All Fleets articles – Page 15
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NewsTurkey’s Corendon to take batch of Air Lease 737 Max jets
Turkish operator Corendon Airlines Group is introducing nine Boeing 737 Max jets over the course of the next 18 months. All nine are being brought in through US lessor Air Lease. The company is to receive five 737 Max 8s in the spring of this year, with another to follow ...
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Mexico’s Mas aims to use A330 freighter for Chinese routes
Mexican cargo carrier Aerotransportes Mas de Carga is aiming to open Chinese services following introduction of the airline’s initial converted Airbus A330-200 freighter. The aircraft, converted by the EFW venture, has been handed over to Mas following its delivery to lessor Altavair. “Mas will take advantage of the increased payload ...
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Airbus to auction ex-Emirates A380 parts for humanitarian foundation
Airbus is to hold an auction of A380 components in summer, to raise funds for its charitable and humanitarian-support arm. Most of the parts in the auction – which will run from 23-25 June – will be sourced from MSN13, one of the early Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380s delivered to ...
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AirAsia X to have 15 A330s in service by end-2022
Malaysia long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X is reactivating its fleet as borders start to reopen in the Asia-Pacific.
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Smartavia receives first newly-built A320neo
Russian operator Smartavia has taken delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A320neo, in co-operation with lessor CDB Aviation. The airline says the aircraft – powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines – is one of seven to be acquired under the agreement. Smartavia has configured the A320neo (VP-BQA) with a single-class, ...
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Air Canada reverses decision to cancel 12 A220s, will take the jets after all
Air Canada now intends to make good on taking delivery of 12 ordered Airbus A220s that it had previously intended to cancel.
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Norwegian to fly 80-85 aircraft in summer 2023
Restructured low-cost carrier Norwegian is looking to bring in new aircraft for next summer as it aims to rebuild its fleet to between 80 and 100 aircraft by 2024.
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Airlines keep cargo front of mind during Singapore Airshow
While airline fleet renewal decisions are long in planning and even longer in execution, it perhaps says much for the opportunistic climate that exists in the post-pandemic recovery phase that much of the news activity from this week’s Singapore Airshow was in the cargo sector.
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Bamboo Airways warms up to 777X, eyes international ramp-up
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has “expressed interest” in possibly ordering the Boeing 777X, as it eyes expanding its long-haul international network to 40 destinations by year-end.
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Cebu Pacific sees short-haul gains from high-density A330neos
Cebu Pacific will take delivery of three more Airbus A330neos this year — taking its current fleet to five examples — and the remaining 11 jets will follow over the next four years.
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United orders 25 Cirrus SR20s for pilot training
United Airlines’ pilot-training business has ordered 25 Cirrus TRAC SR20s and taken options to purchase a further 50, part of an effort by United to significantly ramp pilot training.
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Etihad signs for A350 freighters after shedding A330-200F fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has signed a preliminary agreement for seven Airbus A350 freighters, potentially taking the number of customers for the new aircraft to five. Etihad was previously a customer for the A330-200F, ordering and receiving five of the type, before withdrawing them during a fleet overhaul. The ...
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Ukraine’s Bees forced to shift 737 fleet to France
Ukrainian carrier Bees Airline is the latest operator in the country to suffer disruption over insurance complications, after it had to relocate its fleet to France. The relatively new airline – which obtained its air operator’s certificate less than a year ago – has four Boeing 737-800s. But it says ...
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Asia-Pacific market to bounce back: Boeing
Despite 24 to 30 months of lost growth because of the impact of the pandemic, the Asia-Pacific air travel market will return to its pre-Covid level and strong growth, according to Darren Hulst, vice president commercial marketing of Boeing, speaking at the Singapore Airshow.
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American orders three Embraer 175s for Envoy Air
American Airlines has ordered three Embraer E175s for its wholly-owned regional affiliate Envoy Air.
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JetBlue orders 30 more Airbus A220-300s
JetBlue Airways has ordered another 30 Airbus A220-300s to take its firm commitment for the type to 100.
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BOC Aviation orders Leap engines for A320neo deliveries in 2023
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order covering eight CFM International Leap-1A engine shipsets to power Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
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CDB Aviation adds 12 more A330 freighter conversions amid Chinese customer demand
Aircraft lessor CDB Aviation has committed to a further dozen Airbus A330 passenger to freighter conversions with German aircraft modification joint venture EFW after securing lease commitments with Chinese operators.
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Uzbekistan Airways takes first A321LR
Uzbekistan Airways has introduced its first long-range Airbus A321neo, which will be deployed on both domestic and international services. The A321LR, fitted with CFM International Leap-1A engines, has been delivered through lessor CDB Aviation. It was flown from Airbus’s Finkenwerder plant in Hamburg to the Uzbek capital Tashkent on 14 ...
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India’s Alliance Air to add pair of ATR 42s for Himalayan routes
Indian regional carrier Alliance Air is to acquire a pair of new ATR 42-600s via lessor TrueNoord, adding to the airline’s existing fleet of larger ATR 72 turboprops.
