All Fleets articles – Page 72
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NewsIsrair completes sale of ATR 72-500s
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group has completed the sale of a pair of ATR 72-500 turboprops whose phase-out was part of the company’s fleet-simplification plans. The company had previously disclosed, at the end of last year, that it had reached a binding agreement with a buyer for the aircraft. It ...
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NewsCarlyle takes stake in SpiceJet after debt-for-equity swap deal
SpiceJet has agreed a debt-for-equity deal with Carlyle Aviation Group under which the aircraft lessor will take a stake in the Indian low-cost carrier and cargo unit SpiceXpress and Logsitics.
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NewsPacific carriers to embrace flexibility, fuel savings of new types: Airbus
Airlines in the Pacific region will increasingly value the flexibility of aircraft that can perform both short-haul and long-haul missions, with Airbus forecasting the region to require 920 aircraft over the next two decades.
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NewsOliver Wyman slashes 10-year fleet forecast amid production and labour issues
Three years have passed since Covid-19 flattened air travel, and the global fleet of commercial jets has still not quite recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsSmartLynx lands Australian approval for A330 operations
Latvian wet-lease specialist SmartLynx has secured authorisation to conduct operations from Australia, where is intends initially to use Airbus A330s. The company says it has received an Australian foreign air transport operator certificate. SmartLynx says operating flights to Australia has been “integral” to its strategic effort to extend its network ...
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Airline BusinessScoot’s Embraer deal: step-change or ‘low-risk’ experiment?
While Scoot’s deal to lease nine Embraer E190-E2s presents opportunity for its network, it remains to be seen if it will lead to more Southeast Asian operators taking in regional aircraft.
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NewsTajikistan’s Somon Air considers possible L-410 acquisition
Tajik carrier Somon Air appears to be considering potential acquisition of Let Aircraft Industries L-410s for regional operations. Somon Air says a delegation from the airline has conducted a familiarisation visit to the Czech plant of the company. It says representatives aimed to become acquainted with the production process of ...
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NewsAtlanta firm acquires ex-WestJet 737-600s for teardown
Seven WestJet Boeing 737-600s have been divested to a US-based firm which will tear down the aircraft for parts. Aventure Aviation is picking up the twinjets which are in storage at a facility located in Marana, Arizona. The aircraft were all manufactured in 2005 and 2006. “We are constantly seeing ...
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NewsITA debuts third new Airbus type inside a year
ITA Airways has launched scheduled flights with its first Airbus A320neo aircraft, the third new type the Italian carrier has debuted within the last year.
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NewsEmirates prepares for A350 and 777X training with new simulator centre
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is preparing for the introduction of its Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X fleets with a new pilot-training facility in Dubai. The facility, to be sited next to its current training centre, is scheduled to open in March next year. It will have six full-flight simulator bays ...
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NewsScoot to be Southeast Asia’s first Embraer E2 operator with nine-aircraft lease
Low-cost operator Scoot has committed to taking nine Embraer E190-E2 jets from lessor Azorra, making it Southeast Asia’s first E2 family operator.
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NewsNorwegian looks at extending leases as it braces for more delivery delays
Scandinavian carrier Norwegian is considering extending leases on some of its existing fleet as it braces for further aircraft delivery delays next year.
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NewsSustainable fuel crucial to Airbus fleet emission-reduction targets
Airbus has secured approval for its decarbonisation roadmap which includes a 46% reduction, by 2035, of emissions intensity generated by its in-service commercial aircraft. The airframer submitted near-term science-based targets for emissions in their entirety which, it says, have newly been assessed and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative ...
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NewsAir India signs letter of intent for Airbus portion of major jet order
Air India has signed a letter of intent for 250 Airbus jets, including 40 A350s alongside A320neo-family narrowbodies
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NewsBoeing eyes strong aviation market growth in India
Boeing expects strong growth in South Asia’s passenger aircraft and freighter fleet over the next twenty years, according to its new Commercial Market Outlook for India.
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NewsFAA reviewed United aircraft safety incident in Hawaii
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reviewed an aircraft safety incident from December in which a United Airlines aircraft sharply descended just after taking off from Hawaii.
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NewsStart-up Eswatini Air seeks to begin flights by summer season
Start-up African carrier Eswatini Air is aiming to commence services before the end of March, in time for the summer schedule. The airline – which will be based in the state formerly known as Swaziland – is being set up by Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation. It says that it ...
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NewsLithuania’s KlasJet expands wet-lease fleet with all-economy 737-800s
Baltic corporate charter specialist KlasJet is expanding its fleet of Boeing 737s to underpin passenger wet-lease operations ahead of the summer season. It is introducing eight 737-800s which will be configured with 186 to 189 seats, in an all-economy layout. Vilnius-based KlasJet is aiming to reach a fleet of 15 ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: February 2023 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Airline BusinessHow supply-demand crunch has given A380 a fresh lease of life
After initially looking as though the pandemic was going to bring an unceremonious end to several carriers’ Airbus A380 operations, a capacity shortage means the ultra-large jet will be flying far more widely this summer than previously expected