Viking A/L MD-82 SE-RDI (49631) had the registration SX-SMS & Viking Hellas Aviation titles applied at Athens on 17/9.
Virgin Atlantic. B744 G-VAST (28757) left Gatwick bound for Xiamen as VIR813P on 11/9 for a D-check.
WDL. See under CityJet.
Wideroe DHC-8 LN-WDW (4216) was ferried from Oslo/Torp to Eindhoven as WIF9149 on 18/9 for painting into Olympic Air scheme. It will be restored as G-ECOF before going on lease to Olympic Air.
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/
Aer Arran ATR72 EI-REJ (126) was registered to Air Contractors on 27/8 & is now operating a nightly FedEx service from Birmingham to Paris/CDG.
Aeroflot A332 VQ-BBF (1045) was delivered to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 8/9.
Afriqiyah A332 5A-ONG (1024) was delivered from Toulouse to Tripoli on 8/9 & 5A-ONH (1043) made its first flight as F-WWKM on 7/9, but with an incorrect sticker showing F-WWKA applied.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABAE (30877) was ferried from Norwich to Munich on 8/9 in full Jeju Air Scheme. A320 D-ABDY (4013) was delivered from Toulouse to Berlin/Tegel as BER665P on 10/9.
Air Contractors. See under Aer Arann.
Air Dolomiti B463 I-ADJH (E3129) was restored to the UK register as G-BTXN on 8/9. It is currently stored at Southend.
Alitalia. Further attempts are to be made in the near future to dispose of the remaining aircraft that were withdrawn earlier this year. In case you want to catch up with any of them, they are believed to be currently stored at the following locations:
Brindisi - ATR72s I-ATRO, ATRQ, ATRR
Clermont-Ferrand - EMB145s I-EXMA, EXMB, EXMC, EXMD, EXME, EXMF, EXMG, EXMH, EXMI, EXML, EXMM, EXMO, EXMU
Cologne - ATR72s I-ATLR, ATMC, ATPA, ATPM, ATRS, ATSL, ATSM
Dothan, AL - MD-11F EI-UPA (& possibly EI-UPU)
Miami, FL - B763 EI-CRO (for Blue Panorama)
Milan/Malpensa - MD-82 I-DATL
Mojave, CA - MD-82s I-DAWC, DAWU
Rome/Fiumicino - EMB145 I-EXMN, MD-82s I-DACP, DACQ, DACX, DANL, DANM, DANP, DANV, DATA, DATB, DATD, DATF, DATH, DATJ, DATK, DATO, DATR, DAVR, DAVV, DAWB
It is reported that four of the ATR72s (I-ATRO/Q/R/S) have recently been purchased by Magellan Aviation Services.
Andalus Lineas Aereas EMB145 EC-LDB (145441 ex EI-EEK) was delivered to Malaga from Alverca on 10/9.
Astraeus A320 G-STRP (0136) was registered on 10/9. This is a former Clickair machine, EC-GRF, which is currently stored at Kemble & should be delivered to the airline next month.
Best Air MD-82 TC-TUA had returned to the airline by 5/9 following lease to Mahan Air.
BMI. See under British A/W.
British A/W. The EMB170 fleet got off to an unfortunate & rather inauspicious start. G-LCYD (17000294) set off from Sao Jose dos Campos on 4/9, reaching its first stop at Recife without incident. However, on take-off from Recife en route to Sal (Cape Verde), it suffered a bird strike, which punctured the left nose section as far back as the pressurised bulkhead. The aircraft landed safely at Recife & was then flown back to Sao Jose dos Campos at 10,000 feet for repairs. With these duly completed, it arrived at Exeter as CFE01P on delivery on 11/9. B735 G-GFFH (27354) flew its last revenue service on 10/9 as BAW2599 from Verona to Gatwick & was then ferried to Glasgow as BAW9254 early that evening. Talks between the airline & Lufthansa about a possible bid to buy BMI have reportedly taken place recently.
CargoItalia took delivery of MD-11F EI-UPE (48427) at Milan/Malpensa on 5/9 when it arrived from San Antonio, TX.
Cathay Pacific A343 B-HXO (128) left Hong Kong on 9/9 for storage at Victorville, CA.
Centralwings B734 SP-LLI (24706) became N916SK for SkyKing on 8/9 & left Warsaw n its delivery flight on 10/9.
Clickair. See under Astraeus.
CSA B734 OK-VGZ (24769) was ferried from Southend to Prague on 10/9 in Flair A/L scheme, though without titles.
DHL B763F G-DHLE (37805) left Greensboro, NC on 8/9 routing via New York/JFK, NY to East Midlands on delivery.
EasyJet A320 G-EZTO (4034) made its first flight on 2/9 as D-AVVH & was delivered to Paris/Orly as EZY8001 on 10/9. B737 G-EZJR (32413) was cancelled from the UK register on 9/9, becoming HL8207 for Eastar Jet the same day when it made an acceptance flight as such from Stansted. It then departed on its delivery flight on 11/9 routing via Dubai.
Egypt Air B738 SU-GDB (35567) arrived at Cairo as MSR9999 on delivery on 6/9.
Ethiopian A/L. See under Ryanair.
Eurowings B463 D-AEWP (E3165) was restored to the UK register as G-BSNR on 8/9. B462 D-AEWD (E2069) was ferried from Frankfurt to Exeter as DLH9920 on 9/9 on return to the lessor.
Finnair will retire three of its seven B752s next spring. It also intends to lease two EMB170s or EMB190s to FinnComm.
FinnComm. See under Finnair.
Flybe DHC-8 G-JECW (4152) was ferried from Birmingham to Norwich as BEE031M on 5/9 for painting into Olympic Air scheme, with whom it is to become SX-BIU.
I-Fly is a new Russian carrier who will soon be the recipient of B752 EI-DUC (26248), which was noted in their scheme at Norwich on 9/9.
KD Avia is expected to have its AOC revoked by Rosaviatsiya on 14/9. It has been in deep trouble since 1/9 when it stopped selling tickets citing the reason as the non-arrival of promised new funds. On 4/9, four of its B733s were impounded - EI-CHH (23177) at Paris/CDG, VP-BDB (23261) at Munich, VP-BJV (23507) at Dusseldorf & VP-BJY (23559) at Hannover. Since then, EI-CHH has been ferried to Lasham for storage on 8/9, with VP-BDB following it on 10/9 & VP-BJV on 11/9. In addition, EI-DMM (24092) & EI-DTY (25017) were ferried from Kaliningrad to Paris/CDG on 11/9, with the former then continuing to Chateauroux & the latter to Shannon.
KLM Cityhopper Fk100 PH-OFF (11274) was ferried from Amsterdam to Woensdrecht as KLM7151 for storage on 9/9. Fk70 PH-KZV (11556) has now been repainted from Air France scheme & was ferried to Maastricht from Amsterdam on 10/9 for further pre-delivery work.
Kolavia took delivery of A320 TC-KLA (2029) on 11/9 when it was ferried from Istanbul to Volgograd on 11/9. Originally with America West as N670AW, this aircraft then became VT-DKW with Air Deccan & N615SA with GECAS.
LOT is not ruling out a switch to Airbus as it discusses compensation options with Boeing over delays to the B787s that it has on order. Other possibilities include switching to B777s or overhauling its B767s.
Lufthansa. The airline has announced the following provisional delivery dates for Airbus aircraft.
A319 (c/ns not yet known)
D-AIBA 31/12/09, D-AIBB 28/02/10, D-AIBC 30/06/10, D-AIBD 30/09/10 D-AIBE 30/11/10
A320 (c/ns not yet known)
D-AIZA 30/11/09, D-AIZB 31/12/09, D-AIZC 31/01/10, D-AIZD 28/02/10, D-AIZE 31/03/10, D-AIZF 30/04/10, D-AIZG 31/05/10, D-AIZH 30/06/10, D-AIZI 31/08/10, D-AIZJ 30/09/10
A321
D-AISV (4047) 30/09/09, D-AISW (4054) 31/10/09, D-AISX (4073) 31/10/09, D-AISZ (unknown) 30/11/09
A380
D-AIMA (038) 31/03/10, D-AIMB (041) 30/04/10, D-AIMC (044) 31/05/10, D-AIMD (048) 30/06/10, D-AIME (061) 31/07/10, D-AIMF (066) 28/02/11, D-AIMG (069) 31/03/11, D-AIMH (070) 30/04/11, D-AIMI (072) 31/05/11, D-AIMJ (073) 30/06/11
Also see under British A/W.
Luzair took delivery of B763 CS-TQI (25221) at Lisbon on 10/9, when it arrived on delivery from Porto Alegre. The aircraft's long list of previous identities is B-16688, N770TA, G-BXOP, PH-AAM, SE-DZF, C-GGBK, 5R-MFF, PR-VAI, PT-MSS, N237W - a somewhat well used machine.
MAS B744 9M-MPI (27672) has become HZ-AWA1 with Alwafeer A/L & was noted in service on 10/9.
MCA A/L Fk100 SE-DUU (11286) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Maastricht as PEO9001 on 8/9 for painting prior to lease to Petro Air.
Olympic Air A319 SX-OAJ (3905) was ferried from Athens to Shannon as NOA007P on 6/9 for cabin reconfiguration. Originally built for Mexicana & to have been XA-MXR it still sported a Mexicana-specified interior. DHC-8 G-PTHB (4268) was cancelled from the UK register on 8/9, with the aircraft becoming SX-OBB & delivered from Norwich to Athens on 9/9. Also see under Flybe.
Olympic A/L B734 SX-BKN (26281) was registered to Nas Air as E3-NAZ on 11/9.
Oman Air A332 A4O-DB (1044) made its first flight as F-WWKA on 10/9 in full scheme.
Ryanair B738 EI-EFR (37541) arrived at Dublin as RYR800R on delivery on 5/9. EI-CSW (29935) completed an air test from Lasham on 11/9 as ET-ANB & is due to leave Lasham imminently on delivery to Ethiopian A/L at Addis-Ababa.
SAS will soon take delivery of CRJ-900 OY-KFK (15244). The aircraft was flown to Kiev/Borispol on 6/9 in SAS scheme but wearing C-GBSZ for a demo tour. MD-82 OY-KGZ (49381) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Lourdes as SAS9178 for storage on 24/8 & was followed by LN-ROW (49438) as SAS9198 on 8/9.
Singapore A/L A388 9V-SKJ (045) left Toulouse on 6/9 as SIA380 on delivery to Singapore/Changi. This is the airline's tenth A388. 9V-SKK (051) made its first flight in primer as F-WWAH on 10/9 & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day. This is due for delivery in December & will be the last for the airline until October 2010 following the recent delivery delays agreed with Airbus.
Surinam A/W is to replace its familiar B743, PZ-TCM (23508), with an ex Air France A343.
Swiftair ATR72 EC-JRP (446) returned to Madrid on 10/9 after lease to Maya Island Air.
S7 A/L B735 VP-BTF (25009) was registered to Apollo Aviation Capital Holding as N374RM back on 26/2 & has now become TU-TSC for Air Ivoire, with delivery from Chateauroux to Abidjan taking place on 11/9.
TAP A320 CS-TNS (4021) was delivered to Lisbon on 11/9.
Titan A/W. For the photographers, B752 G-ZAPU (26151) now carries additional "Pixie Lott" titles (see Skyliner for a photo).
Turkmenistan A/L B737 EZ-A008 (37237) routed through Birmingham on 11/9 on its delivery flight to Ashkhabad & was due to be followed by EZ-A009 (37235) the following day.
Ukraine International B738 UR-PSB (29654) left the USA as AUI6102 on delivery to Kiev/Borispol on 4/9.
UT Air continues to receive B735s formerly operated by Continental. The latest one is VP-BXR (27316 ex N69603), which arrived at Khanty-Mansiysk on delivery on 11/9. This takes the total number of former Continental machines in service to thirteen, with the following five expected to join the fleet:
VP-BVO (28916 ex N14655) & VP-BVQ (28915 ex N14654) due this year
VP-BXU (27318 ex N14605), VP-BXY (27328 ex N37615) & VP-BXZ (27329 ex N52616) due in 2010
Virgin Atlantic A346 G-VATL (376) flew its last revenue service on 5/9 as VIR4 from New York/JFK to LHR & was ferried to Lourdes as VIR813P for storage on 7/9.
Wideroe DHC-8 LN-WDG (4266) arrived at Bergen on delivery on 5/9.
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/
Adria CRJ2 S5-AAD (7166) now sports a special scheme advertising Internet provider SIOL (see the Skyliner site for a photo).
Aegean B734 SX-BGR (25063) was ferried to Athens on 30/8 following a period of storage at Norwich. It is in basic scheme & without titles & was followed by sister ship SX-BGH (23866) in primer scheme on 3/9.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABAE (30877) was flown from Berlin/Tegel to Norwich on 1/9 for painting prior to return to the lessor.
Air Contractors ATR42 EI-SLA (149) was noted at Edinburgh on 31/8 in full Mistral Air scheme & was delivered to Rome/Fiumicino the same day. It is now operating domestic night mail runs.
Air India B772 VT-ALH (36307) set off on its delivery flight on 28/8 & was followed on 31/8 by B773 VT-ALQ (36315).
Andalus Lineas Aereas is to add a fourth EMB145 to its fleet. EI-EEK (145441 ex VH-SZH) was ferried from Alverca to Shannon on 31/8 prior to lease.
Arkefly returned Miami Air B738 N738MA (32799) to Pease, NH on 1/9 at the end of its summer lease.
AtlasJet A320 TC-OGK (0460) was ferried from Istanbul to Keflavik on 2/9 en route to the USA & return to the lessor. Also see under Tailwind.
Augsburg A/W took delivery of its fifth EMB195 on 29/8 when D-AEME (19000308) arrived at Munich. In common with its predecessors it wears Lufthansa Regional scheme. Three further examples are due for delivery this month.
Austrian A/L. See under Lufthansa.
BH Air A320 LZ-BHC (2540) was damaged in a tail strike on take-off from Verona on 1/9 while operating BGH5379 to Rome/Fiumicino. The aircraft returned safely to Verona, which was an intermediate stop en route from Hurghada.
Brit Air CRJ-100 F-GRJH (7162) left Morlaix on 28/8 on delivery to Air Uganda as 5X-UGD.
British A/W A318 G-EUNA (4007) has been crew training at Lyneham & Manston this week. It is due to perform a proving flight from London City to New York/JFK via Shannon on 8/9 as BAW9152C. The first revenue service from London City is planned to take place on 29/9 as BAW001. G-EUNB (4039) is due for delivery on 30/9. It is understood that B733 G-LGTE (24908) will be ferried to Goodyear, AZ, probably still UK registered, for modifications prior to going to WebJet as PR-WJT. B735 G-GFFH (27354) is due to operate its final revenue service on 8/9 as BAW2968 from Gatwick to Glasgow where it will undergo end of lease maintenance. It will then be flown to LHR for painting for Air Midwest of Nigeria. B752s G-BPEJ (25807) & G-BPEK (25808), both operated by Open Skies, are expected to join the French register next year. B772 G-YMMT (36518) was ferried from Cardiff to LHR on 1/9 as BAW9183 & then operated BAW27 to Hong Kong later that day. The airline accepted its first EMB170 in a ceremony at Sao Jose dos Campos on 3/9 & it was registered as G-LCYD (17000294) the same day. It was expected to leave Brazil on 4/9 as CFE001 on delivery to Edinburgh, with arrival there planned for 17.45 on 5/9. It will then be ferried to Exeter for modifications. Crew training will take place at Cambridge & the first revenue service is due to be from London City to Edinburgh as BAW8700 on 28/9. G-LCYE (17000296) is due to leave Brazil on 11/9 as CFE170P & should arrive at Edinburgh the following day. The next 3 are scheduled to follow this year with the final one arriving in January. The 5 EMB190s are due between March & June 2010.
Cargolux B744F LX-FCV (25866) has become N581UP with UPS & was delivered from Luxembourg to Bangor, ME as UPS9130 on 4/9. It will then continue on to Roswell, NM
Cathay Pacific Cargo B742F B-HVZ (23864) left Hong Kong on 31/8 bound for Anchorage, AK & then onward to Victorville, CA for storage.
CityJet. See under VLM.
Contactair continues to expand its fleet of Fk100s. B-12292 (11496) of Mandarin A/L arrived at Eindhoven on 31/8 for preparation for the airline. It is also expected to take delivery of former Aero Mongolia examples JU-8428 (11428) & JU-8452 (11352) before the end of this year & these are expected to be registered D-AFKC/D respectively.
DHL B763F G-DHLF (387806) joined the UK register on 2/9 & was ferried to Greensboro, NC the following day for winglet installation. G-DHLE (37805) is due to be delivered to East Midlands on 9/9.
EasyJet. Former easyJet B737 N243CL (30243 ex G-EZJF) left Stansted on 29/8 in full Aerolineas Argentinas colours en route to Gander.
EgyptAir B738 SU-GDA (35565) arrived at Cairo on delivery on 1/9.
EVA Air B773 B-16714 (33757) made its first flight on 1/9.
Flybe. See under Olympic Air.
FlyLAL Charters. See under Sky Europe.
Gulf Air is to sell the five A343s that it owns. It also has a further four on lease.
Jetran Air MD-82 YR-MDR (48092) returned to Bucharest/Otopeni on 2/9 after lease to Air Ivoire at Abidjan.
Korean Air B773 HL7783 (37644) left the USA on 31/8 on delivery to Seoul/Incheon.
LOT. Correcting last week's blog, the deliveries of EMB175s SP-LIG/H/I (17000283/288/290) were all delayed with SP-LII arriving at Warsaw on 2/9 carrying special 600th E-Jet stickers. Both SP-LIG/H are still in Brazil.
Lufthansa completed its takeover of Austrian A/L on 3/9.
Lufthansa Regional. See under Augsburg A/W.
Mistral Air. See under Air Contractors.
MK A/L B742F G-MKLA (23711) was registered on 3/9 & is due for delivery to the airline later this month. Originally with British A/W as G-BDXM, this aircraft has more recently been with Air Atlanta as TF-ATX.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-NOH (36814) left Boeing Field on 3/9 on its delivery flight to Oslo.
Norwegian.se MD-83 SE-RDV (49574) left Stockholm/Arlanda on 4/9 for Keflavik on its delivery flight to Allegiant Air.
Olympic Air is still busily preparing for its launch on 1/10. The latest DHC-8 news is as follows:
SX-BIQ (361) was ferried from Bordeaux to Exeter on 1/9 & is expected to be delivered to Athens on or around 13/9.
SX-BIT (4148) was ferried back from Norwich to Birmingham on 30/8 still as G-JECV but now in full Olympic Air scheme.
SX-OBB (4268) was delivered to Birmingham as G-PTHB on 31/8 in an all white scheme & then ferried to Norwich on 3/9 for painting.
Olympic A/L will be liquidated on 30/9 & its services will be taken over by Olympic Air. The current airline's long-haul routes will be dropped & it will be interesting to see what will happen to the A343s. B734s SX-BKI (24704) & SX-BKN (26281) have both been painted all white prior to delivery to a new operator.
Open Skies. See under British A/W.
Primera Air B737 TF-JXG (28210) became OY-PSF & not OY-PSG as stated last week.
Qatar A/W B773 A7-BAF (37661) is currently scheduled to arrive at Doha on delivery on 29/9.
RAM B733F CN-ROX (24020) passed through Bombay on 31/8 on its delivery flight.
Singapore A/L has agreed a delay of 6 to 12 months in the delivery schedule for 8 of its A388s. It is believed that this delay was requested by the airline rather than being Airbus driven.
Sky Europe announced on 1/9 that it had ceased all operations with immediate effect. Three B737s were returned from Prague to the lessor on 2/9, with OM-NGG (34753) & OM-NGJ (37455) going to Budapest & OM-NGP (34760) to Chateauroux. B733s OM-CLA (24545) & OM-CLB (24246) were ferried from Bratislava to Budapest on 4/9 on return to the lessor. The two B735s on lease from FlyLAL Charters, LY-AWF (26707) & LY-AWG (26700), were flown from Bratislava to Vilnius on 3/9.
Skywings B752 SX-BTH (27204) left San Jose on 1/9 still as N410JR on delivery to Athens.
Tailwind has leased B734 TC-TLA (25107) to AtlasJet & the aircraft wears a hybrid scheme (see the Skyliner site for a photo).
TAP A320 CS-TNS (4021) made its first flight on 28/8 as F-WWDM & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder later in the day.
Tarom is to add blended winglets to its four B737s.
TNT A300F OO-TZD (247) left Liege as TAY975E on 4/9 routing via Keflavik & Bangor, ME for storage at Mojave, CA.
Turkmenistan A/L B737 EZ-A006 (37236) left the USA on its delivery flight on 31/8, routing via Goose Bay & Birmingham to Ashkhabad. The airline placed an order with Boeing this week for a further three B737s.
UPS. See under Cargolux.
VLM Fk50 OO-VLP (20209) is the second example to have been painted into CityJet scheme & it was returned from Norwich to Antwerp on 1/9.