European Airline Scene

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 12-05-12

2012-05-11T15:17:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

Afriqiyah A/W has placed an order for three A333s.
Air Arabia A320 A6-ANJ (5143) made its first flight on 2/5 as D-AVVJ & was delivered from Finkenwerder to Sharjah on 10/5.
Air Baltic B752 YL-BDC (26253) left Riga on 3/5 in full TonleSap A/L scheme on delivery to Cambodia.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABDX (3995) was ferried from Ostrava to Munich on 11/5 after painting into Vueling scheme. D-ABDB (2619) has become SP-IAH & was delivered from Ostrava to Warsaw on 11/5 in OLT Express scheme. B738 D-ABME (37766) made its first flight on 10/5.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6876 A320 (5135) to China Eastern 8/5
B-6893 A320 (5136) to China Eastern 9/5
N519AV A319 (5119) to Avianca 8/5
RP-C8618 A320 (5140) to Philippine A/L 10/5
Air New Zealand B744 ZK-NBT (24855) left Auckland on 8/5 for storage at Goodyear, AZ.
Air Nostrum AT72 EC-LRH (999) was delivered from Toulouse to Valencia on 9/5 & wears a 1000th sticker.
Air Seychelles B763 S7-FCS (28884) left Abu Dhabi on 2/5 bound for Miami, FL on return to ILFC, who will then lease it to Ethiopian A/L in June.
All Nippon B772 JA724A (40901) made its first flight on 7/5.
AnadoluJet B737s TC-JKS (32419) & TC-JKT (32420) were reregistered TC-SAF & TC-SAG respectively on 3/5 for Sun Express, but will continue to operate for AnadoluJet in their scheme.
AtlasJet A332 TC-ETK (358) was ferried from storage at Abu Dhabi to Istanbul/Ataturk on 8/5.
Belle Air A319 F-ORAH (2277 ex M-ABEK) was noted in full scheme at Shannon on 4/5 awaiting delivery.
Blue Islands JS31 G-EIGG (773 ex C-FAMK, OY-SVO, SP-LGH) arrived at Jersey on 8/5 for service with Blue Islands. Fk50 PH-KXX (20262) left Jersey on 11/5 on return to Denim Air following the return to service of AT42 G-ISLF (546).
BMI A332 G-WWBM (398) will be ferried to Malta for maintenance on 19/5 & returned to the lessor in October. A Meridiana-Fly A332 will be leased from 19/5 to 29/7.
BMIBaby is currently expected to cease operations on 10/9 unless a buyer can be found in the meantime.
BMI Regional. Subject to CAA approval, the carrier is to be sold to Sector Aviation, a Scottish consortium, previously known as Granite Aviation.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5648 B738 (38639) to Shandong A/L 9/5
B-5670 B738 (39129) to Shenzhen A/L 9/5
N891NN B738 (33315) to American A/L 8/5
N8307K B738 (36987) to Southwest 7/5
N68452 B739 (40005) to United A/L 10/5
PK-GMW B738 (38069) to Garuda 7/5
VT-SGZ B738 (39423) to SpiceJet 10/5
Bombardier deliveries to other customers
N448QX DH8D (4409) to Alaska Horizon 5/5
British A/W B734 G-DOCU (25854) was struck by a baggage truck on the ground at Genoa on 30/4, resulting in a four-foot gash in front of the forward cargo door (through which it seems you can see into the cabin). A temporary hangar has been erected over it while BA & Boeing engineers inspect it to determine whether it is repairable.
Brussels A/L. Three stored B462s appeared on the UK register on 8/5:
G-CHDT (E2292 ex OO-DJS) for Trident Aviation Leasing, stored at Southend
G-CHFE (E2294 ex OO-DJT) for Trident Turboprop, stored at Kemble
G-CHFR (E2290 ex OO-DJR) for Trident Aviation Leasing, stored at Southend (not previously mentioned by me, this arrived at Southend from Brussels on 20/3)
Cargolux B748F LX-VCE (35810) made its first flight on 5/5.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KQB (39235) was delivered from Paine Field to Hong Kong on 7/5.
Cimber Sterling. The part of the business that was making money was that relating to the CRJ2s flying for SAS. As a result, OY-RJA/B/G/H/I have been returned to service on SAS flights.
City A/L E145 SE-RAC (145098) has become PP-JIP & is to enter service this month with Irmaos Passaura SA as a company staff shuttle.
CSA. See under Holidays Czech A/L.
Cubana. See under Euro Atlantic A/W.
Denim Air. See under Blue Islands.
EasyJet A320 G-EZUX (5138) made its first flight on 4/5 as D-AVVH. G-EZUY (5146) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 8/5. G-EZUU (5150) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Bristol on 11/5. A319 G-EZIG (2460) was noted all white outside at Southend on 10/5 as SP-IBC & was due to leave there on 11/5 for painting into OLT Express scheme. The following information regarding future deliveries was announced at a half-year presentation earlier this week "The 32 future easyJet deliveries and 2 ex-GB Airways deliveries are anticipated to be delivered over the next three financial years; 16 in 2012, 10 in 2013, 6 in 2014 and 2 in 2015 (both GB Airways)".
Egyptair A321 SU-GBU (0687) suffered a tail strike on take-off from Aleppo for Cairo on 6/5. The aircraft returned safely to Aleppo, but has reportedly received substantial damage.
Embraer deliveries to other customers
B-3138 E190 (19000539) to China Southern 9/5
Emirates B773 A6-EGP (35599) left Paine Field on 8/5 on delivery to Dubai. A388 A6-EEB (109) made its first flight on 11/5 & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Ethiopian A/L. See under Air Seychelles.
Euro Atlantic A/W B763 CS-TFS (25411) was ferried from Havana to Lisbon on 6/5 following winter lease to Cubana.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRG (7630) has become VP-BBE & was delivered from Dusseldorf to Tyumen for Yamal on 7/5. D-ACRJ (7864) was noted at Dusseldorf as C-GMZN on 5/5 & left there on 11/5 en route to Canada on delivery to Bombardier.
EVA Air has ordered a further three B773s & taken purchase rights for another four.
Evergreen International. See under World A/W.
Holidays Czech A/L will shortly add two former CSA A320s to its fleet. OK-LEE (2719) was flown from Prague to Bournemouth for painting into HCA scheme on 27/4 & returned to Prague on 6/5. OK-LEF (2758) was ferried from Prague to Norwich on 7/5 for painting.
Jet2. The carrier's next B752 will be G-LSAN (26635) & it arrived at Southend on 6/5 as HC-CIY still in full Aerogal scheme.
Jet4you B734 CN-RPC (24125) has become EI-ETT for Mistral Air & was delivered all white from Brussels to Naples on 9/5.
Kelowna Flightcraft. See under World A/W.
Malev B737 HA-LOL (29352) was delivered from Shannon to Moscow/Domodedovo for Transaero as EI-EUX on 5/5. B737 HA-LOB (29346), temporarily EI-EUV, was noted as Shannon on 8/5 as OK-SWT in full Smart Wings scheme.
MEA. The carrier's next two A320s made their first flights on 9/5. Their in-service registrations are not yet known, but they wore the test registrations D-AXAD (5162) & F-WWBZ (5152).
Meridiana-Fly. See under BMI.
Mistral Air. See under Jet4you.
Niki A320 OE-LEJ (5115) has become SP-IAI & was ferried from Ostrava to Warsaw on 7/5 after painting into OLT Express scheme. OE-LEO (2668) was ferried from Vienna to Ostrava on 9/5 for painting for OLT Express. A321 OE-LET (3830) suffered a bizarre accident at Vienna on 6/5 after landing on a flight from Malaga. The aircraft had docked when the jetway suddenly lifted, became entangled with the front passenger door & lifted the aircraft about 8 inches before the door separated from the aircraft which then fell back onto the apron. Damage is described as substantial.
Non-Airline
C-FETB B720 (18024) of Pratt & Whitney Canada was ferried from St Hubert to Trenton on 9/5 for preservation. This was the last airworthy B720.
(RA-)97004 SU95 (95005) crashed on Mount Salak, Indonesia on 9/5 while on a demo flight from Halim. Tragically, all 44 on board perished.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-DYZ (39013) made its first flight on 4/5. B733 LN-KKS (24094) left Lasham all white on 6/5 heading for Stuttgart MAP, AR & a new operator.
OLT Express. See under Air Berlin, easyJet & Niki.
Orenair. See under TUIfly Nordic
RAM B734 CN-RMG (24808) left Casablanca on 11/5 heading for Keflavik en route to a new operator.
Ryanair B738 EI-DHM (33821), temporarily registered N338CR on 2/5 & then cancelled on 7/5, left Dublin on 9/5 as HS-DBD on delivery to Nok Air still in basic Ryanair scheme.
Singapore A/L B773 9V-SYB (28516) is now EI-UNP & left Singapore on 4/5 on delivery to Transaero at Moscow/Domodedovo.
Sky Bosnia A320 E7-SKB (0325) was delivered from Bishkek to Tuzla still as EX-32003 on 7/5.
Smart Wings. See under Malev.
Sun Express. See under AnadoluJet.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BPN (5167) made its first flight on 10/5 as F-WWBV.
Thomson A/W B738 G-TAWJ (38108) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 9/5. G-THOO (29335) flew its last revenue service on 29/4 from Heraklion to Manchester & was ferried to Shannon the same day on return to the lessor.
THY A321 TC-JSA (5154) made its first flight on 7/5. B739 TC-JYE (40979) made its first flight on 8/5 as N981TK. A333 TC-JNR (1311) was delivered from Toulouse to Istanbul/Ataturk on 9/5. B738 TC-JHM (40980) made its first flight on 9/5.
Transaero. See under Malev & Singapore A/L.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVK (32740) left Quebec City for Prague on 10/5 still as C-FGVK following winter lease to Sunwing A/L. OK-TVV (38027) left Boeing Field on 10/5 on delivery to Prague.
TUI A/L Belgium B738 OO-JAQ (35148) left Montreal/Mirabel on 4/5 on return to Brussels following winter lease to CanJet, with OO-JBG (35142) following the next day.
TUIfly B738 D-ATUK (39094) left Montreal on 7/5 still as C-GRWZ heading for Hannover following winter lease to CanJet.
TUIfly Nordic B738 SE-DZK (28231) was ferried from Norwich to Hannover on 9/5 after painting for Orenair.
VIA A320 LZ-MDR (5158) made its first flight on 10/5 as D-AXAC.
Vietnam A/L is to lease eight B789s from Air Lease Corp, taking their total order for this type to 27.
Vueling. See under Air Berlin.
World A/W DC10F N303WL (46917) was registered to Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GKFT on 4/5. B744F N741WA (25702), currently parked at Marana, AZ, is due to be acquired by Evergreen International as N493EV.
Yamal A320 EI-ELN (1993) was ferried from Woensdrecht to Southend on 10/5 following painting & prior to delivery. Also see under Eurowings.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 05-05-12

2012-05-04T15:11:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

ABSA Cargo. See under LAN Cargo.
ABX Air B762 N713AX (23058) arrived at Tel Aviv on 4/5 for freighter conversion & is due to join Atlas Air as N655GT.
Aeroflot has ordered 5 more A320s.
Aerosvit. See under Cimber Sterling.
Air Astana E190 P4-KCF (19000537) arrived at Almaty on delivery on 30/4.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABFU (4743) was ferried from Munich to Vienna on 25/4 on summer lease to Niki. D-ABDX (3995) was ferried from Munich to Ostrava on 3/5 for painting for Vueling. A321 D-ALSD (1607) was registered D-AIAA on 30/4 & delivered from Dusseldorf to Berlin/Schonefeld for Condor Berlin the same day. A321 D-ABCK (5133) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel on 2/5.
Airbus deliveries to other customers
B-6420 A319 (5105) to West Air 2/5
B-6856 A320 (4929) to Shenzhen A/L 25/4 (Chinese built)
N519AV A319 (5119) to Avianca 4/5
9V-TRF A320 (5120) to Tiger A/W 28/4
Air Canada has ordered a further pair of B773s.
Air Contractors/DHL A300F EI-OZB (184) was ferried from Leipzig to Kemble for scrapping on 2/5.
Air Europa B738 EC-LPQ (35496) arrived at Palma on delivery on 30/4. B738 EC-HKR (28536) is to become EI-RUF with Transaero.
Air France A388 F-HPJH (099) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Paris/CDG on 2/5. B773 F-GZNN (40376) made its first flight on 3/5.
Air One B734 EI-CWE (24232 ex G-UKLD, PH-BPE, N941PG) has become 5N-BOB for Aero Contractors & was due to be ferried from Naples to Lasham on 4/5 prior to delivery.
Air Seychelles B763 S7-FCS (28884) left Abu Dhabi on 2/5 heading for Miami, FL on return to the lessor. It will return to Africa in June when it joins the fleet pf Kenya A/W.
Alitalia A319 I-BIMU (5130) mentioned last week should, of course, read EI-BMU.
All Nippon B744D JA8099 (25292) left Tokyo/Haneda on 1/5 for scrapping at Tupelo, MS
Atlantic A/L. See under Swiftair.
Atlas Air. See under ABX Air.
AtlasJet B752 TC-OGS (29307) was delivered from Istanbul/Ataturk to Keflavik on 28/4 as TF-IST for Icelandair, so will no longer be joining Titan A/W as had been previously expected. Also see under Izmir A/L.
ATR deliveries to other customers
9Y-TTC AT72 (989) to Caribbean A/L 3/5 as F-WWLP
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5635 B738 (38390) to Xiamen A/L 27/4
JA804X B738 (38026) to Solaseed Air 2/5
N8305E B738 (36683) to Southwest 3/5
N8306H B738 (36983) to Southwest 30/4
N8600F B738 (39882) to Southwest 2/5
Cargo Aircraft Management. See under Gestair Cargo.
Carpatair. See under Czech Connect A/L.
China Eastern has signed a MoU for 20 B773s.
Cimber Sterling ceased trading on 3/5. AT72 OY-RTF (496) was ferried from Vilnius to Sonderborg on 3/5 following lease to Aerosvit.
Condor Berlin. See under Air Berlin.
Continental A/L. See under UT Air.
Corendon Dutch A/L. See under Thomson A/W.
Czech Connect A/L B733 OK-CCA (29058) is to join Carpatair.
Danu Oro Transportas AT42 LY-RUM (10) was ferried from storage at Montpellier to Copenhagen on 4/5.
DHL. Deliveries of the next three B763Fs are expected to be G-DHLH (37808) in September, G-DHLJ (37809) October & G-DHLK (37810) November.
Donavia A319 VP-BBU (1630 ex C-GITT, XA-MXG, C-FBLJ) arrived at Vilnius for acceptance checks on 29/4.
EasyJet A320 G-EZUY (5146) made its first flight on 27/4 as D-AVVO, followed on 3/5 by G-EZUU (5150) as D-AXAA. A319 G-EZIG (2460) is to become SP-IBC for OLT Express & is due to be delivered from Southend later this month after painting into OLT Express scheme. G-EZIE (2446) left Southend on 2/5 as VP-BDZ for painting at Ostrava for RusLine. G-EZEF (2176), which had been withdrawn from service & parked at Southend, has been returned to service for the summer to give additional coverage.
Embraer deliveries to other customers
B-3135 E190 (19000535) to China Southern 27/4
B-3192 E190 (19000536) to Tianjin A/L 27/4
Emirates B773 A6-EGQ (41076) made its first flight on 2/5.
Ethiopian A/L B738 ET-ANA (30494) is to be disposed of to Transaero as EI-RUC.
FedEx is planning to take its total order for B777Fs to 45.
Gestair Cargo B763F EC-LKV (24729) was registered to Cargo Aircraft Management as N220CY on 30/4.
Globus. See under Malev.
Icelandair. See under AtlasJet.
Iraqi A/W. See under Royal Falcon Air Services.
Izmir A/L A320 TC-IZL (1730 ex N486TA) was delivered from Southend to Istanbul/Ataturk on 27/4 as TC-ATJ for AtlasJet.
Kenya A/W. See under Air Seychelles.
Kolavia MetroJet. See under Onur Air.
LAN Cargo is to dispose of B763Fs N314LA (32573) & N524LA (35816) to ABSA Cargo as PR-ADY & PR-ADZ respectively.
Livingston is to take delivery of former Spanair A320 EI-EUA (2210 ex EC-IYG), which was noted in Livingston scheme at Shannon on 2/5.
Lufthansa B733 D-ABEM (25416) left Frankfurt on 1/5 for scrapping at Tulsa, OK. B748 D-ABYA (37827) arrived at Frankfurt on delivery on 1/5 (see Skyliner for photo). A319 D-AKNG (0654) was ferried from storage at Sofia to Hamburg on 4/5.
Malev B738 HA-LOM (30672) subsequently registered EI-EWK, was noted at Shannon on 2/5 in S7 A/L & is to be delivered as VP-BDF for operations by Globus.
Minoan Air F50 SX-BRM (20207) was delivered from Maastricht to Heraklion on 28/4. The carrier is also acquiring SX-BRS (20206), SX-BRT (20230) & SX-BRV (20199).
Niki. See under Air Berlin.
Non-Airline
B-3999 B737BBJ (41090) for Beijing A/L was delivered from Hamburg to Beijing on 27/4 following VIP cabin outfitting
M-IABU A343 (955 ex M-ABUS) for Global Jet Luxembourg left Basel for Karlsruhe on 3/5 following VIP cabin outfitting
OLT Express. See under easyJet.
Olympic Aviation AT72 SX-BIG (290), now registered to Nordic Aviation, was ferried from storage at Birmingham to Sonderborg on 30/4.
Onur Air A321 TC-OAK (0954) was registered EI-ETL at Istanbul on 30/4 prior to delivery to Kolavia MetroJet.
Orbest A333 CS-TRH (833) was ferried from Toulouse to Lisbon on 30/4 following winter lease to XL A/W France.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPE (38178) arrived Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen on delivery on 4/5.
Royal Falcon Air Services B763 JY-JRD (26237 ex A4O-GZ, A9C-GZ, N90GZ) has become YI-AQW with Iraqi A/W.
RusLine. See under easyJet.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVP (40293) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 28/4. B738 EI-DHJ (33819) was ferried from Prestwick to Norwich on 4/5 for painting for a new operator.
SAS. See under Spanair.
Sichuan A/L has ordered two A332s.
Silkway Azerbaijan Cargo B763F 4K-SW808 (41068) made its first flight on 2/5.
Sky Europe. The fuselage of B733 OM-CLB (24246), once part of this long-defunct airline, was taken by truck to an anti-terrorist training centre in Budapest on 3/5.
SmartLynx. See under Thomas Cook.
Spanair MD87 EC-FFA (53209) was registered to SAS as SE-DMN on 24/4 & ferried from Madrid to Stockholm/Arlanda on 4/5. A320 EC-ILH (1914), which recently became EI-EUH, was delivered from Perpignan to Barcelona on 28/4 as EC-LRE for Vueling. Also see under Livingston. The latest disposition of this former carrier's A320/321 fleet is as follows:
EC-HPM A321 (1276) to EI-EUT parked at Istanbul/Ataturk
EC-HQZ A321 (1333) at Bruntingthorpe for scrapping
EC-HRG A321 (1366) to EI-EUD parked at Perpignan
EC-HRP A320 (1349) to EI-EUC parked at Dublin for Vueling
EC-HXA A320 (1497) to EI-EUS parked at Dublin
EC-IAZ A320 (1631) parked at Shannon
EC-ICL A320 (1682) parked at Shannon
EC-IEJ A320 (1749) to EI-EUF to Vueling as EC-LQL
EC-IIZ A320 (1862) to EI-EUG parked at Dublin
EC-IJU A321 (1843) to D-ALAB parked at Shannon
EC-ILH A320 (1914) to EI-EUH to Vueling as EC-LRE
EC-IMB A320 (1933) to EI-EUI to Vueling as EC-LQZ
EC-INB A321 (1946) to EI-EUJ parked at Perpignan
EC-INM A320 (1979) to EI-EUK to Vueling as EC-LQJ
EC-IOH A320 (1998) to EI-EUB parked at Dublin for Livingston
EC-IPI A320 (2027) to EI-EUL parked at Dublin
EC-IVG A320 (2168) to EI-EUM to Vueling as EC-LQN
EC-IYG A320 (2210) to EI-EUA parked at Shannon for Livingston
EC-IZK A320 (2223) to EI-EUN to Vueling as EC-LQM
EC-JJD A320 (2479) to EI-EUO to Vueling as EC-LRA
EC-JNC A320 (2589) to EI-EUP to Vueling as EC-LQK
EC-KEC A320 (1183) to SE-RJE parked at Shannon for SAS
EC-KOX A320 (1383) to SE-RJF parked at Shannon for SAS
EC-KPX A320 (1407) to EI-EUE parked at Perpignan
Swiftair B733F EC-KRA (24679 ex 9V-TRA, SX-BGK) was delivered to Coventry on 27/4 for Atlantic A/L & was registered G-JMCM on 30/4.
S7 A/L. See under Malev.
Thomas Cook B752 G-JMCG (26278) left Toronto as C-GJZD on 28/4 on return to Manchester following winter lease to Jazz Air & was restored to the UK register on 30/4. SmartLynx A320 YL-LCI (0724) positioned from Stockholm/Arlanda to Newcastle on 30/4 on summer lease to Thomas Cook. It is white with a Thomas Cook tail logo. Also see under Thomas Cook Scandinavia.
Thomas Cook Scandinavia A332 OY-VKF (309) positioned from Oslo to Manchester on 28/4 on summer lease to the parent company.
Thomson A/W B738 G-FDZD (35132) left Toronto on 1/5 on return to Luton following winter lease to Sunwing A/L. G-CDZH (28227) was cancelled from the register on 2/5 & has become PH-CDF with Corendon Dutch A/L.
Titan A/W. See under AtlasJet.
Transavia B738 PH-HSG (39262) arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 2/5. A slip of the finger last week - for PH-HZK (30391), read PH-HZL.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVV (38027) made its first flight on 27/4. OK-TVN (29643) was reregistered SP-TVZ on 24/4 for Travel Service Poland.
Travel Service Poland. See under Travel Service.
TUI A/L Belgium B738 OO-JAQ (35148) was ferried from Montreal/Mirabel to Brussels on 4/5 following winter lease to CanJet.
TUIfly B738 D-ATUH (34689) left Toronto on 30/4 heading for Hannover following winter lease to Sunwing A/L.
Turkmenistan A/L B712 EZ-A107 (55187) arrived back at Ashgabat on 28/4 following cabin outfitting at Marana, AZ.
United A/L. See under UT Air.
UPS B763F N352UP (37875) made its first flight on 30/4.
UT Air. Correcting last week, the B735 was VQ-BPQ (28907) not VP-BPQ & it was delivered from Sofia to Khanty-Mansiysk on 2/5. VQ-BPS (28909 ex N16648) arrived at Moscow/Vnukovo on delivery on 28/4. The carrier is to acquire the remaining eight former Continental A/L B762s from United A/L. Further B738s being obtained by the carrier include EI-RUD (30495 ex B-2665) & EI-RUG (28610 ex VT-SGF) - also see under Air Europa & Ethiopian A/L for more.
UT Air Ukraine AT72 UR-UTI (1000) was delivered from Toulouse to Kiev/Zhuliany on 28/4.
Volotea A/L. Another B712 to be delivered to the carrier should be N908ME (55172), which ferried from Victorville, CA to Miami, FL on 29/4 & is in full Volotea scheme. N906ME (55170) left Jacksonville, FL on delivery on 3/5.
Vueling. See under Air Berlin & Spanair.
WikiFly is an Italian start-up, which is expected to take delivery of B734 N353AS (25313 ex SX-BKA) & which made an acceptance flight from/to Bucharest/Baneasa on 4/5.
XL A/W France. See under Orbest.
XL A/W Germany B738s being returned from Montreal/Mirabel following winter lease to CanJet have been:
D-AXLD (35093) to Hannover as C-GDGQ on 1/5
D-AXLE (30724) to Frankfurt as C-GDGT on 1/5
D-AXLF (28218) to Dublin as C-GDGY on 30/4. It arrived all white, but was then painted into tour operator Oger Turk Tur scheme - see Skyliner for photo

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 28-04-12

2012-04-27T15:13:00Z

Air Astana F50 P4-IAS (20188) was ferried from Moscow/Sheremetyevo to Woensdrecht on 24/4 on return to the lessor.
Air Berlin. Latest fleet changes:
D-ABCJ A321 (5126) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel on 26/4
D-ABCK A321 (5133) made its first flight on 23/4 as D-AVZA
D-ABDB A320 (2619) has become SP-IAH for OLT Express & was ferried from Paderborn to Ostrava on 27/4 for painting.
D-ABKO B738 (37757) has become C-GOWG for Sunwing A/L & left Munich on delivery on 25/4
D-ABKY B738 (36886) flew its last revenue service on 20/4 from Dusseldorf to Munich & is to be transferred to TUIfly early next month
D-ALSD A321 (1607) was ferried from Dublin to Dusseldorf on 22/4 after painting into Condor scheme & is to become D-AIAA for Condor Berlin rather than the parent company.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6769 A320 (5114) to Capital A/L 26/4
B-6883 A321 (5124) to Air China 27/4
B-6902 A320 (5108) to Spring A/L 24/4
CC-BAW A320 (5125) to LAN A/L 26/4
JA01JJ A320 (5093) to Jetstar Japan 24/4
JA07MC A320 (5102) to Star Flyer 24/4
PK-GLJ A320 (4961) to Garuda Citilink 23/4 (VT-KRA ntu)
PK-RMP A320 (5073) to Mandala 21/4
PR-MYP A320 (5066) to TAM 25/4
VT-GOJ A320 (5112) to Go Air 27/4
Air China A332 B-6541 (1304) left Toulouse on 25/4 on delivery to Tianjin. B773 B-2090 (38669) was delivered from Paine Field to Beijing on 25/4.
Air Europa B763 EC-HSV (29387) was ferried from Chateauroux to Budapest on 22/4 after painting into Transaero scheme & prior to delivery as EI-RUY. Also see under Cyprus A/W.
Airlinair AT72 F-HAPL (654 ex F-OIJG) was delivered from Montpellier to Paris/Orly on 24/4.
Air Nostrum AT72 EC-LQV (995) left Toulouse on 26/4 on delivery to Zaragoza.
Air Onix. See under Estonian Air.
Alitalia A319 I-BIMU (5130) made its first flight on 23/4 as D-AVYA. A332 EI-EJN (1313) made its first flight on 24/4 as F-WWYM.
Alitalia CityLiner E190 EI-RNE (19000520) arrived at Rome/Fiumicino on delivery on 25/4.
All Nippon B772 JA741A (40900) was delivered from Paine Field to Tokyo/Haneda on 21/4. B763 JA8257 (23757) left storage at Tokyo/Haneda on 21/4 bound for Victorville, CA.
Amsterdam A/L A320 PH-AAY (0527) has been registered SX-DIO for Astra A/L & was delivered from Dublin to Thessaloniki on 26/4.
Arik Air. See under Hi Fly.
Astra A/L. See under Amsterdam A/L.
Astraeus B733 G-STRI (25011), stored at Sofia, was cancelled from the register on 25/4 as transferred to the UAE.
Austrian Arrows CRJ2 OE-LCR (7910) left Ljubljana on 24/4 for Shimkent, possibly on delivery to SCAT.
Avia Nova. See under Onur Air.
BMI. The re-branding of the fleet commenced on 25/4 when A320 G-MIDX (1177) positioned to East Midlands for cabin refit & painting into British A/W scheme. Further repaint/refits scheduled are:
G-DBCB A319 (2188) LHR to Shannon 13/5, returning to LHR 22/5
G-DBCC A319 (2194) LHR to Shannon 24/5, returning to LHR 2/6
G-MEDK A320 (2441) LHR to Shannon 3/5, returning to LHR 11/5
G-MIDS A320 (1424) LHR to East Midlands 26/5
The two A332s will not be retained & are to be returned to the lessor in October. Of these, G-WWBM (398) is due to be ferried from LHR to Malta on 19/5 for maintenance, after which it will position to Manchester for painting all white.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
HP-1821CMP B738 (41089) to COPA 20/4
N8305E B738 (36683) to Southwest 23/4
N38451 B739 (31646) to United A/L 20/4
PK-LJR B738 (37292) to Lion Air 23/4
VH-VZZ B738 (39445) to Qantas 25/4
British A/W. See under BMI.
Brussels A/L B462 OO-DJV (E2295) was ferried from Brussels to Kemble on 23/4 on return to the lessor.
China Eastern A332 B-6546 (1303) left Toulouse on 21/4 on delivery to Shanghai/Pudong.
City A/L E145 SE-RAC (145098) left Gothenburg on 23/4 heading for Goose Bay apparently for a new operator.
Condor Berlin. See under Air Berlin.
Cyprus A/W A319s 5B-DBO (1729) & 5B-DBP (1768) have been sold to GECAS & left Larnaca on 22/4 heading for Bangor, ME & then onward to Greenwood, MS. A332 5B-DBS (505) has become EC-LQO for Air Europa & was delivered from Toulouse to Palma on 24/4.
Eagle Air took delivery of JS31 G-FARA (740) at Reykjavik on 21/4 & it will become TF-ORD.
EasyJet A319 G-EZID (2442), which became VP-BDY, is now reported destined for RusLine & not Kuban A/L (see Skyliner for photo). G-EZIE (2446), currently stored at Southend, was cancelled from the register on 25/4 as transferred to Bermuda & is due to become VP-BDZ, also for RusLine. The reason behind the non-standard markings that recently appeared on A319 G-EZEZ (2360) is now revealed - see: http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7351725&nseq=1
El Al. See under Thomson A/W.
Embraer deliveries to other customers
B-3145 E190 (19000529) to China Southern (not B-3138 reported last week)
Emirates A388 A6-EDV (101) was due for delivery from Finkenwerder to Dubai on 27/4 (delayed from 21/4). A6-EEA (108) made its first flight on 23/4 as F-WWSI & was followed on 26/4 by A6-EDZ (107) as F-WWSD.
Estonian Air B733 ES-ABJ (28873) is thought to be the aircraft that has become UR-KRA for Ukrainian start-up Air Onix & which was delivered from Tallinn to Simferopol on 26/4.
FedEx B777F N864FD (37735) made its first flight on 26/4.
Flybe DH8D G-JEDK (4065) was ferried from Exeter to Maastricht on 23/4 for storage &/or customer preparation.
FreeBird A320 TC-FBO (5096) was delivered from Toulouse to Antalya on 24/4.
Hawaiian A/L A332 N386HA (1302) left Toulouse on 27/4 on delivery to Honolulu.
Hi Fly A345 CS-TFX (912) is to be registered to Arik Air as 5N-JIA.
Holidays Czech A/L A320 OK-HCA (4699) was ferried from Bournemouth to Prague on 24/4 after painting into "Prague airport" scheme (see Skyliner for photo).
Icelandair B752 TF-LLX (29311) arrived back at Keflavik on 19/4 following lease to SBA A/L.
JAL B788 JA826J (34836) & JA827J (32837) were delivered from Paine Field to Tokyo/Narita on 26/4.
Kolavia. See under Onur Air.
Korean Air B744F HL7606 (24199) was registered to Boeing as N779BA on 20/4 & left Seoul on 25/4 for storage at Marana, AZ.
Kuban A/L. See under easyJet.
Lagun Air. See under Privilege.
Lufthansa A320 D-AIZK (5122) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 25/4.
Malev B737 HA-LOP (29354), now registered EI-EUY, was noted at Shannon on 24/4 in full Transaero scheme awaiting delivery. HA-LOR (29355) was delivered from Shannon to Moscow/Domodedovo on 25/4 as EI-EUZ for Transaero.
Minoan Air is a Greek start-up who expect to commence operations in June. Their first aircraft is F50 SX-BRM (20207 ex PH-KVF). It was first reported at Maastricht on 23/4 & was flown from there to Woensdrecht on 27/4 (see Skyliner for photo).
Moscovia. See under Transavia.
Niki A320 OE-LEJ (5115) was ferried from Vienna to Ostrava on 25/4 for painting for OLT Express & will become SP-IAI.
Non-Airline
A7-HJA B748BBJ (37075) for the Qatar Amiri Flight was ferried from Paine Field to McConnell AFB, KS via Vancouver all white on 25/4 for VIP outfitting.
TZ-TAC B707 (21049) of Tombouctou Aviation was ferried from Constanta to Manston on 24/4 apparently for sale.
9H-AVK A319CJ (4622) for Comlux Malta left Indianapolis on 26/4 on delivery to Malta following VIP cabin outfitting.
OLT Express. See under Air Berlin & Niki.
Onur Air is due to take delivery of A320 TC-OBS (0543 ex OO-COH, N605AW, EI-EEL). This former Avia Nova machine is currently parked at Shannon. A321 TC-OAE (0663) has become EI-ETJ for Kolavia & was delivered from Istanbul/Ataturk to Moscow/Domodedovo on 27/4.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPD (40726) left Boeing Field on 25/4 on delivery to Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen.
Privilege is adding former Lagun Air EMB145 EC-KSS (145230 ex D-ACIR) to its fleet & it undertook an acceptance flight from/to Alverca on 25/4.
Qantas B744 VH-OJB (24373) was ferried from LAX to Victorville, CA for storage on 26/4.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHU (5127) made its first flight on 19/4 as F-WWDT.
Rossiya is to receive A319CJ RA-73025 (4024 ex F-WHUF, RA-32001 ntu) & it was flown from Toulouse to Maastricht as F-WHUF for painting on 26/4.
Royal Jordanian A321 JY-AYU (5128) made its first flight on 21/4 as D-AVVE. A320 JY-AYF (2692), which has been stored at Amman with the registration N692AG reserved for ACG Acquisitions, is destined for Garuda as PK-GLF.
RusLine. See under easyJet.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVO (40297) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 25/4.
Southern Air B744F N401SA (27044 ex 9M-MPH, N420AC) was delivered from Tel Aviv to Bishkek on 24/4 following freighter conversion. B777F N777SA (37989) was delivered from Paine Field to Cincinnati on 26/4 in partial DHL scheme.
Spanair A321 EC-HPM (1276), now registered EI-EUT, was ferried from Dublin to Istanbul/Ataturk on 27/4.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BRG (5134) made its first flight on 19/4 as F-WWDA. VQ-BRC (5106) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Domodedovo on 25/4.
Thomas Cook B752 G-WJAN (28674) arrived back at Manchester on 24/4 after winter lease to WestJet. G-TCBA (28203) left Toronto on 24/4 still as C-GJZB on return to Manchester following winter lease to Jazz Air & was restored to the UK register on 26/4.
Thomson A/W fleet update:
G-BYAU B752 (27220) was withdrawn from service on 8/4 & ferried from Lourdes to Shannon the same day. It then positioned from Shannon to Gatwick minus titles, etc on 26/4
G-CDZL B738 (30465) was ferried from Shannon to East Midlands on 18/4 for painting for El Al & returned to Shannon to 26/4. It is to become 4X-EKM
G-CDZM B738 (30466) was withdrawn from service at Prestwick on 15/4 & flown to Shannon the same day. It is destined to join El Al as 4X-EKR
G-FDZA B738 (35134) arrived back at Luton on 22/4 following winter lease to Sunwing A/L
G-FDZB B738 (35131) left Toronto on 24/4 for Luton following winter lease to Sunwing A/L
G-TAWJ (38108) made its first flight on 24/4
THY A333 TC-JNP (1307) was delivered from Toulouse to Istanbul/Ataturk on 26/4. A321 TC-JRZ (5118) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Istanbul/Ataturk on 27/4.
Titan A/W. It has come to light that B733 G-ZAPZ (25401) suffered a tail strike on departure from Chambery on 14/4 while operating AWC76B to Gatwick, where the aircraft landed without incident. The Aviation Herald reports that damage to the aircraft was "substantial". The aircraft was ferried from Gatwick to Stansted on 21/4 where it entered the Titan hangar.
Transaero. See under Air Europa & Malev.
Transavia B738 PH-HSG (39262) made its first flight on 25/4. PH-HZK (30391) returned to service on 23/4 following winter lease to Moscovia as VQ-BPF.
TUIfly. See under Air Berlin.
UPS B763F N351UP (37874) was delivered from Paine Field to Indianapolis on 23/4.
UT Air B735 VP-BPQ (28907 ex N16646) flew an acceptance flight from/to Sofia on 25/4 prior to delivery.
UT Air Ukraine AT72 UR-UTH (994) was delivered from Toulouse to Kiev/Zhuliany on 25/4.
Virgin Australia A332 VH-XFD (1306) left Toulouse on 26/4 on delivery to Sydney.
Wind Rose E195s UR-WRF (19000169) & UR-WRG (19000157) are due to be returned to the lessor in May & June.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWP (5139) made its first flight on 25/4 as F-WWIH & HA-LWO (5123) was delivered from Toulouse to Budapest on 27/4.
World A/W MD11 N277WA (48743) was ferried from Miami, FL to Goodyear, AZ for storage on 26/4.
XL A/W France B738 F-GZHB (34902) left Montreal on 24/4 on return to Paris/Orly following winter lease to CanJet.

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2012-04-20T15:23:00Z

Aerosvit B738 UR-AAO (38120) made its first flight on 17/4.
Air Berlin A321 D-ABCJ (5126) made its first flight on 17/4 as D-AVZC & D-ABCK (5133) was due to follow on 20/4 as D-AVZA. A320 D-ABFL (4463) has become F-HDMF for Air Corsica & was delivered from Munich to Ajaccio on 13/4. A333 D-AERS has become EI-ETI & was delivered from Chateauroux to Moscow/Vnukovo for I-Fly on 18/4. B738 D-ABKO (37757) was ferried back from Dublin to Munich on 19/4 after painting for Sunwing A/L & will become C-GOWG.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6766 A320 (4919) to China Southern 19/4 (Chinese built)
B-6905 A320 (4911) to Sichuan A/L 12/4 (Chinese built)
PR-MYR A320 (5107) to TAM 16/4
RP-C8398 A320 (5103) to AirPhil Express 19/4
Air Corsica A319 F-GYJM (1145) was ferried from Ajaccio to Toulouse on 7/4 on return to the lessor followed on 18/4 by F-GYFM (1068). Also see under Air Berlin.
Air Europa B738 EC-LPQ (35496) made its first flight on 16/4.
Air Explore. See under Holidays Czech A/L.
Air Finland B752 OH-AFL (26963) left Helsinki on 14/12 on return to Allegiant Air at Cecil Field, FL & will presumably be restored as N901NV.
Air France. Correcting last week, A320 F-HBNK (5084) was not delivered from Toulouse to Paris/Orly until 16/4. F-HBNL (5129) made its first flight on 18/4 as F-WWBB.
Air Italy B733 I-AIGM (24299) was ferried from Rome/Fiumicino to Bruntingthorpe on 19/4 for scrapping.
Air Mediterranee A321 F-GYAZ (0519) arrived back at Paris/Orly on 18/4 following its lease to Myanmar A/W International.
Alitalia Cityliner E175 EI-RDE (17000335) arrived at Rome/Fiumicino on delivery on 18/4.
Alitalia Express E170 EI-DFI (17000010) was delivered from Exeter to Clermont-Ferrand on 18/4 for Regional A/L. EI-DFH (17000009) was ferried from Exeter to Norwich on 17/4 for painting for Regional A/L & is due back at Exeter on 27/4.
All Nippon B788 JA808A (34490) left Paine Field on 16/4 on delivery to Tokyo/Haneda.
Astraeus B752 G-STRW (24543) was cancelled from the register on 17/4 & has become N176CA at Lasham for National Air Cargo. It was ferried from Lasham to Shannon on 19/4.
Atlas Air B742F N523MC (21782) was ferried from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA on 17/4 for scrapping, with N517MC (23300) following on 18/4.
AtlasJet B752 TC-OGT (29308) is to become G-POWH with Titan A/W. TC-OGS (29307) is also destined for Titan & presumably will be G-POWI.
Avion Express will shortly take delivery of A320 LY-COS (0415 ex C-FNVY, VR-HYV, B-HYV, EI-TLT, N415MX, ZA-RED, N301LF, SX-SMV, EI-ETM), which was noted registered at Dublin on 18/4.
Bingo A/W. See under Izmir A/L.
Blue Islands. See under Denim Air.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5283 B737 (38919) to China Southern 17/4
JA342J B738 (39191) to JAL Express 19/4
N890NN B738 (31143) to American A/L 17/4
N8303R B738 (36681) to Southwest 16/4
N8600F B738 (39882) to Southwest 19/4
Cargo Air B733F LZ-CGQ (25614 ex N413BC) arrived at Dresden on delivery from Miami, FL on 16/4
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KQA (37898) left Paine Field on 17/4 on delivery to Hong Kong. B-KQB (39235) made its first flight on 19/4.
Cirrus A/L. The former E170 D-ALIA (17000006), now registered G-CHBI, will shortly finish its checks at Exeter prior to ferrying to the USA for outfitting for a new operator.
Denim Air F50 PH-JXK (20233) was ferried from Maastricht to Guernsey on 15/4 on summer lease to Blue Islands (see Skyliner for photo).
EasyJet A319 G-EZID (2442) was cancelled from the register on 12/4 as exported to Bermuda & left Southend on 18/4 as VP-BDY for painting at Ostrava prior to delivery to Kuban A/L (I had understood that this was being prepared for Sky A/L as CC-AFY). A320 G-EZUT (5113) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 17/4, followed by G-EZUV (5111) on 19/4.
EAT A306F D-AEAL (679 ex N4679) was delivered from Dresden to Leipzig on 14/4 following freighter conversion & will be painted into DHL scheme.
Embraer deliveries to other customers
B-3138 E190 (19000529) to China Southern 19/4
Emirates B773 A6-EGP (35599) made its first flight on 18/4. A388 A6-EDV (101) is due to leave Finkenwerder on 21/4 on delivery to Dubai.
Flybe DH8D G-JEDK (4065) undertook at post hand-back check test flight on 17/4 prior to its forthcoming return to Bombardier.
GCS Cargo. See under MNG Cargo.
Globus. See under Malev.
Hawaiian A/L A332 N388HA (1310) made its first flight on 18/4 as F-WWKN.
Holidays Czech A/L B734 OK-WGY (25839) has become OM-CEX & was delivered all white from Prague to Bratislava on 19/4 for Air Explore.
Iberia A343 EC-HDQ (302) was ferried from storage at Madrid to Bordeaux/Merignac on 18/4 on return to the lessor.
I-Fly. See under Air Berlin.
Izmir A/L A320 TC-IZA (2118) is not destined for AtlasJet as previously thought, but was rolled out at Bournemouth on 17/4 for Bingo A/W & ferried back to Southend the same day (see Skyliner for photo). It is to become SP-ABK.
Jet4you B738 CN-RPF (27990) was delivered from Casablanca to Brussels on 16/4 for TUI A/L Belgium & will become OO-JBV.
KLM A333 PH-AKD (1300) was delivered from Toulouse to Amsterdam on 18/4.
KLM Cityhopper E190s PH-EZV (19000528) & PH-EZW (19000533) are due to arrive at Amsterdam on delivery on 21/4.
Kuban A/L. See under easyJet.
Lufthansa B733 D-ABER (26431) left Frankfurt on 17/4 bound for scrapping at Tulsa, OK. The aircraft flew its last revenue service from Geneva to Frankfurt on 1/4. A320 D-AIZK (5122) made its first flight on 16/4 as D-AVVA.
Lufthansa Cityline E195 D-AEBN (19000532) is due to arrive at Munich on delivery on 21/4.
Malev. The former B738 HA-LOK (30669) had EI-EWL taped on over VP-BDG on 13/4. HA-LOH (30667), temporarily EI-EWN, was seen at Shannon on 17/4 in S7 A/L scheme & will become VP-BDH for operation by Globus. B737 HA-LOS (29359) was noted at Shannon on 17/4 as EI-ETX in full Transaero scheme prior to delivery.
MNG Cargo A302F TC-MNB (292) was noted at Istanbul/Ataturk on 16/4 in full GCS Cargo scheme prior to operation by Skiva Air.
Niki A320 OE-LEJ (5115) as delivered from Finkenwerder to Vienna on 20/4 & is to be leased out to OLT Express.
Non-Airline
G-OCLH B462 (E2268) OF Trident Aviation Leasing was ferried from storage at Manston to Southend on 20/4.
M-HHHH A318CJ (4650 ex F-WHUI) for Kutus Ltd was delivered from Finkenwerder to Moscow/Domodedovo via the Isle of Man on 19/4.
OLT Express. See under Niki.
Olympic Aviation AT72 SX-BII (353) was ferried from storage at Birmingham to Sonderborg on 14/4.
Onur Air A321 TC-OBR (1008 ex JA104A, N108DE, TC-IEI, AP-BRJ, N108DE) was delivered from Woensdrecht to Istanbul on 12/4.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPE (38178) made its first flight on 19/4.
Qantas B744 VH-OJO (25544) left Sydney on 17/4 for storage at Victorville, CA.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHU (5127) made its first flight on 19/4 as F-WWDT.
Regional A/L. See under Alitalia Express.
Rossiya A319s EI-ETN (1654 ex B-2225) & EI-ETO (1679 ex B-2223) were delivered from Novosibirsk to St Petersburg on 19/4.
Royal Jordanian A321 JY-AYT (5099) was delivered from Finkenwerder on Amman on 16/4. JY-AYU (5128) was due to make its first flight on 20/4 as D-AVVE.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVP (40293) made its first flight on 14/4. The following B738s have been stored at Prestwick recently:
EI-DHI (33818) withdrawn from service 20/2 & ferried to Norwich on 20/4 for painting for a new operator
EI-DHJ (33819) withdrawn from service 6/3
EI-DHK (33820) withdrawn from service 21/3
EI-DHM (33821) withdrawn from service 28/3
SAS B738 LN-RGA (39397) arrived at Bergen on delivery on 19/4.
Saudi Arabian MD90 HZ-APP (53506) was registered to Aersale as N218AS on 11/4 & left Jeddah on 14/4 en route to Roswell, NM.
Singapore A/L B744 9V-SPP (28029) was noted at Singapore on 19/4 in full Transaero scheme & will become EI-XLN.
Skiva Air. See under MNG Cargo.
Southern Air B742F N815SA (22107) was ferried from Osan AB to Mojave, CA on 17/4 for scrapping.
Spanair. See under Vueling.
Swift Air B762 N250MY (23306) was ferried from Phoenix, AZ to Marana, AZ on 16/4 for storage.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BRG (5134) made its first flight on 19/4 as F-WWDA. Also see under Malev.
Thomas Cook B752s G-FCLD (28718) & G-JMCE (30758) arrived back at Manchester on 15/4 as C-GJZX & C-GJZH respectively following winter lease to Jazz Air & were restored to the UK register on 17/4. A320 G-OMYA (0716) was ferried back from Norwich to Manchester on 19/4 after painting all white.
Thomson A/W B738 G-FDZF (35138) arrived back at Luton on 16/4 following winter lease to Sunwing A/L. B752 G-BYAL (25626) was intended for withdrawal on 10/4, but was kept in use as a standby aircraft for a few days before being ferried from Gatwick to Shannon on 20/4 prior to return to the lessor. B738 G-TAWI (37267) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 20/4.
THY A333 TC-JNR (1311) made its first flight on 16/4 as F-WWKY. A321 TC-JRZ (5118) made its first flight on 17/4 as D-AZAW. B739 TC-JYD (40978) made its first flight on 18/4 as N978TK.
Titan A/W. See under AtlasJet.
TNT B462 OO-TAZ (E2188) was ferried from Norwich to Hawarden on 16/4 after painting & will become ZE708 for the RAF.
Transaero. See under Malev & Singapore A/L.
Transavia will use B738 PH-GGW (35831) on lease from Gol again this summer & it arrived at Amsterdam as PR-GGW on 13/4. PR-GGZ (37600) followed, arriving on 20/4, & will presumably take up the marks PH-GGZ again. PH-HSF (39261) arrived at Amsterdam on delivery on 18/4. PH-HZE (28377) is due to arrive back at Amsterdam on 21/4 following lease to AeroMexico.
Transavia France B738 F-GZHA (34901) arrived back at Paris/Orly on 18/4 following winter lease to CanJet.
TUI A/L Belgium. See under Jet4you.
TUIfly B738 D-ATUJ (39923) arrived at Hannover on delivery on 17/4.
UPS B763F N350UP (37873) was delivered from Paine Field to Indianapolis, IN on 16/4.
Vueling. Former Spanair A320 EC-LQZ (1933 ex EC-IMB, EI-EUI) was delivered from Perpignan to Barcelona on 15/4. Another former Spanair machine, EC-JJD (2479), now carrying EI-EUO, was delivered from Dublin to Barcelona on 18/4 & is to become EC-LRA.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 14-04-12

2012-04-13T15:15:00Z

ABX Air B763F N707AX (22570) left Tel Aviv on 11/4 bound for Cincinnati following freighter conversion & is due join Atlas Air as N651GT.
Aeroflot RRJ95 RA-89008 (95016) arrived at Moscow/Sheremetyevo on delivery on 9/4. A333 VQ-BMY (1301) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 13/4.
Aerolineas Argentinas B744 LV-ALJ (25422) was ferried from Buenos Aires/Ezeiza to Santa Cruz/Vira Vira on 6/4 on delivery to AeroSur.
AeroSur. See under Aerolineas Argentinas.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABKO (37757) was ferried from Munich to Dublin on 12/4 to be painted all white. A321 D-ALSD (1607) was due to be ferried from Dusseldorf to Dublin on 13/4 for painting for Condor.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
PR-MYS A320 (5109) to TAM 11/4
4R-ABP A320 (5086) to Sri Lankan 13/4
Air Europa B738 EC-LPR (36588) arrived at Madrid on 11/4 on delivery. This is the first of 10 examples due for delivery this year, with a further 6 due next year, 6 more in 2014 & 5 in 2015. B763 EC-HSV (29387) was ferried from Madrid to Chateauroux on 13/4 for painting for Transaero & is to become EI-RUY. Also see under Cyprus A/W.
Air France A320 F-HBNK (5084) was delivered from Toulouse to Paris/Orly on 10/4. A343 F-GLZL (210) was ferried from Paris/Orly to Paris/CDG on 10/4 after painting for Air Madagascar (see Skyliner for photo). B773 F-GZNO (38665) arrived at Paris/CDG on delivery on 12/4.
Air Madagascar. See under Air France.
Air Nostrum CRJ2 EC-JCL (7975) was ferried from Valencia to Oslo on 8/4 on wet-lease to Wideroe.
Alitalia A332 EI-EJM (1308) made its first flight on 11/4 as F-WWKH.
Armavia A319 EK-32007 (3834) had become EI-EWF for ILFC at Shannon by 11/4.
Atlas Air. See under ABX Air.
AtlasJet. See under Izmir A/L.
ATR deliveries to other customers
PR-TKM (998) to TRIP Linhas Areas 13/4
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5633 B738 (38389) to Xiamen A/L 6/4
B-5661 B738 (38152) to Hainan A/L 13/4
PK-GMX B738 (38070) to Garuda 12/4
Brussels A/L B733 OO-LTM (25070) left Brussels on 8/4 on delivery to Kinshasa for Korongo A/L.
Bulgaria Air E190 LZ-VAR (19000496) arrived at Sofia on delivery on 13/4.
Caribbean A/L. The first of two former LAN A/L B763s being acquired for operations to Gatwick is CC-CEB (26327) & it was noted at Mexico City in full scheme on 11/4.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KQA (37898) made its first flight on 6/4.
China Southern A332 B-6547 (1309) made its first flight on 11/4 as F-WWKI.
Condor. See under Air Berlin.
Corendon Dutch A/L. See under Thomson A/W.
Cyprus A/W A332 5B-DBT (526) has become EC-LQP for Air Europa & was delivered from Toulouse to Palma on 11/4.
EasyJet has withdrawn the following A319s from service:
G-EZEA (2119) at Luton 30/3, to Malta 8/3, to Southend 23/3
G-EZEC (2129) at Luton 10/3, to Malta 11/3 to Southend 26/3
G-EZID (2442) at Luton 19/2, to Malta 22/2, to Southend 9/3 & for Sky A/L as CC-AFY
G-EZIE (2446) at Luton 24/2, to Malta 26/2, to Southend 12/3 & for Sky A/L as CC-AFZ
G-EZIG (2460) at Luton 23/3 to Malta 25/3
A320 G-EZUR (5064) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 12/4, with G-EZUW (5116) following the next day.
Emirates A388 A6-EDY (106) made its first flight on 10/4 as F-WWAS.
Ethiopian A/L B738 ET-APK (40964) left Boeing Field on 12/4 on delivery to Addis Ababa.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRF (7619) has become VP-BBC for Yamal & was delivered from Dusseldorf to Tyumen on 12/4.
Flybe DH8D G-JEDK (4065) is thought to have been withdrawn from service on 23/3.
Garuda ordered a further eleven A333s this week for delivery between 2013 & 2017.
Izmir A/L A320 TC-IZA (2118) was ferried from Southend to Bournemouth on 11/4 for painting for AtlasJet.
LAN A/L. See under Caribbean A/L.
Lufthansa A333 D-AIKQ (1305) made its first flight on 11/4 as F-WWYV.
Lufthansa Cityline B462 D-AVRB (E2253) was restored to the UK register as G-BVWD on 11/4 (it is currently parked at Kemble).
Malev B738 HA-LOK (30669) was noted at Shannon on 10/4 as VP-BDG & in S7 scheme prior to delivery. The former HA-LOC (32797), now EI-ETZ at Shannon, is to be delivered to Yakutia later this month.
MAS Kargo A332F 9M-MUD (1180) was delivered from Toulouse to Amsterdam on 11/4.
Non-Airline
M-FTOH B727 (22359 ex N169KT) entered service with Strong Aviation on 12/4 (see Skyliner for photo).
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-NOS (33018) has become C-GOFW for Sunwing A/L & left Lasham on 12/4 on delivery to Montreal/Mirabel.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPD (40726) made its first flight on 11/4.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHT (5078) was delivered from Toulouse to Doha on 11/4.
Ryanair B738s EI-DHI (33818) & EI-DHJ (33819) were withdrawn from service on 20/2 & 6/3 respectively & both are stored at Prestwick minus titles. EI-EVO (40297) made its first flight on 10/4
SAS MD87 SE-DIC (49607) left Oslo on 11/4 for scrapping at Kingman, AZ.
Southern Air B777F N777SA (37989) made its first flight on 8/4.
S7 A/L. See under Malev.
Thomas Cook B752 G-FCLA (27621) arrived back at Manchester on 10/4 as C-GJZV following winter lease to Jazz Air & was restored to the UK register the following day. A320 G-OMYA (0716), which was withdrawn from service on 19/2, was ferried from Manchester to Norwich on 12/4 for painting (presumably for a new operator).
Thomson A/W B738 G-FDZJ (34690) was restored to the register on 10/4 following its winter lease to Sunwing as C-FRZJ. G-CDZH (28227) was ferried from Shannon to Brussels on 11/4 after painting for Corendon Dutch A/L & is to become PH-CDF. B738 G-CDZL (30465) & B752 G-BYAU (27230) were both withdrawn from service on 8/4 prior to return to the lessor. Both left Manchester the same day with G-CDZL ferrying to Shannon & G-BYAU to an unknown location. B752 G-BYAL (25626) was withdrawn from service at Manchester on 10/4. B738 G-TAWH (38107) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 13/4. Further B738 deliveries are due to be G-TAWI (37267) 20/4, G-TAWJ (38108) 5/5, G-TAWK Nov 12, G-TAWL Jan 13, G-TAWM Feb 13, G-TAWN Mar 13, G-TAWO Mar 13, G-TAWP Apr 13, G-TAWR Apr 13. A320 G-OOPT (1605), parked at Kemble, has undergone an ownership change & is now registered to Air Salvage International.
Transaero. See under Air Europa.
Transavia B738 PH-HSA (34171) arrived back at Amsterdam on 6/4 after lease to Caribbean A/L & was followed on 10/4 by PH-HZO (34169) after its lease to AeroMexico & on 11/4 by PH-HZI (28380) after winter lease to Sun Country.
TUIfly Nordic B738 SE-RFX (37246) arrived at Stockholm/Arlanda on delivery on 11/4.
UPS B763F N350UP (37873) made its first flight on 8/4 followed by N351UP (37874) on 11/4.
UT Air B735 VQ-BPP (28906 ex N14645) was delivered from Sofia to Khanty-Mansiysk on 11/4. B752 EI-ETS (28161 ex C-FOON, N543NA, N369AX, G-STRY) became VP-BAS at Shannon on 8/4 & is in full UT Air scheme awaiting delivery.
Vueling A320 EC-LLJ (4661) arrived back at Barcelona on 10/4 following lease to Andes Lineas Aereas.
Wideroe. See under Air Nostrum.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWO (5123) made its first flight on 12/4 as F-WWBP.
World A/W MD11CF N276WA (48632) was ferried from Dover AFB, DE to Goodyear, AZ for storage on 12/4.
Yakutia. See under Malev.
Yamal. See under Eurowings.
Yes A/W A320 SP-IAF (2712 ex A6-ABE) was delivered from Sharjah to Warsaw on 7/4.

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ACT A/L. See under Air Macau.
Aeroflot A333 VQ-BMX (1299) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 31/3. VQ-BMY (1301) made its first flight on 22/3 as F-WWYL.
AeroSur. See under Virgin Atlantic.
Aerosvit B738 UR-AAN (38119) arrived at Kiev on 31/3 on delivery.
Air Austral B77L F-OLRB (40993) made its first flight on 19/3.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABBB (32624) was returned to service on 16/3 after not being taken up by Yakutia. A320 D-ALTH (1797) was delivered from Istanbul/Ataturk to Brussels on 28/3 for Brussels A/L & is due to become OO-SNC. D-ALTJ (1838) was delivered from Istanbul/Ataturk to Brussels for Brussels A/L on 4/4 & is to become OO-SND. D-ABFM (4478) was ferried from Dublin to Munich on 27/3 after painting for Air Corsica & delivered to Ajaccio on 4/4 as F-HDGK. D-ABFL (4463) was ferried from Munich to Dublin on 28/3 & & returned to Munich on 3/4 after painting for Air Corsica with whom it will become F-HDMF. B738 D-ABBD (30880) had been reregistered TC-IZF for Air Berlin Turkey by 29/3.
Air Berlin Turkey. See under Air Berlin.
Air Bridge Cargo B748F VQ-BLR (37668) made its first flight on 17/3 as N1788B & left Paine Field as VQ-BLR on delivery on 4/4.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-4091 A319 (5088) to China United 5/4
B-6421 A319 (4995) to West Air 28/3
B-6847 A320 (4895) to Air China 16/3 (Chinese built)
B-6859 A320 (5072) to Capital A/L 2/4
B-6873 A320 (4903) to China Eastern 28/3 (Chinese built)
B-6875 A320 (5053) to China Eastern 28/3
B-6891 A320 (5047) to China Eastern 26/3
B-6892 A320 (5063) to China Eastern 30/3
B-22316 A320 (5055) to TransAsia A/W 16/3
CC-BCF A319 (5097) to LAN A/L 31/3
N509VL A320 (5062) to Volaris 30/3
N685TA A320 (5068) to TACA 16/3
N854VA A320 (5058) to Virgin America 21/3
PR-MYQ A320 (5101) to TAM 30/3
RP-C3238 A320 (5067) to Cebu Pacific 23/3
RP-C8616 A320 (5081) to Philippine A/L 27/3
VT-IER A320 (5076) to IndiGo 26/3
VT-IES A320 (5090) to IndiGo 29/3
VT-IET A320 (5094) to IndiGo 30/3
VT-IEU A320 (5092) to IndiGo 28/3
VT-IEV A320 (5080) to IndiGo 4/4
Air China A332 B-6541 (1304) made its first flight on 4/4 as F-WWYT.
Air Corsica. See under Air Berlin.
Air Europa B738 EC-LPR (36588) made its first flight on 22/3. The carrier is due to receive former Cyprus A332 5B-DBS (505) & it was ferried from Larnaca to Toulouse on 26/3 prior to delivery. B738 EC-HKQ (28388) is to become EI-RUE for Transaero & was ferried from East Midlands to Budapest on 31/3 after painting & prior to delivery. A332 EC-KTG (950) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Madrid on 30/3 following winter lease to Novair.
Air France A320 F-HBNK (5084) made its first flight on 21/3 as F-WWII & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day. F-GHQC (0044) left Paris/Orly on 4/4 for scrapping in the USA. B773 F-GZNO (38665) made its first flight on 27/3. F-GZNL (40063) arrived at Paris/CDG on delivery on 4/4. Also see under Air Madagascar.
Airlinair AT72 F-GKPD (177) has become OM-VRD for Danube Wings & was delivered from Toulouse to Bratislava all white on 30/3.
Air Macau A306F B-MBJ (677) has become TC-ACM for ACT A/L & was noted at Shanghai/Hongqiao in myCargo HNA scheme on 31/3 awaiting delivery.
Air Madagascar is to replace its B763s with A343s from Air France.
Air Malta A320 9H-AEF (2142) was ferried from Budapest to Malta on 29/3 after painting into OLT Express/Yes A/W scheme & is to become SP-IAD. It was delivered to Warsaw on 3/4.
Air Nostrum CRJ2 EC-HTZ (7493) was ferried from Valencia to Montpellier on 2/4 for painting all white prior to return to the lessor.
Air Pacific B763 DQ-FJC (26260) was ferried all white from Guangzhou to Atlanta, GA on 29-30/3 & is thought to be for Atlas Air as N643GT.
Alitalia Cityliner E175 EI-RDD (17000334) arrived at Rome/Fiumicino on delivery on 28/3.
ANA B788 JA806A (34515) was delivered from Paine Field to Tokyo/Haneda on 29/3. JA808A (34490) made its first flight on 1/4. B763 JA627A (40898) was delivered from Paine Field to Tokyo/Haneda on 23/3.
AnadoluJet B737 TC-JKF (326844) was registered TC-SAC on 21/3 for Sun Express & was followed on 30/3 by TC-JKG (34754) as TC-SAD.
Atlantic A/W A319 OY-RCG (5079) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Vagar on 22/3.
Atlas Air. See under Air Pacific.
ATR deliveries to other customers
PR-ATJ AT72 (996) to Azul Linhas Aereas 30/3
Austrian A/L B735 OE-LNM (30138) was ferried from Vienna to St Athan on 5/4 for scrapping.
Avanti Air AT42QC D-BCRP (158) has become C-GPEA for Pascan Express & left Siegerland on 29/3 on delivery to Trois-Riveries.
Belair A319 HB-IOY (3202) has been registered D-ASTX for Germania & was ferried from Berlin/Tegel to Chateauroux on 30/3 for painting.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5632 B738 (38388) to Xiamen A/L 28/3
B-5638 B738 (38151) to Hainan A/L 17/3
B-5639 B738 (38389) to Xiamen A/L 5/4
B-5665 B738 (38106) to China United 27/3
HL8245 B738 (38827) to Korean Air 1/4
HP-1728CMP B738 (39396) to COPA 21/3
HP-1729CMP B738 (41088) to COPA 27/3
HP-1730CMP B738 (38141) to COPA 5/4
JA73NN B738 (39422) to Skymark A/L 29/3
N887NN B738 (31141) to American A/L 21/3
N889NN B738 (33314) to American A/L 3/4
N8302F B738 (36680) to Southwest 27/3
N39450 B739 (40004) to United A/L 2/4
N81449 B739 (31651) to United A/L 28/3
PK-LJP B739 (37291) to Lion A/L 16/3
PK-LJQ B739 (38317) to Lion A/L 4/4
VH-YFI B738 (41000) to Virgin Australia 19/3
VT-SGY B738 (37765) to SpiceJet 5/4
Bombardier deliveries to other customers
C-GGNF DH8D (4393) to Jazz Air 31/3
Brit Air CRJX F-HMLN (19024) arrived at Morlaix on delivery on 29/3.
British A/W A320 G-BUSK (0120), currently stored at Lourdes, was cancelled from the UK register on 21/3 as permanently withdrawn from use. A319 G-EUOH (1604) has been painted into a golden dove design "London Olympic Games" livery & entered service on 3/4. Apparently a further eight A319s are to be similarly painted.
Brussels A/L. See under Air Berlin.
Cargo Aircraft Management B763 N363CM (24853 ex VH-OGF) left Wilmington, OH on 4/4 for freighter conversion at Tel Aviv & was followed by N364CM (24531 ex VH-OGE) on 5/4.
CargoItalia MD11F EI-EMS (48766) left Frankfurt on 30/3 for storage at Victorville, CA where it joins EI-UPE (48427) & EI-UPI (48428).
Cargolux B748F LX-VCC (35807) arrived at Luxembourg on delivery on 24/3.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KPZ (37900) was delivered from Paine Field to Hong Kong on 22/3.
China Southern A332 B-6542 (1297) left Toulouse on 30/3 on delivery to Guangzhou.
Cirrus A/L E170 D-ALIE (17000059) was ferried from Saarbrucken to Munich on 30/3 following storage at Girona.
Cyprus A/W. See under Air Europa.
Danube Wings. See under Airlinair.
Donavia B735 VP-BLG (25233) was ferried from Rostov-on-Don to St Athan on 24/3 for scrapping, with VP-BLF (25232) following on 31/3. The carrier is to add two former Air Canada A319s to its fleet, C-FBLJ (1630) & C-GKNW (1805). Both are at Montreal/Mirabel in full scheme & the former will be VP-BBU.
Eastern A/W DH8C G-WOWA (296) was cancelled from the register on 29/3 & became C-GIAB before leaving Humberside on 31/3 on delivery to Montreal for Avmax Group.
EasyJet A320 G-EZUN (5046) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Gatwick on 22/3, followed by G-EZUP (5056) on 3/4, G-EZUO (5052) on 4/4 & G-EZUS (5104) on 5/4. Further deliveries are expected on 12/4 & 13/4.
Recent first flights have been:
G-EZUS (5104) 20/3 as D-AUBS
G-EZUV (5111) 26/3 as D-AUBV
G-EZUT (5113) 27/3 as D-AUBW
G-EZUW (5116) 5/4 as D-AUBY
Embraer deliveries to other customers
B-3191 E190 (19000535) to Tianjin A/L 29/3
XA-ACI E190 (19000525) to AeroMexico Connect 27/3
Emirates B773 A6-EGO (35598) was delivered from Paine Field to Dubai on 20/3. It is the 1000th B777 off the line. A388 A6-EDY (106) made its first flight on 5/4 as F-WWAS.
Estonian Air B733 ES-ABK (28572), which was temporarily registered N4620F, was registered G-GDFK for Jet2 on 16/3. Former Finnair E170 OH-LEH (17000112) was delivered from Helsinki to Tallinn on 2/4 & will become ES-AED. One I seem to have missed was ES-AEC (17000107 ex OH-LEG), which was delivered from Helsinki to Tallinn on 1/3.
Ethiopian A/L B738 ET-APK (40964) made its first flight on 28/3.
Etihad A/W A320 A6-EIP (5095) was delivered from Toulouse to Abu Dhabi on 29/3.
Euro Atlantic A/W B772 CS-TFM (28513) was ferried from Frankfurt to Lisbon on 26/3 following wet-lease to Air Madagascar.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRF (7619) was ferried from Exeter to Dusseldorf on 29/3 prior to delivery to Yamal. D-ACRG (7630) was ferried from Exeter to Norwich on 30/3 for painting for Yamal after which it was flown from Norwich to Dusseldorf on 5/4.
FedEx B777F N863FD (37734) was delivered from Paine Field to Memphis, TN on 23/3.
Finnair. See under Estonian Air.
Flybe E175 G-FBJE (17000336) was registered on 4/4 & arrived at Manchester on delivery on 6/4.
Freebird A320 TC-FBO (5096) made its first flight on 27/3 as F-WWIO.
Germania A319 D-ASTC (5085) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel on 22/3. Also see under Belair.
Gulf Air A321 A9C-CB (5074) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Toulouse on 29/3.
JAL B788s JA822J (34832) & JA825J (34835) were delivered from Paine Field to Tokyo/Narita on 26/3.
Jet2. See under Estonian Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle & Thomson A/W.
Jet4you B738 CN-RPG (34692) was registered OO-JLO for TUI A/L Belgium at Brussels on 263, still in Jet4you scheme. CN-RPF (34691) was registered OO-JPT for TUI A/L Belgium at Brussels on 4/4 after painting at Woensdrecht.
Jordan Aviation. See under Vietnam A/L.
KLM A333 PH-AKB (1294) was delivered from Toulouse to Amsterdam on 20/3
Kolavia is to be re-branded as Metrojet from 1/5 as part of TUI Russia & will soon add a fourth A321 to its fleet. Also see Under Onur Air,
Livingston A320 EI-ERH (2157 ex G-TTOJ) was delivered from Shannon to Torino on 29/3
Lufthansa A321 D-AIDT (5087) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Munich on 3/4. A333 D-AIKP (1292) was delivered from Toulouse to Hamburg on 5/4 for cabin outfitting.
Lufthansa Cityline B462 D-AVRB (E2253) was ferried from Cologne to Kemble on 5/4 on return to the lessor.
Malev B738 HA-LOR (29355), recently reregistered EI-EUZ, was noted in full Transaero scheme at Shannon on 26/3 awaiting delivery. B737 HA-LOL (29352), recently registered EI-EUX, was noted in full Transaero scheme at Shannon on 2/4 awaiting delivery. HA-LOA (28254) was noted wearing EI-EUU at Dublin on 4/4.
Metrojet. See under Kolavia.
Niki A320 OE-LEJ (5115) made its first flight on 5/4 as D-AUBX.
Non-Airline
A7-HJA B748BBJ (37075) for the Qatar Amiri Flight made its first flight on 31/3.
Nordwind A/L A321 VQ-BOD (1233 ex G-VKIS, EC-ILG, TC-JMF, D-ABCJ, M-ABEE) was delivered from Southend to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 16/3.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-NIA (39444) arrived at Oslo on delivery on 17/3. LN-DYY (39012) made its first flight on 20/3 & left Boeing Field on 29/3 on delivery to Oslo. B733 LN-KKQ (28658) was registered G-GDFG for Jet2 on 16/3.
Novair. See under Air Europa.
OLT Express. See under Air Malta.
Onur Air A321 TC-OAE (0663) was registered EI-ETJ for Kolavia on 30/3 prior to delivery from Istanbul/Ataturk.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPC (40878) left Boeing Field on delivery on 21/3.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHT (5078) made its first flight on 16/3 as F-WWIC & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Qatar A/W Cargo B777F A7-BFD (41427) was delivered from Paine Field to Doha on 31/3.
RAM B738 CN-RGK (33073) arrived at Casablanca on delivery on 22/3. B735 CN-RMW (25364) left Casablanca on 27/3 for Greensboro, NC on return to the lessor. B734 CN-RMF (24807) was ferried from Bacau to Lourdes on 1/4 for storage.
Regional A/L F100 F-GIOG (11364) was noted at Woensdrecht as HP-1764PST on 25/3 prior to delivery to Air Panama. E145 F-GUBB (145419) has been registered A6-RRB for Rotana Jet Aviation & left Clermont-Ferrand on 24/3 on delivery to Bateen, with F-GUBA (145398) following as A6-RRA on 2/4. Royal Jordanian A321 JY-AYT (5099) made its first flight on 2/4 as D-AZAV.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVM (40296) made its first flight on 16/3 & arrived at Dublin on delivery on 3/4. EI-EVL (40299) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 24/3 & EI-EVN (40294) made its first flight on 23/3 & arrived at Dublin on delivery on 6/4.
SAS MD87 SE-DMM (53208) left Stockholm/Arlanda on 19/3 for scrapping at Hillsboro, OR. SE-DIU (53011) left Stockholm/Arlanda on 2/4 for scrapping in the USA. B738 LN-RGA (39397) made its first flight on 5/4.
Singapore A/L B772 9V-SQG (28518) was registered to ILFC on 29/3 as N321LF & left Singapore on 31/3 for Goodyear, AZ. A388 9V-SKQ (079) left Toulouse on 2/4 on delivery to Singapore. B744 9V-SPJ (26556) has become N834AC for Air Castle & left Singapore on 3/4 bound for Marana, AZ.
SmartLynx A320 YL-LCA (0333) was ferried from storage at Kemble to Budapest on 5/4 & will be returned to service.
Southern Air B777F N714SA (37988) was delivered from Paine Field to Los Angeles, CA on 23/3.
Spanair. A320s returning to Spain, but this time for operation by Vueling have been EC-LQN (2168 ex EC-IVG, EI-EUM) on 29/3 & EC-LQL (1749 ex EC-IEJ, EI-EUF) on 30/3, with both being ferried from Dublin to Barcelona. Others being acquired by Vueling will include EC-LQJ (1979 ex EC-INM, EI-EUK), EC-LQK (2589 ex EC-JNC, EI-EUP) & EC-LQM (2223 ex EC-IZK, EI-EUN). A321 EC-HQZ (1333) was ferried from Dublin to Bruntingthorpe for scrapping on 5/4. MD83 EC-GXU (49622) was ferried from Palma to Chateauroux on 3/4 for storage.
Strategic A/L A320 LX-STB (0436) was ferried from Chateauroux to Manchester on 29/3 following a short period of storage.
Sun Express. See under AnadoluJet.
Swiss A320 HB-JLS (5069) was delivered from Toulouse to Zurich on 23/3.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BRD (5031) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Domodedovo on 19/3.
Thai A/W Cargo B744F HS-TGJ (24459) arrived at Bangkok on 30/3 following freighter conversion.
Thomas Cook A332 G-MLJL (254) was ferried from Helsinki to Manchester on 25/3 following winter lease to the Scandinavian subsidiary. B752 G-JMCD (30757) was restored to the register on 27/3 after winter lease to Jazz Air as C-GJZK.
Thomson A/W A320 G-OOPT (1605) has been painted all white & was ferried from Manchester to Kemble for storage on 28/3. B738 G-TAWG (37266) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 20/3 & G-TAWH (38107) made its first flight on 3/4, with G-TAWI (37267) following on 4/4. G-FDZG (35139) was restored to the register on 22/3 after winter lease to Sunwing as C-FRZG. G-FDZE (35137) arrived at Luton on 28/3 following winter lease to Sunwing A/L. G-FDZJ (34690) left Toronto bound for Luton still as C-FRZJ on 5/4 following winter lease to Sunwing A/L. G-CDZI (28229) was registered G-GDFJ for Jet2 on 19/3. B752 G-BYAP (27236) left Shannon on 30/3 bound for Cecil Field, FL on delivery to Allegiant Air with whom it is to become N906NV.
THY A333 TC-JNO (1298) was delivered from Toulouse to Istanbul/Ataturk on 16/3. A321s TC-JRV (5077) & TC-JRY (5083) were delivered from Finkenwerder to Istanbul/Ataturk on 21/3. TC-JRZ (5118) made its first flight on 4/4 as D-AZAW.
TNT B462 OO-TAZ (E2188) was ferried from Liege to Norwich on 5/4 & is due to join the RAF as ZE708. OO-TAY (E2211) is to become ZE707 (though some sources quote the tie-ups as the other way round).
Transaero. See under Air Europa & Malev.
Transavia B738 PH-HSF (39261) made its first flight on 1/4.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVU (38025) left Boeing Field on delivery on 22/3.
TUI A/L Belgium. See under Jet4you.
TUIfly B738 D-ATUJ (39923) made it first flight on 3/4.
TUIfly Nordic B738 SE-RFX (37246) made its first flight on 30/3.
TUI Russia. See under Kolavia.
UPS B763F N349UP (37947) was delivered from Paine Field to Indianapolis on 30/3.
UT Air AT72 VP-BYZ (332) crashed shortly after take-off from Tyumen on 2/4 on a service to Surgut. Sadly, 32 of the 43 on board perished. B735 VQ-BPP (28906 ex N14645) undertook an acceptance flight from Sofia on 4/4 prior to delivery.
Vietnam A/L A332 VN-A369 (255) has become JY-JAJ for Jordan Aviation & was delivered from Paya Lebar to Amman on 27/3.
Virgin Atlantic A333 G-VRAY (1296) was delivered from Toulouse to LHR on 30/3. B744 G-VROM (32339) was restored on 29/3 following its lease to AeroSur as CP-2603. It was ferried from Gatwick to Manchester on 30/3 for repainting & will then go to Hong Kong for a cabin refit.
Virgin Australia A332 VH-XFD (1306) made its first flight on 21/3 as F-WWYY, while VH-XFC (1293) left Toulouse on 5/4 on delivery to Sydney.
Volotea A/L B712 EC-LQI (55167 ex N903ME, XA-CLG, N408BC) arrived at Palma on delivery on 23/3, with EC-LQS (55169 ex N905ME, XA-CLC, N796BC) following on 30/3.
Vueling. See under Spanair.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LWN (5075) was delivered from Toulouse to Budapest on 29/3.
World A/W MD11Fs entering storage have been N279WA (48756), which was ferried from Leipzig to Victorville, CA on 31/3 & N384WA (48435, which left Taipei on 5/4 for Goodyear, AZ.
Yakutia The carrier is acquire three DH8Cs as An-24 replacements. Also see under Air Berlin.
Yamal. See under Eurowings.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 17-03-12

2012-03-16T16:31:00Z

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 10-03-12

2012-03-09T16:26:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

Aeroflot A321 VQ-BOI (5059) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 7/3. A333 VQ-BMX (1299) made its first flight on 7/3 as F-WWKQ.
Air Berlin B738 D-ABBU (30827) was ferried from Shannon to Munich on 2/3 after painting for Enter Air. It has since been registered SP-ENX & was delivered from Munich to Warsaw on 9/3. This is the carrier's third B738 & they also operate six B734s. D-ABBB (32624) was ferried from Prague to Munich on 7/3 prior to painting for Yakutia.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6855 A320 (4876) to Shenzhen A/L 27/2 (Chinese built)
N557AV A319 (5057) to Avianca 3/3
N613NK A320 (5042) to Spirit A/L 7/3
N853VA A320 (5034) to Virgin America 3/3
VH-VFF A320 (5039) to Jetstar 9/3
Air Contractors A301F EI-OZC (189) was ferried from Liege to Kemble on 3/3 for scrapping.
Air France B744 F-GISC (25599) left Paris/CDG on 5/3 for scrapping at Greenwood, MS.
Air Iceland DH8B C-GLSG (202 ex N446YV) was delivered from Toronto to Reykjavik for the carrier on 6/3. It is believed to have also been carrying TF-JMK.
Air Nostrum CRJ2 EC-HZR (7547) was ferried from Valencia to Montpellier on 6/3 for painting all white prior to return to the lessor, with EC-IAA (7563) flying in the opposite direction the same day following painting.
Alitalia Cityliner E175 EI-RDC (17000333) arrived at Rome/Fiumicino on delivery on 5/3.
ANA B763 JA627A (40898) made its first flight on 5/3.
Astraeus B737 G-STRF (29885) left Lasham on 3/3 as OK-SWX heading for Ostrava on delivery to Smart Wings. B733 G-STRJ (25119) was ferried from Bournemouth to Sofia on 4/3 prior to delivery to Eastern SkyJets.
ATR deliveries to other customers
PR-TKL AT72 (992) to TRIP Linhas Aereas 2/3
Austrian Arrows is to operate DH8D services from Brussels on behalf of Brussels A/L to a number of destinations including Basel, Birmingham, Manchester, Prague & Turin.
Avia Nova A320 EI-ELE (1969), now registered to ACG Acquisitions, was ferried from Southend to Woensdrecht on 3/3 & EI-ELD (1918) from Southend to Bordeaux on 9/3.
B&H A/L. See under THY.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
HL8244 B738 (38826) to Korean Air 2/3
HP-1727CMP B738 (40778) to COPA
N886NN B738 (33223) to American A/L 8/3
N8301J B738 (36980) to Southwest 8/3
PK-LJO B739 (38315) to Lion Air 7/3
Bombardier deliveries to other customers
C-GGMZ DH8D (4399) to Jazz Air 1/3
British A/W B773 G-STBF (40543) was ferried from Cardiff to LHR on 7/3 prior to service entry.
Brussels A/L B462 OO-DJQ (E2289), currently stored at Southend, was registered G-CHDO on 8/3 to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Ireland) Ltd. Also see under Austrian Arrows & Flybe.
Bulgaria Air E190 LZ-SOF (19000492) is due to arrive at Sofia on delivery on 10/3.
CSA AT42 OK-JFJ (623) was ferried from Prague to Helsinki on 6/3 on lease to Flybe Nordic.
Eastern A/W DH8C G-WOWB (334) flew its last revenue service on 28/2. It was cancelled from the register on 1/3 as exported to Canada, registered C-FEAI for Air Inuit & left Bristol on 2/3 heading for Montreal.
Eastern Skyjets. See under Astraeus.
Emirates B773 A6-EGO (35598) is the 1000th B777 to roll off the line & was unveiled in a ceremony at Everett on 2/3. It made its first flight on 6/3.
Emirates SkyCargo B77F A6-EFG (35613) was delivered from Paine Field to Hong Kong on 2/3, from where it flew its first service to Dubai.
Enter Air. See under Air Berlin.
Estonian Air. Former Finnair E170 ES-AEB (17000106 ex OH-LEF) was delivered from Helsinki to Tallinn on 6/3 & entered service on 8/3.
Eurolot has ordered eight DH8Ds from Bombardier for delivery this year as ATR replacements.
Finnair. See under Estonian Air.
Flybe is to operate six routes out of Brussels with DH8Ds on behalf of Brussels A/L from 25/3. The deal is for two years & two aircraft in Brussels A/L scheme, but with Flybe crews, will be based at Brussels & will operate to Birmingham, Hanover, Lyon, Manchester, Prague & Strasbourg.
Flybe Nordic. See under CSA.
KLM Cityhopper E190s PH-EZT (19000519) & PH-EZU (19000522) are due to arrive at Amsterdam on delivery on 10/3.
Linksair JS31 G-CCPW (785) suffered a partial undercarriage collapse after veering off the runway landing at Ronaldsway, IoM on 8/3 operating a Manx2 flight from Leeds/Bradford.
Lufthansa B744 D-ABVB (23817) flew its last revenue service on 14/2 from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt & is due to be ferried to Tupelo RAP, MS on 13/3 for scrapping.
Lufthansa CityLine E190 D-AEBL (19000507) arrived at Munich on delivery on 3/3. B462 D-AVRA (E2256) was ferried from Munich to Cologne on 6/3 prior to return to the lessor & D-AVRH (E2268), currently parked at Manston, was restored to the UK register as G-OCLH on 6/3.
Malev B737 HA-LOI (29350) was noted at Dublin on 3/3 as EI-EUW for Transaero, while HA-LOP (29354) & HA-LOS (29359) were noted reregistered at Shannon on 5/3 as EI-EUY & EI-ETX respectively & are also due to go to Transaero. B738 HA-LOC (32797) was noted at Shannon on 8/3 as EI-ETZ.
Manx2. See under Linksair.
Monarch. See under Thomson A/W.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B733 LN-KKB (27457) left Lasham on 4/3 as XA-VIS on delivery to VivaAeroBus.
Orbest A/L A333 EC-LEQ (1097) arrived at Madrid on 5/3 after lease to PAL Principal A/L.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPC (40878) made its first flight on 8/3.
Qatar A/W B773 A7-BAS (41062) made its first flight on 4/3.
RAM B738 CN-RGJ (33072) arrived at Casablanca on delivery on 8/3.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVJ (38501) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 8.3.
SAS B737 SE-RER (30736 ex N361ML, G-STRC, B-5063, N341MS) was registered to the carrier on 1/3 & arrived at Stockholm/Arlanda in full scheme on delivery on 7/3. Also see under Spanair.
Smart Wings B735 OK-SWV (26696) flew its last revenue service on 6/3 & is to be returned to the lessor. Also see under Astraeus.
Southern Air B77F N714SA (37988) made its first flight on 5/3.
Spanair. The former A320 EC-IEJ (1749), now registered EI-EUF, was ferried from Ljubljana, where it had been on maintenance, to Dublin on 2/3. The following MD80s were noted reregistered for SAS at Madrid on 5/3:
SE-DIF MD87 (49606 ex EC-KJE)
SE-RJG MD83 (49642 ex EC-GVO)
SE-RJH MD82 (53165 ex EC-GCV)
Despite being painted as SE-RJG, it is reported that EC-GVO will not actually take up these marks, but will revert to its old registration of SE-DHF.
Sri Lankan. See under Thomas Cook.
Swiss A320 HB-JLS (5069) made its first flight on 7/3 as F-WWDC & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Thai A/W A388 HS-TUA (087) made its first flight on 5/3 as F-WWAO & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day. This is the first of six on order for the airline. A333 HS-TBC (1289) left Frankfurt on 7/3 on delivery to Bangkok following seat installation. The carrier has with drawn B744s HS-TGH (24458), HS-TGI (24459) & HS-TGO (26609) from service & stored them at Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi.
Thomas Cook A332 G-OJMC (456) was ferried from Abu Dhabi to Manchester on 2/3 after painting for Sri Lankan.
Thomas Cook Belgium A319 OO-TCS (2362) was delivered from Shannon to Brussels on 9/3 (see Skyliner for photo).
Thomson A/W B738 G-TAWG (37266) made its first flight on 5/3 & G-TAWF (37244) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 9/3. Further B738 deliveries this year are due to be G-TAWH (38107), G-TAWI (37267) & G-TAWJ (38108). B752 G-BYAO (27235) was cancelled from the register on 5/3 & will shortly take up its new marks as N905NV with Allegiant Air. A320 G-OOPT (1605) was ferried from Manchester to East Midlands on 6/3 for painting for a new operator. G-OOPU (1637) was cancelled from the register on 6/3 & registered to Monarch as G-OZBX.
THY A319 TC-JLR (3142) is due to enter service with the carrier having come to the end of its lease to B&H A/L on 27/2.
Titan A/W B463 G-POWF (E3373) was ferried from Bahrain to Norwich on 6/3 for maintenance, with B733 G-POWC (25402) temporarily taking over its duties with the UK MoD.
TNT B462 OO-TAY (E2211) was ferried from Liege to Lelystad on 5/3 for painting for the UK MoD.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVU (38025) made its first flight on 8/3.
UPS B763F N349UP (37947) made its first flight on 8/3.
UT Air. Former Continental B735 N14645 (28906) arrived at Sofia on 3/3 for preparation for UT Air.
Vueling A320 EC-JGM (2407) arrived back at Barcelona on 6/3 following lease to Andes Lineas Aereas.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 03-03-12

2012-03-02T16:32:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

Aeroflot A321 VQ-BOH (5044) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 1/3.
Aerosvit. The first of seven B738s on order for the carrier, UR-AAN (38119), made its first flight on 29/2. Recently delivered B735 UR-AAM was originally reported to me as c/n 26419 ex SE-DNI, G-OBMY, OY-SEG, LY-BFV, G-GFFD. It now transpires that this was incorrect & it is actually c/n 24919 ex EI-BXF, EI-CDB, YL-BBG, UP-B3708. The carrier has disposed of B763 UR-VVT (28132) to El Al as 4X-EAM.
Air Atlanta B744 N262SG (29626) has been registered TF-AAC.
Air Australia A332 VH-SSA (324) arrived at Zurich on 26/2 on return to the lessor.
Air Berlin A320 D-ALTJ (1838) was ferried from Istanbul/Ataturk to Dublin on 1/3 for painting for Brussels A/L & is to become OO-SND. B738 D-ABBI (32920) was ferried from Budapest to Dublin on 1/3 for painting for XL A/W Germany.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6848 A321 (5054) to Air China 1/3
B-6865 A320 (5006) to Tianjin A/L 1/3
B-6890 A320 (5048) to China Eastern 29/2
N612NK A320 (5029) to Spirit A/L 29/2
Air France B773 F-GZNL (40063) made its first flight on 1/3.
Air Nostrum CRJ2 EC-IAA (7563) was ferried from Valencia to Montpellier on 1/3 for painting all white prior to return to the lessor.
Alitalia Express E170 EI-DFH (17000009) was ferried from Rome/Fiumicino to Exeter on 29/2 for preparation for Regional A/L.
AtlasJet. See under Izmir A/L.
ATR deliveries to other customers
PR-ATH AT72 (991) to Azul Linhas Aereas 29/2.
Austrian Arrows CRJ2 OE-LCJ (7142) has become SE-RIF for West Air Sweden following freighter conversion. It is to be operated on behalf of Rio Baker of Chile.
Belair A319 HB-IOY (3202) was ferried from Zurich to Ljubljana on 29/2 for preparation for Germania as D-ASTX.
Blue Danube AT72 OM-VRC (307) has been leased to NextJet.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
JA73NM B738 (39421) to Skymark A/L 25/2
N885NN B738 (31139) to American A/L 24/2
N78448 B739 (40003) to United A/L 1/3
PK-LJL B739 (37290) to Lion Air 21/2 (reg corrects last week)
PK-LJM B739 (38313) to Lion Air 28/2
VH-VZY B738 (39363) to Qantas 1/3
VH-YFG B738 (40999) to Virgin Australia 27/2
Brit Air CRJX F-HMLM (19023) arrived at Morlaix in Air France scheme on delivery on 2/3
British A/W. Former Open Skies B752 F-GPEJ (25807) was sold on 1/3 & is to become HB-JJD with Privatair. B735 G-GFFD (26419 ex SE-DNI, G-OBMY, OY-SEG, LY-BFV) has become EX-37501 with Altyn Air (not UR-AAM as previously reported).
Brussels A/L B462 OO-DJT (E2294) was ferried from Brussels to Kemble on 27/2 on return to the lessor.
Bulgaria Air B733 LZ-BOU (23717) left Sofia on 25/2 en route Goodyear on return to the lessor.
Cathay Pacific B773 B-KPY (37899) was delivered from Paine Field to Hong Kong on 25/2.
Cathay Pacific Cargo B748F B-LJG (39244) left Paine Field on 27/2 on delivery to Hong Kong.
China Southern is to order ten B773s for delivery between 2013 & 2016. A388 B-6138 (054) left Toulouse on 29/2 on delivery to Beijing.
CSA B735 OK-XGD (26542) was ferried from Prague to Bournemouth on 22/2, where it was painted all white before returning to Prague on 29/2.
Eastern A/W DH8C G-WOWB (334) flew its last revenue service on 28/2. It was cancelled from the register on 1/3 as exported to Canada & is currently parked at Bristol.
EasyJet A320 G-EZUR (5064) made its first flight on 27/2 as D-AUBD.
El Al. See under Aerosvit.
Emirates A388 A6-EDX (105) made its first flight on 28/2 as F-WWAK & was flown from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day. B773 A6-EGN (41074) left Boeing Field on 29/2 on delivery to Dubai.
Estonian Air. Leased E170 OH-LEE (17000093) has been reregistered ES-AEA.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRF (7619) was ferried from Exeter to Norwich on 2/3 for painting for Yamal & D-ACRG (7630) was ferried from Dusseldorf to Exeter also on 2/3 for preparation for Yamal.
Finnair A320 OH-LXE (1678) was ferried from Lisbon to Helsinki on 29/2 after painting all white. E170 OH-LEL (17000139) has reportedly been leased to Honeywell Corp.
Flybe E145 G-EMBY (145617) had the registration M-ABFA applied by 25/2. Presumably, this is prior to it becoming 5N-BOZ.
Germania. See under Belair.
Izmir A/L A320 TC-IZL (1730) was ferried from Southend to Bournemouth on 29/2 for painting for AtlasJet.
Jazeera A/W A320 9K-CAL (5033) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Kuwait City on 29/2.
KLM A333 PH-AKA (1287) was delivered from Toulouse to Amsterdam on 29/2.
LOT E195 SP-LND (19000516) arrived at Warsaw on 26/2 on delivery.
Lufthansa A321 D-AIDP (509) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Munich on 1/3.
Lufthansa Cityline B462 D-AVRH (E2268) was ferried from Cologne to Manston on 2/3 on return to the lessor.
Malev. The following B737s were noted reregistered at Shannon on 1/3 & are understood to be for Transaero:
HA-LOB (29346) now EI-EUV
HA-LOL (29352) now EI-EUX
HA-LOR (29355) now EI-EUZ
Meridiana-Fly MD83 EI-CRW (49951) left Olbia on 1/3 heading for Marana, AZ on return to the lessor.
Monarch. It is now known that the A306 that will leave the fleet at the end of summer 2013 will be G-MONS (556), while the A320 that will be disposed of at the end of this summer will be G-MPCD (0379). Also see under Thomson A/W.
NextJet. See under Blue Danube.
Non-Airline
M-KATE A319CJ (4151) for Sophar Property Holding was delivered from Basel to Nice on 27/2 following cabin outfitting.
Norwegian Air Shuttle. Further to last week, B733 LN-KKO (24909) was at Norwich for painting all white & is not due to leave the fleet until 4Q12. B738 LN-DYX (39011) left Boeing Field on 1/3 on delivery to Oslo & LN-NIA (39444) made its first flight on 1/3.
Open Skies. See under British A/W.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPB (38177) left Boeing Field on 1/3 on delivery to Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen.
Phuket Air B744 HS-AGN (26474) was ferried from Jeddah to Marana, AZ on 1/3.
Privatair. See under British A/W.
Regional A/L. See under Alitalia Express.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVK (40298) made its first flight on 24/2 & EI-EVI (38502) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 2/3.
Saudi Arabian A321 HZ-ASQ (5065) made its first flight on 1/3 as D-AVZM.
Southern Air B742F N753SA (21787) was ferried from New York/JFK to Mojave, AZ on 27/2 for scrapping.
Spanair. Further aircraft reregistered for SAS have been:
EC-FFH MD87 (53211) to SE-DMP
EC-FFI MD87 (53210) to SE-DMO
EC-FHD MD87 (53212) to SE-DMR
EC-FHK MD87 (53213) to SE-DMS
EC-KEC A320 (1183) to SE-RJE 24/2 & ferried Madrid - Shannon 25/2
EC-KOX A320 (1383) to SE-RJF 24/2 & ferried Barcelona - Shannon 25/2
Whereas the MD87s will doubtless be disposed of, it is reported that the A320s will enter service with SAS.
Swiss A320 HB-JLR (5037) was delivered from Toulouse to Zurich on 29/2.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BPL (5026) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Domodedovo on 27/2.
Thomas Cook Belgium should soon take delivery of their first A319, OO-TCS (2362 ex N806BR, EK-32012, M-ABEL). It entered the paint shop at Shannon on 25/2.
Thomson A/W B733 G-THOP (28740) was ferried from Gatwick to Shannon on 25/2 for preparation for Jet2. A320 G-OOPU (1637) was ferried from Manchester to Norwich on 18/2 for painting for Monarch, returning to Manchester on 27/2. It is to become G-OZBX. B752 G-BYAO (27235) was due to leave Shannon on 2/3 on delivery to Cecil Field, FL for Allegiant Air with whom it will become N905NV.
THY A321 TC-JRV (5077) made its first flight on 1/3 as D-AVZO & was flown from Finkenwerder to Maastricht for painting the same day.
Transaero B744 N922UN (27646) was ferried from Melbourne to Rome, NY on 26/2 prior to delivery as EI-XLJ. Also see under Malev.
UPS B763F N348UP (37872) was delivered from Paine Field to Indianapolis, IN on 27/2.
Ural A/L A320 VQ-BRE (2998 ex JA204A) was delivered from Shanghai/Honggiao to Ekaterinburg on 28/2.
UT Air AT72 VQ-BMD (990) left Toulouse on 25/2 on delivery to Khanty-Mansiysk.
Uzbekistan A/W B763 UK67004 (40536) left Paine Field on 27/2 on delivery to Tashkent,
West Air Sweden. See under Austrian Arrows.
World A/W B744F N741WA (25702) was ferried from Miami, FL to Marana, AZ on 23/2 for storage. MD11F N274WA (48633) was ferried from New York/JFK to Goodyear, AZ on 28/2 for storage, with N273WA (48519) following from Baltimore/Washington the next day.
Yamal. See under Eurowings.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 25-02-12

2012-02-24T15:56:00Z

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 18-02-12

2012-02-17T16:18:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

Aeroflot A321 VQ-BOH (5044) made its first flight on 15/2 as D-AZAP.
Aerolineas Argentinas. See under Cathay Pacific.
AeroSur. See under Avianca.
Aerosvit should shortly take delivery of E190 UR-DSA (19000494) on lease from Dniproavia.
Air Berlin A320 D-ALTH (1797) was ferried from Prague to Dublin on 13/2 for painting for Brussels A/L, with whom it is to become OO-SNC. A321 D-ABCI (5038) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel on 16/2. B738 D-ABBD (30880) was ferried from Munich to Eindhoven on 13/2 for painting into Air Berlin Turkey scheme. D-ABBI (32920) was ferried from Berlin/Tegel to Budapest on 16/2 for XL A/W Germany.
A319 D-AHIO (3872) was ferried from Prague to Montpellier on 16/2 for painting prior to delivery to Syphax A/L as TS-IEG, while D-AHIN (3853) was ferried from Montpelier to Prague on 17/2 prior to delivery to Syphax A/L as TS-IEF. If the Tunisian registrations sound familiar, that is because they were previously used on Karthago B733s.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-4090 A319 (5023) to China United 13/2
B-6858 A320 (5008) to Capital A/L 17/2
B-6871 A320 (4857) to China Eastern 9/2 (Chinese built)
HL8255 A321 (5035) to Asiana 14/2
Air China Cargo. See under Cathay Pacific Cargo.
Air Do. See under All Nippon.
All Nippon B763 JA601A (27943) is to be transferred to Air Do.
Avianca B763 N984AN (24357) is to be transferred to AeroSur.
Belavia is to lease two E175s from Air Lease Corp, with the first due for delivery in September.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
N36447 B739 (31650) to United 10/2
British A/W B773 G-STBF (40543) made its first flight on 10/2. B752 G-CPET (29115) was sold & cancelled from the UK register on 14/2. It left Gatwick on 15/2 on delivery to FedEx as N956FD.
Brussels A/L B462 OO-DJN (E2275) was ferried from Brussels to Kemble on 14/2 on return to the lessor.
Bulgaria Air B733 LZ-BOV (23833) left Sofia on 15/2 heading for Goodyear, AZ on return to the lessor.
CargoItalia MD11F EI-UPI (48428) was ferried from storage at Frankfurt to Shannon on 17/2.
Cathay Pacific A343 B-HXO (128) has become LV-CSF & left Xiamen on 7/2 on delivery to Aerolineas Argentinas.
Cathay Pacific Cargo B748F B-LJG (39244) made its first flight on 11/2. B744F B-KAF (26547) is to be transferred to Air China Cargo as B-2463.
Dniproavia. See under Aerosvit.
EasyJet. It is now reported that A320 G-EZUP (5056) made its first flight as D-AUBB on 11/2 & not as previously thought on 10/2.
Egyptair B738 SU-GEC (40801) arrived at Cairo on delivery on 11/2.
Embraer deliveries to other customers
B-3190 E190 (19000517) to Tianjin A/L 16/2
XA-ACE E190 (19000518) to AeroMexico Connect 17/2
Emirates B773 A6-EGN (41074) made its first flight on 12/2.
Estonian Air. It now seems that the carrier is to lease four (not three) E170s prior to delivery of three purchased E190s. The leased machines will come from Finnair & the first of these, OH-LEE (17000093), was noted at Helsinki in full scheme on 9/2 & delivered to Tallinn on 16/2. The other three are due to be OH-LEF (17000106), OH-LEG (17000107) & OH-LEH (17000112).
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRI (7862) was registered to Bombardier as C-GMZY on 8/2 & left Dusseldorf on 11/2 heading for Peterborough, Ontario. D-ACRE (7607) was delivered from Dusseldorf to Tyumen as VP-BBA on 15/2.
German Wings A319 D-AGWT (5043) made its first flight on 15/2 as D-AVYL.
Hemus Air has put B462s LZ-HBB (E2073) & LZ-HBZ (E2103) into store at Sofia, where they join LZ-HBA (E2972).
JAL B788 JA825J (34835) made its first flight on 14/2 as N1006F. The carrier has placed an order for ten B789s & converted ten of the B788s it had on order to B789s.
Jet2. See under Thomson A/W.
KLM B734 PH-BTB (25423) was ferried from storage at Norwich to Amsterdam on 8/2. The carrier is to take the KC-45A prototype, F-WWKB (925), next year following conversion.
Lufthansa Cityline B462 D-AVRN (E2293), currently parked at Manston, was registered to Trident Aviation Leasing as G-CHDG on 14/2.
Malev. A 15th B737, HA-LOP (29354), was ferried from Budapest to Shannon on 6/2. All six of the failed carrier's B736s left Shannon on 15/2 routing via Bangor, ME for scrapping at Goodyear, AZ. For the record, the aircraft concerned were HA-LOD (28259), HA-LOE (28260), HA-LOF (29348), HA-LOG (28261), HA-LOJ (29349) & HA-LON (29353). B738 HA-LOU (30684) was ferried from Shannon to Toulouse on 16/2 for another operator. B737 HA-LOB (29346) was ferried from Budapest to Shannon on 17/2.
Monarch. The carrier has revealed some details of future fleet disposals. A306 G-MONR (540) will leave the fleet at the end of this summer, with a further A306 leaving at the end of summer 2013 & the other two at the end of summer 2014. One A320 (either G-MPCD or G-OZBB) will leave the fleet at the end of this summer. The carrier's three remaining B752s, G-DAJB (23770), G-MONJ (24104) & G-MONK (24105), will soldier on until the end of summer 2014. Also see under Thomson A/W.
Non-Airline
A4O-AJ A319CJ (4992) for the Oman Royal Flight was ferried from Finkenwerder to Dallas/Love Field on 15/2 for cabin outfitting.
TC-TUR A332 (1240) for the Turkish Government was delivered all white from Toulouse to San Antonio, TX on 15/2 for cabin outfitting
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-DYX (39011) made its first flight on 14/2
Olympic A/L A343 SX-DFA (235), currently stored at Athens, is to be registered to Apollo Aviation as N235KS.
Petroleum Air Service CRJ9 SU-CBY (15278) arrived at Cairo on delivery on 10/2.
Qantas B763 VH-OGE (24531) was registered to Air Cargo Management as N364CM on 10/2 & left Sydney the following day for Wilmington, OH & freighter conversion.
RAM B763 CN-ROG (27212) was registered N365CM for Air Cargo Management on 10/2 & ferried from Casablanca to Jacksonville, FL on 14/2 prior to freighter conversion.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVF (40291) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 14/2 followed by EI-EVG (40292) on 16/2. EI-EVI (38502) made its first flight on 14/2.
SAS MD87 SE-DMC (53340) left Stockholm/Arlanda on 15/2 for scrapping at Kingman, AZ. Also see under Spanair
Saudi Arabian A321 HZ-ASP (5009) left Finkenwerder on 11/2 on delivery to Jeddah. B773 HZ-AK13 (41049) left Paine Field on 12/2 on delivery to Jeddah.
SBA A/L is to acquire B763s N960PG (24349) & N964PG (23764).
Spanair. The former carrier's fleet of A320/321s is being reregistered & ferried out of Spain at a very fast rate. The situation so far is understood to be as follows:
EC-HPM A321 (1276) ferried Barcelona-Dublin 13/2
EC-HQZ A321 (1333) parked at Barcelona
EC-HRG A321 (1366) to EI-EUD 14/2, ferried Barcelona-Perpignan 15/2
EC-HRP A320 (1349) to EI-EUC 15/2, on maintenance at Ljubljana
EC-HXA A320 (1497) to EI-EUS 15/2, to ferry Madrid-Dublin
EC-IAZ A320 (1631) parked at Barcelona
EC-ICL A320 (1682) parked at Madrid
EC-IEJ A320 (1749) to EI-EUF 15/2, on maintenance at Ljubljana
EC-IIZ A320 (1862) to EI-EUG 15/2, ferried Bilbao-Dublin 16/2
EC-IJU A321 (1843) to D-ALAB 16/2? ferried Barcelona-Shannon 16/2
EC-ILH A320 (1914) to EI-EUH 14/2, ferried Barcelona-Perpginan 16/2
EC-IMB A320 (1933) to EI-EUI 14/2, ferried Barcelona-Perpignan 15/2
EC-INB A321 (1946) to EI-EUJ 15/2, ferried Madrid-Perpignan 15/2
EC-INM A320 (1979) to EI-EUK 14/2, to ferry Barcelona-Dublin
EC-IOH A320 (1998) to EI-EUB 13/2, to ferry Madrid-Dublin
EC-IPI A320 (2027) to EI-EUL 14/2, ferried Barcelona-Dublin 17/2
EC-IVG A320 (2168) to EI-EUM 14/2, to ferry Barcelona-Dublin 16/2
EC-IYG A320 (2210) to EI-EUA 13/2, ferried Madrid-Shannon 14/2
EC-IZK A320 (2223) to EI-EUN 14/2, to ferry Barcelona-Perpignan
EC-JJD A320 (2479) to EI-EUO 15/2, ferried Madrid-Dublin 15/2
EC-JNC A320 (2589) to EI-EUP 15/2, ferried Madrid-Dublin 16/2
EC-KEC A320 (1183) parked at Madrid
EC-KOX A320 (1383) parked at Barcelona
EC-KPX A320 (1407) to EI-EUE 15/2, ferried Madrid-Perpignan 16/2
MD87 EC-FEY (53208) was registered to SAS as SE-DMM on 7/2 & ferried from Madrid to Stockholm/Arlanda today. The following Swedish registrations have been reserved by SAS for former Spanair MD80s - SE-DIF, SE-DMN to SE-DMS, SE-RJG & SE-RJH. Presumably, these will ferry to Sweden at some stage prior to then ferrying to the USA.
Strategic A/L Luxembourg's parent company, Air Australia, went into voluntary liquidation today. This does not, however, seem to have affected the European offshoot's operations so far.
Swiss A320 HB-JLR (5037) made its first flight on 14/2 as F-WWDF & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Syphax A/L. See under Air Berlin.
Thomson A/W B738 G-TAWC (39922) arrived at Manchester on delivery on 14/2. A320 G-OOPP (1571) was ferried from Norwich to Manchester on 15/2 after painting into Monarch scheme (to become G-OZBW shortly). B738 G-CDZI (28229) was ferried from Shannon to Lasham all white on 17/2 for preparation for Jet2.
THY B739 TC-JYC (40977) made its first flight on 16/2 as N977TK.
Turkmenistan A/L B712 EZ-A107 (55187) left Ashgabat on 11/2 for storage at Marana, AZ.
Uzbekistan B763 UK-67004 (40536) made its first flight on 10/2.
Wideroe DH8B LN-WSB (440), still wearing C-GLUF, was ferried from Eindhoven to Sandefjord on 17/2 after painting.
World A/W MD11F N277WA (48743) has been returned to the lessor & is currently stored all white at Miami, FL.
Yamal. See under Eurowings.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 11-02-12

2012-02-10T16:22:00Z

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 04-02-12

2012-02-03T16:31:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

Aer Lingus is currently weighing up the pros & cons of the A320neo versus the B739 Max with the intention of placing an order some time in the future.
Aeroflot A333 VQ-BMV (1284) was delivered from Toulouse to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 2/2.
Aerolineas Argentinas B744 LV-AXF (24895) operated the carrier's last ever B747 service on 31/1 from Madrid to Buenos Aires.
Air Alps. Having temporarily ceased operations on 13/1, the carrier resumed flights on the Bolzano to Rome route from 1/2.
Air Astana has been waving the chequebook around this week & has ordered 6 A320s, 4 B767s, 3 B787s & a pair of E190s.
Air Atlanta is acquiring a pair of former Alwafeer Air B744s that are currently stored at Subang, TF-AAD (28426 ex 9M-MPJ, HZ-AWA2) & TF-AAE (27672 ex 9M-MPI, HZ-AWA1).
Air Berlin A319 D-AHIO (3872) was ferried from Paderborn to Prague on 26/1 prior to onward ferry flight to Montpellier for painting for Syphax A/L. B738 D-ABBB (32624) was ferried from Munich to Prague on 26/1 prior to painting for Yakutia A/L. D-ABAF (30878) was ferried from Berlin/Tegel to Paderborn on 31/1 prior to return to the lessor. A320 D-ABFZ (4988) remains undelivered at Finkenwerder & may be for sale. Also see under Condor.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
CC-BCE A319 (5005) to LAN A/L 1/2
N611NK A320 (4996) to Spirit A/L 2/2
N849VA A320 (4991) to Virgin America 27/1
N851VA A320 (4999) to Virgin America 1/2
RP-C3268 A320 (4993) to Cebu Pacific 31/1
RP-C8397 A320 (5012) to Air Phil Express 2/2
VT-GOI A320 (5016) to Go Air 31/1
Air China B773 B-2089 (38675) made its first flight on 28/1.
Air Finland. See under TUIfly Nordic.
Air Nostrum CRJ2 EC-HYG (7529) was ferried from Montpellier to Valencia on 27/1 after painting all white prior to return to the lessor. CRJX EC-LPN (19022) arrived at Valencia on delivery on 3/2.
Alitalia A332 EI-EJL (1283) was delivered from Toulouse to Rome/Fiumicino on 30/1. Also see under Condor.
Alwafeer Air. See under Air Atlanta.
Astraeus B752 G-STRX (25621), which is now registered to ILFC as EI-ETR, was due to leave Shannon on 3/2 for Bangor, ME.
ATR single-aisle deliveries to other customers
HC-CMH AT42 (854) to TAME Ecuador 27/1
Avianova A320 EI-ELD (1918) previously for this failed carrier was ferried from storage at Shannon to Southend on 26/1 followed on 2/2 by EI-ELE (1969).
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
JA341J B738 (40356) to JAL Express 3/2
N537AS B738 (35204) to Alaska A/L 2/2
N882NN B738 (33221) to American A/L 30/1
PR-GUN B738 (37610) to Gol 2/2
VH-VZX B738 (34188) to Qantas 2/2
9M-MXH B738 (40135) to MAS 1/2
British A/W B752 G-CPET (29115), the last in the fleet, is due to be sold to FedEx in mid February & should leave Gatwick as N956FD shortly after. What the future holds for former Open Skies B752 F-GPEJ (25807), currently stored at LHR, is still not known.
Cathay Pacific A333 B-LAN (1285) made its first flight on 27/1 as F-WWYE.
Cebu Pacific is to lease up to eight A330s in order to start long-haul services in 3Q13. Destinations proposed include some in Europe, though no specific countries have been disclosed so far.
Condor is set for further expansion this year. In May, it is due to receive an A321 from Air Berlin, followed by B763s from Alitalia in July & November (these will be registered D-ABUL/M). The carrier will also sub-charter a XL A/W Germany B738 between March & October.
EasyJet A320 G-EZUM (5020) made its first flight on 27/1 as D-AXAI & was followed on 31/1 by G-EZUL (5019) as D-AXAH. The former arrived at Gatwick on delivery from Finkenwerder on 3/2. A319 G-EZEU (2283) left Southend as CC-AFX on 1/2 on delivery to Sky A/L.
Embraer single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-3189 E190 (19000508) to Tianjin A/L 2/2
N346JB E190 (19000504) to JetBlue 25/1
Emirates. With thanks to ATDB, further B773 deliveries this year are due to include A6-EGN (41074), A6-EGO (35598), A6-EGP (35599), A6-EGQ (41076), A6-EGR (41077), A6-EGS (41078), A6-EGT (35600), A6-EGU (41079) & A6-EGV (38990).
Estonian Air B733 ES-ABK (28572) was registered to FNBC Leasing Corp as N4620F at Lasham on 24/1.
Etihad A/W B773 A6-ETJ (39685) made its first flight on 28/1.
FlyDubai B738 A6-FDX (40251) left Paine Field on 28/1 on delivery to Dubai.
Garuda A332 PK-GPO (1288) made its first flight on 2/2 as F-WWKL.
Jet Time B737 OY-JTV (28015 ex TS-IEB) was delivered from Shannon to Copenhagen on 3/2.
KLM A333 PH-AKA (1287) made its first flight on 2/2 as F-WWYP.
Lufthansa A321 D-AIDQ (5028) made its first flight on 30/1 as D-AZAM.
Lufthansa Cityline B462 D-AVRN (E2293) arrived at Manston on 31/1 on return to the lessor.
Malev entered the equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 30/1 & ceased all operations on 3/2. The following B737s were due to be ferried from Budapest to Shannon the same afternoon on return to ILFC, though as I type this late on Friday afternoon, it seems that the pilots are refusing to fly them & none have left Budapest so far:
HA-LOC B738 (32797)
HA-LOD B736 (28259)
HA-LOE B736 (28260)
HA-LOF B736 (29348)
HA-LOG B736 (28261)
HA-LOH B738 (30667)
HA-LOJ B736 (29349)
HA-LOK B738 (30669)
HA-LOL B737 (29352)
HA-LOM B738 (30672)
HA-LON B736 (29353)
HA-LOR B737 (29355)
HA-LOS B737 (29359)
HA-LOU B738 (30684)
That leaves B737s HA-LOA (28254), which is at Tel Aviv, HA-LOB (29346), which is thought to be on maintenance at Budapest, HA-LOI (29350), which is at Dublin & HA-LOP (29354), which remains at Budapest. As far as is known, the 4 DH8Ds are still at Budapest.
Niki A320 OE-LEO (2668) left Vienna on 29/1 bound for Istanbul/Ataturk on return to the lessor. OE-LEI (5003) made its first flight on 16/1 as D-AVVX & was delivered from Finkenwerder to Astana on 2/2 on delivery to Chengdu A/L.
Non-Airline
A4O-AJ A319CJ (4992) for the Oman Royal Flight made its first flight on 26/1 as D-AVYE (see Skyliner for photo).
A7-HHE B748BBJ (37544) of the Qatar Amiri Flight made its first flight on 30/1.
VP-CPA BBJ (30031) was noted reregistered N737KY for Jarvis & Assocs at Shannon on 2/2.
Nordwind A/L. See under THY.
Norwegian. Having been ferried from Oslo to Belgrade on 26/1, B733 LN-KKC (25615) was registered G-GDFH on 27/1 for Jet2. LN-KKB (27457) was ferried from Lasham to Shannon on 30/1 for painting for VivaAeroBus.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPA (40725) arrived at Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen on delivery on 28/1.
Ryanair B738s EI-EVB (34982) & EI-EVC (40286) arrived at Dublin on delivery on 28/1, followed by EI-EVD (40287) on 31/1. EI-EVE (35035) made its first flight on 28/1, with EI-EVF (40291) & EI-EVG (40292) following on 2/2.
Saudi Arabian A321 HZ-ASP (5009) was due for delivery from Finkenwerder to Jeddah on 2/2.
Singapore A/L A388 9V-SKR (082) was ferried from Finkenwerder to Toulouse on 3/2 as F-WWSH prior to delivery. 9V-SKT (092) made its first flight on 3/2 as F-WWSA & was ferried from Toulouse to Finkenwerder the same day.
Spanair ceased operations on 27/1.
Swiss International A333 HB-JHL (1290) made its first flight on 1/2 as F-WWKU.
S7 A/L A320 VQ-BPL (5026) made its first flight on 27/1 as F-WWBK.
Thomson A/W B752 G-BYAO (27235) was ferried from Gatwick to Shannon on 28/1 prior to delivery to Allegiant Air. B738 G-TAWA (37264) arrived at Gatwick on delivery on 31/1. G-TAWC (39922) made its first flight on 31/1.
THY A321 TC-JMF (1233) was ferried from Istanbul/Ataturk to Norwich on 28/1 for painting for Nordwind A/L.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVT (39394) was delivered from Boeing Field to Toronto on 1/2 for lease to Sunwing A/L.
TUIfly Nordic B752 SE-RFO (25623 ex G-BYAJ) has become OH-AFM for Air Finland & arrived on delivery at Helsinki from Bangor, ME on 3/2
United A/L B744 N196UA (28715) was ferried from storage at Victorville, CA to Mojave, CA on 27/1. It is to be used in the project to create the Stratolaunch mother ship, due to be the world's largest aircraft, constructed from two 747s & to be used to launch spaceships. For more details of this amazing project, see:
http://michaelbelfiore.com/2012/01/stratolaunch-worlds-biggest-airplane-to-launch-spaceships.html
UPS B763 N347UP (37871) was delivered from Paine Field to Indianapolis, IN on 31/1.
Vista Georgia B735 4L-AJB (27354 ex 9M-MFG, VT-JAW, G-GFFH, 5N-PVA, N495MS) left Shannon on 29/1 on delivery to Tbilisi.
XL A/W Germany. See under Condor.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 28-01-12

2012-01-27T16:09:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

ABX Air B762F N702AX (22566) was ferried from Tel Aviv to Liege on 26/1 following freighter conversion & is due for Atlas Air as N650GT.
Adria A320 S5-AAT (0191) was ferried from Ljubljana to Lourdes on 26/1 for further storage.
Aer Lingus A319 EI-EPS (3377) was delivered from Madrid to Shannon on 27/1.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABFZ (4988) made its first flight on 23/1 as D-AVVT.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6846 A320 (4985) to Air China 21/1
B-6857 A320 (5002) to Shenzhen A/L 23/1
HS-ABW A320 (4980) to Thai Air Asia 24/1
RP-C8191 A320 (4989) to Air Asia Philippines 26/1
RP-C8396 A320 (5007) to AirPhil Express 26/1
Air Canada B763 C-GHPF (26206) was registered 8Q-MEH at Vancouver on 19/1 prior to delivery to Mega Global Air Services the same day.
Air China B763s B-2557 (25875) & B-2558 (25876) were registered to WFBN on 20/1 as N332MP & N330MP respectively & left Beijing on 26/1 en route to Tupelo, MS for scrapping.
Air Greenland DH8B OY-GRK (498 ex N354PH, C-GLUZ) was registered on 24/1 for delivery from North Bay.
Air India B788 VT-ANH (36276) made its first flight on 25/1 as N1015B.
Alitalia has tentatively agreed to merge with Blue Panorama & Wind Jet.
Alitalia Express E170 EI-DFI (17000010) was ferried from Rome/Fiumicino to Exeter on 20/1 for preparation for Regional A/L.
Armavia A320 EK32006 (0772 ex B-2360, M-ABCQ), which was recently registered M-ABEM was reregistered N13SB for Intertrade Ltd at Southend on 26/1.
Atlas Air. See under ABX Air.
AtlasJet. The carrier is to lease former Kingfisher A320s OE-IBD (2747 ex VT-DKS) & OE-IBE (2753 ex VT-DKT). Also see under MEA.
ATR deliveries to other customers
PR-TKK AT72 (987) to TRIP Linhas Aereas 20/1
Blue Panorama. See under Alitalia.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
HL8242 B738 (38824) to Korean Air 23/1
JA340J B738 (39190) to JAL 25/1
N536AS B738 (35203) to Alaska A/L 23/1
N38446 B739 (31661) to United A/L 20/1
PK-LJK B739 (38311) to Lion Air 26/1
VH-YIF B738 (38710) to Virgin Australia 25/1
Brussels A/L B462 OO-DJS (E2292) was ferried from Brussels to Southend on 24/1 on return to the lessor. OO-DJO (E2279) was ferried from storage at Bacau to Southend on 25/1. OO-MJE (E2192) has been put back into service following a period of storage.
China Eastern A332 B-6545 (1291) made its first flight on 24/1 as F-WWYB.
Cirrus A/L ceased operations on 20/1 following failed merger talks with SkyWork A/L. E170 D-ALIE (17000059) is now stored at Girona.
CityJet B462 EI-RJK (E2348) is to go to LAMIA of Venezuela & was noted in full scheme at Norwich on 19/1. Other B462s being disposed of to the same carrier are EI-RJL (E2349), EI-RJM (E2350) & EI-RJV (E2370).
Czech Connect A/L has filed for bankruptcy & suspended operations until late March. B733 OK-CCA (29058) was ferried from Karlovy Vary to Prague on 24/1 for interim storage & B734 OK-CCB (24813) from Brno to Montpellier on 23/1 on return to the lessor.
Eastern A/W DH8C G-WOWE (256) left Aberdeen on 24/1 en route to Canada on return to the lessor.
EasyJet A319 G-EZEU (2283) was cancelled from the register on 24/1 & registered CC-AFX at Southend the same day prior to delivery to Sky A/L. A320 G-EZTW (4250) was ferried from Gatwick to Geneva on 25/1 & cancelled from the register on 26/1. It has been transferred to easyJet Switzerland & entered service on 27/1 as HB-JYA. G-EZUL (5019) & G-EZUM (5020) are due for delivery to Gatwick on 30/1 & 31/1 respectively. Both are expected to remain based at Gatwick until 15/2 at least.
Emirates B773 A6-EGM (41073) left Paine Field on 24/1 on delivery to Dubai. Two A332s are being advertised for sale by Airbus - A6-EAA (348) from December & A6-EKZ (345) from October.
Estonian Air B733 ES-ABJ (28873) was ferried from Tallinn to Eindhoven on 21/1 for painting all white (prior to leaving the fleet?). In a surprise move, it seems that the carrier is to replace its CRJ9s with E190s. The airline had apparently been negotiating with Bombardier for a further three CRJ9s, but price became a sticking point hence the switch to Embraer. The rumour is that, as a stopgap, it will lease three E170s from an undisclosed European airline prior to obtaining three new E190s direct from the manufacturer.
Ethiopian A/L has sold its five F50s to Fortran Aviation who in turn have sold them to Indonesian start-up Pacific-Royale.
Etihad A/W B773 A6-ETI (39684) left Paine Field on 23/1 on delivery to Abu Dhabi.
Etihad Crystal Cargo has ordered a further two A332Fs.
Finncomm A/L AT42 OH-ATA (641) has become VQ-BPE for Taimyr A/L & was delivered from Helsinki to Moscow/Domodedovo on 26/1.
FreeBird A/L. The proposed leases of A320s TC-FBH (4027) & TC-FBV (4658) to PIA have been cancelled.
Hong Kong A/L A332 B-LNJ (1277) left Toulouse on 20/1 on delivery to Hong Kong. B-LNK (1286) made its first flight on 26/1 as F-WWYH.
Iberia is to dispose of several aircraft in the next year or so & Airbus is advertising the following for sale or lease:
EC-JSB A320 (2776) from May 2013
EC-KHJ A320 (2347) from January 2013
EC-IIG A321 (1554) from March 2013 (sale only)
EC-HDQ A343 (302) from March 2012
EC-HGU A343 (318) from June 2012
EC-HGX A343 (332) from June 2012
EC-GPB A343 (193) from December 2012
EC-LHM A343 (387) from April 2013
Izmir A/L A320 TC-IZA (2118) was ferried from Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen to Southend on 24/1 on return to the lessor.
Jet2. See under Thomson A/W.
LOT B735 SP-LKD, currently stored at Lasham, was registered to WFBN as N587SC back on 19/12. Also see under THY.
Lufthansa B744 D-ABVA (23816) left Frankfurt on 24/1 heading for Tupelo RAP, MS & an appointment with the scrapman.
Lufthansa Cityline CRJ2 D-ACLL (7024) was registered to Clarks Summit LLC as N42WA on 25/1 & is currently parked at North Bay.
Martinair MD11F PH-MCY (48445) has been put into storage at Amsterdam.
MAS A333 9M-MTF (1281) left Toulouse on 23/1 on delivery to Kuala Lumpur.
MAS Kargo A332F 9M-MUC (1164) was delivered from Toulouse to Amsterdam on 26/1.
MEA A321 F-ORMF (1953) has become TC-ATH & was noted all white for AtlasJet at Istanbul/Ataturk on 22/1.
Mega Global Air Services. See under Air Canada.
Monarch. See under Thomson A/W.
Non-Airline
EI-ELD A320 (1918) of ACQ Acquisitions was ferried from Shannon to Southend on 26/1
MM62228 B762 (33688) left McConnell AFB, KS on 19/1 on delivery to the AMI at Pratica Di Mare AB.
Norwegian has placed an order with Boeing for 100 B737Max & 22 B738s & has also signed a MoU with Airbus for 100 A320neo. This massive deal also includes purchase rights for a further 100 B737Max & 50 A320neo. B733 LN-KKC (25615) flew its last revenue service on 23/11 & has been in store at Oslo until ferrying to Belgrade 26/1.
Omni Air International has withdrawn DC10s N531AX (48316) & N621AX (48319) from service.
Pegasus B738 TC-CPA (40725) made its first flight on 21/1. TC-AZP (38176) arrived at Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen on delivery on 24/1.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHS (5010) made its first flight on 26/1 as F-WWDX.
Regional A/L. See under Alitalia Express.
Rossiya has taken delivery of T204 RA-64058 (64058).
Ryanair B738 EI-EVD (40287) made its first flight on 21/1.
SAS is to acquire B737s SE-RER (30736 ex N361ML, G-STRC, B-5063, N341MS) & SE-RES (30737 ex N362ML, G-STRD, B-5064, N343MS) in April. New B738s on order for delivery this year are LN-RGA (39397), LN-RGB (38034), LN-RGC (41257), LN-RGD (41258), LN-RGE (38037), LN-RGF (38038), LN-RGG (38039), LN-RGH (41266) & LN-RGI (35646).
Saudi Arabian B773s HZ-AK11 (41048) & HZ-AK12 (41050) left Paine Field on 24/1 on delivery to Jeddah. These are the first two B773s for the carrier, who has been revealed as the undisclosed customer who had ordered a further eight B773s last year.
Thomson A/W B738 G-TAWB (37242) made its first flight on 22/1. G-TAWA (37264) is due to be delivered to Gatwick on 31/1. G-CDZI (28229) flew its last revenue service on 19/1 & was ferried from Luton to Shannon on 25/1 for painting for Jet2. Three A320s have been retired:
G-OOPP (1571) last revenue service 15/12
G-OOPT (1605) last revenue service 22/1
G-OOPU (1637) last revenue service 6/1
All three are parked at Manchester & G-OOPP & G-OOPU are to transfer to Monarch as G-OZBW & G-OZBX respectively. This leaves the carrier with just one A320 in service, G-OOAR (1320), plus a pair of A321s in an otherwise all Boeing fleet.
THY is reportedly about to enter into talks with a view to purchasing LOT.
TNT has taken delivery of former Garuda B734Fs OE-IAP (29206 ex PK-GZK) & OE-IAQ (29207 ex PK-GZL).
TUIfly is to dispose of B738 D-AHFK (27991) & D-AHFL (27985) to Sriwijaya Air.
UPS B763 N347UP (37871) made its first flight on 24/1.
UT Air. Former Continental B735 N11641 (28902) arrived at Vilnius on 21/1 for preparation for the carrier.
Uzbekistan B763 UK67003 (40534) made its first flight on 23/1.
Virgin Atlantic is to withdraw four A346s from service by October this year & they are currently being advertised by Airbus for sale or lease as follows:
G-VSHY (383) from July
G-VMEG (391) from October
G-VOGE (416) from November
G-VFOX (449) from December
West Atlantic Cargo ATP SE-MAJ (2038) was reregistered LX-WAD on 24/1.
Wind Jet. See under Alitalia.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 21-01-12

2012-01-20T16:13:00Z

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://www.jethros.org.uk/
Puget Sound - Boeing test Flights
http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

Aer Lingus. Former Iberia A319 EI-EPS (3377 ex EC-KME) was noted in full scheme at Madrid on 15/1 awaiting delivery.
Air Alps suspended operations on 14/1 & its AOC was revoked on 16/1. D328s, OE-LKA (3110) & OE-LKB (3036) were ferried from Bolzano to Innsbruck & parked on 14/1.
Air Astana B752 P4-KCU (27971) continued its delivery flight on 16/1 when it was flown from Southend to Astana following cabin configuration.
Air Berlin A320 D-ALTH (1797) is due to go to Brussels A/L as OO-SNC. D-ABDC (2654), which left Paderborn on 28/12 on delivery to Chengdu A/L, was registered B-6900 on 12/1. A319s D-AHIN (3853) & D-AHIO (3872), currently parked at Prague & Paderborn respectively, are due to be ferried to Montpellier for painting next month for Tunisian start-up Syphax A/L.
Airbus single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-6861 A320 (4840) to Juneyao A/L 12/1 (Chinese built ex B-514L)
B-6862 A320 (4983) to Spring A/W 19/1
B-6863 A320 (4978) to Spring A/W 19/1
B-LPB A320 (4970) to Hong Kong A/L 18/1
Air Canada B763 C-GHPF (26206) was cancelled from the register on 19/1 & is due to be delivered from Vancouver to Mega Global Air Services with a Maldivian (8Q-) registration.
Air China A332 B-6540 (1282) left Toulouse on 18/1 on delivery to Beijing.
Air Europa. The next customer for B763 EC-HPU (30048), which was ferried from Madrid to Chateauroux on 12/1 on return to the lessor, is due to be Transaero. It was ferried from Chateauroux to Budapest on 20/1 after painting. Also see under Cyprus A/W.
Air Mediterranee A320 F-GYAI (0293) was reregistered as SX-BHV for Hermes A/L on 20/1.
Air Nostrum CRJ2s EC-GZA (7252) & EC-ITU (7866) have been withdrawn from service & put into store at Valencia, joining EC-HXM (7514).
All Nippon B788s JA807A (34508) & JA804A (34486) left Paine Field on delivery to Tokyo/Haneda on 13/1 & 16/1 respectively. B763 JA626A left Paine Field on 18/1 on delivery to Tokyo/Haneda.
AtlasJet. See under MEA.
Austrian Arrows CRJ2 OE-LCJ (7142) has become SE-RIF for West Air Europe & was ferried from Ljubljana to Norwich on 19/1 for painting following freighter conversion.
Avion Express A320s LY-VEY (0419) & LY-VEZ (0299) have been leased to Cubana.
Boeing single-aisle deliveries to other customers
B-5626 B738 (38103) to Shandong A/L 19/1
B-5627 B738 (38637) to Shandong A/L 18/1
B-5630 B738 (38386) to Xiamen A/L 19/1
B-5636 B738 (38149) to Hainan A/L 18/1
B-5641 B738 (38916) to China Southern 19/1
PK-LJJ B739 (37289) to Lion A/L 17/1
British A/W A320 G-BUSJ (0109), currently stored at Chateauroux, was cancelled from the register on 16/1 as transferred to the USA.
Brussels A/L B462 OO-DJQ (E2289) was ferried from Brussels to Southend on 6/1 on return to the lessor. A320 OO-SSW (3255) was delivered from Dublin to Brussels still as EI-ETG on 17/1.
Also see under Air Berlin.
Cathay Pacific has placed an order for a further six A359s, taking its total order to 36.
China A/L A333 B-18357 (1278) left Toulouse on 19/1 on delivery to Taipei.
Cirrus A/L E170 D-ALIA (1700006) had the registration G-CHBI applied at Exeter by 15/1.
Cyprus A/W A332 5B-DBS (505) was ferried from Dublin to Manchester on 15/1 after painting into Air Europa scheme & then on to Larnaca on 19/1.
Delta has ferried B763 N199DN (28456) to Marana, AZ for storage (its last revenue service was on 14/1).
EasyJet A319 G-EZEU (2283) flew its last revenue service way back on 6/9 before ferrying to Southend from Malta on 21/9 & undertaking a test flight on 1/10. It is due to be delivered all white from Southend to Chile for Sky A/L later this month.
Emirates has put A332 A6-EAL (462) into storage.
Estonian Air B733 ES-ABK (28572) was ferried from Tallinn to Lasham on 17/1 on return to the lessor.
Etihad has reduced its order for the A35X from 25 to 19 aircraft.
Euro Atlantic L101 CS-TEB (1240) has been retired from service & broken up at Amman.
Eurowings CRJ2 D-ACRD (7583) was registered VQ-BPA for Yamal at Dusseldorf on 20/1. D-ACRL (7902) will spend little time as LY-AYK as it left Manchester on 19/1 on delivery to Kazakhstan for SCAT & will become UP-CJ005. Also see under German Wings.
FlyDubai B738 A6-FDX (40251) made its first flight on 13/1.
German Wings A319 D-AGWS (4998) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Cologne on 20/1 (NOTE - not Eurowings as listed last week).
Global Air Cargo DC10F N607GC was ferried from Opa-Locka, FL to Miami, FL on 16/1 & was then delivered to Johannesburg via the Cape Verde Islands on 18/1.
Hermes A/L. See under Mediterranee.
Holidays Czech A/L A320 OK-HCB (2180) was ferried from Keflavik to Prague on 11/1 following wet-lease to Iceland Express.
Iberia A320 EC-FGR (0224) is to be transferred to Iberia Express. Also see under Aer Lingus.
Iberia Express. See under Iberia & Vueling.
Iceland Express. See under Holidays Czech A/L.
Intersky DH8C OE-LIE (546) left Friedrichshafen on 17/1 as 8Q-IAS on delivery to Maldivian.
Iran Aseman A/L. See under Virgin Atlantic.
Izmir A/L A320 TC-IZL (1730) was due to be ferried from Istanbul/Ataturk to Southend on 20/1 on return to the lessor.
Jet Time B733 OY-JTH (24255) was delivered from Eindhoven to Copenhagen on 14/1 after painting.
Lufthansa A321 D-AIDO (4994) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Frankfurt on 19/1.
MAS A388 9M-MNB (081) made its first flight on 17/1 as F-WWAJ.
MEA is to dispose of A321s F-ORME (1878) & F-ORMF (1953) to AtlasJet & the latter was noted at Istanbul Sabiha/Gokcen in full scheme on 12/1. A320 OD-MRL (5000) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Beirut on 20/1 & carries a "5000th A320 sticker". Although this aircraft is c/n 5000, the actual 5000th A320 will be c/n 5009 (HZ-ASP).
Mega Global Air Services. See under Air Canada.
Niki A320 OE-LEI (5003) made its first flight on 16/1 as D-AVVX.
Non-Airline
A6-SUN E135BJ (14501001) had become TC-ICH with IC Havacilik by 12/1.
9H-AFM A318CJ (2910) of Comlux Aviation was delivered from Bordeaux to Jeddah on 16/1 for Alpha Star Aviation & is to become HZ-A5.
Norwegian Air Shuttle B738 LN-NOZ (39420) arrived at Oslo on delivery on 18/1.
Olympic A/L AT72 SX-BIL (437) was ferried from storage at Athens to Sonderborg via Exeter on 15/1.
Pegasus B735 TC-AAF (29122) was noted carrying M-ABES at Lasham by 20/1.
Qatar A/W A320 A7-AHR (4968) was delivered from Toulouse to Doha on 19/1.
RAM B734 CN-RMX (26526) was registered to WFBN on 3/1 as N526TP.
Rossiya has added T204 RA-64057 (64057) & former Kras Air Il96 RA-96017 (74393202011) to its fleet.
SAS is to lease ten former IndiGo A320s, including VT-INC (2883), VT-IND (2911), VT-INE (2958), VT-INF (2990), VT-INI (3086), VT-INJ (3159) & VT-INO (3335).
SCAT. See under Eurowings.
Southern Air B742F N820SA (23476) was ferried from New York/JFK to Mojave, CA on 17/1 for scrapping. B744F N400SA (27068 ex 9V-SMU, N417AC) was delivered from Tel Aviv to Liege on 20/1 following freighter conversion.
Spanair MD83 EC-GQG (49577) was ferried from storage at Palma to Chateauroux on 17/1.
Sun Express B738 TC-SUH (32366) was reregistered D-ASXG for Sun Express Germany on 15/1 & ferried from Antalya to Frankfurt the same day.
Sun Express Germany. See under Sun Express.
Swiftair MD83 EC-JUG (49847) was ferried from Kuwait International to Madrid on 15/1 following lease to Gryphon Air.
Syphax A/L. See under Air Berlin.
Thomas Cook A332 G-OJMC (456) was ferried from Manchester to Abu Dhabi on 17/1 on return to the lessor (three days later than forecast).
Thomson A/W B752 G-BYAP (27236) was ferried from Abu Dhabi to Norwich on 15/1 for painting for Allegiant Air & is due to become N906NV. Sister ship G-BYAO (27235) made a test flight from/to Gatwick also on 15/1. B738 G-TAWA (37264) made its first flight on 13/1. It is due for delivery this month & should be followed by G-TAWB (37242), G-TAWC (39922) & G-TAWD (37265) in February plus G-TAWF (37244) & G-TAWG (37266) in March & finally G-TAWH/I in April. No G-TAWE as it was previously used on an Air Wales AT42.
THY has withdrawn A343 TC-JIJ (216) from service.
Transaero. See under Air Europa.
Virgin Atlantic. Concluding the saga of A343 G-VHOL (2), it has now been reregistered from M-YRGU to EP-APA for Iran Aseman A/L.
Vueling A320 EC-FLP (0266) is to be transferred to Iberia Express.
West Air Europe. See under Austrian Arrows.
Yamal. See under Eurowings.