May 2011 - 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/
ABX Air B762 N767AX (22785) arrived at Tel Aviv on 16/5 for freighter conversion.
Adria A/W will add former TAP A320 S5-AAT (0191 ex CS-TNB) to its fleet later this month. It was delivered from Lisbon to Ljubljana on 25/5 still as CS-TNB.
Aegean A/L B463 SX-DVA (E3341) was ferried from Stansted to Southend on 25/5 for painting all white for Sky Wings & SX-DVB (E3343) from Stansted to Naples, also for painting, on 26/5. These are to become SX-DMA/B respectively. Also see under Olympic Air.
Aer Lingus A320 EI-DVN (4715) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Dublin on 24/5.
Aeroflot A320 VQ-BKS (4692) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 16/5, with VQ-BKT (4712) following on 27/5.
Aerolineas Argentinas. See under Cathay Pacific
AeroMexico B762 XA-FRJ (24728 ex LN-RCC, N762BT, PT-TAJ, N301AR, XA-TNS, N728CG) was noted registered at Mexico City on 13/5 & has entered service.
Aerosvit. See under Donbassaero.
Air Berlin fleet update:
D-ABAA B737 (30271) was ferried from Munich to Dublin on 21/5 for painting into Yakutia scheme & is to become VQ-BLT
D-ABCH A321 (4728) made its first flight on 20/5 as D-AVZF
D-ABDA A320 (2539) was ferried from Dusseldorf to Prague on 15/5 prior to return to the lessor
D-ABKH B738 (37747) was ferried from Munster/Osnabruck to Paderborn on 23/5 prior to return to the lessor & then to Shannon on 27/5.
D-ABKT B738 (36881) was rolled out at Renton on 18/5
D-AHFO B738 (27987) is on lease from TUIfly having been ferried from Eindhoven to Stuttgart on 13/5 following painting into Air Berlin scheme
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6757 A320 (4709) to China Eastern 24/5
B-6761 A320 (4696) to China Southern 19/5
B-6780 A320 (4726) to Shenzhen A/L 27/5
N213FR A320 (4704) to Frontier 20/5
VN-A324 A321 (4703) to Vietnam A/L 20/5
4R-ABM A320 (4694) to Sri Lankan 18/5
Air Canada. See under Hawaiian A/L.
Air China Cargo. See under Cathay Pacific Cargo.
Air Europa B738 EC-JHK (33975) was ferried from Palma to East Midlands on 17/5 for painting into SkyTeam scheme, returning to Palma after paint on 21/5. EC-HBM (28382) left Southend on 19/5 as ZS-ZWR on delivery to Kulula.com. Former Livingston 332 EC-LMN (597 ex I-LIVN, EI-EOL) was delivered from Bordeaux to Palma on 24/5. E195 EC-LKX (19000437) arrived at Palma on delivery on 27/5.
Air France A388 F-HPJE (052) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Paris/CDG on 17/5. A320 F-HBNF (4714) was delivered from Toulouse to Paris/Orly on 26/5.
Air Hong Kong. Former Cathay Pacific B744F B-HUS (25152) was delivered to the carrier at Hong Kong from Xiamen on 24/5.
Air Nostrum DH8C EC-IOV (581) left Valencia on 19/5 on return to Bombardier.
Air One B734 EI-DOV (27632) was delivered from Shannon to Heraklion on 25/5 for Bluebird A/W & is to become SX-TZE. EI-CWW (24906) was ferried from storage at Pescara to Lasham on 25/5.
Air Sweden A320 SE-RJM (0289) was flown from Istanbul to Stockholm/Arlanda on 22/5 after storage.
Air Transat. See under Saga A/L.
Alitalia A332 EI-EJJ (1225) was delivered from Toulouse to Rome/Fiumicino on 19/5.
AMC A/L B738 SU-BPZ (35213) was ferried from Cairo to Thessaloniki on 25/5 on lease to Astra A/L.
Armavia. See under Lufthansa Cityline.
Astra A/L. See under AMC A/L.
Astraeus B735 G-PJPJ (25055) was repainted at Gatwick last weekend with the Palmair titles replaced by those of Iceland Express (see Skyliner for photo), while B733 G-STRI (25011) will be flown to Norwich on 30/5 for repainting from Trawel Fly scheme into Iceland Express colours.
Atlantic A/L. See under West Atlantic Sweden.
Atlantic A/W leased B462 OY-RCE (E2235) to BA Cityflyer from 2/5 to 23/5. It was replaced by OY-RCD (E2233) on 23/5, which will remain with BA Cityflyer until around the end of June when the last E190 is delivered.
Austrian Arrows DH8C OE-LTG (438) was registered N876CA on 26/5 & left Innsbruck the following day on delivery to Commutair.
Azerbaijan A/L B763 4K-AZ81 (40343) made its first flight on 16/5.
BA Cityflyer. See under Atlantic A/W.
Blue Air B735 YR-BAH (24274) was ferried from Bucharest to Bournemouth on 14/5 on return to the lessor & has been registered to BBAM as EI-EPL.
Bluebird A/W. See under Air One.
Blue Islands. Former Contactair AT42 D-BMMM (546) was registered to the carrier as G-ISLF on 19/5 & delivered from Saarbrucken to Jersey the same day (see Skyliner for photo).
Blue1 B712 OH-BLO (55056) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Norwich for painting on 18/5.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5580 B738 (39224) to Hainan A/L 24/5
B-5586 B738 (36878) to China Southern 17/5
B-5606 B738 (39143) to Shenzhen A/L 20/5
B-5607 B738 (39144) to Shenzhen A/L 25/5
C-FIBW B737 (37956) to WestJet 19/5
N867NN B738 (40762) to American A/L 24/5
N957WN B737 (41528) to Southwest 24/5
N958WN B737 (36673) to Southwest 26/5
VH-VZM B738 (34192) to Qantas 14/5
Bombardier deliveries to other customers
C-GGOY DH8D (4365) to Jazz Air 26/5
JA857A DH8D (4362) to ANA Wings 14/5
British A/W A320 G-EUYL (4725) made its first flight on 18/5 as F-WWDY. B752 G-CPEN (28666) carried out an acceptance flight for FedEx from/to Gatwick on 23/5 & had the registration N952FD applied on 25/5.
Bukovyna Aviation MD88 UR-CIZ (53549 ex TC-ONP) was ferried from Kiev to Mashad on 26/5 on lease to Taban Air.
Calima Aviacion B738 EC-LKO (28821) was ferried from Palma to Katowice on 27/5 on summer lease to Travel Service.
Cargolux has leased B744F N790BA (24619 ex HL7480) from Boeing & it was ferried from Xiamen to Luxembourg on 19/5.
Cathay Pacific A333 B-LAL (1222) left Toulouse on 14/5 on delivery to Hong Kong. B773 B-KPU (39233) made its first flight on 17/5. A343 B-HXM (123) was ferried from storage at Victorville, CA to Hong Kong on 18/5 for preparation for Aerolineas Argentinas. B-HXL (381) has become 4R-ADG for Sri Lankan & was delivered from Hong Kong to Colombo on 22/5. Also see under Air Hong Kong.
Cathay Pacific Cargo B744F B-KAG (27067) has become B-2457 & was noted at Hong Kong on 19/5 in full Air China Cargo scheme prior to delivery.
China Eastern A/L. See under MIAT Mongolian A/L.
Club Air B461 I-FASI (E1260), which is stored at Verona, was registered G-CGWY on 26/5 for Ansett Aircraft Spares.
Contactair. See under Blue Islands.
Continental A/L B762 N68155 (30434) was ferried from Houston, TX to Goodyear, AZ on 17/5 & is thought to have been withdrawn from service prior to sale.
CSA AT72 OK-XFB (297) was ferried from Prague to Norwich on 12/5 for painting all white & returned to Prague on 19/5. OK-XFC (299) was ferried from Prague to Norwich on 18/5 for painting all white & returned to Prague on 24/5. AT42 OK-VFI (173) was noted carrying F-WEKF at Prague on 19/5 & is thought to be destined for an African operator. It was ferried from Prague to Dinard on 25/5 still in CSA scheme. A320 OK-REQ (4713) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Prague on 23/5.
Donbassaero. The carrier's next A320, N181LF (0579 ex C-GVXD, C-GVUM, PH-VAE, N181LF, D-AKNY, A9C-BAY, N181LF), was ferried from Istanbul to Dublin on 23/5. Accompanying it was N241LF (0645 ex C-GVXE, C-GJUP, PH-VAC, N711LF, D-AKNZ, A9C-BAZ). Both are to be painted into Aerosvit scheme.
Eastern A/W JS41 G-MAJP (41039) was cancelled from the register on 12/5 as exported to Colombia.
EasyJet A320 G-EZUI (4721), in the orange scheme with white titles, positioned from Finkenwerder to Toulouse on 25/5 for a handover ceremony (200th Airbus for the carrier) & was then delivered from Toulouse to Gatwick on 26/5. A319 G-EZGK (4717) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 26/5. A320 G-EZUK (4749) made its first flight on 27/5 as D-AVVL.
EgyptAir B738 SU-GEB (40800) was noted on the Renton flightline on 26/5.
Etihad A/W B773 A6-ETG (39681) left Paine Field, WA on delivery to Abu Dhabi on 18/5.
Eurowings CRJ9 D-ACNU (15265) arrived at Dusseldorf on delivery on 21/5 & wears Lufthansa Regional scheme.
Finnair E190 OH-LKR (19000436) arrived at Helsinki on delivery on 21/5.
Flybe DH8D G-ECOZ (4034) was registered to Bombardier on 10/5 & left Exeter on 14/5 on return to Canada, while G-ECOV (4033) was registered to Bombardier on 19/5 & left Exeter on 20/5 en route to Canada.
FlyDubai B738 A6-FDR (40245) arrived at Dubai on delivery on 17/5 & A6-FDS (40246) made its first flight on 20/5.
Hawaiian A/L B763 N591HA (33423) arrived at Honolulu from Xiamen on 9/5 & was registered C-GHPE for Air Canada before being delivered from Honolulu to Montreal on 19/5.
Highland A/W. Despite having been broken up at Inverness on 10/5, JS41 G-TEXA (41041) was cancelled from the register on 16/5 as exported to Sweden. Incidentally, the UK registration was never applied to this aircraft.
Holidays Czech A/L A320 OK-HCA (4699) was delivered from Toulouse to Prague on 20/5.
Iberia A320 EC-HDN (1087) was ferried from Madrid to Shannon on 17/5 on return to the lessor. MD88 EC-FHG (53194) left Madrid on 18/5 for San Jose & is now registered to Tiger Leasing.
Icelandair B752 TF-FIC (30735) was ferried from Lasham to Monrovia for UN duties on 17/5 & is in full UN scheme. TF-FIK (26151) was returned from Monrovia to Keflavik on 19/5 after UN duties. Also see under RAK A/W.
Iceland Express. See under Astraeus.
JAL B744 JA8917 (29899) was registered N917UN for Transaero on 18/5 & ferried from Tokyo/Narita to Rome, NY on 19/5 for pre-delivery work.
Janes Aviation HS748 G-AYIM (1687) was cancelled from the register on 17/5 & became N687AP for the Bank of Utah the following day.
KLM B738 PH-BCB (39443) made its first flight on 19/5 & arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 27/5. B737 PH-BGQ (39256) had been rolled out at Renton by 20/5. B733 PH-BTE (27421) was ferried from storage at Amsterdam to Norwich on 25/5.
Korean Air B773 HL8216 (37647) was delivered from Paine Field, WA to Incheon on 18/5. A388 HL7615 (075) made its first flight on 16/5 in primer as F-WWSS. The carrier took delivery of its first A388, HL7611 (035), at Toulouse on 23/5.
Livingston. See under Air Europa.
Lotus Air A320 SU-KBE (1454), now registered to ILFC, was ferried from Cairo to Shannon on 20/5.
Lufthansa A321 D-AIDH (4710) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 20/5. The carrier has firmed up an order for five B777Fs for delivery in 2013.
Lufthansa Cityline CRJ2 D-ACHF (7431) has become EK-20017 with Armavia & was noted as such as Odessa on 14/5. D-ACHK (7499) was ferried from Toulouse to Cologne on 18/5 after painting into Armavia scheme.
Lufthansa Italia will be dissolved on 30/10.
Meridiana Fly MD83 EI-CNR (53199) left Olbia on 27/5 en route to the USA on return to the lessor.
MIAT Mongolian A/L is to add former China Eastern A/L B763 B-2569 (28149) to its fleet & it was noted at Beijing in full scheme on 16/5 awaiting delivery.
Non-Airline
A7-MHH A319CJ (3994) of the Qatar Amiri Flight is due to be delivered from Toulouse to LHR late May.
F-WTAO A320 (0274 ex B-2355) registered to GECAS arrived at Budapest from Chengdu on 20/5
G-BVLJ B461 (E1160) registered to Inflite was cancelled from the register on 13/5 & has become A2-ABF for Air Botswana (for the third time) & left Southend on delivery on 20/5.
N707AR B707 (20029) of Omega Air Tankers was destroyed in an aborted take-off at NAS Point Mugu, CA on 18/5. Thankfully, all three crewmembers survived.
VQ-BMK CRJ2 (7668) arrived at Tallinn on 20/5 for an unknown operator.
3C-LLS B772LR (40668) for the Government of Equatorial Guinea made its first flight on 21/5.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-DYR (40870) made its first flight on 13/5 & LN-DYS (39007) followed on 18/5. LN-DYQ (40869) arrived at Oslo on delivery on 24/5. B733 LN-KKI (24329) was ferried from Dublin to Southend on 16/5 after painting all white. Although LN-KKY (24329) left Lasham as EI-ERP for Transaero on 13/5, it only flew as far as Vilnius & it did not arrive at Moscow/Domodedovo until 18/5. The carrier has signed a letter of intent for the right to acquire three B788s on order for Icelandair Group's IG Invest. Two of the aircraft are expected in the first half of 2013 & the third in early 2015. Norwegian intends to lease a total of nine B788s.
Nouvelair A320 TS-INO (3480) was ferried from Prague to Enfidha on 20/5 after lease to Travel Service, with TS-INN (0793) flying from Monastir to Prague the same day for summer lease to Travel Service. TS-INE (0222) was flown from storage at Monastir to Montpellier on 25/5, still in Libyan A/L scheme.
Olympic Air A320 SX-OAI (3162) was ferried from Norwich to Athens on 18/5 after painting into Aegean scheme. A319 SX-OAN (1727) was reregistered SX-DGG with Aegean A/L on 19/5.
Oman Air A332 A4O-DG (1227) was delivered from Toulouse to Muscat on 25/5.
Orbest A320 EC-LLX (4735) made its first flight on 26/5 as D-AVVD.
Pegasus B738 TC-ASP (40011) made its first flight on 16/5 & TC-ARP (40727) arrived at Istanbul on delivery on 21/5.
Phuket Air B744 HS-AVA (25212 ex JA8082, N151AS) was delivered from Roswell, NM to Jeddah on 24/5.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHH (4700) was delivered from Toulouse to Doha on 25/5. The carrier is expected to announce a small increase to its current order for five A380s at the Paris Air Show.
RAK A/W B752 A6-RAK (29311) has become TF-LLX for Icelandair & was ferried from Abu Dhabi to Budapest on 22/5, while awaiting the end of the current volcanic eruption.
Ryanair B738 EI-DCD (33562) was delivered from Dublin to Frankfurt on 17/5 for Sun Express Germany & will become D-ASXD, while EI-DCE (33563) followed on 24/5 & is to become D-ASXS. The carrier has stated that it will ground up to 80 aircraft next winter due to high fuel prices.
Saga A/L A333 TC-SGJ (407 ex B-HYH) has become C-GTSD for Air Transat & was delivered all white from Manila to Montreal on 22/5.
SAS F50 LN-RNF (20183) was flown from storage at Norwich to Oslo on 19/5.
Singapore A/L B744 9V-SPA (26550) has undergone freighter conversion & made an acceptance flight in its new configuration at Singapore on 21/5.
Sky Europe. This former carrier's B733 OM-CLA (24245) was registered to Source One Aircraft Repair as N203MG on 11/5 & ferried from storage at Budapest to Amman on 14/5.
Sky Wings. See under Aegean A/L.
Small Planet A/L Polska. See under Tor Air.
SmartLynx A320 YL-BCB (0726) has become CS-TQS for White & was noted at Shannon on 14/5 in full scheme awaiting delivery. YL-LCD (0359) was ferried from Kiev to Brno on 26/5 on summer lease to Travel Service.
Solitaire Air, operator of B734 JY-SOA (25109), has ceased trading & its sole aircraft has been returned to the lessor & was registered as N416BC to BCC Equipment Leasing Corp on 10/5.
Sri Lankan. See under Cathay Pacific.
Strategic A/L A320 LX-STB (0436) positioned from Toulouse to Gatwick on 20/5 for summer operations.
Sun Express Germany. See under Ryanair.
TAAG Angola A/L B773 D2-TEG (40805) made its first flight on 18/5.
Taban Air. See under Bukovyna Aviation.
TAP. See under Adria A/W.
Thai International A333 HS-TER (1060) left Hamburg for Bangkok on 20/5 following seat installation. HS-TEU (1090) was ferried from storage at Bordeaux to Hamburg on 24/5 for seat installation.
Thomson A/W B738 C-FLZR (35145 ex G-FDZR) was ferried from Toronto to Luton via Belfast on 24/5 after winter lease to Sunwing A/L. It will remain Canadian registered for the summer, operating out of Belfast. G-FDZX (37258) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 24/5. Sunwing example C-FYLC (33029) arrived at Dublin on 25/5 & will be based there for the summer operating for Thomson A/W. Also see under TUIfly Nordic.
THY A333 TC-JNN (1228) was delivered from Toulouse to Istanbul on 17/5, followed the next day by A321 TC-JRR (4706) from Finkenwerder. B739 TC-JYA (40973) had been rolled out at Renton by 20/5 & made its first flight on 25/5 as N973TK.
Titan A/W B462 G-ZAPO (E2176) was ferried from Stansted to Kemble on 17/5 on return to the lessor.
Tor Air has leased Small Planet A/L Polska B733 SP-HAA (24664) & it positioned from Tallinn to Manchester on 17/5.
Transaero. See under JAL & Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Transavia B738 PH-HSE (39259) made its first flight on 15/5 & arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 20/5.
Travel Service has leased Sunwing B738 C-FTDW (34704) for the summer & it arrived at Warsaw on 25/5. Also see under Calima Aviacion, Nouvelair & SmartLynx.
Trawel Fly. See under Astraeus.
TUI A/L Belgium B738 OO-JBQ (35142) arrived back at Brussels on 19/5 following winter lease to CanJet.
TUIfly B738 D-ATUK (39094) arrived at Hanover on delivery on 18/5. D-ATUL (38820) made its first flight on 14/5 & arrived at Hanover on delivery on 25/5. D-AHFU (30414) was ferried from Hanover to Shannon on 27/5 on return to the lessor. Also see under Air Berlin.
TUIfly Nordic B752 SE-RFP (27219) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Luton on 15/5 at end of lease & was registered G-OOBR the following day. This did not revert to its previous identity of G-BYAN to save a "last two" clash with B763 G-OOAN. B738 SE-RFU (37259) made its first flight on 26/5.
UPS B763F N344UP (37866) made its first flight on 26/5.
Ural A/L A320 VQ-BLO (1751 ex 6Y-JMJ) was noted at Shannon on 26/5 in full scheme awaiting delivery.
UT Air AT72 VQ-BLC (942) was delivered from Toulouse to Khanty-Mansiysk on 20/5, with VQ-BLD (945) following on 25/5. B735 N17640 (28901) arrived at Vilnius for UT Air on 21/5 & is to become VQ-BJS.
Uzbekistan A/W A320 UK-32018 (4724) made its first flight on 16/5 as D-AUBK & was delivered from Finkenwerder to Tashkent on 27/5.
West Atlantic Sweden ATP SE-MAN (2006) was restored to Atlantic A/L as G-MANO on 12/5.
White. See under SmartLynx.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWK (4716) was delivered from Toulouse to Budapest on 26/5. HA-LWL (4736) made its first flight on 25/5 as F-WWIO.
Yakutia. 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/
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO BLOG NEXT WEEK AS I WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR A FEW DAYS. THE NEXT BLOG WILL BE POSTED ON 27/5.
ABX Air B762F N768AX (22786) left Tel Aviv for Cincinnati, KY on 7/5 following freighter conversion.
Adria. The leased A320 S5-AAS (0444) is now operating in full scheme.
Aegean. The following former Olympic A320s were registered by 6/5:
SX-DGC (4094 ex SX-OAS)
SX-DGD (4065 ex SX-OAP)
SX-DGE (3990 ex SX-OAM)
Also see under Olympic Air.
Aer Lingus A320 EI-DVN (4715) made its first flight on 12/5 as D-AUBH.
Aeroflot A320 VQ-BKT (4712) made its first flight on 9/5 as F-WWBR.
Air Algerie B738 7T-VKI (40863) made its first flight on 11/5.
Air Astana E190 P4-KCD (19000431) left Brazil on delivery on 11/5.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABBH (32919) has become 9Y-JME & left Prague for Port of Spain on 7/5 on delivery to Caribbean A/L. Also see under TUIfly.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6790 A320 (4686) to Westair 11/5
CC-BAM A320 (4697) to LAN A/L 7/5
N211FR A320 (4688) to Frontier 12/5
9V-SLN A320 (4701) to Silk Air 13/5
Air Southwest DH8C G-WOWD (286) left Exeter all white on 8/5 on delivery to Skytrans Regional in Australia. G-WOWE (256) arrived at Guernsey on 8/5 on lease to Aurigny to cover for AT72 G-VZON (853), which is on maintenance. G-WOWC (311) is due at Exeter from 13/6 to 19/6 for hand-back work.
Air Sweden. I am very happy to be able to set the record straight regarding last week's statement that this carrier's AOC had been withdrawn. The carrier's Operating License was incorrectly suspended by the Swedish CAA on 21/4, but this decision was subsequently overruled by the Swedish courts on 2/5 & Air Sweden is fully certified to fly. At no time was the AOC withdrawn or suspended. A fleet update is as follows:
A320 SE-RJM (0289) has completed a C-Check at Istanbul & will shortly undergo a cabin reconfiguration from 138Y/12C to 180Y. It will then go on lease for the rest of this year.
A320 SE-RJN (0169) will resume its lease to Travel Service from 15/5.
MD83s SE-DMT (48003) & SE-RJP (49209) remain hangared at Stockholm/Arlanda awaiting a buyer.
The carrier is also expecting to take a further A320 on wet lease this summer to operate IT programmes from Paris/CDG.
Alitalia. See under Bulgarian Air Charter.
Aurigny. See under Air Southwest.
BA Cityflyer E190 G-LCYP (19000443) has been delayed & is not now expected to arrive at Exeter until 24/6.
Balkan Holidays A320 LZ-BHB (0294) has been wet-leased to Tor Air & was noted at Stockholm/Arlanda on 10/5 with that carrier's titles & tail logo.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5491 B738 (36584) to Shandong A/L 13/5
B-5603 B738 (38020) to Xiamen A/L 11/5
JA73NF B738 (38019) to Skymark A/L 13/5
British A/W B752 G-CPEN (28666) positioned from LHR to Gatwick on 12/5 for preparation prior to sale to FedEx.
Bulgarian Air Charter. It is now known that MD82 LZ-LDO is the former Alitalia example I-DATD (53223).
China Southern A388 B-6137 (036) made its first flight on 12/5 as F-WWAM & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
CSA A319 OK-REQ (4713) made its first flight on 9/5 as D-AVYS.
EasyJet A319 G-EZGJ (4705) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 11/5. A320 G-EZUI (4721) made it first flight on 11/5 as D-AUBI (see Skyliner for photo), see Skyliner. B737 G-EZKA (32422) has become EI-IGU & was delivered from Dublin to Verona on 11/5 for Air Italy.
European Air Transport/DHL. See under JAL.
FinnComm A/L AT72 OH-ATN (916) was delivered from Toulouse to Helsinki on 13/5.
Flybe DH8D G-ECOY (4022), which left Exeter on 9/4 on return to Bombardier, was cancelled from the register on 6/5 as transferred to Canada. G-ECOZ (4034) is due to leave Exeter on 13/5 on return to Bombardier.
Highland A/W JS41 G-TEXA (41041) was broken up at Inverness on 10/5. JS31s G-EDAY (639) & G-JXTA (610) should suffer the same fate in the near future.
JAL A306 JA8377 (621), which was registered to GA Telesis as N2621 on 28/4, left Nagoya on 10/5 for Lourdes prior to freighter conversion at Leipzig for European Air Transport as D-AEAG.
KLM B737 PH-BGP (38127) arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 10/5.
Koral Blue A319 SU-KBB (3171) has reverted to EI-EAF & was noted as such all white at Shannon on 12/5.
Lotus Air ceased operations back on 11/2 & its three A320s have now been registered to AirCastle & ferried from Cairo to Dublin as follows:
SU-LBG (0743) to N416AC 11/5 & ferried to Dublin 13/5
SU-LBH (0739) to N413AC 11/5 & ferried to Dublin 13/5
SU-LBI (0667) to N403AC 10/5 & ferried to Dublin 13/5
Lufthansa A388 D-AIMG (069) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 7/5. A321 D-AIDH (4710) made its first flight on 11/5 as D-AVZD.
Mena Aerospace Cargo will soon take delivery of B733F A9C-JNC (24710 ex N308AW, A6-HLG, N308AW). See Skyliner for photo.
Non-Airline
G-UKSC B463 (E3125) of BAe Systems is being painted at Southend for Starbow A/L of Ghana.
Nordwind B763 VQ-BMU (27427) was noted at Porto Alegre in full scheme on 9/5 awaiting delivery.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-DYQ (40869) made its first flight on 5/5. LN-DYR (40870) was rolled out at Renton on 8/5. B733 LN-KKI (24329) was ferried from storage at Southend to Dublin on 10/5 for painting for a new operator. LN-KKG (24327) has become LY-FLJ for Small Planet A/L & was ferried from Vilnius to Kiev on 13/5. LN-KKY (29245) is now EI-ERP & was delivered from Lasham to Moscow/Vnukovo on 13/5 for Transaero.
Olympic Air A320 SX-OAI (3162) was ferried from Athens to Norwich on 12/5 for painting into Aegean scheme. Also see under Aegean A/L.
Omni Air International B772 N918AX (26935 ex N789UA) was ferried from Montreal to Atlanta, GA on 7/5 following cabin configuration.
Pegasus B738 TC-ARP (40727) made its first flight on 6/5. TC-ASP (40011) was rolled out at Renton this week.
Ryanair B738 EI-DAY (33558) is to become D-ASXF & was delivered from Dublin to Frankfurt on 12/5 for Sun Express Germany.
Singapore A/L plans to remove five B777s & its remaining seven B744s from service by March next year as it takes delivery of a further eight A388s.
Small Planet A/L. See under Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Solaris A321 EI-ERT (1905) was delivered from Shannon to Moscow/Domodedovo on 10/5.
Sun Express Germany. See under Ryanair.
TAM A332 PT-MVV (1221) left Toulouse on delivery on 11/5.
Thomson A/W B738 G-FDZX (37258) made its first flight on 9/5. G-FDZB (35131) left Toronto on 11/5 on return to Luton following winter lease to Sunwing A/L.
THY A321 TC-JRP (4698) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Istanbul on 11/5.
Tor Air. See under Balkan Holidays.
Transaero B744 EI-XLC (27100 ex JA8919, N919UN) was delivered from Rome, NY to Moscow/Domodedovo on 11/5 & B763 EI-UNE (29383 ex 5Y-KYY) from Shannon to Moscow/Domodedovo on 10/5. Also see under Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Travel Service Hungary B738 HA-LKB (30294) left Toronto on 12/5 still as C-GRKB bound for Budapest following winter lease to Sunwing A/L.
TUIfly B738 D-AHFO (27987) was flown from Frankfurt to Eindhoven on 7/5 for painting into Air Berlin scheme prior to wet lease. D-AHLK (35143) left Toronto on 11/5, still as C-FTLK on return to Hanover following winter lease to Sunwing A/L.
Virgin Atlantic A333 G-VINE (1231) made its first flight on 6/5 as F-WWYA in primer.
Vueling A320 EC-LKH (1101 ex EC-HDP) was ferried from Norwich to Madrid on 12/5 following painting from Iberia scheme.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWK (4716) made its first flight on 10/5 as F-WWBT.
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 B463s SX-DVA (E3341) & SX-DVB (E3343) were ferried from Athens to Stansted on 3/5 & are due to join Sky Wings as SX-DMA & SX-DMB respectively. These were the last two 146s with Aegean.
Aeroflot A320 VQ-BIR (4625) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 22/4, with VQ-BIU (4684) following on 4/5.
Air Berlin B737 D-ABAB (30277) was ferried from Budapest to Dublin on 1/5 for painting into Yakutia scheme & will become VQ-BLS. Also see under TUIfly.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6418 A319CJ (4042) to Deer Jet 3/5 after VIP cabin outfit
B-6733 A320 (4566) to Air China 26/4 (Chinese built)
B-6739 A320 (4550) to China Southern 29/4 (Chinese built)
B-6750 A320 (4666) to Shenzhen A/L 29/4
Air Europa B738 EC-HBM (28382) has become ZS-ZWR & was ferried from Budapest to Southend on 5/5 prior to delivery to Comair.
Air France B773 F-GZNK (39971) arrived at Paris/CDG on delivery on 4/5. A320 F-HBNF (4714) made its first flight on 6/5 as F-WWBS.
Air Sweden A320 SE-RJN (0169) was ferried from Paris/CDG to Prague on 22/4 following the withdrawal of the carrier's AOC. The other A320, SE-RJM (0289), is stored at Istanbul & the MD82s, SE-DMT (48003) & SE-RJP (49209), at Stockholm/Arlanda.
Alitalia. See under Bulgarian Air Charter.
Austrian Arrows DH8C OE-LTN (531) has become N857CA & left Innsbruck on 6/5 on delivery to Commutair.
BA Cityflyer E190 G-LCYO (19000430) positioned from Exeter to Edinburgh on 24/4 & flew its first revenue service on 27/4. G-LCYP (19000443) is due at Exeter on delivery on 4/6.
Blue Panorama. See under Jet Time.
BMI. Having been withdrawn from service on 1/1, B735 G-BVKD (26421) was ferried from East Midlands to Bournemouth on 15/4 & underwent a change of ownership on 18/4 to TAG Aviation (Stansted).
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5579 B738 (39223) to Hainan A/L 30/4
N956WN (36672) to Southwest 28/4 (correcting last week, N556WN was delivered on 13/4)
PK-LHR B739 (37281) to Lion A/L 3/5
VT-SGU B738 (37366) to SpiceJet 5/5
Bombardier deliveries to other customers
N356NG DH8D (4356) to Colgan Air 30/4
N447QX DH8D (4364) to Alaska Horizon 5/5
Bremenfly B734 D-ABRF (26281), now registered to ILFC, was flown from storage at Paris/Le Bourget to Montpellier on 5/5.
British A/W A320 G-BUSK (0120) flew its last revenue service on 29/4 & was ferried from LHR to Gatwick on 30/4 for pre-sale maintenance. G-EUYL (4725) is due to be delivered on 1/6.
Bulgarian Air Charter MD82 LZ-LDO (?????) was delivered from Rome/Fiumicino to Sofia on 5/5. It is a former Alitalia machine.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KPT (37896) was delivered to Hong Kong on 29/4.
China Southern A332 B-6526 (1220) left Toulouse on 30/4 on delivery to Guangzhou.
EasyJet. Deliveries from Finkenwerder to Gatwick have been A319 G-EZGI (4693) on 3/5 & A320 G-EZUH (4708) on 6/5. First flights have been A319s G-EZGJ (4705) on 5/5 as D-AVYR & G-EZGK (4717) on 2/5 as D-AVYT & A320 G-EZUH (4708) on 2/5 as D-AUBG. A320 G-EZUI (4721) has been painted in a reverse scheme (orange overall with white titles). B737 G-EZKF (32427) left Dublin as C-GDEJ on 28/4 on delivery to Canada for EnerJet.
Embraer deliveries to other customers
N329JB E190 (19000433) to jetBlue 3/5
PP-PJM E190 (19000432) to Trip Linhas Aereas 5/5
Emirates B773 A6-EGB (38985) left Paine Field, WA on 5/5 on delivery to Dubai.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRC (7573) was ferried from Dusseldorf to Weeze on 6/5 for storage.
Germania A319 D-ASTY (3407 ex OE-LED) was delivered from Southend to Berlin/Tegel on 29/4 after painting. D-ASTB (4691) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel on 3/5.
Holidays Czech A/L. See under Thomson A/W.
Iberia A320 EC-LKH (1101) was ferried from Madrid to Norwich on 1/5 for painting into Vueling scheme.
Iberworld A320 EC-JQP (2745) was ferried from Valladolid to Manchester on 3/5 for painting prior to return to the lessor.
Icelandair B752 TF-FIY (29312) was redelivered from Shannon to Keflavik on 5/5 following its spell with Air Nuigini as P2-ANB.
Jet4you B734 CN-RPA (24750) left Brussels on 5/5 bound for Keflavik on the first leg of its ferry flight on return to the lessor.
Jet Time is adding a second B737 to its fleet of six B733s. The aircraft concerned is OY-JTY (30727 ex S7-SEZ, VT-SJE) & it was delivered from Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen on 3/5. A seventh B733 will be former Blue Panorama example EI-EEW (23808 ex PT-TEE, EC-136, EC-GEU, N808WC, LY-AGP, 9M-AAH, N238PL), which was delivered from Lasham to Copenhagen on 6/5.
KLM B738 PH-BCB (39443) was noted on the Renton flightline on 4/5.
Korean Air placed a firm order this week for five more A332s & plans to order two B773s.
MAS A333 9M-MTB (1219) left Toulouse on 4/5 on delivery to Kuala Lumpur.
Niki E190 OE-IHG (19000435) arrived at Vienna on delivery on 5/5.
Non-Airline
M-WBTA A321 (0956 ex F-GTAG, VN-A343, D-AKPV) arrived at Lourdes on 3/5 for scrapping. It had been in storage at Hamburg.
N274AT DC87 (46067 ex N8966U, VR-BJR, VP-BJR, HB-IGH) was cancelled from the register on 22/4 & reregistered VP-BHS for Brisair Ltd. It left San Antonio, TX on 2/5 routing via Fort Lauderdale, MI & Stansted to Jeddah where it arrived on 4/5.
4K-BAKU1 B763 (40342) of the Azerbaijan government was ferried from Baku to Dublin on 30/4 for repainting with larger titles & was reregistered 4K-AIO1 on 2/5. It was ferried to Zurich on 4/5 & returned to Baku the following day.
9H-AWK A320CJ (4199 ex N105AL) left Indianapolis on 3/5 on delivery to Malta for Comlux Malta following cabin outfitting (see Skyliner for photo).
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-DYQ (40869) was noted on the Renton flightline on 2/5 & made its first flight on 5/5. LN-DYP (39047) arrived at Stavanger on delivery on 5/5.
Nouvelair A320 TS-INO (3480) was ferried from Monastir to Prague on 5/5 for summer lease to Travel Service.
Onur Air A320 TC-OBM (0676) entered service on 1/5, with TC-OBL (0640) following on 2/5. Both are former AtlasJet machines.
Orenair. See under Pegasus.
Pegasus B738 TC-APJ (32735) was noted at Istanbul on 2/5 also carrying VQ-BJX prior to delivery to Orenair. TC-ARP (40727) was noted on the Renton flightline on 4/5. TC-ANP (40722) left Boeing Field, WA on 6/5 on delivery to Istanbul.
SAA A332 ZS-SXX (1223) was delivered from Toulouse to Johannesburg on 6/5.
Sky Wings. See under Aegean.
Small Planet A/L Estonia B733 ES-LBD (25069) now carries Tor Air titles & tail logo & positioned to Gatwick on 1/5 to operate its first service.
SmartLynx A320 YL-LCC (0310) was ferried from Kiev to Prague on 1/5 on summer lease to Travel Service.
Solaris A321 EI-ERS (1199) was ferried from Istanbul to Dublin on 30/4 for painting all white prior to delivery. N117CG (2117) has become EI-ERU & was delivered from Abu Dhabi to Moscow/Domodedovo on 2/5.
Sun Express B752 TC-SNC (26273), which became N556CM on 13/4, left Tel Aviv all silver on 1/5 on delivery to Cecil Field, FL for ATI. TC-SND (26268) has become VQ-BKF & was delivered from Tel Aviv to Antalya for UT Air on 1/5.
Swiftair AT72 EC-KAD (171) was ferried from Praia to Las Palmas on 2/5 following lease to Maya Island Air.
S7 A/L B738 VQ-BKW (37085) was noted on the Renton Flightline on 4/5.
Thomson A/W A320 G-OOPX (2180) has become OK-HCB for Holidays Czech A/L & was delivered from Manchester to Prague on 3/5.
THY A319 TC-JLU (4695) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Istanbul on 6/5.
Tor Air. See under Small Planet A/L Estonia.
Transaero had two further aircraft arrive at Moscow/Domodedovo this week:
EI-UNG B735 (28915 ex N14654) from Rome, NY on 4/5
EI-XLD B744 (26360 ex JA8914, N914UN) from Melbourne on 3/5
In addition, EI-UNE B763 (29383 ex EI-CRO, N171LF, 5Y-KYY) is planned from Shannon on 6/5.
Transavia B738 PH-HSD (39260) arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 30/4.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVS (39404) arrived at Prague on delivery on 6/5. Also see under Nouvelair & SmartLynx.
TUI A/L Belgium B738 OO-JAQ (35148) arrived back at Brussels on 3/5 following winter lease to CanJet. B763 OO-TUC (24844) was ferried from Taipei to Brussels on 4/5 following winglet fitting (see Skyliner for photo).
TUIfly B738 D-AHFA (27981) was ferried from Frankfurt to Eindhoven on 1/5 for painting prior to wet-lease to Air Berlin & was then ferried from Eindhoven to Hanover following painting on 6/5. D-ATUK (39094) made it first flight on 2/5 & D-ATUL (38820) was rolled out at Renton the same day.
Tunisair A320 TS-IMS (4689) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Tunis on 6/5.
UPS B763 N343UP (37945) was delivered from Paine Field, WA to Louisville, KY on 5/5.
UT Air AT72s noted at Toulouse in full scheme on 30/4 were:
F-WWED (951) also carrying VQ-BLF
F-WWEE (952)
F-WWEF (953) also carrying VQ-BLH
B738 VQ-BQP (37553) made its first flight on 4/5. Also see under Sun Express.
Vueling. See under Iberia.
XL A/W France A320 F-GRSI (0973) was ferried from Paris/Le Bourget to Montpellier on 4/5 on return to the lessor.
Yakutia A/L. See under Air Berlin.
Yakutia Cargo B752F VQ-BOX (ex N572CA, VH-BRN, TJ-CAF, N868AN, TF-FIT, B-27201, N868AN) arrived at Yakutsk on 4/5 on delivery from Mexico City.