October 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/
Adria A320 S5-AAC (0114) has become XY-AGG with Myanmar A/W International & was ferried from Kuala Lumpur to Mingaladon on 27/10 following painting into full scheme.
Aeroflot A333 VQ-BCQ (1058) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 29/10. It wears Sky Team colours. A321 VQ-BEA (4058) is at Finkenwerder awaiting delivery. VQ-BED (4074) made its first flight on 20/10 as D-AVZT. Also at Finkenwerder, VQ-BEE (4099) is nearing completion, VQ-BEF (4103) was noted recently in the paint shop & VQ-BEG (4116) is on the production line.
Air Berlin DHC-8 D-ABQJ (4274) arrived at Berlin/Tegel on delivery on 24/10. This was the last of the ten aircraft ordered by the airline. B733 D-ADIJ (25041) was ferried from Ostrava to Eindhoven on 24/10 for painting & is to join Boliviana de Aviacion as CP-2552. A320 D-ABFA (4101) was noted this week fully painted at Finkenwerder. Also see under TUIfly Germany.
Air Bridge Cargo. See under Air France Cargo.
Air Dolomiti B463 I-ADJG (E3169), which was recently restored to the UK register as G-BSNS, has become ZS-SMO for Bionic Aviation & left Kemble on 27/10 for Malaga.
Air France accepted its first A388, F-HPJA (33) at Finkenwerder on 30/10 & it was flown to Paris/CDG the same day. This is the first of twelve for the airline & will be introduced on the Paris/CDG to New York/JFK route next month, where it will replace two rotations currently flown by B777s. At 538 seats, this will be the highest-density configuration aircraft delivered to date. Following New York/JFK, the next destinations are thought to be Dubai & Johannesburg. A320 F-GKXU (4063) made its first flight on 29/9 as F-WWBF & was delivered from Toulouse to Paris/CDG as AFR372V on 28/10. F-GKXV (4084) made its first flight on 29/10 as D-AVVA, while F-GKXX (4105) was noted unpainted at Finkenwerder on 28/10. F-GFKL (0101) left Paris/CDG on 29/10 as AFR385V destined for Orlando/Sanford & an appointment with the scrapman. Having been out of service since early April, B744 F-GITC (25344) was ferried from Paris/CDG to Vatry for further storage on 28/10.
Air France Cargo B744F F-GIUB (33096) is to be delivered to Air Bridge Cargo as VQ-BFX next month.
Air Slovakia B752 OM-ASA (24370) was registered to Pegasus Aviation as N580SH on 19/10 & left Istanbul en route to Miami, FL on 23/10.
Alitalia MD-11F EI-UPA (48426) was registered as N986AR for Centurion Air Cargo on 23/10 & ferried from Dothan, AL to Acadiana RAP, LA for painting on 27/10. B763 EI-CRO (29383), which was temporarily registered N171LF for ILFC, has become 5Y-KYY for Kenya A/W & was delivered from Miami, FL to Nairobi on 25/10. A320 EI-DTK (4075) made its first flight on 7/10 as F-WWBN & was flown from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day, before returning to Toulouse on 14/10. EI-DTL (4108) made its first flight on 29/10 as F-WWDS & was ferried from Toulouse to Chateauroux in full scheme the same day (possibly for storage as delivery not due until December?).
AnadoluJet moved a step closer to putting B737 N297MD (34297) into service when it was ferried from Shannon to Istanbul on 30/10.
Arkefly returned B752 C-FLOX (26158) to Skyservice A/L after summer lease when it left Amsterdam on 26/10 bound for Toronto as SSV9801.
Astraeus B752 G-STRW (24543) flew its last revenue service from Keflavik to Gatwick as AEU501W on 30/10 & then positioned to Lasham the same day as AEU501P at the end of its summer lease to the airline. A320 G-STRP (0136) left Southend on 27/10, visiting several UK airports during the day before landing at Gatwick where it has remained ever since. It is still all white & devoid of titles.
Atlantic A/W B463 OY-FJE (E3234) was ferried from Vagar (Faroe Islands) to Southend on 23/10 as FLI0100 at the end of its lease.
Avient Aviation is adding a MD-11F to its fleet. N408SH (48408 ex HL7372, N988PG, PR-LGD) was noted at Miami, FL in full scheme on 25/10 awaiting delivery & it will, presumably, join the Zimbabwean register. The carrier also currently operates:
Z-ALT DC-10-30F (47818 ex 9V-SDG, PP-VMS, N519MD, N115WA, S2-ADB, N537MD, G-LYON, N537MD, 5X-ROY)
Z-ARL DC-10-30F (47907 ex OO-SLB, N10MB)
Z-AVT DC-10-30F (46590 ex G-BFGI, N68065, N401JR)
Z-WTV Il-76T (73410279 ex CCCP-86723, RA-76372, S9-BOM, 3C-QQD)
Blue Wings A320 D-ANNA (0916) became N590SH for Pegasus Aviation on 22/9 & left Istanbul on 27/10 bound for San Jose, Costa Rica
BremenFly B734 D-ABRE (27826) was ferried from Warsaw to Cologne on 23/10 as BFY9010 following a period of storage.
British A/W B744 G-BNLU (25406) flew its last revenue service on 18/10 as BAW58 from Cape Town to LHR & then left LHR on 24/10 as BAW9150 destined for storage at Victorville, CA, where it joined G-BNLG (24049). G-BNLH (24050) left Cardiff as BAW9151 on 25/10 also bound for Victorville, CA. G-BNLA (23908) was ferried from LHR to Cardiff for storage on 26/10 as BAW9172, having flown its last revenue service as BAW34N from Miami, FL arriving back at LHR that same morning. A320 G-BUSG (0039) was ferried from LHR to Gatwick on 23/10 as BAW9266, apparently for a period of storage.
British A/W Cityflyer B463 G-BZAX (E3356) was ferried from Kemble to Norwich on 27/10 as CFE02P for painting. EMB170 G-LCYF (17000298) joined the UK register on 29/10 & is due to arrive at Exeter on delivery on 31/10.
Centurion Air Cargo MD-11F N701GC (48434), operating CWC431 from Miami, FL to Montivideo, made a heavy landing in fog at its destination. The starboard main gear was badly damaged & it is suspected that the starboard wing spar is also damaged. The aircraft may be a write-off. Also see under Alitalia.
CSA A320 OK-GEB (1450) left Prague on 24/10 en route to La Tontouta, Noumea on a four-week lease to Aircalin.
Cyprus A/W A320 5B-DBB (0256) was ferried from Larnaca to Shannon as CYP014P on 28/10, possibly for storage.
Denim Air Fk100 PH-LNE (11322) was delivered from Woensdrecht to Rotterdam on 28/10.
EasyJet B737 G-EZJT (3245) flew its last revenue service on 27/10 as EZY558 from Belfast to Newcastle & was then ferried to Southend as EZY8001 that evening prior to return to the lessor. A319 G-EZFN (4076) made its first flight at Finkenwerder on 15/10 as D-AVYV & was flown to Dinard the following day (presumably for painting?) before returning to Finkenwerder on 26/10. G-EZFO (4080) made its first flight on 21/10 as D-AVYW & was ferried from Finkenwerder to Dinard on 26/10. G-EZFP (4087) made its first flight on 26/10 as D-AVYX.
Emirates B773 A6-ECV (35594) left Paine Field, WA on 29/10 on its delivery flight to Dubai. A6-ECW (38981) & A6-ECX (38982) were both noted of the production line last week.
FinnComm ATR72 OH-ATK (848) was delivered to Helsinki back on 9/10.
Flyglobespan B738 G-CEJP (29646) was ferried from Norwich to Lasham in full Ethiopian scheme as GSM733E on 27/10.
FlyLAL Charters B735 LY-AWF (26707) was ferried from Vilnius to Dushanbe on 30/10 from where it will operate on behalf of Tajik Air.
Freebird A320 TC-FBY (0283), which reverted to its previous marks of N754US back on 6/10, was ferried from Zurich to Keflavik on 28/10. I had expected this to go a Bulgarian operator, but this now looks less likely.
Hello MD-90 HB-JIC (53576) was flown from Basle to Stockholm/Arlanda on 25/10 for maintenance before being ferried to the USA where it will join Delta A/L as N919DN. Sister ship HB-JIB (53553) is due to follow on 31/10 & will also join Delta A/L as N918DH.
Iberworld A333 EC-JHP (670) joined the European exodus on 20/10, when it left Madrid bound for Adi Sumarmo & lease to Garuda for the Hajj.
JAL B773 JA743J (36130) left Paine Field, WA on delivery on 28/10.
Jet4you. See under JetairFly.
JetairFly B734 OO-JAM (28867) had become CN-RPH with Jet4you by 24/10.
Kalitta Air has a "new" B742F N704CK (23391 ex JA8171). This former JAL machine was registered on 19/10 & ferried from Victorville, CA to Oscoda-Wurtsmith, MI two days later. It replaces the previous N704CK (22299 ex B-1894, B-18752), which was written-off at Brussels on 25/05/08. Prior to that, the registration had been used on a B741F (20528 ex JA8112), which was allocated N40489 in 2003 before being broken up at Oscoda-Wurtsmith, MI soon after.
Kenya A/W. See under Alitalia.
KLM Cityhopper E190 PH-EZH (19000319) arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 24/10.
Korean Air B773 HL7784 (37136) left Paine Field, WA on delivery on 27/10.
Lufthansa A321 D-AISX (4073) made its first flight on 20/10 & was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 28/10 as DLH8851. D-AISZ (4085) made its first flight on 27/10 as D-AVZW. D-AIZA (4097) left the paint shop at Finkenwerder this week, while D-AIZB (4120) is well advanced on the production line.
MK A/L B742F G-MKHA (23071) has escaped the scrapman's axe as it was ferried from Kemble to Filton on 25/10 as BGB123 & then positioned to Luxembourg as BGB902 on 30/10.
Novair. See under Orbest.
Olympic Air A320 SX-OAM (3990) was delivered from Bordeaux to Athens on 26/10 following painting into full scheme. SX-OAP (4065) made its first flight on 12/10 as D-AVVL. SX-OAS (4094) is currently at Finkenwerder all white & still carrying D-AVVB.
Oman Air A332 A4O-DC (1049) was delivered from Toulouse to Muscat as OMA024 on 26/10. A333 A4O-DD (1063) was ferried from Toulouse to Chateauroux as F-WWYN on 23/10.
Orbest A332 CS-TRA (461) was ferried from Lisbon to Stockholm/Arlanda as OBS029P on 29/10 for winter lease to Novair.
Petro Air Fk100 9A-BTE (11416) positioned from Zagreb to Tripoli on 30/10 for operations by Trade Air.
Ryanair will reportedly retire no further B738s before December next year. A further eight are due for delivery during November - EI-EFV (35017), EI-EFW (35018), EI-EFX (35019), EI-EFY (35020), EI-EFZ (38489), EI-EGA (38490), EI-EGB (38491) & EI-EGC (38492). The first four have already made their maiden flights, the fifth & sixth have appeared on the flightline & the other two are next to each other on the Renton production line.
S7 A/L A310 VP-BTK (427) left Moscow/Domodedovo on 29/10 bound for Orlando/Sanford, FL & scrapping.
Saga A/L B738 TC-SGI (28069) now sports Ariana Afghan titles & tail logo & has been in service on the route from Istanbul to Kabul since 24/10. A333 TC-SGJ (407) has been repainted into full THY scheme prior to Hajj operations.
SAS A343 OY-KBM (450) joined the ever-growing collection of stored aircraft at Lourdes when it was flown there from Zurich in an all white scheme for storage on 28/10.
SAT A/L took delivery of former Maersk B735 RA-73013 (28721 ex OY-APH) on 29/10 when it was delivered from Moscow/Vnukovo to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
SATA ATP CS-TGX (2025) has been painted all white & was ferried from Norwich to Southend on 26/10 for preparation for Air Aceh of Indonesia, to whom it should be delivered next month.
Seagle Air suspended operations on 22/10 & most of its aircraft have already been returned to their lessors as follows:
OM-HLA B733 (23773) ferried Bratislava to Bucharest on 27/10 as CGL900P
OM-HLC B733 (25119) ferried Bratislava to Bournemouth on 20/10 as CGL990P
OM-HLD A320 (0234) ferried Bratislava to Montpellier on 22/10 as CGL479P
OM-HLE A320 (0453) ferried Bratislava to Sofia on 23/10 as CGL800P
OM-HLX B733 (24011) ferried Bratislava to Sofia on 23/10 as CGL900P
The remaining B733, OM-HLB (25011), remains stored at Bratislava.
Sky Wings A/L MD-83 SX-BTM (49627) left Athens for Mehrabad on 24/10 on lease to an unidentified operator.
Strategic A/L A320 F-GSTS (0420) entered service on 25/10 after a short period of storage.
TAP A320 CS-TNT (4095) made its first flight on 23/10 as F-WWDI & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Thomas Cook A320 G-VCED (0193) is due to be retired on 2/11 & will be broken up. The following are due to be withdrawn from service & returned to the lessors next year - A320s G-BYTH (0429) & G-GTDL (0476) both in February plus B752 G-JMCF (24369) in March.
Thomson A/W B733 G-THOE (26313) had the markings OD-HAJ reapplied at Luton on 28/10 & was cancelled from the UK register the same day. It was still in an all white scheme.
THY. See under Saga A/L.
Transavia B738 PH-HSS (32348) left Amsterdam on 28/10 on return to Gol at the end of its summer lease.
Travel Service. See under Travel Service Hungary.
Travel Service Hungary has returned B738s, HA-LKC (27991) & HA-LKD (27985), to TUIfly Germany. They may revert to their previous marks of D-AHFK & D-AHFL respectively, though both are reported to be up for sale. HA-LKC was ferried from Budapest to Hannover on 28/10. However, HA-LKB (30294 ex OK-TVE, HA-LKB, OK-TVI) has now rejoined fleet from the parent company.
TUIfly Germany. The following aircraft will be painted into Air Berlin colours over the next few months & will be used on routes recently transferred to Air Berlin - B737s D-AHIA (29082), D-AHXA (30714), D-AHXB (30717), D-AHXC (34693), D-AHXD (30726), D-AHXE (35135), D-AHXF (35136), D-AHXG (35140), D-AHXH (35282), D-AHXI (35141) & D-AHXJ (35277) plus B738s D-AHFS (28623) & D-AHFW (30882). Also see under Travel Service Hungary.
United A/L B744 N193UA (26890) moved storage locations on 22/10 when it was ferried from Goodyear, AZ to Victorville, CA.
Viking A/L returned its two leased Canadian-registered B738s to Sunwing A/L on 27/10. Both set off for Toronto, with C-FEAK (30292) leaving from Manchester, while C-FYLC (33029) departed from Gatwick as SWG9001.
Virgin Atlantic B744 G-VROM (32339) arrived back at Gatwick from Amsterdam on 28/10 as VIR812P. It has a silver fuselage with a light green tail & red engine cowlings & the registration is taped on. It is due to become CP-2603 prior to departing to Santa Cruz, Bolivia at 17.00 on 31/10 on delivery to AeroSur.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LPY (4109) is currently on the production line at Finkenwerder.
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 Lingus. See under Vladivostok Avia.
Aeroflot A333 VP-BCQ (1058), currently flying as F-WWYX, is painted in Sky Team colours & should be delivered to the carrier in the near future.
AeroSur. See under Virgin Atlantic.
Aerolineas Argentinas' business plan calls for the resumption of several international routes that it has abandoned over the past few years, including European destinations such as Paris & London. To this end the airline is considering buying or leasing six A330s & seven A340s.
Air Alps. See under Welcome Air.
Air Berlin. See under Belair.
Air France A320 F-GFKK (0100) left Paris/CDG on 22/10 as AFR384V bound for Orlando/Sanford, FL, possibly for scrapping.
Air Transat A332 C-GITS (271) left Montreal as TSC1001 on 18/10 en route to Hasanudin (Indonesia) on lease to Garuda for Hajj duties, with C-GGTS (250) following as TSC1002 two days later.
Alitalia has disposed of a second B763 to Omni Air International. I-DEIL (28147) was registered as N378AX on 14/10 & was ferried from Rome/Fiumicino to Tel Aviv on 18/10 for maintenance & painting.
Astraeus B752 G-OJIB arrived back at Gatwick from Norwich on 18/10 as AEU008P all white with Saudi Arabian titles. It then left for Jeddah later that day as AEU108 bound for Hajj operations. G-STRX (25621), which was already in a similar scheme, arrived at Gatwick from RAF Brize Norton the same day as AEU737P, before also departing for Jeddah as AEU004P.
Belair A320 HB-IOU (3006 ex D-ABDM) was delivered from Dusseldorf to Zurich as BER444P on 17/10 still sporting the old Air Berlin scheme. B763 HB-ISE (27600) positioned from Zurich to Gatwick as BHP116F on 23/10 to operate a flight to New York/JFK as BHP1142. It is understood that the aircraft is to be returned to the lessor on its arrival back at Zurich.
Belle Air. See under Bulgaria Air.
Bellview had hoped to resume its Heathrow service on 1/11, but this looks increasingly unlikely since it has now also cancelled all regional operations & IATA has suspended its B3 code.
BMI Baby B733 G-TOYB (26311) flew its last revenue service from Paris/CDG to East Midlands on 13/10 as BMI5254 & was then ferried to Sofia the following day as BMI9411 for, it is thought, end-of-lease maintenance.
Bulgaria Air B463 LZ-HBF (E3159) was ferried back from Tirana to Sofia on 21/10 following lease to Belle Air.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KPL (36161) left Paine Field, WA on delivery on 17/10. It sports One World scheme.
CSA B734 OK-WGX (25349) returned to Prague on 18/10 following lease to Nayzak Air. OK-FGS (28478) was ferried to Norwich as CSA9360 on 18/10 for maintenance.
DHL B763F G-DHLG (37807) arrived at East Midlands on delivery from Greensboro, NC on 19/10 as DHK973.
EasyJet former B737 G-EZJA (30235), now N384DF for Aerolineas Argentinas, left Southend on its delivery flight on 20/10. G-EZJB (30236) performed its last revenue flight on 23/10 as EZY2284 from Milan/Malpensa to Luton & was then ferried to Southend as EZY8001, also for preparation for Aerolineas Argentinas.
EgyptAir B738 SU-GDD (35566) arrived at Cairo on delivery on 21/10.
Emirates B773 A6-ECV (35594) made its first flight on 19/10.
Ethiopian A/L has leased a second MD-11F. ET-AND (48780) was originally operated by Citybird & Sabena as OO-CTC before joining Finnair as OH-LGE & then being registered to Boeing Aircraft as N588BC.
Euro Atlantic A/W L-1011 CS-TEB (1240) & B763 CS-TLO (24318) left Lisbon on 23/10 destined for Ilorin & Lagos respectively to undertake Hajj operations on behalf of Med-View A/L.
Eurowings B463 D-AEWN (E3158) left Exeter on 15/10 routing via Nuremberg to Bacau, where it arrived on 19/10 for further storage. D-AEWM (3125) was ferried from Frankfurt to Exeter as DLH9920 on 23/10 prior to return to the lessor.
Flyglobespan B738 G-CDEG (33022) was ferried from Glasgow to Lasham as GSM738P on 19/10 prior to lease to a new operator, while G-CEJP (29646) was relocated from Lasham to Norwich the same day as GSM733P for painting into Ethiopian A/L scheme. B763s G-CDPT (29388) & G-CEOD (30586) left Glasgow on 19/10 en route to Jeddah for Hajj duties on behalf of Nas Air. The former displayed no callsign, but the latter used GSM802P.
HiFly A332 CS-TFZ (1008) left Lisbon on 20/10 for Palembang (Indonesia) & Hajj duties on behalf of Garuda.
Korean Air B772 HL7733 (34206) has been painted in Sky Team scheme.
Lufthansa. Having been expected to go to Pinal Air Park/Marana, AZ, B744 D-ABTA (24285) was ferried from Frankfurt to Hamburg on 20/10 for long-term storage. A321 D-AISW (4054) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 23/10.
Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F D-ALCE (48785) was ferried from Leipzig to Frankfurt on 17/10 following a period of storage.
Luzair B763 CS-TQI (25221) left Lisbon on 18/10 bound for Jeddah & Hajj operations.
Northwest Cargo B742F N640US (23888) left Los Angeles on 22/10 destined for storage at Pinal Air Park/Marana, AZ.
Norwegian Air Shuttle confirmed an order for a further six B738s on 23/10. This takes the airline's total order book for new B738s to forty-eight.
Olympic Air A320 SX-OAP (4065) was delivered from Toulouse to Chateauroux for painting on 21/10.
Pullmantur Air B744s EC-KQC (26549) & EC-KSM (27178) left Madrid on 19/10 as PLM620P & PLM200P respectively, bound for Jakarta & Hajj operations on behalf of Garuda.
Qantas B744 VH-OJS (25564) now sports a special "Socceroos" scheme.
Qatar A/W B772LR A7-BBC (36015) made its first flight on 19/10. B773 A7-BAG (36014) left Paine Field, WA on 20/10 on delivery to Doha.
Ryanair B738 EI-EFW (35018) & EI-EFX (35019) made their first flights on 19/10 & were followed on 22/10 by EI-EFY (35020).
SAS CRJ9 OY-KFL (15246) left Montreal/Mirabel on 18/10 on its delivery flight to Copenhagen.
SATA ATP CS-TGX (2025) was ferried from Oporto to Norwich on 19/10 for painting.
Swiss International A332s HB-IQJ (294) & HB-IQK (299) were noted at Zurich on 20/10 in full Vietnam A/L scheme wearing VN-A372 & VN-A374 respectively. The latter also still carried its Swiss registration.
Tailwind A/L is to lease a further two ex Alaskan A/L B734s to add to the three already in service. These are due to be N784AS (28199) & N785AS (27628) with deliveries scheduled for January & May respectively.
Thomas Cook A332 G-MLJL (254) was ferried from Manchester to Stockholm/Arlanda on 18/10 as TCX360P on winter lease to Thomas Cook Scandinavia & G-OMYT (301) also left Manchester the same day for Oslo as TCX32P also on lease to the Scandinavian subsidiary. A320 G-TCAC (1411), which left Manchester on 15/10 on winter lease to Skyservice, became C-FRAA again the following day.
Thomas Cook Scandinavia A333s OY-VKH (356) & OY-VKI (357) arrived at Manchester on 19/10 as VKG9997 & VKG9995 respectively for preparation for lease to Garuda for Hajj operations. OY-VKI was then flown to Bahrain as TCX333P on 19/10, followed by OY-VKH as TCX398P the next day.
Thomson A/W G-OBYF (28208) left Greensboro, NC on 19/10 destined for Stockholm/Arlanda as TOM9208P following winglet installation, while G-OBYD (28042) arrived back at Manchester from Greensboro, NC on 21/10 now also sporting winglets. Heading in the other direction, G-OBYH (28883) left Luton on 21/10 bound for winglet fitting. G-OBYE (28979) left Luton on 20/10 as TOM9801 en route to Al Ain for Hajj operations. B733 G-THOE (26313), which is due to become OD-HAJ with Wings of Lebanon, made a test flight from Bournemouth as TOM9030 on 19/10.
TMA reportedly intends to resume flying from Beirut. The airline suspended operations four years ago & its last two airworthy B707s, OD-AGO (19269) & OD-AGP (19274) were put into storage there. Whether the airline will attempt to revive these old machines, or whether it will acquire new aircraft, remains to be seen.
United A/L is in discussions with both Airbus & Boeing regarding placing an order for replacements for its B747/757/767/777 fleet. A decision is expected before year-end.
Virgin Atlantic B744 G-VROM (32339) flew its last revenue service on 16/10 as VIR70 from Kingston, Jamaica to Gatwick. It was then ferried to Amsterdam the following day as VIR811 & is destined for delivery to AeroSur next month.
Vladivostok Avia A333 VQ-BEQ (86) left Shannon as VLK1777 on delivery to Moscow/Vnukovo on 16/10. The airline's A333s are to be used mainly on domestic services, though one international destination will be Tianjin, China.
Welcome Air is believed to be in negotiations to take over Air Alps.
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/
With additional thanks this week to CH-Aviation
http://www.ch-aviation.ch/news.php
Aer Lingus will operate its Gatwick & Bristol services under the Astraeus AOC from the beginning of November for a period of 3 to 6 months while it applies for its own UK AOC. This interim measure will allow the carrier to apply to non-EU countries to operate flights from Gatwick & destinations in the USA & South Africa have been suggested. Also see under Vladivostok Avia.
Aero-Charter A/L. See under Cityline Hungary.
Air Alps Do328 OE-LKG (3089) has become 5N-DOY with Yuletide & left Oberfaffenhoffen on 11/10 all white en route to Nigeria via Tozeur, Tunisia.
Air Dolomiti B463 I-ADJI (E3149) was ferried from Exeter to Kemble on 13/10 for further storage. The first of the five additional ATR72s for the airline, I-ADCA (658 ex D-ANFG), positioned from Verona to Munich on 14/10 & is due to be followed by I-ADCB (660 ex D-ANFH) on 17/10.
Air Italy is to add two more B738s to its fleet this winter when it will also retire its three B752s.
Air Transat. The former Dragonair A333 C-GCTS (177 ex B-HYE) has entered trans-Atlantic service at last & was noted operating as TSC310 on the Montreal to Paris run on 15/10. A332s C-GGTS (250) & C-GITS (271) have been leased to Garuda for Hajj operations.
Alitalia B763 I-DEIF (27908) was registered to Omni Air International as N351AX on 14/10 & ferried from Rome/Fiumicino to Tel Aviv for maintenance & painting on 16/10.
Alitalia Express ATR72s I-ATMC (588) & I-ATPM (705) were registered to Nordic Aviation Contractor (Ireland) Ltd on 14/10 as G-CGFT & G-CGFX respectively.
AndoluJet will shortly take delivery of B737 N297MD (34297), which arrived at Shannon from Howard AFB, Panama on 15/10. This machine was previously with Aeromexico as EI-DMX & XA-MAY.
Astraeus B752 G-OJIB (24292) was ferried from RAF Brize Norton to Norwich as AEU733P on 11/10 for painting (into Iron Maiden scheme again?), while G-STRX (25621) was noted at Gatwick on 13/10 wearing Saudi Arabian titles, presumably for Hajj work. A320 G-STRP (0136) was ferried from Kemble to Southend for painting on 15/10 & was still transmitting the old hex code for EC-GRF. It is reported that the airline will also add a second former Clickair A320 to its fleet.
Atlant-Soyuz has retired three of its five Tu-154Ms. Also see under Ryanair.
Austrian A/L A319 OE-LDG (2652), which had been in storage since 15/5, had re-entered service by 5/10.
British A/W Cityflyer B463 G-BZAT (E3320) was ferried from London City to Kemble on 14/10 as CFE03P, presumably for storage. Earlier in the day, it had operated a service from Glasgow.
CityLine Hungary An-26 HA-TCS (47313905) has become UR-DWA with Aero-Charter A/L & was noted as such in basic Cityline scheme at Luxembourg on 8/10.
DHL has ordered a further three B763Fs taking its total to six. It is believed that the additional machines will also be UK registered.
EasyJet B737 G-EZJA (30235), which was ferried to Southend on 13/9 for preparation for Aerolineas Argentinas, was registered N384DF on 14/10. A319 deliveries on 16/10 were G-EZFL (4056) to Milan/Malpensa & G-EZFM (4069) to Madrid.
Euro Atlantic A/W has a further two B763s. Noted on 15/10 were CS-TFS (25411 ex S9-DBW) at Lisbon all white & CS-TFT (26208 ex S9-DBY) at Oporto in full scheme. Both are expected to depart shortly on Hajj operations.
Eurocypria B738 C-GLBW (30671) was ferried from Heraklion to Perpignan on 14/10 as ECA9279 prior to return to Sunwing A/L following summer lease.
Europe Airpost intends to obtain four more B733s next year for passenger charter work.
Flybe. Unexpectedly, DHC-8 G-FLBE (4261) returned to Birmingham on 13/10 following painting into Olympic Air scheme at Norwich. It had been expected to go to Athens direct from Norwich, but flew several Flybe sectors.
Flyglobespan B738 G-CEJP (29646) flew its last revenue service on 11/10 as GSM126 from Alicante to Glasgow & was ferried to Lasham on 12/10 as GSM738P for preparation for Ethiopian A/L. G-CDEG (33022) is due to be withdrawn on 22/10.
Freebird A320 TC-FBY (0283) reverted to its previous registration of N754US on 6/10 & will be going to a Bulgarian operator
Iberia A343 EC-GQK (197) was ferried from Manchester to Madrid all white on 14/10 as IBE4717 prior to return to the lessor.
Icelandair B752 TF-FIJ (25085) was ferried from Keflavik to Kano on 13/10 on lease to Kabo Air. Going the other way on the previous day was B763 TF-FIB (25365), which was ferried from Kano to Budapest (in full Travel Service scheme) following lease to Kabo Air.
I-Fly B752 EI-DUD (26249) arrived at Moscow/Vnukovo on 12/10 on delivery from Miami, FL
Italiatour A/L now hopes to restart operations on 31/10.
JAL B743 JA813J (23068) was noted all white & without titles at Narita on 7/10 & is believed to be for sale.
Jet A/W has not taken up B773 VT-JEL (36563) & it was ferried from Paine Field, WA to Pinal Air Park/Marana, AZ as N834BA on 8/10.
KLM B734 PH-BDY (24959) was ferried from Amsterdam to Woensdrecht as KLM7451 for storage on 14/10. PH-BDR (24514) & PH-BDS (24529) were cancelled from the Dutch register on 8/10 & then registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest as N514PR & N529PR respectively on 14/10, leaving Woensdrecht on 15/10 bound for Goodyear, AZ. B733 PH-BDA (23537), currently parked at Kemble, was cancelled from the Dutch register on 9/10.
Korean Air B773 HL7784 (37136) made its first flight on 15/10.
Lufthansa B744 D-ABTA (24285) was noted in basic scheme at Frankfurt on 8/10 & will be going to Pinal Air Park/Marana, AZ for storage.
Lufthansa Cityline EMB190 D-AEBB (19000316) arrived at Munich as DLH8986 on delivery on 10/10. CRJ2 D-ACHG (7439) was noted in full Rwandair scheme at Hamburg prior to delivery.
Niki plans to add three A320 & one more EMB190 to its fleet next year.
Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced that it is considering adding four A330s or B767s to its fleet in order to commence long-haul operations.
Olympic A/L B734 SX-BKN (26281) was registered to ILFC as N164LF on 8/10 & left Athens on 14/10 en route to Miami, FL.
Onur Air plans to replace its MD-83/88s with A320 family aircraft by 2012.
Orbest A332 CS-TRA (461) positioned from Lisbon to Madrid on 14/10 for wet-lease to Aerosur.
Regional Fk100 F-GPXI (11503) has become EP-MIS with Iranian Air Transport & left Woensdrecht on 14/10 destined for Ahwaz.
Rossiya. See under UT Air.
Ryanair B738s EI-CSZ (32780), EI-CTA (29936) & EI-CTB (29937), which are all currently at Chateauroux, are understood to be destined for Atlant-Soyuz. EI-EFW (35018) & EI-EFX (35019) have been noted on the flightline at Renton recently.
SAS DHC-8 LN-RDD (4009) was ferried from Copenhagen to Exeter on 16/10 following storage.
Sun Express will retire its three B752s next year.
Thomas Cook A320 G-TCAC (1411) left Manchester as SSV9501P on 15/10 for winter lease to Skyservice.
Thomsonfly B733 G-THOE (26313) was ferried from Luton to Bournemouth as TOM9836 on 8/10 on return to the lessor. The registration OD-HAJ was reportedly applied on 13/10.
Transaero is to obtain two ex Gulf Air B763s.
UPS B763F N336UP (37857) made its maiden flight on 10/10
UT Air took delivery of yet another ex Continental B735 on 10/10 with the arrival at Khanty-Mansiysk of VP-BXZ (27329 ex N52616). The carrier now has sixteen former Continental B735s in service, with a further two to be delivered this year. Will also add three ex Rossiya Tu-154Ms to its fleet later this year (it is still quite a big user of the type with sixteen in service at the moment).
Vladivostok Avia A333 VQ-BEQ (86 ex EI-JFK) was noted at Shannon on 12/10 awaiting delivery.
XL A/W France returned A320 C-GTDP (1780) to Skyservice on 15/10 following summer lease.
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/
Catching up on news from the last couple of weeks.
Adria A320 S5-AAC (0114) left Ljubljana on 2/10 en route to a new operator in the Philippines.
Aer Lingus A333 EI-JFK (086) was ferried from Bordeaux to Shannon as EIN2507 on 6/10 in full Vladivostok Avia scheme prior to delivery.
Aeroflot-Don reverted to its old name of Donavia on 25/9.
Aerosvit has added two former Estonian Air B735s to its fleet. UR-VVU (26323 ex ES-ABD) was delivered from Tallinn to Kiev/Borispol on 14/9 & was followed by UR-VVS (26324 ex ES-ABC) on 26/9.
Afriqiyah A332 5A-ONH (1043) was delivered from Toulouse to Tripoli on 1/10.
Air Algerie. See under Saga A/L.
Air Asia X A333 9M-XXC (1048) left Toulouse on 30/9 on delivery to Kuala Lumpur.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABDZ (4033) was delivered from Toulouse to Berlin/Tegel on 30/9. B738 D-ABKF (37745) made its first flight on 18/9 & arrived at Berlin/Tegel on delivery on 1/10, while D-ABAE (30877) has become HL8206 with Jeju Air & left Munich on delivery on 30/9.
Air Contractors received ATR72 N642AS (395) at Edinburgh on 1/10. It arrived from the USA still in basic Delta scheme & is to become EI-SLK.
Air Dolomiti has taken delivery of the first of two former Contactair ATR72s. I-ADCA (658 ex D-ANFG) was ferried from Verona to Montpellier on 4/10 & will enter service shortly. This will be followed by I-ADCB (660 ex D-ANFH).
Air France. See under Surinam A/W.
Air India B773 VT-ALR (36316) left Paine Field, WA on delivery to Delhi on 29/9. The airline is to retire its last B744 later this month, having operated B747s since accepting B742 VT-EBD (19959) way back on 22/03/71. The airline is offering three B772LRs & four A310Fs for lease.
Air Nostrum DHC-8 EC-IBT (561) left Valencia on 7/10 routing via East Midlands & Reykjavik on return to the lessor.
Alitalia A320s EI-DTH (3956), EI-DTI (3976) & EI-DTJ (3978) were all delivered from Toulouse to Rome/Fiumicino on 26/9.
Armavia took delivery of former Lufthansa CRJ-200 EX-20014 (7282 ex D-ACJI) on 28/9 when it was delivered from Cologne to Yerevan.
Astraeus will reportedly receive former British A/W B735 G-GFFI (27425). A320 G-STRP (0136 ex EC-GRF) was noted at Kemble on 8/10 with the UK registration applied.
Athens A/W returned DHC-8 9H-AFD (458) to Med Avia at Malta on 1/10 following summer lease.
Augsburg A/W EMB190 D-AEMF (19000310) arrived at Munich on delivery on 19/9.
Austrian A/L B738 OE-LNL (30137) was delivered back to Vienna on 5/10 following lease to the US Navy.
Austro Jet. See under Olympic Air.
Bangladesh Biman is to take delivery of three former Singapore A/L B772s later this year. SIA is to dispose of 9V-SQA to SQD, with the other one going to Euro Atlantic.
BMI. SAS has sold its 20% stake in the airline to Lufthansa. Also see under Flybe.
British A/W A318 G-EUNB (4039) was delivered to Gatwick from Finkenwerder on 30/9. B772 G-YMMU (36519) positioned from Cardiff to LHR on 23/9 prior to service entry. EMB170 G-LCYE (17000296) arrived at Exeter on delivery on 20/9, while B463 G-BZAX (E3356) was withdrawn from use on 25/9. Another withdrawal was B752 G-BPED (25059) on 13/9. B744 G-BNLH (24050) is due to be ferried to Cardiff for storage later this month. Also see under Astraeus.
Brussels A/L has parked B462s OO-DJE (E2164), OO-DJF (E2167), OO-DJG (E2180), OO-DJH (E2172), OO-DJJ (E2196) & OO-MJE (E2192) at Brussels prior to disposal.
Cargolux B744F LX-ICV (25632) was registered as N580UP on 29/9 & left Luxembourg on 30/9 on delivery to Roswell, NM.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KPL (36161) made its first flight on 30/9.
Cirrus A/L has already grounded two of its Do328JETs & is to return all four to the lessors.
Clickair A320s EC-HQL (1461), EC-HTD (1550), EC-JZQ (0992), EC-KCU (3109), EC-KDT (3145) & EC-KLT (3376) were all repainted into Vueling scheme at Bournemouth or East Midlands during late September/early October.
Contactair Fk100 D-AFKE (11505), which made the wheels-up landing at Stuttgart on 14/9, was ferried back to Woensdrecht for repairs on 25/9. Also see under Air Dolomiti.
Danu Oro Transportas ATR42 LY-OOV (005) has been operating from Lydd in an all-white scheme since 15/9 on behalf of Trans Euro Air. Also see under Olympic Air.
Darwin Air took delivery of SAAB 2000 HB-IYD at Lugano on 29th. This was previously with Polet Flight as VP-BPP.
Denim Air Fk50 PH-KXM (20252) left Maastricht on 3/10 on lease to Arik Air.
DHL B763F G-DHLG (37807) made its first flight on 18/9 & was ferried to Greensboro, NC on 25/9 for winglet installation. The airline began Leipzig to New York/JFK B763F flights on 22/9.
Eastern A/W. Having been cancelled as permanently withdrawn from use on 2/6, Jetstream 41 G-CDYI (41019) was restored to the UK register on 8/10.
EasyJet A319 G-EZFK (4048) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 2/10, while G-EZFL (4056) made its first flight on the same day & is due to be delivered to Milan/Malpensa on 16/10. A320 G-TTOI (2137) flew its last revenue service on 6/10 from Faro to Gatwick as EZY918P & was then ferried to Shannon as EZY1P on return to the lessor.
EgyptAir B738s SU-GDC (35564) & SU-GDE (35569) arrived at Cairo on delivery on 30/9 & 2/10 respectively, while SU-GDD (35566) made its first flight on 6/10.
Elite Air B747SR SX-DCB (22711) was damaged when it was pushed off the taxiway at Athens by strong winds on 3/10.
Emirates B773 A6-ECU (35593) left Paine Field, WA on delivery to Dubai on 29/9.
Estonian Air. See under Aerosvit.
Etihad A346 A6-EHL (1040) was delivered from Toulouse to Abu Dhabi on 23/9.
Euro Atlantic A/W will acquire a former Singapore A/L B772 later this year (one from 9V-SQA to SQD). The carrier took delivery of A343 CS-TQM (117 ex A6-EYC) on 18/9. B763 S9-DBY (26208) was noted in the carrier's scheme at Shannon on 1/10.
Eurowings B462 D-AJET (E2201) was ferried from Nuremberg to Exeter as DLH9920 on 1/10 & is due to be delivered to Star Peru in mid November. CRJ-900 D-ACNG (15245) was delivered to Nuremberg in Lufthansa Regional scheme on 9/10.
FedEx accepted its first B777F, N850FD (37721), on 22/9.
Flybe DHC-8 G-JECV (4148) became SX-BIT for Olympic Air on 24/9 & was delivered from Exeter to Athens via Corfu the following day. G-FLBE (4261) was registered on 30/9 & arrived at Birmingham all white on 2/10 - it is to go to Olympic Air on a 12-month lease & flew from Birmingham to Norwich on 7/10 for painting, after which it will be delivered direct to Athens. G-ECOF (4216) was ferried from Exeter to Athens on 30/9 for lease to Olympic Air. B463 G-JEBF (E3202) is in the process of being registered to the Bank of Scotland & is believed to have been sold to Ansett & will be broken up for spares at Exeter. The airline has announced that it would be interested in acquiring BMI.
FlyLAL Charters B735 LY-AWG (26700) left Vilnius on 1/10, bound for Dushanbe & lease to Tajik Air.
Freebird A320 TC-FBY (0283) was ferried from Antalya to Zurich as FHY901 on 20/9 in an all-white scheme prior to return to the lessor.
HiFly A333 CS-TMT (096) was ferried to Amsterdam on 30/9 for painting prior to a 4-year lease to the Belgian Armed Forces. This sees the aircraft returning "home" as it was delivered to Sabena as OO-SFX in April 1999. Prior to that, it had been with MAS as 9M-MKZ.
Iberia A346 EC-LCZ (993) was ferried from Toulouse to Lourdes for storage on 5/10.
I-Fly is a Russian start-up intending to operate three B752s. The first of these is EI-DUC (26248), which was delivered from Norwich to Moscow/Vnukovo on 8/10, while the other two, EI-DUA (26247) & EI-DUD (26249), are awaiting delivery from Miami, FL. These aircraft are no strangers to Moscow, all being former Air Union aircraft.
Italiatour A/L ceased operations on 29/9 & its B462 I-CLBA (E2300) has been ferried to Basle for storage. The airline was hoping to restart operations on 5/10.
JAL B773 JA742J (36129) was delivered to Narita on 1/10.
JAL Cargo B742F JA8171 (23391) was ferried from Narita to Victorville, CA for storage on 5/10.
JAT B733 YU-ANV (24146) skidded off the runway at Istanbul/Ataturk on 4/10 while operating JAT420 from Belgrade. Early reports suggested that it was probably an insurance write-off, though it is now thought that it will be returned to service. There were no injuries reported among the 125 passengers & 6 crew.
Jet4you. See under JetairFly.
JetairFly B734 OO-JAM (28867) was ferried from Orly to Perpignan on 1/10 following lease to Jet4you.
Jet A/W. See under THY.
Kenya A/W is considering obtaining between six & nine A332s due to delays in delivery of its B787s.
KLM B733 PH-BDA (23537) was ferried from Amsterdam to Kemble as KLM7451 on 8/10, possibly for scrapping. Happy birthday wishes to the airline, which celebrated its 90th birthday on 7/10.
KLM Cityhopper EMB190 PH-EZG (17000283) arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 26/9. Fk70 PH-KZS (11540) was delivered from Woensdrecht to Amsterdam as FOP540 on 7/10 & commenced revenue services later the same day.
LOT EMB175s SP-LIG (17000283) & SP-LIH (17000283) arrived at Warsaw on delivery on 2/10.
Lufthansa A321 D-AISV (4047) was delivered to Frankfurt on 2/10. A388 D-AIMA (38) made its first flight from Toulouse on 7/10 wearing the test registration F-WWSH. The aircraft is still in primer, but with Lufthansa tail colours. Also see under BMI.
Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F D-ALCO (48413) has been parked at Mexico City since 14/9 following a heavy landing on arrival from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.
Lufthansa Cityline. Scheduled delivery dates & names (where known) for the EMB190/195s on order are as follows:-
EMB190s (all to be based at Frankfurt)
D-AECA 01/01/10 Deidesheim
D-AECB 29/01/10 Meißen
D-AECC 29/01/10 Eisleben
D-AECD 26/02/10 Schkeuditz
D-AECE 31/03/10 Kronach
D-AECF 30/06/10
D-AECG 30/07/10
D-AECH 31/08/10
D-AECI 30/09/10
EMB195s (all to be based at Munich)
D-AEBA 02/10/09
D-AEBB 30/10/09
D-AEBC 30/11/09
D-AEBD 30/11/09 Murrhardt
D-AEBE 30/04/10
D-AEBF 30/10/10 Füssen
D-AEBG 03/01/11 Kronberg/Taunus
D-AEBH 28/02/11 Oberstdorf
D-AEBI 28/04/11
D-AEBJ 30/06/11
D-AEBK 31/08/11
Also see under Armavia & UT Air.
Lufthansa Regional. See under Eurowings.
Mexicana will join the Oneworld alliance on 10/11.
Mistral Air B462QT I-TNTC (E2078) was restored to the UK register as G-BNPJ on 8/10. It is currently stored at Norwich.
MNG A/L has increased its order for A332Fs from two to four aircraft. The first two are due for delivery in 2011.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-DYB (39163) made its first flight on 24/9 & left Boeing Field, WA on 8/10 on delivery to Oslo.
Norwegian se MD-83 SE-DLV (49965) left Stockholm/Arlanda as NDC1943 on 8/10 bound for Keflavik & the USA on delivery to Allegiant Air.
Olympic Air DHC-8 SX-BIW (289) was registered on 29/9. It was previously with Austro Jet as OE-HWG. ATR42 LY-LWH (148) positioned from Orebro to Athens on 28/9 for operation by Danu Oro Transportas on behalf of Olympic Air. Deliveries of A319/320s to Athens have been as follows:
SX-OAF A319 (3895) from Norwich on 24/9
SX-OAG A319 (3950) from Norwich on 24/9
SX-OAH A320 (3316) from Berlin/Schonefeld on 24/9
SX-OAI A320 (3162) from Berlin/Schonefeld on 25/9
SX-OAK A319 (3317) from Southend on 25/9
SX-OAL A319 (3252) from Southend on 25/9
SX-OAN A319 (1727) from Shannon on 25/9
SX-OAO A319 (1880) from Shannon on 24/9
SX-OAV A319 (3142) from Southend on 27/9
In addition, A320 SX-OAM (3990) was delivered from Toulouse to Bordeaux for painting on 6/10. Also see under Flybe.
Olympic A/L The airline ceased to exist on 29/9 when A343 SX-DFB (239) landed at Athens operating OAL424 from Toronto at the end of the airline's last service. B734s SX-BKU (25764) & SX-BMD (25765) left Athens on 28/9 for Goodyear, AZ & return to the lessor. B734 SX-BKF (25430) was damaged when it was pushed off the runway at Athens by strong winds on 3/10.
The following aircraft are currently stored at Athens.
A343 - SX-DFA (235), SX-DFB (239), SX-DFC (280), SX-DFD (292)
B733 - SX-BLC (26303), SX-BLD (25071)
B734 - SX-BKA (25313), SX-BKB (25314), SX-BKC (25361), SX-BKD (25362), SX-BKE (25417), SX-BKF (25430), SX-BKG (27149), SX-BKT (25377), SX-BKX (27000), SX-BMC (27143)
Oman Air A332 A4O-DB (1044) was delivered from Toulouse to Muscat on 2/10.
Polet Flight. See under Darwin Air.
Qatar A/W B773 A7-BAF (37661) left Paine Field, WA on 29/9 on delivery to Doha.
Regional EMB190 F-HBLJ (19000311) arrived at Clermont-Ferrand on delivery on 24/9. Fk100 F-GPXI (11503) was ferried from Morlaix to Woensdrecht as BZH4250 on 7/10 on return to the lessor.
Rossiya will ground its remaining Tu-154Ms by 1/11 - a sad day indeed. The airline recently took delivery of its first An148. Two more are expected before the end of the year.
Ryanair B738 EI-EFV (35017) made its first flight on 25/9.
Saga A/L B734s TC-SGD (25773) & TC-SGE (25775) were ferried from Algiers to Istanbul on 27/9 on return from lease to Air Algerie & were followed by A313 TC-SGB (562) on 5/10.
SAS B735 LN-BRX (25797) was ferried from Shannon to Oslo on 1/10 & will be returned to service. LN-BRR (25648) has become N637SR (though does not appear on the US register as such) with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest & was ferried from Oslo to Bournemouth on 28/9 to be painted all white. CRJ-900 OY-KFK (15244) left Canada on 4/10 on delivery to Copenhagen. Also see under BMI.
Seagle Air B734 OM-HLA (23773) had returned to the airline by 30/9 following lease to Olympic A/L.
Sky Europe B738s OM-NGG (34753) & OM-NGJ (34755) were registered to Lufthansa Technik on 14/9 as D-ALAA & D-ALAB respectively. Both were noted all white at Budapest on 1/10. The former OM-NGC (32696), now with GECAS as OK-GCE, was ferried from Ostrava to Shannon on 9/10.
Surinam A/W. It is now known that the former Air France A343 being acquired by the airline is F-GLZG (049).
THY has leased Jet A/W B773 VT-JEC (35159). It was noted in full scheme at Istanbul on 8/10 & will become TC-JJD.
Titan A/W will take delivery of B763 G-POWD (30847) in December. Recently operating with Skymark as JA767D, this aircraft was registered to GECAS as N308TL on 1/10.
Transavia has returned B738 PH-HST (32576) to Gol & it departed Amsterdam on 1/10. B737 PH-XRC (29347) became OY-TDZ with the airline's Danish subsidiary on 25/9.
Transavia Denmark. See under Transavia.
Tui Travel has cancelled ten of the twenty-three B787s that the group has on order. The Boeing site shows that a total of eighty-three B787 orders have now been cancelled.
UT Air B735 VP-BXU (27318 ex N14605) arrived at Khanty-Mansiysk on delivery on 26/9 & was followed by VP-BXY (27328 ex N37615) on 7/10. Both are former Continental machines. The airline is to obtain up to fifteen former Lufthansa CRJ-200s as replacements for some of its Tu-134s.
Vladivostok Avia. See under Aer Lingus.
Vueling. See under Clickair.