All Fleets articles – Page 103
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NewsResurrected Flybe takes delivery of first Dash 8-400
Relaunched UK regional carrier Flybe has taken delivery of its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 twin-turboprop at its new Birmingham airport home. The aircraft is the first of 12 of the type to be leased from Nordic Aviation Capital, Flybe said on 26 November. Cirium fleets data shows that ...
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NewsUkrainian start-up Air Ocean begins flights with An-148 fleet
Ukrainian carrier Air Ocean Airlines has commenced commercial services, operating an initial network of domestic routes using Antonov An-148 twinjets. The airline, which secured an air operator’s certificate on 23 October, has opened sales for scheduled services to Lviv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Chernivtsi. It carried out its first flight – ...
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NewsUkrainian government outlines plan to create new national airline
Ukraine’s government is to invest in creating a new state carrier, under the working name of Ukrainian National Airlines, as part of a programme of economic development. President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled the plan during a forum on aviation and tourism, stating that the government was “moving to practical implementation”. “This ...
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NewsSmartLynx to operate A320s for Nigeria’s Air Peace
Nigerian carrier Air Peace is to introduce a pair of Airbus A320s through Latvian-based wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines. Air Peace will become a new customer for the operator, says SmartLynx. It will station a pair of A320s in Lagos until mid-May next year. Air Peace chief operating officer Oluwatoyin Olajide ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Index shows industry nearing three-quarters of pre-Covid size
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry is nearing three-quarters of its pre-Covid size, driven by rapidly returning passengers and revenue in the third quarter. The overall score of 72 (2019 = 100) represents an increase of six from the score on 30 June 2021, 12 ...
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NewsAccident-damaged Yakutia Superjet put up for auction
Trading platform Auction House of the Russian Federation has started accepting bids for a Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100 which suffered a landing accident at Yakutsk in October 2018. The aircraft (RA-89011) landed on an icy runway and failed to decelerate sufficiently, overrunning into a buffer zone before striking a protruding ...
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NewsCMA CGM second to commit to A350 freighter
French logistics firm CMA CGM Group has become the second customer for the new Airbus A350 freighter after signing a memorandum of understanding covering the purchase of four of the type.
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NewsIceland’s Play signs for A320neos from Chinese lessor
Icelandic start-up Play has signed for another pair of Airbus A320neo twinjets, sourcing them from Chinese lessor CALC. The airline is set to take delivery of the jets in March next year. It says the A320neo are new and will be delivered directly from Airbus. Hong Kong-based CALC has orders ...
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Airline BusinessDubai air show reinforces pandemic recovery themes among airlines
Organisers and visitors alike will be hoping that the biennial Dubai air show has bookended the worst of the Covid-19 crisis, proving the maxim that ‘timing is everything’.
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NewsBrussels Airlines unveils new ‘diversity’ livery for post-crisis recovery
Lufthansa Group carrier Brussels Airlines has unveiled a new colour scheme and logo as it embarks on the post-crisis recovery track. The Belgian airline says the livery is a “visual token” of its “new chapter”. Brussels Airlines has opted for a largely white fuselage, dropping the dark blue vertical fin. ...
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NewsBoeing had pitched Air Lease on 777X Freighter
Boeing pitched a freighter version of its 777X to aircraft lessor Air Lease before that company decided instead to become launch customer for Airbus’s newly announced A350F.
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NewsAir Baltic navigates Latvia lockdown with capacity and IPO plan intact
Latvia-based Air Baltic made it through its home country’s recent four-week lockdown without adjusting its capacity – or its plans for an IPO in the coming years.
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NewsCargojet order launches Mammoth 777-200LR freighter programme
Canadian carrier Cargojet Airways has emerged as the launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR freighter conversion initiated by US-based Mammoth Freighters. Cargojet is to take a pair of the converted twinjets, and will hold options on another pair – as well as options for two conversions of the larger 777-300ER. ...
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NewsE-commerce and fleet renewal driving ATR demand
Turboprop manufacturer ATR cites the boom in e-commerce and airline fleet modernisation as key drivers of what it sees as improving demand.
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NewsDelivery plan for Emirates 777-9s a ‘work in progress’: Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark describes as a “work in progress” efforts to pin down a firm delivery date for its delayed Boeing 777-9s and braced to wait for nine months to a year before the manufacturer is able to give a definitive date amid the ongoing certification process.
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NewsEmirates rolls out premium economy to 105 widebodies in upgrade move
Emirates is to retrofit over a 100 of its widebodies with premium economy seats as part of wider cabin upgrade moves which could include a new business class product on its Boeing 777s.
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NewsNigeria’s Ibom Air signs for 10 Airbus A220s
Nigerian carrier Ibom Air has signed a firm order for 10 Airbus A220s.
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NewsReplacement RB211 engines for 747-400Fs to assist Silk Way’s fleet renewal
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce under which the manufacturer will supply replacement engines for the cargo carrier’s RB211-powered Boeing 747 fleet. The agreement – covering the supply of replacement engines for five RB211-powered jets – was unveiled at the Dubai air show. At the ...
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NewsIndian start-up Akasa Air signs for 72 Boeing 737 Max jets
Indian start up carrier Akasa Air has placed firm orders for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft including some for the higher-density Max 8-200 version.
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NewsAir Senegal to take batch of A220s from Macquarie backlog
Air Senegal is to acquire five Airbus A220-300s under a lease agreement with a division of Macquarie AirFinance. Deliveries of the twinjets – powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines – is set to begin in 2023, under the deal disclosed during the Dubai air show. The African carrier had ...