All Fleets articles – Page 10

  • Aircalin A350-c-Airbus
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    New Caledonian operator Aircalin emerges as A350 customer

    2024-12-12T17:00:00Z

    New Caledonian carrier Aircalin has emerged as the customer behind a previously-undisclosed order for a pair of Airbus A350-900s. Aircalin is already an Airbus customer with a pair of A330-900s – having previously operated A330-200s – and it also has two A320neos. Chief executive Georges Selefen says the A350 agreement ...

  • Jazeera A320-c-Anna Zvereva Creative Commons
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    Kuwait’s Jazeera to purchase older A320s operated on lease

    2024-12-11T19:32:00Z

    Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is to purchase six older Airbus A320s which the airline currently operates on lease. Jazeera’s board states that it will fund the purchase from its own resources as well as loans from local banks. It values the transaction at KD55.57 million ($180.6 million). Jazeera chief ...

  • Kuwait A330neo-c-Kuwait Airways
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    Kuwait Airways becomes first operator of both A330neo variants

    2024-12-11T19:12:00Z

    Kuwait Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, becoming the first carrier to have both A330neo variants in its fleet. The carrier says its initial -900 is part of a batch of seven to be introduced under its delivery plan. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the aircraft ...

  • Angkor Air ATR-c-ATR
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    Cambodia’s Angkor Air modernises ATR fleet with -600s

    2024-12-10T13:54:00Z

    Cambodia Angkor Air is to supplement its fleet with three ATR 72-600s, as it prepares to undergo a rebranding. The carrier operates Airbus A320-family jets as well as ATRs for regional flights. It had indicated earlier this year that it intended to sell two of its ATR 72-500s – manufactured ...

  • Airbus
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    Average aircraft age rises as airlines grapple with supply-chain challenges

    2024-12-10T11:26:00Z

    The average age of the global commercial airline fleet has reached a “record” of 14.8 years, according to IATA, as supply-chain challenges frustrate the industry’s decarbonisation efforts.

  • Airbus
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    Air India places firm order for another 100 Airbus jets

    2024-12-09T10:54:00Z

    Air India has ordered another 100 Airbus jets as its continues its aggressive expansion under Tata Group ownership.

  • Espen Hoiby AAP
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    AAP ready to launch European narrowbody capacity provider

    2024-12-06T09:45:00Z

    Scandinavian crew resource specialist AAP Aviation Group is aiming to expand into providing European narrowbody services under long-term capacity provider agreements for airlines

  • Swiss A350-c-Lufthansa Group
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    Swiss doubles its A350 commitment

    2024-12-05T20:36:00Z

    Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is bringing five more Airbus A350-900s into its fleet, doubling its commitment to the long-haul twinjet.

  • TUI 737 Max-c-Alec Wilson Creative Commons
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    TUI Airways seals lease of additional 737 Max 8s

    2024-12-04T09:18:00Z

    TUI Airways is continuing to replenish its single-aisle fleet through a lease agreement for 14 Boeing 737 Max 8s. The lease has been disclosed by Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled to run over the course of 2025-26. UK-based TUI Airways already has some 20 737 ...

  • A321LR Icelandair-c-Airbus
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    Icelandair takes first Airbus with delivery of A321LR

    2024-12-03T17:41:00Z

    Icelandair has taken delivery of a long-range Airbus A321LR, the first model from the airframer in the carrier’s fleet. The twinjet – powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines – is one of several to be leased from SMBC Aviation Capital. Three will arrive before summer next year. Icelandair is ...

  • Flyadeal Steven Greenway
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    Flyadeal chief aims for widebody decision by year-end

    2024-12-03T09:14:00Z

    Flyadeal chief executive Stephen Greenway expects to make a decision on its plan to bring in widebodies by the end of the year, as the Saudi budget carrier continues to ponder a choice between operating new and used aircraft.

  • Qantas-321XLR3
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    Qantas’ first A321XLR enters final assembly

    2024-12-02T08:52:00Z

    Qantas’s first Airbus A321XLR has entered final assembly, paving the way for its delivery in April next year.

  • Air New Zealand 787 ST ENgineering
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    Air NZ to operate first 787 with new cabins in February 2025

    2024-12-02T07:29:00Z

    Air New Zealand expects to operate seven Boeing 787-9s with new cabin interiors by end-2025, as retrofit works on its first aircraft continue apace.

  • Ifly A330-c-Ifly
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    Aeroflot claims A330 wet-lease is first such agreement since Russian rule change

    2024-12-01T09:16:00Z

    Aeroflot is claiming to be the first Russian carrier to introduce aircraft under wet-lease, following a change in the country’s air transport regulations. The airline has reached a preliminary agreement to take three Airbus A330s operated by Moscow-based Ifly. Ifly uses both A330-200s and -300s. Aeroflot says the Ifly wet-lease ...

  • Norse 787-c-Norse Atlantic Airways
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    Norse reaches preliminary agreement to wet-lease six of its aircraft next year

    2024-11-29T13:01:00Z

    Scandinavia’s Norse Atlantic Airways has tentatively agreed a wet-lease for six of its aircraft to another carrier, the identity of which has yet to be disclosed. Norse Atlantic exclusively operates a fleet of Boeing 787s. It states that the wet-lease – still the subject of a letter of intent – ...

  • AVOLON DELIVERS FIRST OF 20 AIRBUS A330neo AIRCRAFT TO MALAYSIA AVIATION GROUP
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    Malaysia Airlines parent receives first A330neo

    2024-11-29T07:33:00Z

    Lessor Avolon has delivered the first of 20 new Airbus A330neo widebodies to the parent of Malaysia Airlines, a key step in the renewal of the Oneworld carrier’s fleet.

  • Virgin Atlantic 787
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    Virgin Atlantic chief cites decade of 787 engine issues as 2025 plans hit

    2024-11-25T17:22:00Z

    Virgin Atlantic is marking what chief executive Shai Weiss describes as a “10-year cycle” of issues with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-9

  • Emirates A350-c-Emirates
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    Emirates takes delivery of first A350-900

    2024-11-25T16:43:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, one of 65 which will be introduced by the operator. The twinjet (A6-EXA) departed Toulouse for Dubai at around 17:00 on 25 November. It headed north, passing briefly through southern UK airspace before turning east to fly over ...

  • EuroAtlantic 777-200ER-c-EuroAtlantic
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    EuroAtlantic ‘permanently’ acquires its pair of 777-200ERs

    2024-11-25T11:04:00Z

    Portuguese wet-lease and charter specialist EuroAtlantic Airways has formally acquired its pair of Boeing 777-200ERs, in order to develop its long-haul capabilities. The aircraft – CS-TSX and CS-TSW – are already operating for the carrier, following their introduction in 2022. EuroAtlantic chief executive Stewart Higginson says the company has completed ...

  • China Southern 787-8 B-2725-c-Byeangel Creative Commons
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    China Southern looks to divest entire 787-8 fleet

    2024-11-23T15:07:00Z

    China Southern Airlines is considering selling all 10 of its Boeing 787-8 twinjets, according to a request for proposals from the carrier. The request, issued through its tendering portal on 19 November, also states that the airline is selling two GE Aerospace GEnx-1B engines for the type. China Southern has ...