All Fleets articles – Page 4
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NewsAirbus delivers China’s first A330neo to Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, its first new widebody aircraft since completing its restructuring.
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NewsRyanair accelerating pilot recruitment to prepare for Max 10 arrival
Ryanair is to speed up pilot recruitment for the next three years as it prepares to introduce its first Boeing 737 Max 10s in spring 2027. It states that Boeing is expecting Max 10 certification in mid-2026 and that the airframer expects to meet Ryanair’s contracted delivery dates for the ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines fleet transition continues to drag financial performance
Croatia Airlines has experienced delays in returning a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400s to their owners, adding to fleet transition costs as it switches to Airbus A220s. The airline says one of the aircraft (9A-CQB) carried out its last operation in January, and the other (9A-CQA) was withdrawn from ...
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NewsCebu Pacific taps Bulgaria Air for A320 damp lease
Cebu Pacific will damp lease a pair of Airbus A320s from Bulgaria Air, as part of plans to shore up capacity for the year-end peak period.
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NewsFinnair dry-leasing pair of A330s under Qantas collaboration
Finnair is dry-leasing two Airbus A330s to Australian carrier Qantas, to support the Oneworld partners’ capacity relationship. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Finnair chief Turkka Kuusisto said four of the carrier’s A330s were currently “tied” to the Qantas collaboration. But two A330s which have been wet-leased under ...
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NewsKorean Air converts seven A350-1000s into orders for A350 freighter
Korean Air is to convert orders for seven Airbus A350-1000s into agreements for A350 freighters, becoming a new customer for the cargo twinjet. It marks another lift for the A350F following the disclosure by Air China Cargo that it is also planning to acquire the type. Korean Air had 27 ...
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NewsSun Country completes Amazon cargo fleet expansion to 20 737s
Assembling the full fleet of freighters marks a turning point in Sun Country’s strategic focus. Now, it will shift attention to growing the scheduled passenger side of its operation.
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NewsAirAsia confirms A330 exit in ‘5 or 6 years’ as airline sale nears completion
AirAsia has reiterated its aim of being an all-narrowbody operator, confirming that its existing fleet of Airbus A330s will be retired in the next five years or so.
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NewsLufthansa schedule unaffected by 777-9 delay but 787s await US cabin certification
Lufthansa Group chief Carsten Spohr says the operator is unaffected by the latest delay to the Boeing 777-9’s entry into service, and also believes a US certification hold-up on its new 787 interiors will ease by the year-end. Speaking during the company’s third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Spohr said Lufthansa ...
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NewsAmerican’s first A321XLR comes amid push toward premium seating
As American Airlines chases the industry trend of appealing to higher-paying air travellers, it is introducing its new Flagship Suite business class on additional long-haul aircraft.
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NewsVolaris wraps up A319 operations amid ongoing fleet renewal
Volaris has officially ceased operating Airbus A319s, a type that once made up more than half of the Mexican discounter’s fleet.
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NewsJetBlue sells 12 more Embraer 190s amid fleet restructuring
JetBlue Airways disposed of 12 more grounded Embraer 190s in the third quarter, while six of its Airbus narrowbodies were out of service for Pratt & Whitney engine maintenance.
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NewsSouth Korean start-up Parata Air plans US services with A330-200s
South Korean low-cost operator Parata Air has disclosed plans to open services to US destinations from next year, using Airbus A330-200s. It initially plans to serve Los Angeles and Las Vegas from Seoul from the beginning of the 2026 summer season. The carrier is leasing a pair of Rolls-Royce Trent ...
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NewsIcelandair brings forward 767 retirement to 2026 amid ‘unsustainable losses’
Icelandair will end widebody operations in 2026, after bringing forward the timeline for phasing out its Boeing 767-300ER twinjets by several years.
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NewsChallenge Group to gain 777-300ER freighter experience through Kalitta wet-lease
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is to wet-lease one of Kalitta Air’s newly-delivered Boeing 777-300ER converted freighters, ahead of acquiring its own examples of the twinjet. Challenge Group disclosed at the beginning of this year that it planned to take the 777-300ERSF – the designation of the new freighter, converted by ...
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NewsBoeing ‘really delivering aircraft these days’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian chief executive Geir Karlsen is continuing to see improvements in the quality of service the Scandinavian carrier is receiving from Boeing as it adds more 737 Max 8s to its fleet
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NewsAirExplore reinforces 737-800 fleet with additional passenger jet
Slovakian wet-lease specialist AirExplore has introduced another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet, bringing the total to 11. The latest jet has been leased from Aviation Capital Group. It brings the AirExplore fleet to nine 737-800 passenger jets and two 737-800 freighters. The aircraft has previously operated with carriers including the ...
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NewsAir Serbia to wet-lease Air Baltic A220s as it considers future fleet options
Air Serbia has signed a two-year agreement for Air Baltic to operate Airbus A220-300s on its behalf in an expansion of an existing relationship between the carriers.
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NewsIndian operator IndiGo firms commitment to extra A350s
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has finalised a commitment for 30 Airbus A350-900s, firming the tentative agreement unveiled in June. The decision doubles the number of A350s for the carrier to 60. Airbus says the enhanced order is part of a “strategic shift” for the Indian carrier – already a strong ...
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NewsAbra Group considers fleet crossover between Avianca, Gol and Wamos Air
With fleet flexibility taking high priority for Abra Group, the Latin American airline company is keeping an open mind about where it will station hundreds of incoming narrowbody and widebody jets.