All Fleets articles – Page 8
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NewsMalta’s Bridges Air Cargo reveals first Embraer E-Freighter
The Luqa-based cargo carrier showed off the delivery via a 22 August LinkedIn post, calling the E190F the “first of its kind in the aviation world”.
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NewsEdelweiss to introduce first A320neo as part of short-haul expansion
Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss is to introduce its first Airbus A320neo, part of an expansion which will take the airline’s short-haul fleet to 16 aircraft next year.
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NewsPairs of CRJ1000s taken up by Air Nostrum and Nigerian carrier Cally
Two carriers – the Spanish airline Air Nostrum and Nigeria’s Cally Air – have each taken a pair of MHIRJ Aviation CRJ1000 regional jets under agreements with separate suppliers. Air Nostrum, which operates under the Iberia Regional brand, is a strong user of the stretched twinjet type. It has taken ...
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NewsChina’s Sunward discloses insurance compensation for Dash 8s leased to Russia
Chinese-based industrial firm Sunward Intelligent Equipment has received compensation for aircraft leased to Russian carriers through its Canadian subsidiary Avmax. Sunward has disclosed the insurance compensation in a statement to the Shenzhen stock exchange. It identifies the aircraft as three De Havilland turboprops – a Dash 8-300 (MSN443) leased to ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo introducing A330 freighters under wet-lease agreement
Saudia Cargo is introducing a pair of converted Airbus A330-300 freighters, which will be operated under a wet-lease by ASL Aviation Holdings. The Middle Eastern carrier has identified the initial twinjet as MSN1272 – a GE Aerospace CF6-powered airframe previously operated as a passenger aircraft by China Airlines. Registered with ...
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NewsAir Arabia expects deliveries from 120-jet order to begin this year
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia expects to begin receiving the initial Airbus A320neo-family jets, from its order for 120 aircraft, by the end of this year. Air Arabia placed the order in late November 2019. At the time it comprised 73 A320neos and 47 A321neos, including 20 long-range A321XLRs. ...
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NewsAir India begins widebody cabin upgrades with first 787 retrofit
Air India has commenced cabin upgrading works on its widebody fleet, with its first of 26 Boeing 787s inducted in July following a series of delays. The 787-8 (VT-ANT) flew to Boeing’s Victorville, California facility in July for retrofit works. Air India says a second aircraft will be inducted in ...
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NewsAir Transat completes sale-leaseback of Pratt GTF engines as A321LRs remain on ground
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat has sold and leased back a pair of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans (GTFs), part of its strategy to manage ongoing groundings of A321LR aircraft powered by those engines.
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NewsAir France-KLM Group switches most A350-1000s to -900s
Air France-KLM Group has reduced its order for Airbus A350-1000s, opting to convert most of them to the smaller -900 variant. The company had ordered 50 of the twinjets in 2023 – an initial commitment to six -900s in July, followed by 33 more in December alongside 11 of the ...
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NewsFunding for Syrian Arab A320 fleet features in Qatari-led Damascus airport investment
Syrian Arab Airlines is in line to receive $250 million in financing in order to acquire Airbus A320s, as part of a Qatari-backed project which includes redevelopment of Damascus airport. Qatari construction specialist UCC Holding – part of the diverse Power International Holding conglomerate – is leading a five-company consortium ...
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NewsBoeing’s recent 737 Max deliveries to Copa Airlines came ‘week or two’ early
Copa chief Pedro Heilbron says Boeing has been handing over jets earlier than anticipated.
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NewsCebu Pacific laments ‘sufferance’ from GTF issues with groundings higher than expected
Supply chain snags remain the ‘single biggest risk’ to Cebu Pacific’s growth strategy, as airline executives acknowledge that its ongoing engine reliability issues have “persisted longer than expected”.
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NewsMartinair A350F trimmed from Air France-KLM backlog
One of KLM cargo division Martinair’s Airbus A350 freighters has been dropped from the carrier’s backlog, in line with Air France-KLM Group’s plans to trim its commitment to the cargo jet. Air France and Martinair each had orders for four A350Fs, but the group indicated earlier this year that it ...
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NewsAir Astana completes fleet rationalisation but GTF engine fallout persists
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Group has highlighted improvements in the Pratt & Whitney engines being delivered for its Airbus fleet, but believes remedy measures will still be needed over the course of this year and next. The carrier has achieved its simplest fleet structure for more than two decades following the ...
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NewsAir Lease spotlights cargo market uncertainty as it confirms A350F order cancellation
US lessor Air Lease has referred to uncertainty in the cargo markets as it confirmed its cancellation of orders for the Airbus A350 freighter. It had been a launch customer for the twinjet in late 2021, with an order for seven. But FlightGlobal reported in July that all seven had ...
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NewsCathay has ‘confidence’ about 2027 delivery for first 777-9: airline executive
Cathay Pacific says it has “confidence” that it will take delivery of its first Boeing 777-9 in 2027, as it confirms its older -300ERs will remain in service for at least 10 more years.
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NewsCathay to purchase 14 more 777-9s in first Boeing order since 2013
Cathay Pacific Group has ordered 14 more Boeing 777-9s, marking its first aircraft purchase with the North American airframer in almost 12 years.
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NewsNolinor introduces another 737-200 approaching half-century in service
The jet rolled off Boeing’s production line in Renton and took its first flight in March 1981, followed by delivery to original operator Air Florida.
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NewsBoeing surpasses Allegiant’s expectations with timely Max 8 deliveries
Drew Wells, Allegiant’s chief commercial officer, said during Allegiant Travel Company’s earnings call on 4 August that “Boeing has exceeded our expectations on aircraft deliveries throughout this year”.
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NewsFlyGabon introduces initial A320 and first new ATR 42-600
Newly-established carrier FlyGabon has introduced its first large jet, an Airbus A320, as part of a fleet expansion which includes its initial new ATR 42-600. FlyGabon emerged last year, through the Gabonese carrier Afrijet Business Service. Gabon’s president, Brice Oligui Nguema, attended a reception for the A320 in late July. ...