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World airliner census The data in this census covers all commercial jet- and turboprop-powered transport aircraft in service or on firm order with the world's airlines, excluding aircraft that carry fewer than 18 pas sengers, or the equivalent in cargo. The tables are in two sections, both of which have been compiled by AvSoft research officer John Wilding using the AvSoft ACAS database. Section one records the fleets of the Western- built airliners, and the second section records the fleets of Russian/CIS-built types. This year, the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter and Douglas DC-3 turboprop are also included. The Russian/CIS fleet data is based on infor mation from the Russian commercial aircraft register, which can sometimes show aircraft owned by the state to be returned to the state when they are not being operated - for example, while undergoing maintenance. Because it does not differentiate between air craft returned temporarily or permanently, some aircraft that have been temporarily removed from an airline's fleet and returned to the state may not be shown by AvSoft with the airline for which they operate. It should also be noted that Russian aircraft tend to spend a long time parked before being permanently retired - much longer than equivalent Western aircraft - so it can be difficult to establish the exact status of the "available fleet" (aircraft that could be returned to operation). The information is correct to July and excludes non-airline operators, such as leasing companies and the military. Aircraft are listed in alphabetical order, first by manufacturer and then type. Operators are listed by region, with any aircraft variant in brackets next to the opera tor's name. Outstanding firm orders are shown in parentheses in the right-hand column. Former McDonnell Douglas types that remained in pro duction after the merger with Boeing are listed under Boeing. The region is dictated by operator base and does not necessarily indicate the area of opera tion. Options and letters of intent (where a firm contract has not been signed) are not included. Orders by, and aircraft with, leasing companies are excluded, unless a confirmed end-user is known - in which case the aircraft is shown against the airline concerned. Operators' fleets include leased aircraft. Aircraft being operated on wet-lease are listed with the company flying the aircraft, rather than the airline for which they are being operated. Aircraft known to be parked are included in the fleet list. A12-month storage trend chart is included in the analysis, which provides details on the parked fleet. AvSoft classifies an aircraft as "parked" if it is known to be inactive - for example, is grounded due to airworthiness requirements, put into storage, etc, and when flying hours for three consecutive months are reported as zero. The exception is where the air craft is undergoing maintenance, where it will remain classified as active. However, aircraft awaiting a conversion will be shown as parked. The 2003 fleet sizes used to provide the previ ous rankings in the summary tables for comparison with the 2004 totals were also gen erated using AvSoft data. Technical data can be found in the two-part Commercial Aircraft directory (Flight International, 21-27 October 2003 and 28 October-3 November 2003). ABBREVIATIONS Adv advanced AF all freight C convertible or cargo C/F or CF convertible freighter D domestic (747/DC-10) ER extended range F freighter I inter national (DC-10) LR long range M modified or mixed (combi) C multiple change PC package car rier PF package freighter/passenger freighter (DC-8) QC quick change QF quiet freighter (727) RC rapid change RE re-engined (727) SCD side cargo-door SF special freighter SP special perfor mance SR short range SRS series SUD stretched upper deck(747) Western-built jet and turboprop airliners AEROSPATIALE (NORD) 262 Africa Air Katanga (A) Equatorial Intnl Airlines (A) Trans Service Airlift (B) Europe SEFA (A) North/South America Aerolineas Sosa (A) RACSA (A) TOTAL 8 Total 3 1 1 1 Total 1 1 Total 4 3 1 AEROSPATIALE (SUD) CARAVELLE TOTAL 2 Africa WaltAir(IOB) WaltAir(11R) Total 2 1 1 AIRBUS A3O0 TOTAL 400 (59) Africa AMC Aviation (B4) Total 16 1 Egyptair (600R) 5 Egyptair (BF Freighter) 2 Libyan Arab Airlines (600R) 2 Nouvelair International (600) 1 Sudan Airways (600) 1 Tristar Air (BF Freighter) 1 Tunis Air (600R) 3 Asia, Australasia & Mid East Total 150 (6) Air Hong Kong (600R) (6) Air Hong Kong (BF Freighter) 2 Air Macau (BF Freighter) 2 Air Paradise International (600R) 1 Ariana Afghan Airlines (B4) 3 China Airlines (600R) 12 China Airlines (B4) 4 China Eastern Airlines (600R) 13 China Northern Airlines (600R) 6 Indian Airlines (B2) 1 Indian Airlines (B4) 3 Iran Air (600R) 2 Iran Air (B2) 4 Japan Airlines (600R) 22 Japan Airlines (B2) 5 Japan Airlines (B4) 3 Korean Air (600R) 10 Kuwait Airways (600) 1 Kuwait Airways (600R) 5 Mahan Air (B4) 3 Pakistan Internatonal Airlines (B4) 6 Qatar Airways (600R) 9 Qatar Airways (600R Freighter) 1 Saudi Arabian Airlines (600) 11 Thai Airways International (600) 6 Thai Airways International (600R) 15 Europe Total 97 Air Contractors BF Freighter) 3 Air Scandic (B4) 2 Airbus Transport International (600R ST Beluga) 5 Baron Air Cargo (BF Freighter) 1 Blue Airways (B4) 6 Channel Express (BF Freighter) 4 Eagle Aviation France (B4) 1 European Air Transport (BF Freighter) 14 Farnair Switzerland (BF Freighter) 1 Fly Air (B2) 2 Fly Air (B4) 5 Islandsflug (600R Freighter) 4 Lufthansa (600) 11 Lufthansa (600R) 4 MagicBlue Airlines (BF Freighter) 1 MNG Airlines (B4) 1 MNG Airlines (BF Freighter) 3 MNG Airlines (F4) 3 Monarch Airlines (600R) 4 Olympic Airlines (600R) 3 Onur Air (600R) 4 Onur Air (B2) 1 Onur Air (B4) 4 Orbit Express Airlines (BF Freighter) 2 Orbit Express Airlines (C4) 1 Pan Air (BF Freighter) 2 Saga Airlines (B2) 1 TNT Airways SA (BF Freighter) 4 North/South America Total 137 (53) Aero Union (BF Freighter) 2 American Airlines (600R) 34 ASTAR Air Cargo (BF Freighter) 6 Express.net Airlines (BF Freighter) 6 FedEx Express (600 Freighter) 5 FedEx Express (600R Freighter) 39 Tradewinds Airlines (BF Freighter) 5 UPS Airlines (600R Freighter) 37 (53) VASP (B2) AIRBUS A310 3 TOTAL 1B9 (5) Africa Total 6 Air Algerie (200) AMC Aviation (300) Libyan Arab Airlines (200) Midwest Airlines (Egypt) (300) 2 1 2 1 Asia, Australasia & Mid East Total 72 (5) Air India (300) Air Paradise International (300) Biman Bangladesh Airlines (300) China Eastern Airlines (200) Emirates (300) Iran Air (200) Iran Air (300) Iraqi Airways (300) Jordan Aviation (200) Kuwait Airways (300) Mahan Air (300) Miat Mongolian Airlines (300) Pakistan International Airlines (300) Royal Jordanian (300) Royal Jordanian (300F) Singapore Airlines (300) Yemenia (300) 21 1 4 3 1 6 2 (5) 1 4 2 1 12 5 2 3 4 Europe Total 50 Aeroflot-Russian Airlines (300) African Safari Airways (300) Air Plus Comet (300) Austrian (300) 5 1 3 1 Data compiled by AvSoft :+441788 540898, www.avsoft.co.uk 36 24-30 AUGUST 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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