All Fleets articles – Page 18
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NewsShareholders of lessor NAC approve $2bn takeover by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Shareholders in lessor Nordic Aviation Capital have approved the company’s proposed acquisition by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. The company values the transaction at more than $2 billion – inclusive of outstanding debt. Nordic Aviation Capital says the shareholder vote was 85% in favour of the agreement, under which DAE will take ...
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NewsUzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq to introduce A321XLRs
Uzbekistan-based carrier Qanot Sharq is expanding its ties with US lessor Air Lease through an agreement for long-range Airbus A321XLRs and A321LRs. The three XLRs and two LRs are scheduled to be delivered to the operator over the course of 2026-27. Qanot Sharq, based in Tashkent, already has A321neos and ...
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NewsProfitable Jet2 expects higher summer costs to cover late Airbus deliveries
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is expecting to take delivery of 14 more Airbus A321neo twinjets by the end of summer this year, increasing its fleet to 23. But it states that the arrival of “a number” of these will be delayed past their agreed delivery dates. “Consequently we expect to ...
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NewsAlaska Air Group pushes back 787 and 737 fleet-growth plans due to Boeing delays
More than a year after taking delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, Hawaiian Airlines is operating only two 787s and has been informed by the US airframer to expect further delays.
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NewsFinnair aims to replace 15 oldest A320-family jets in ‘partial’ fleet renewal
Finnair is preparing a partial renewal of its narrowbody fleet, indicating that it will involve its 15 oldest Airbus A320-family airframes. Speaking during a full-year results briefing, chief executive Turkka Kuusisto said the scope and timing of the modernisation will be detailed when the company has “finalised calculation”. But he ...
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NewsJetBlue’s GTF engines off-wing for average of 360 days amid widespread aircraft groundings
JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney engines to return to service once taken off-wing for inspections and repairs.
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NewsCopa ‘perfectly fine’ with revised 737 delivery schedule: CEO Pedro Heilbron
All-Boeing operator Copa Airlines anticipates taking 13 737 Max jets this year – two more than previously anticipated – under a revised delivery schedule from the US airframer.
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NewsNorwegian to take call on Max options in next six months
Norwegian will take a decision in the next six months on the 30 options it holds for Boeing 737 Max jets as it expects to take delivery 11 to 13 aircraft this year.
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NewsUnited claims ‘world’s largest’ mainline fleet following milestone aircraft delivery
United Airlines boasts that it has overtaken competitors as the world’s largest airline by fleet size after taking delivery of its 1,000th “mainline” jet.
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NewsThai Airways to bring in A321neos next year
Thai Airways International is to lease a batch of Airbus A321neos from next year for its regional network. The carrier is taking eight of the twinjet type from lessor SMBC Aviation Capital. According to the Irish-based leasing firm the aircraft will be delivered over the course of 2026-27. It stats ...
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NewsSkyWest returning 30 regional jets to service for summer block-hour surge
Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines expects to approach “2019 levels” of block-hour flying this year as major US airlines boost their feeder networks.
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NewsIndiGo damp-leases one 787 from Norse Atlantic
Indian operator IndiGo has signed a damp lease agreement with Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways for a sole Boeing 787-9, which will enter service in March.
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NewsHainan Airlines looks to sell 787-8 fleet
Hainan Airlines has disclosed plans to sell its fleet of nine Boeing 787-8s, as it looks to “further optimise” its fleet structure and cut operating costs.
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NewsCanada’s Nolinor eyes blended wing-body Natilus aircraft for future gravel runway operations
Canadian charter carrier Nolinor Aviation is looking to the future by securing production positions for an optionally piloted cargo aircraft being developed by Southern California start-up Natilus.
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NewsAllegiant takes delivery of three 737 Max jets from Boeing ‘earlier than contemplated’
Allegiant Air ended last year with four Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as it took three of the type sooner than previously expected.
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NewsANA confirms delivery delays for new Boeing aircraft
All Nippon Airways (ANA) expects to take delivery of its new Boeing aircraft later than initially forecast, as it works to “enable further capacity growth” in the near-term.
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NewsTajikistan’s Somon Air signs for a pair of 737 Max jets
Tajik carrier Somon Air has signed for a pair of Boeing 737 Max 8s, which the airline intends to lease from Dubai-based DAE Capital. Somon Air, based in Dushanbe, uses a fleet of Boeing 737-800s and -900s. It states that the Max 8s will be introduced to the carrier in ...
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NewsIcelandair aims to work fleet harder in 2025 and return to profit
Icelandair is guiding for capacity growth of around 8% in 2025 based on a flat fleet size, amid a continued push for efficiencies after a loss-making in 2024.
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NewsAngolan flag-carrier TAAG starts widebody modernisation with first 787
Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787, one of four set to be introduced to the airline’s fleet. The initial twinjet, a 787-9, carries a new livery for the Luanda-based operator. Powered by GE Aerospace GEnx engines, the aircraft (D2-TEQ) was flown from Seattle to Luanda ...
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NewsSouthwest sees ‘plenty of transactions’ ahead as Boeing ramps 737 production
As an all-Boeing 737 operator, Southwest Airlines is a critical customer for Boeing as the US airframer works to produce higher rates of its signature narrowbody jet.