All Fleets articles – Page 17
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NewsKorean Air to keep A380s, 747s flying amid new aircraft delays
Korean Air will postpone planned retirements of its Airbus A380s and Boeing 747-8s amid ongoing delays in new aircraft deliveries.
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NewsAir France-KLM Group scales back A350 freighter order
Air France-KLM Group is to reduce the number of A350 freighters it has ordered from Airbus in light of production delays and following a fleet portfolio assessment. The decision will see the company reduce its A350-1000F order from eight aircraft to six, reports FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News. Three ...
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NewsCMA CGM to take 777 freighter fleet to five as it sets up Chicago hub
French logistics giant CMA CGM Group is to establish a cargo hub in Chicago were it will station Boeing 777 freighters. CMA CGM has confirmed the plan as part of a broad investment in US activity. The company created its own air freight operator, CMA CGM Air Cargo, in 2021, ...
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NewsLufthansa ponders flying missing 787s with some business seats blocked
Lufthansa is looking at a compromise by which it could this summer fly some of the Boeing 787s it is yet to receive because of delays in certification of its business-class seat
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NewsNorse Atlantic expects accounting gain as it hands back 787-8 fleet
Long-haul operator Norse Atlantic Airways has handed back all its three Boeing 787-8s to their lessors, to focus on its 787-9 fleet. The aircraft had originally been delivered to the Scandinavian carrier in 2022 and were dry-leased to Spanish operator Air Europa. Norse Atlantic adopted a revised business plan last ...
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NewsUnited starts equipping 500-strong regional fleet with Starlink connectivity
United Airlines has started connecting its regional jets to SpaceX’s Starlink network, which will eventually provide free wi-fi to customers across the US carrier’s fleet.
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NewsSmartLynx to concentrate exclusively on A320-family jets but cut back A321Fs
Charter and wet-lease carrier SmartLynx Airlines is to switch to a single-type fleet this year, focusing exclusively on the Airbus A320 family and cutting back its A321 freighter operation. It aims to achieve the simplification by the middle of this year. SmartLynx rapidly expanded to 68 aircraft by the end ...
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NewsATSG expects deliveries of first four A330P2F conversions in 2025
US lessor Air Transport Services Group expects to soon take delivery of the first of 29 Airbus A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter jets it has on order.
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NewsSpirit Airlines compensated $150m for ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine issues
The Florida-based low-cost carrier expects further payments as geared turbofan engine removals will continue through “at least” 2026.
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NewsNorwegian aims to save costs by purchasing 10 737-800s on lease
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has agreed to purchase 10 of its leased Boeing 737-800 jets. Norwegian expects to achieve a non-recurring gain of some NKr570 million ($51 million) from the transaction, which it will fund through a mix of cash and long-term financing. It says this reflects the pricing it ...
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NewsFleet-transition costs push Croatia Airlines into full-year loss
Croatia Airlines is attributing a loss-making performance for the full year to the costs of transitioning to its new Airbus A220 fleet, as well as external pressures over which is has little control. It points out that the first two A220s had been due for delivery before the summer 2024 ...
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NewsQantas to upgrade 737 cabins, fully restore A380s this year
Qantas has announced a cabin upgrade programme for more than half of its Boeing 737-800s, as part of wider fleet renewal plans that will also see the return to service of the airline’s last pair of stored Airbus A380s.
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NewsIndiGo to damp lease three more Norse Atlantic 787s
Indian operator IndiGo is to damp lease three additional Boeing 787-9s from Norse Atlantic Airways, which will eventually operate flights from India to Europe.
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NewsThai to add four new aircraft in 2025, including first A321neo
Thai Airways International expects to take delivery of four new aircraft this year, including its first Airbus A321neo, as it looks to tap into “ever-growing demand for travel” in the near term.
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NewsANA to be Japan’s first Embraer E2 operator with order for up to 20 jets
All Nippon Airways will be the first Japanese operator of Embraer’s E2 family of aircraft following an order for up to 20 E190-E2s, part of a broader fleet renewal as it announced commitments for up to 77 aircraft for future growth.
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NewsVolaris ‘carefully planning’ GTF engine removals through at least 2027
Following a year in which it averaged more than 30 Airbus jets out of service for Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine removals, Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris does not foresee its fleet availability issues being resolved anytime soon.
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NewsFlydubai turns in record full-year profit despite 737 delivery hassle
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai did not receive any of the new aircraft scheduled for delivery to the airline last year but, despite the constraints, it turned in a record pre-tax profit. Although Flydubai received four Boeing 737 Max 8s in the first half of 2024, it says these were part ...
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NewsAir Greenland acquiring A320neo to reinforce Copenhagen links
Air Greenland is to introduce a narrowbody jet to its fleet, with the introduction of an Airbus A320neo scheduled for delivery at the end of next year. The airline is to take the twinjet under a six-year lease from Carlyle. It will be “adapted to Greenlandic conditions”, says the carrier, ...
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NewsOman’s SalamAir seeks 10 A320-family jets to meet three-year fleet-expansion plan
Middle Eastern low-fare carrier SalamAir is seeking another 10 Airbus A320-family aircraft to support operational development. The Omani carrier says the expansion will take place over the next three years and is intended to meet increasing passenger demand. SalamAir has placed requests for the 10 twinjets with “multiple” aircraft lessors, ...
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NewsAir NZ flags challenging second half as ‘uncertainty’ grows over engine issues
Air New Zealand expects a “significantly lower” financial performance for the six months to end-June, as it continues to be impacted by engine issues on its Airbus A320neo family aircraft and Boeing 787 fleets.