June 2010 - Posts
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Drewski/737NG Line Number list
http://drewski2112.livejournal.com/
Aer Lingus. See under Air Contractors.
Aerosvit B735 UR-VVB (26537), which was registered to CIT Leasing as N265CL on 9/2 & then to Southern Aircraft Consultancy on 11/6, left Vilnius on 25/6 en route to Fujairah (on delivery to?).
Afriqiyah A320 5A-ONK (4330) was delivered from Toulouse to Tripoli on 25/6.
Air Bucharest is a Romanian start-up, which will soon commence services using B733 YR-TIB (27924) of Ion Tiriac Air (see Skyliner for photo)
Air Contractors AT72 EI-SLM (413) was ferried from Edinburgh to Dublin on 25/6 for painting into Aer Lingus scheme.
Air France. See under Regional.
Air Nostrum DH8C EC-ICA (562) left Valencia on 25/6, routing through Glasgow & Reykjavik on return to the lessor.
Air Slovakia. See under Mint A/W.
Alitalia. See under Bulgarian Air Charter.
All Nippon B773 JA788A (40686) made its first flight on 18/6, with JA789A (40687) following on 23/6.
Austrian Arrows DH8C OE-LTJ (481) has been registered C-GXAI & left Innsbruck on 25/6 returning to Bombardier in Canada.
Avanti Air AT42 D-BSSS (602) was ferried back from Eindhoven to Siegerland on 23/6 following painting.
BMI A332 G-WWBM (398) was noted at Istanbul on 24/6 in full THY scheme.
Brit Air F100 F-GPXG (11387) left Dinard on 20/6 routing to Shannon & then Bacau to Mehrabad for Iran Aseman A/L as EP-ATD.
British A/W first B773 G-STBA (40542) made its first flight on 21/6. B752 G-BPEC (24882) had the registration N947FD applied at Gatwick on 25/6.
Bulgarian Air Charter took delivery of former Alitalia MD82 LZ-LDE (53221 ex I-DATB) when it arrived at Sofia from Rome/Fiumicino on 22/6. LZ-LDM (53228 ex I-DATK) followed on 25/6.
Carpatair. See under Malev
CSA A313 OK-YAD (674) has been registered F-WHUR for Airbus & was noted as such at Prague on 19/6 following storage. B734s OK-CGT (28549) & OK-DGM (28473) are to become VQ-BHZ & VQ-BIG respectively for UT Air & were ferried back from Norwich to Prague on 19/6 after painting into basic UT Air scheme (see Skyliner for photo). OK-DGN (28474) was ferried from Prague to Norwich on 25/6 for painting into UT Air scheme & one further machine is expected to follow in the near future.
Cyprus Turkish suspended all flights from midnight on 21/6 due to maintenance issues & financial problems. AtlasJet bought a 50.1% share in the carrier on 23/6 & intends to restart operations with a new AOC.
Denim Air Fk50 PH-JXJ (20232) was ferried from Maastricht to Oristano on 22/6 to be operated by Denim Air on behalf of this Italian start-up.
Egypt Air is to introduce its fleet of five new A333s into service earlier than expected. Originally due next year, the first, SU-GDS (1143), will now be delivered in August.
Enter Air B734 SP-ENC (25376) is now known to be former Air One machine EI-DXG (25376 ex TC-JEN).
FinnComm A/L E145 OH-EBE (145351) has become PR-PSJ for Passaredo & left Alverca on its delivery flight on 24/6. The carrier's other E145, OH-EBF (145387), either has become or will become PR-PSK also with Passaredo. These two E145s have been replaced by a pair of E170s leased from Finnair.
Flybe DH8D G-ECOE (4212) was ferried from Athens to Norwich via Rimini as AOL038P on 24/6 for painting back into Flybe colours from Olympic Air scheme.
FlyOristano. See under Denim Air.
Gulf Air A343 A9C-LD (097) was ferried from Bahrain to Lourdes on 21/6 for storage.
Iberia A346 EC-LEU (960) was delivered from Toulouse to Madrid on 25/6.
Interstate A/L AT42 PH-ISA (532) is now D4-CBW for Halcyon Air & entered the paint shop at Maastricht on 23/6.
Ion Tiriac Air. See under Air Bucharest.
Israir A320 4X-ABF (4354) made its first flight on 21/6 as F-WWDC & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day. Correcting the roundup for the week ending 12/6, the true identity for the recently delivered aircraft is 4X-ABH (0426 ex C-FNNA, EC-KBM, EI-ELK).
JAL B744 JA8076 (24777) left Tokyo/Narita on 21/6 bound for storage at Victorville, CA. JA8912 (27099) left Tokyo/Haneda on 23/6, also on its way to Victorville, CA for storage.
Jett8 has resumed operations with its single B742F 9V-JEA (22579). The carrier's other B742F 9V-JEB (23350) remains stored/derelict at Singapore/Changi.
KLM Cityhopper F100 PH-OFA (11246) was ferried from Amsterdam to Lelystad on 23/6 for the Aviodrome Museum.
Lufthansa Cityline E190 D-AECF (19000359) arrived at Munich on delivery on 24/6.
Malev F70 HA-LMC (11569) is now YR-KMC with Carpatair & was delivered from Budapest to Timisoara on 14/6.
MAS may be about to cancel its order for six A380s due to delivery delays.
MEA A320 F-OMRN (4339) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Beirut via Lourdes as MEA107 on 21/6.
Medallion Air. See under Spanair.
Meridiana Fly A319 I-EEZQ (0588 ex HB-IPW, D-ANNE, N588MX, F-OOUA) had entered service by 20/6.
Mint A/W doubled the size of its fleet on 25/6 when former Air Slovakia B752 EC-LHL (24544 ex G-OOOF, C-FXOF, N544LF, N549NA, N753NA, C-GTDX, N241LF, OM-ASG) arrived at Madrid on delivery from Miami, FL.
MyAir CRJ9 EI-DUM (15103) was ferried from Shannon to Exeter on 22/6 after painting into Air Mekong scheme. EI-DUX (15110) was ferried from Ljubljana to Dublin on 24/6 for painting into Air Mekong scheme.
Non-airline
D-CXXX DC-3 (16124/32872) of Air Service Berlin force landed on the edge of Berlin/Schonefeld Airport on 19/6 after the port engine failed on take-off. Seven of the twenty-eight on board were slightly injured &, at present, it looks as if the aircraft is likely to be a write-off.
M-SBAH EMB190BJ (19000225) of Al Habtoor Group arrived at Kuwait City on delivery on 23/6 & will be operated by RoyalJet.
SE-??? A319 (1074) registered to Volito Aviation was noted at Singapore all white on 18/10. This was formerly with SilkAir as 9V-SBA.
VP-CAK B733 at Bruntingthorpe is now understood to be former Shandong A/L example B-2878 (28760) & is registered to DVB Bank.
9K-GEA A319CJ (3957) of the State of Kuwait was delivered from Finkenwerder to Kuwait City on 22/6 as KAC8172.
Olympic Air A319 SX-OAV (3142), which has been parked at Athens since 7/4, is to be delivered to THY late this month. Also see under Flybe.
Onur Air A333 TC-OCB (098 ex B-HYA) was noted at Hong Kong on 21/6 all white & without titles & was delivered to Istanbul on 23/6.
Pegasus B738 TC-ABP (40876) made its first flight on 18/6 & TC-AAZ (40875) followed on 20/6.
RAM B752 CN-RMT (23686) was registered to Aerolease International as N686AL back on 10/3. It was then ferried from Casablanca to Santa Maria on 19/6 before continuing its journey to Jacksonville, FL & Cecil Field, FL. It is due for freighter conversion for DHL Aero Expreso of Panama.
Regional E170 F-HBXI (17000310) arrived at Clermont Ferrand in Air France scheme on delivery on 24/6.
Royal Brunei. With the first three entering service this month, the situation regarding the carrier's former Singapore A/L B772s is as follows:
V8-BLA (30871 ex 9V-SVF) in service
V8-BLB (30872 ex 9V-SVG) in service
V8-BLC (28524 ex 9V-SVA) in service
V8-BLD (28525 ex 9V-SVB) due August
V8-BLE (28526 ex 9V-SVC) due September
V8-BLF (30869 ex 9V-SVD) due September
Saicus Air announced that it was available for operations from 22/6. The carrier, which was once known as FlyAnt, suspended operations in September 2008, only to restart in the November. It was then purchased by a truck company from Barcelona in January last year & renamed Saicus Air. The carrier reports that it has MD-87 EC-KRV (49843), which is currently parked at Istanbul, & two B733Fs, presumably EC-JUV (23741) & EC-KDJ (23743), which have been stored at Dinard, available for operations.
SAS MD82 SE-DMI (49437) left Oslo on 22/6 heading for Keflavik & then on to the USA for Allegiant Air.
Singapore A/L. See under Royal Brunei.
Sky A/L B738 TC-SKS (32348 ex PR-GIB) arrived at Antalya on delivery on 25/6.
Spanair MD83 EC-GNY (49396), which was ferried back from San Jose to Palma on 23/5, has become YR-HBE with Medallion Air & had entered service by 22/6.
Thomas Cook B752 G-JMCF (24369) left Manchester on 20/6 as N928FD bound for Bangor, ME & onward for freighter conversion for FedEx.
THY. See under BMI & Olympic Air.
TMA A300F OD-TMA (872 ex JA02GX, N140MN) was registered on 15/6.
Transavia received B738 PR-GGW (35831) at Amsterdam on 21/6 on summer lease from Gol.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVO (32360 ex PR-GOK) arrived at Prague on delivery on 23/6.
Tunisair A320 TS-IMR (4344) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Tunis as TAR9001 on 25/6.
UM Air MD83 UR-CFF (49845) was registered to Pegasus Aviation as N989PG on 20/5 & left Stockholm/Arlanda on 25/6 for storage in the USA.
UT Air. See under CSA.
Viking. The first visit of B738 C-FTDW (34704) to Gatwick this week caused me to realise that I had missed its arrival in the UK on summer lease from Sunwing A/L. It was another one that crept in while I was out of the country & it arrived at Manchester as SWG9008 on 19/5.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWD (4351) was ferried back from Finkenwerder to Toulouse as F-WWBZ on 22/6.
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Drewski/737NG Line Number list
http://drewski2112.livejournal.com/
Air Berlin A321 D-ABCC (4334) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel as BER666P on 16/6. B738 D-ABKL (37754) left Boeing Field on delivery to Berlin/Tegel on 16/6.
Air Contractors. See under Alitalia Express.
Air Finland B752 OH-AFK (25622) positioned from Helsinki to RAF Brize Norton on 15/6 on wet-lease to Astraeus. It is thought that this is a short-term arrangement & that it will be replaced by G-STRX (25621), which returned to Gatwick on 17/6 following nearly four months on lease to AeroSur.
Air France A320 F-HBNA (4335) was ferried from Finkenwerder back to Toulouse as F-WWIU on 14/6.
Alitalia A332 EI-EJH (1135) was noted at Toulouse as F-WWYU on 12/6 in full scheme. Also see under Bulgarian Air Charter.
Alitalia Express AT72 I-ATRS (467) had the registration EI-CMJ applied at Exeter on 15/6 & is destined for Air Contractors.
All Nippon B773 JA787A (37949) was delivered from Paine Field to Tokyo/Narita on 12/6.
Astraeus B752 G-OJIB (24292) was ferried from Dublin to Gatwick on 14/6 after painting into full easyJet scheme. Also see under Air Finland.
AtlasJet. See under Swiss International.
Aurela is to lease a B733 to Thomas Cook from 25/6 to operate a programme from Glasgow & Manchester.
Avanti Air AT42 D-BSSS (602) was ferried from Siegerland to Eindhoven on 16/6 for painting, with D-BTTT (603) flying in the opposite direction the same day after painting.
BA Cityflyer B463 G-CFAA (E3373) was ferried from Kemble to Southend on 12/6 for painting all white prior to return to the lessor.
Blue Air B738 YR-BIB (29926) was ferried from Bucharest to Prague on 12/6 on wet-lease to Travel Service.
Blue Wings. See under Meridiana Fly.
BMI A320 G-MIDP (1732) was ferried from East Midlands to Toulouse on 14/6 prior to delivery to Nesma A/L as SU-NMB.
British A/W B752 G-BPED (25059) was ferried from LHR to Gatwick on 14/6 for storage & preparation for sale to FedEx. G-BPEC (24882) will become N947FD.
Bukovyna Air Enterprise MD82 UR-BXL (49512 ex G-CEPG) was delivered from Bucharest to Kiev/Borispol via Stockholm/Arlanda over 11-12/6. UR-BXO (53150) is on lease to Kish Air.
Bulgarian Air Charter received another former Alitalia MD82 on 15/6 when LZ-LDI (53226 ex I-DATH) was delivered from Rome/Fiumicino to Sofia. Identities for earlier deliveries are now known to be LZ-LDB (53224 ex I-DATF), LZ-LDN (53216 ex I-DATA) & LZ-LDW (49795 ex I-DAVV).
CCM A/L A320 F-GYFL (0548) has become CS-TQO with White A/W.
CSA B734 OK-DGM (28473) was ferried from Prague to Norwich on 12/6 to be painted all white.
Darwin A/L S2000 HB-IZP (31) was ferried from Basel to Lugano on 17/6 following cabin configuration.
EasyJet. See under Astraeus & Titan A/W.
Emirates A388 A6-EDO (057) made its first flight on 11/6 as F-WWAS in primer but with Emirates tail markings & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Enter Air added a third 734 SP-ENC to its fleet on 18/6 when it was delivered from Naples to Warsaw. At present its previous identity is not known & it joins former Asiana machines SP-ENA (26320) & SP-ENB (26299).
Etihad Crystal Cargo A332F A6-FCA (1032) was noted at Toulouse in full scheme as F-WWKG on 12/6.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRR (7122) left Nuremberg on 16/6 bound for Toronto via Keflavik & St John's. B463 D-AEWL (E3123) has had the registration G-UKHP applied at Exeter, though it is believed that it will revert temporarily to D-AEWL prior to being ferried (to Southend?) for storage.
FedEx MD10F N375FE (46113) was ferried from storage at Victorville, CA to Anchorage, AK for return to service.
Finnair B752 OH-LBX (29382) is the second to leave the fleet for UT Air & was ferried from Helsinki to Antalya as VQ-BEY on 7/6. The status of the carrier's B752 fleet is now as follows:
OH-LBO (28172) current
OH-LBR (28167) current
OH-LBS (27523) current
OH-LBT (28170) stored at Hong Kong
OH-LBU (29377) to UT Air as VQ-BEZ
OH-LBV (30046) parked at Helsinki for Nordwind A/L as VQ-BHR
OH-LBX (29382) to UT Air as VQ-BEY (see Skyliner for photo)
Flybe B463 G-JEAM (E3128) was broken up at Exeter on 14/6, followed by G-OINV (E3171) on 15/6.
Germania F100 D-AGPB (11278) has become VH-WXN for Air Alliance & left Woensdrecht on 14/6 on delivery to Brisbane.
Hellenic Imperial B742 SX-TIC (23501) returned to Athens on 16/6 following overhaul at Karachi.
Helvetic. See under Regional A/L.
Iberworld A333 EC-IJH (072) is now TC-OCA & was delivered from Madrid to Istanbul for Onur Air in basic Saudi Arabian scheme on 18/6.
Israir A320 4X-ABF (4354) was rolled out at Toulouse on 12/6 as F-WWDC in full new scheme (see Skyliner for photo).
Itali A/L MD82 I-DAVJ (49431) was ferried from Rome/Fiumicino to Tirana on 13/6 on wet-lease to Star A/W.
JAL B744D JA8090 was registered to AerSale as N347AS on 11/6 & left Tokyo/Narita on 16/6 routing via Oakland, CA to Roswell, NM.
KD Avia. See under Non-airline.
KLM B737 PH-BGK (38054) left Boeing Field on 12/6 on delivery to Amsterdam.
LOT B734 SP-LLA (27131) was registered EI-EMW for Celestial Aviation on 15/6 & will be ferried from Warsaw to Tel Aviv for freighter conversion by IAI. SP-LLD (27256), which is currently stored at Warsaw, is expected to follow.
Malev F70 HA-LMF (11571) was ferried from Norwich back to Budapest on 13/6 after painting all white.
Meridiana Fly A320 EI-EZS (1823) was noted at Dublin on 14/6 all white with titles prior to delivery. This aircraft was formerly with Blue Wings as D-ANNH. Currently at Chateauroux, EI-EZT (1896 ex D-ANNJ) will be delivered next month.
MyAir. The former carrier's CRJ9s are now known to be destined for Air Mekong, a Vietnamese start-up being set up by Skywest. They are currently being ferried from Exeter to Shannon for painting prior to returning to Exeter. Movements have been:
EI-DUM (15103) from Exeter to Shannon for painting 15/6
EI-DUU (15102) from Shannon to Exeter after painting on 14/6
EI-DUY (15112) from Shannon to Exeter after painting on 15/6
This just leaves EI-DUX (15110), which I think is still undergoing a check with Adria at Ljubljana.
Neos B763 EI-DOF (27610) left Greensboro, NC for Milan/Malpensa on 12/6 following winglet fitting.
Non-airline
F-WHUE A319CJ (4319) for System Capital management was ferried from Finkenwerder to Toulouse on 15/6 as AIB319 for cabin outfitting (see Skyliner for photo).
G-BPNT B463 (E3126) of BAe Systems was ferried from Bacau after QT conversion to Sharm-el-Sheikh on 17/6 on delivery to Cobham Aviation at Adelaide.
HZ-A4 A319 (1494 ex OO-SSO, EI-CWZ, CS-TQC, F-WQRZ, N320NP, HZ-AJW) registered to Alpha Star Aviation was noted in service on 14/6.
HZ-RCA A318CJ (3932 ex D-ALHM, CS-TSR) of MidEast Jet was ferried from Jeddah to Hamburg on 11/6 continuing to Stansted & Shannon. It is to be operated by the Saudi Red Crescent.
N389DF B733 (25017), registered to GECAS, was ferried from Shannon to Kemble on 12/6. This was formerly with the now-defunct KD Avia as EI-DTY.
OE-IAH B735 (25192) of Celestial Aviation & formerly with Ukraine International as UR-GAJ was ferried all white from Southend to Ostrava on 12/6.
OE-IAL E145 (145408 ex EC-LCP) of Celestial Aviation left Almeria on 12/6 heading for Shannon & Keflavik, presumably en route to the USA.
SE-DUU F100 (11286) of Mass Holding was ferried all white from Bratislava to Norwich on 15/6 for painting (for whom?).
9K-GBA A345 (1091) for the State of Kuwait left Toulouse for San Antonio, TX as F-WJKH on 15/6 for cabin outfitting (see Skyliner for photo).
9K-GEA A319CJ (3957) for the State of Kuwait was ferried from Dallas, TX to Finkenwerder as D-AVIP on 14/6 following cabin outfitting.
Nordwind A/L. See under Finnair.
Nouvelair A320 TS-ING (4347) made its first flight as D-AXAT on 15/6. Note that this is the second use of this registration on an A320, with the original TS-ING (0140) now flying with Ural A/L as VP-BQY.
Olympic Air DH8D SX-OBE (4314) arrived at Exeter on 13/6 as G-PTHE for preparation by Flybe. The UK registration was cancelled on 14/6 & SX-OBE applied on 15/6. The aircraft left Exeter on delivery to Athens on 17/6.
Onur Air. See under Iberworld.
Pegasus A/L B738 TC-AAY (40874) made its first flight on 11/6. TC-AAZ (40875) was noted on the Renton flightline on 15/6 & had been joined by TC-ABP (40876) by 17/6.
Regional A/L F100 F-GPNK (11324) became HB-JVH for Helvetic A/W & was delivered from Woensdrecht to Zurich on 14/6.
Royal Jordanian is to lease five new A320s & two A321s from AWAS. These will replace four existing A320s & two A321s. Deliveries of the first three A320s are scheduled for April next year, with the remaining aircraft following in 2012.
Ryanair B738 EI-EMO (40283) made its first flight on 11/6. EI-EMP (40285) & EI-EMR (40284) had appeared on the Renton flightline by 15/6 & both made their first flight on 16/6.
Saga A/L A333 TC-SGJ (407 ex B-HYH) was noted in service on 11/6 all white & devoid of titles.
Singapore A/L A388 9V-SKK (051) was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder as F-WWAH on 16/6. Also see under Transaero.
Sun Express B738 TC-SNP (40777) made its first flight on 15/6.
Swiss International A333 HB-JHG (1101) was delivered from Toulouse to Zurich on 16/6 as SWR5207. A332 HB-IQO (343) was delivered from Zurich to Istanbul as TC-ETP for AtlasJet on 14/6 still in basic Swiss scheme.
Tailwind A/L took delivery of its fifth former Alaska A/L B734 on 11/6 when TC-TLE (27628 ex N785AS) arrived at Istanbul.
TAM A332 PT-MVT (1118) was delivered from Toulouse to Sao Paulo/Guarulhos on 17/6 as TAM9394.
Thomas Cook A320 G-TCAC (1411) arrived at Manchester on 11/6 still as N411MP. It was restored to the UK register on 14/6 & the carrier will use it this summer but then offer it for lease from November. B752 G-JMCF (24369) flew its last revenue service as TCX754L from Sharm-el-Sheikh to Manchester on 1/6. It was parked at Manchester devoid of titles before being cancelled from the UK register on 16/6 & registered to FedEx as N928FD the same day. Also see under Aurela.
THY has placed an order for an additional A332. When delivered next year it will take the carrier's total of this type to eight. THY also has ten A333s & two A332Fs on order.
Titan A/W B752 G-ZAPX (29309) was rolled out at Manchester in full easyJet scheme on 16/6 & ferried down to Stansted the same day from where it entered service on 17/6.
Transaero B772 EI-UNU (28998) was registered on 11/6 & was noted at Singapore all white & untitled awaiting delivery. It was formerly with Singapore A/L as 9V-SRB.
Travel Service. See under Blue Air.
Tunisair A320 TS-IMR (4344) made its first flight on 14/6 as D-AXAS.
Ukraine International. See under Non-airline.
UT Air. See under Finnair.
White A/W. See under CCM A/L.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWD (4351) made its first flight on 16/6 as F-WWBZ & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Yakutia A/L An140 RA-41253 (36525305032 ex UR-14008) was delivered from Mariupol to Krasnodar on 11/6.
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Drewski/737NG Line Number list
http://drewski2112.livejournal.com/
Aegean A/L. See under Non-airline.
Air Atlanta. See under MK A/L.
Air Baltic DH8D YL-BAI (4302) arrived at Warsaw on 8/6 for demos to LOT after which it will preform demos to Cimber Sterling before returning to Canada prior to delivery to Air Baltic.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABFF (4329) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Schonefeld on 7/6 (the carrier's 50th Airbus narrow-body). B738 D-ABBR (28825) is now VQ-BOY & was delivered from Munich to Yakutsk on 10/6 for Yakutia A/L.
Air Dolomiti AT42 I-ADLV (610) was ferried from Eindhoven to Mönchengladbach on 9/6 after painting all white prior to return to the lessor.
Air Europa E195 EC-LFZ (19000357) arrived at Palma on delivery on 11/6.
Air Finland. See under easyJet.
Air Hamburg has added Islander D-ISLE (523 ex G-BDVX, G-OBNL) to its fleet.
Air India B772 VT-AIK (28714) is to become EI-UNV with Transaero & left Beijing in basic scheme on 4/6 routing to Rome, NY via Delhi & Frankfurt.
Airlinair AT42 F-GVZO (80 ex OY-PCG) was delivered from Mönchengladbach to Paris/Orly on 10/6.
Air Nostrum. See under Denim Air.
Alitalia. See under Bulgarian Air Charter.
All Nippon B773 JA787A (37949) made its first flight on 4/6.
Arik A/W A332 5N-EIA (1002) was delivered from Chateauroux to LHR on 10/6 & was then due to operate a service to Lagos on 11/6.
Astraeus B733 G-STRI (25011) positioned from Bournemouth to Bergamo on 5/6 in full TrawelFly scheme. B752 G-STRZ (27622) arrived at Gatwick on 7/6 from Manchester where it had been repainted from basic Ghana International colours to an all white scheme with Iceland Express titles & tail logo (see Skyliner for photos of both aircraft). Also see under easyJet.
AtlasJet. See under Swiss International.
Avanti Air AT42 D-BTTT (603) was ferried from Saarbrucken to Eindhoven for painting on 8/6, while D-BSSS (602) was delivered from Saarbrucken to Siegerland on 10/6.
BA Cityflyer B463 G-CFAA (E3373) is due to be ferried from Kemble to Southend on 12/6 for painting white prior to return to the lessor.
BMI A321 G-MIDC (0835) was ferried from Malta to East Midlands on 5/6 for painting prior to return to the lessor. A320 G-MIDP (1732) was ferried from Norwich to East Midlands on 1/6 in Nesma A/L scheme & is due to continue to Toulouse in the near future. G-MIDR (1697) was cancelled from the UK register on 9/6 & delivered from Toulouse to Cairo as SU-NWA on 11/6. A332 G-WWBM (398) was ferried from Manchester to Istanbul on 10/6 at the start of its nine month wet-lease to THY.
British A/W B752 G-CPEL (24398), which has become N946FD for FedEx, left Gatwick on 10/6 as FDX9081 en route to Victorville, CA via Bangor, ME.
Bulgarian Air Charter MD82 LZ-LDN was delivered from Rome/Fiumicino to Sofia on 11/6. It is a former Alitalia machine, but which one is not yet known.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KPR (36163) made its first flight on 10/6.
Cathay Pacific Cargo B744F B-HUS (25152) was ferried from storage at Victorville, VA to Xiamen on 7/6.
CCM A/L A320 F-GYFL (0548) was ferried from storage at Ajaccio to Alverca on 11/6.
Central Charter A/L B733 OM-CCA (28333 ex B-2504), has been temporarily registered OE-IAK & left Beijing on 9/6 on delivery to Ostrava via Novosibirsk.
Cyprus A/W. See under Via est vita.
Danish Air Transport AT42 OY-RUF (515) was ferried from Friedrichshafen to Copenhagen on 5/6 after wet-lease to Intersky.
Danu Oro Transportas AT42 LY-DOT (176) arrived at Friedrichshafen on 5/6 on wet-lease to Intersky.
Denim Air DHC8 PH-DMW (573) is now registered to Bombardier & left storage at Valencia on 11/6 still in Iberia scheme heading for Glasgow & Reykjavik on its way to Canada. It had previously been operated by Air Nostrum.
EasyJet is to lease an Astraeus B752, currently expected to be G-OJIB (24292), from 14/6 to 31/8 & Titan B763 G-POWD (30847) from early July. Both aircraft will be based at Gatwick & operate routes normally flown by A321s. The reason for the leases appears to be a shortage of crews. The carrier is also leasing Air Finland B752 OH-AFJ (26269), which will be based at Liverpool, & it was ferried from Helsinki to Manchester on 7/6 for painting into easyJet scheme & rolled out of the paint shop on 11/6 (see Skyliner for photo).
Emirates A388 A6-EDJ (009) was flown from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Schonefeld on 7/6 for exhibition at ILA prior to delivery to Dubai on 9/6. The airline announced an order for a further 32 A380s at ILA on 8/6, taking the carrier's total order for the type to 90.
Eurowings B462 D-ACFA (E2200) was ferried from Exeter to Southend on 11/6 for further storage.
Finnair has announced that it will order five A321ERs fitted with "sharklets" to be delivered from 2013. This order replaces an earlier order for two A330s due in 2012 & 2103. The carrier is also looking to Airbus for replacements for its B752s of which OH-LBU (29377) has become VQ-BEZ for UT Air & was delivered untitled from Helsinki to Antalya on 11/6.
Fischer B733 OK-FUN (27910), now registered to AerSale as N902AS, was ferried from Prague to Bucharest on 4/6.
FlyLAL Charters B733 LY-FLE (27061 ex OY-MAN, D-ADBD, SX-BGI, 9M-AAG, PK-AWG) was delivered from Seletar to Vilnius via Lahore on 8/6.
GainJet B733 SX-MTF (23774 ex N473CT) was delivered from Bournemouth to Athens on 9/6.
Germania has signed a MoU for five A319s with deliveries scheduled to start in April next year.
Hi Fly is to lease A343 CS-TQM (117 ex 9V-SJF, N73712, D-ASIA, 7T-VKL, A6-EYC) to Gabon A/L from 22/6.
Iberia. See under Denim Air.
Iceland Express. See under Astraeus.
Intersky. See under Danish Air Transport & Danu Oro Transportas.
Israir A320 4X-ABH (0289 ex 9H-ABX, TC-ONC, A4O-MC, F-OHGB, A4O-EP, A9C-EP, F-WBGE) was delivered from Montpellier to Berlin/Schonefeld on 11/6. The carrier is also due to receive new-build aircraft 4X-ABF (4354) next month.
Itali A/L MD82 I-DAVA (49215) positioned from Rome/Fiumicino to Tirana on 7/6 to operate for Red A/W.
JAL B744 JA8922 (27646) was ferried from Tokyo/Narita to Victorville, CA for storage on 7/6.
KLM Cityhopper F100 PH-OFA (11246) will, reports Airliner World, be flown to Lelystad later this summer for preservation at the Aviodrome Museum.
Korean Air B773 HL8209 (37464) left Paine Field on delivery to Seoul on 9/6.
LOT is leasing two B735 to Rwandair while the latter awaits delivery of two recently ordered B738s. The aircraft in question are SP-LKA (27416) & SP-LKB (27417) with the former already leaving Warsaw on delivery to Rwandair on 7/6 as 9XR-WD (see Skyliner for photo). Also see under Air Baltic.
Lufthansa A319 D-AIBC (4332) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 11/6.
Malev F70 HA-LMF (11571) was ferried from Budapest to Norwich on 5/6 for painting, presumably for a new operator.
MAT A/W B735 Z3-AAM (25249 ex OO-SYG, N249JW, ZS-PKU, Z3-AAH, N249MH, N237MA) was delivered from Belgrade to Skopje on 10/6 & then ferried to Amsterdam for painting on 11/6.
MEA A320 F-OMRN (4339) made its first flight on 8/6 as D-AXAR.
MK A/L B742F G-MKLA (23711) left Luxembourg on 10/6 bound for Kuala Lumpur. The new owner/operator is quoted as STS cargo, though the UK register quotes Bullfinch Ltd of Hamilton, Bermuda, however, it is understood that it will rejoin Air Atlanta once again as TF-ATX following maintenance in Malaysia.
MyAir CRJ9 EI-DUM (15103) was ferried from Exeter to Shannon on 11/6 to be painted all white.
Non-airline
F-WDIH B734 (24813 ex SX-BLM) formerly with Aegean was noted all white at Montpellier on 4/6. The current owner is not known.
G-BTXN B463 (E3129), registered to Aviation Capital Solutions was delivered from Southend to Manston on 8/6, still in basic Air Dolomiti scheme.
G-UKRC B463 (E3158), registered to Palm Aviation Dubai, left Manston on 3/6 routing to Corlu via Genoa for painting for Mahan Air. It is to be placed on the Kyrgyzstan (EX-) register.
N213TH B734 (27213 ex D-ABAG, SX-BMB, EC-IZG), registered to Waha Leasing, was ferried from storage at Belgrade to Shannon on 4/6.
OE-IAJ EMB145 (145441 ex EC-LDB) of Celestial Aviation left Malaga on 9/6 routing via Shannon to Keflavik, presumably en route to the USA.
UR-ABA A319CJ (3260) for Ukraina Aviapredpriatie left Dallas/Love Field, TX on delivery to Kiev/Borispol following VIP cabin fit.
VP-CAK B733 was ferried from Tolmachevo to Bruntingthorpe via Helsinki all white over 9 to 10/6. It is a bit of a mystery machine at the moment & all that is known is that it is ex Chinese & is thought to be for scrapping.
9H-AFT A318CJ (4169) is the latest machine for Comlux Aviation Malta & it was delivered from Hamburg to Zurich on 9/6.
Oman Air A332 A4O-DF (1120) was delivered from Toulouse to Muscat on 9/6.
Pegasus B738 TC-AAY (40874) was noted on the Renton flightline on 7/6. TC-AAV (40696) left Paine Field on delivery to Istanbul on 8/6.
Qatar A/W Cargo B77F A7-BFB (36100) left Paine Field on 9/6 on delivery to Doha.
Red A/W. See under Itali A/L.
Ryanair B738 EI-EMO (40283) was rolled out at Renton on 7/6.
SAA B744 ZS-SBK (28959) has become VQ-BHW for Transaero & was noted in full scheme at Johannesburg on 7/6 awaiting delivery.
SAS MD82 OY-KGZ (49381) left Stockholm/Arlanda on 8/6 heading for Keflavik on the first leg of its delivery flight to Allegiant Air.
SATA ATP CS-TFJ (2018) was ferried from Norwich to Southend on 8/6 all white on return to the lessor.
Singapore A/L B772 9V-SRB (28998) will be delivered to Transaero as EI-UNU in the near future.
Sun Express B738 TC-SNM is now known to be ex VT-AXB (33023).
Swiftair MD87 EC-KSF (53207) was ferried from storage at Ciudad Real to Istanbul on 6/6. MD83 EC-KCX (49619) arrived back at Madrid on 6/6 from Kuwait City after lease to Gryphon Air.
Swiss International A332 HB-IQO (343) has been registered TC-ETP for AtlasJet & is currently at Zurich in basic Swiss scheme for delivery later this month.
Thomas Cook is to add A320 G-TCAC (1411) back into its fleet in mid June. This aircraft was leased to Skyservice last winter & became C-FRAA on 16/10/09. It was then registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest as N411MP on 26/04/10 & has been stored at Howard AFB, Panama from where it departed to Bermuda on 9/6, before proceeding to Ponta Delgada the following day.
Titan A/W. See under easyJet.
Transaero. See under Air India, SAA & Singapore A/L.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVP (32907 ex D-AHLR) was delivered from Hannover to Prague all white on 8/6.
TrawelFly. See under Astraeus.
UPS B763F N340UP (37860) made its first flight on 8/6.
UT Air. See under Finnair.
Via est vita A320 LZ-MDT (2108) has become 5B-DCJ for Cyprus A/W & was delivered from Amman to Larnaca on 5/6.
Viking A/L is wet-leasing B738 C-FEAK (30292) from Sunwing A/L for the summer & it left Trois-Rivieres as SWG9010 on 10/6 on delivery to Manchester.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWC (4323) was delivered from Toulouse to Budapest on 9/6.
Yakutia A/L. See under Air Berlin.
The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/
Drewski/737NG Line Number list
http://drewski2112.livejournal.com/
Aerologic B77F D-AALE (36198) left Paine Field, WA on 2/6 on delivery to Leipzig.
Afriqiyah A320 5A-ONK (4330) made its first flight on 1/6 as F-WWIJ in full scheme & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Air Atlanta B743 TF-AMJ (23030) was ferried from storage at Riyadh to Luxembourg on 4/6.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABKL (37754) made its first flight on 1/6. A321 D-ABBC (4334) made its first flight on 3/6 as D-AZAK.
Air Dolomiti AT42 I-ADLV (610) was ferried from Mönchengladbach to Eindhoven on 31/5 for painting white prior to return to the lessor.
Air France B744F F-GISA (25238) was ferried from storage at Vatry to Paris/CDG all white on 1/6. A320 F-HBNA (4335) made its first flight on 2/6 as F-WWIU & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Airlinair is to add AT42 OY-PCG (080) to its fleet & it was ferried from Billund to Mönchengladbach on 3/6 prior to delivery.
Air Mediterranee B735 F-HCOA (28084) was delivered from Chateauroux to Nantes on 3/6.
Arik Air A332 5N-EIA (1002) was due to be delivered from Chateauroux to Heathrow on 29/5, but is still at Chateauroux as I type this.
Astraeus B733 G-STRI (25011) is currently at Bournemouth in full TrawelFly scheme. It may be due to replace G-STRJ (25119).
BA Cityflyer B463 G-BZAY (E3368) was ferried from Southend to Kemble on 1/6 after painting all white. B462 G-LCYC (E2385) was ferried from Nice to Kemble on 3/6 prior to return to the lessor (it had been tech in Nice since 27/5). G-LCYB (E2383) is to be withdrawn from service on 17/6. E190 G-LCYM (19000351) entered revenue service on 2/6 as CFE21M from London City to Madrid.
Blue1. See under non-airline.
Blue Bird A/W MD83 SX-BPP (53377) was noted in service on 2/6 & is being operated by Sky Express on behalf of Blue Bird A/W along with SX-BLL (49933).
BMI is to wet-lease A332 G-WWBM (398) to THY for nine months from 10/6. Flights will be operated by BMI flight crews & supervisors, but with THY cabin crew. It had previously been thought that this aircraft was to be returned to the lessor. G-WWBB (404) was noted at Manchester on 2/6 as 4R-ALG in full Sri Lankan scheme prior to delivery.
British A/W A320 G-EUYI (4306) was delivered to LHR on 3/6. B752 G-CPEL (24398), currently carrying N946FD prior to delivery to FedEx, undertook some engine runs at Gatwick on 3/6. This followed an engine change where its number 2 engine was replaced by the number 1 from G-BPEC (24882), which will be the next aircraft to be delivered to FedEx. G-CPEL/N946FD is now scheduled for delivery to FedEx on 9/6 as FDX9081. G-BPED (25059) is due to be ferried from LHR to Gatwick on 11/6 for pre-delivery maintenance. G-CPEO (28667) will now be withdrawn from service in mid to late June, with G-CPER (29113), G-CPES (29114) & G-CPET (29115) following during the week ending 5/11. B744s G-BNLB (23909) & G-BNLC (23910) are to be ferried from Cardiff to Victorville, CA for further storage, while G-BNLU (25406) &/or G-BNLV (25427) will be flown back from Victorville, CA as backfill while the rest of the fleet undergoes the installation of new first class seating. B773 G-STBA (40542) is due to be delivered to Cardiff on 7/7.
Cargo B. See under Nippon Cargo.
CargoItalia took delivery of former Finnair MD11F EI-EMS (48766 ex OO-CTB, P4-BDL, OH-LGF, N783BC) on 5/6 when it arrived at Milan/Malpensa from Singapore, following freighter conversion at Seletar.
Croatia A/L A320 9A-CTM (0671) has become YA-TTC for Safi A/W & was noted at Hamburg on 1/6 awaiting delivery.
Eastern A/W has received it first of two E135s. F-GOHA (145189), which was delivered to Humberside on 27/5, was reregistered G-CGMB the following day.
EasyJet A319 G-EZFV (4327) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Manchester on 4/6.
FedEx A312 N417FE (333) was ferried from storage at Victorville, CA to Greensboro, NC on 29/5 prior to return to service.
Finnair E170s OH-LEM (17000141) & OH-LEN (17000146) are the two aircraft being leased to Kenya A/W for four years. The former was noted at Helsinki on 2/6 in full scheme also wearing 5Y-KYG, with the latter appearing the following day also in full scheme & wearing 5Y-KYL. Also see under CargoItalia.
Fischer B733s OK-FAN (27469) & OK-FUN (27910), which had been in store at Prague for 55 months, were registered to Aersale Inc as N901AS & N902AS respectively on 23/4. The former was ferried from Prague to Bucharest on 2/6 & the latter is due to follow shortly.
Flybe DH8D G-ECOE (4212) is due to be flown to Norwich on 24/6 for repainting back into Flybe scheme. This depends on the delivery of SX-OBE (4314) to Olympic Air. The return to service of G-ECOE (4212) will mean that G-ECOW (4021) can be returned to the lessor in July.
Hapag-Lloyd B738 D-AHFE (27979) was ferried from Prague to Maastricht on 28/5 for painting all white. D-AHFK (27991) left Halifax, NS on 2/6 bound for Hannover following winter lease to CanJet.
Hola A/L B734 EC-LAV (24352) was ferried from Paris/Le Bourget to Perpignan on 4/6 after storage.
Iberia is transferring A320 EC-FCB (0158) to Vueling & it was noted all white with Vueling titles at Madrid on 28/5.
JAL. After just under four months storage at Victorville, CA, JA8080 (24886) was registered to Kalitta Air as N767CK on 27/5 & ferried to Oscoda/Wurtsmith, MI the same day.
Jet2. Correcting last week, B752 G-LSAK (27973) was ferried from Lasham to Norwich for painting on 13/5 & delivered from there to Leeds/Bradford on 23/5.
Kalitta Air. See under JAL.
LOT E175s SP-LIL (17000306) & SP-LIM (17000311) arrived at Warsaw on delivery on 30/5. SP-LIG (17000283) & SP-LIH (17000288) are to be operated by LOT on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Defence. The former has already been painted in Republic of Poland scheme. This decision has doubtless been made following the recent tragic Polish A/F Tu-154M crash.
Lufthansa A320 D-AIZG (4324) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt as DLH8932 on 2/6. A319 D-AIBC (4332) made its first flight on 31/5 as D-AVXF.
Lufthansa Cityline. See under UT Air.
Meridiana Fly A320 EI-EZR (1198 ex EI-CUK, I-PEKP, N267AV) arrived at Milan/Malpensa on 3/6 on delivery from Lake Charles, LA.
MyAir. The former airline's CRJ9 are all expected to go to Skywest. They are currently located as follows:
EI-DUM (15103) just finishing a check at Exeter
EI-DUU (15102) ferried from Exeter to Shannon 1/6
EI-DUX (15110) on check with Adria at Ljubljana
EI-DUY (15112) ferried from Ljubljana to Shannon 25/5
Nippon Cargo B744F N385NY (36785), formerly with Cargo B as OO-CBD, left storage at Victorville, CA on 2/6 routing via Los Angeles, CA to Xiamen.
Non-airline
D-ANJB A321 (4067), formerly with Blue Wings, was ferried from storage at Finkenwerder to Sofia on 1/6.
D-ATRA A320 (0659 ex D-ALAE, OE-LOE, D-ANNE, D-ATRA, F-WWDB) of DLR was ferried from Braunschweig/Wolfsburg to Toulouse on 3/6 still as F-WWDB following its time as the fuel cell demonstrator.
F-WHUE A319CJ (4319) made its first flight on 31/5. It is destined for System Capital Management & will be based in the Ukraine. Its future in-service registration is currently unknown.
G-BSNR B463 (E3165), registered to Aviation Capital Solutions, was ferried from Bacau to Manston on 3/6, while G-UKRC B463 (E3158) positioned from Manston to Corlu (Turkey) via Genoa the same day.
N419CT B735 (35419 ex UR-VVD), registered to CIT Leasing, was ferried from storage at Vilnius to Bournemouth on 1/6.
RA-67220 CRJ8 (8091) was delivered from Kemble to Moscow/Domodedovo for Kolavia on 29/5.
SE-REO B712 (55060 ex EC-HNZ), registered to Pembroke Alpha Ltd, left Palma on 2/6 bound for Miami, FL, routing via Prestwick, Keflavik & Bangor, ME. It is to be prepared for Blue1.
Olympic Air DH8D SX-OBD (4311) left Exeter on delivery to Athens on 29/5. SX-OBE (4314) is due to arrive at Exeter as G-PTHE on 13/6 & is scheduled for delivery to Athens as SX-OBE on 17/6. SX-OBF (4318) will follow on 11/7 as G-PTHF, with delivery to Athens as SX-OBF due on 15/7.
Onur Air A320 TC-OBH (1482 ex N482TA, VT-WAC, PK-RMJ) was delivered from Ahmedabad to Istanbul on 2/6.
Royal Brunei took delivery of its first B772 on 1/6 with the arrival at Brunei International of former Singapore A/L example V8-BLA (30871 ex 9V-SVF).
SAA B744 ZS-SBK (28959) was noted at Johannesburg on 30/5 being painted for Transaero.
SATA ATP CS-TFJ (2018) was ferried from Ponta Delgada to Norwich via Porto on 29/5 for painting all white prior to return to the lessor.
Singapore A/L A388 9V-SKK (051) was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder as F-WWAH in full scheme on 1/6. Also see under Royal Brunei.
Sky A/L B738 TC-SKR (32576 ex N302TZ, PR-GIC, PH-HST, PR-GIC) left Porto Alegre on 3/6 at the start of its delivery flight to Turkey.
Southern Air B742F N815SA (22107) was ferried from storage at Mojave, CA to Los Angeles, CA on 28/5 prior to entering service.
Spanair MD87 EC-KAZ (49614) left Palma on 29/5 routing via Keflavik, Bangor, ME & Omaha, NE to Kingman, AZ, where it will be broken up for spares for Allegiant Air.
Sri Lankan. See under BMI.
Sun Express took delivery of B738 TC-SNM on 3/6 when it arrived at Antalya from Kuala Lumpur, having routed via Delhi. Its previous identity is unknown at present.
Thomson A/W B752 G-OOBP (30394 ex HB-IHS) was registered on 2/6.
THY. See under BMI.
Transaero. See under SAA.
TrawelFly. See under Astraeus.
UT Air took delivery of former Lufthansa Cityline CRJ2 VQ-BGR (7220 ex D-ACJG, C-GFOA) at Khanty-Mansiysk on 30/5.
Viking A/L B738 SE-RHX (28592) left Gatwick on 2/6 as VIK100P positioning to Lasham & then to Paris/CDG on 3/6 as VIK101P at the commencement of its lease to XL A/W France.
Vueling A320 EC-JAB (2227) has become XA-MLR for InterJet A/L & left Barcelona on 29/5 routing via Sal, Cape Verde Islands & Bridgetown on delivery to Toluca, still in full Vueling scheme.
XL A/W France. See under Viking A/L.