The Brazilian arm of Avianca, formerly known as OceanAir, is taking five former LAN Airlines Airbus A318-121 aircraft, as it starts to replace its fleet of 14 Fokker 100s. The first of the Pratt & Whitney PW6122A-powered aircraft (reg PR-AVH, serial 3001) is expected to enter service in April 2011 and to be followed by PR-AVJ / 3030 in May 2011, PR-AVK / 3062 in June 2011, and both PR-AVL / 3214 and PR-AVO / 3216, in August 2011. LAN conducted a strategic fleet renewal last year, which earmarked all 15 of its A318s (including 3 operated by LAN Ecuador) for disposal by the end of 2013. Avianca Brazil would seem to be a very likely recipient of some if not all of the remaining aircraft. The A318 is the least successful Airbus model, with only 70 extant examples worldwide. Of these, just 44 are in airline service with five operators, while another 11 are currently parked and the balance are A318 Elites, flown by corporate or military users.
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Filed under: Avianca, Fleet Plans News, Fokker 100, A318, Airbus, Oceanair, A318-121, Avianca Brazil, LAN Airlines, LAN Ecuador, PR-AVH, PR-AVJ, PR-AVK, PR-AVL, PR-AVO, PW6122A, serial 3001, serial 3030, serial 3062, serial 3214, serial 3216