All Fleets articles – Page 9
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NewsCroatia Airlines still burdened by fleet-renewal costs but indicates upward trend
Croatia Airlines admits that it is dealing with substantially-higher costs than expected from its fleet-renewal programme, after turning in a half-year loss. The airline has introduced five Airbus A220s into its fleet and intends to take another two this year. Its overall fleet comprises 17 aircraft – the A220s, plus ...
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NewsAvelo pursues fleet growth, eyeing additional leased 737s
US low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is signalling intention to grow its fleet of leased Boeing 737s, having recently taken delivery of its 22nd narrowbody jet.
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NewsVueling to become IAG’s first 737 Max operator
IAG has announced that Vueling will take the 50 Boeing 737 Max jets the group has on firm order, marking the low-cost carrier’s – and group’s – shift away from an all-Airbus narrowbody fleet.
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NewsATSB investigates Alliance E190 landing gear overspeed incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation after an Alliance Airlines Embraer E190 operating for QantasLink retracted its landing gear above the maximum permitted speed.
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NewsLufthansa eyes ‘new-generation widebody’ for Discover A330-200 replacement
Lufthansa Group is close to announcing replacements for Discover Airlines’ three Airbus A330-200 jets, with “new-generation” aircraft under consideration.
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NewsIndiGo returns damp-leased narrowbodies as P&W groundings moderate
IndiGo returned two-thirds of its damp-leased narrowbodies over the past quarter as groundings of its Pratt & Whitey PW1100G-powed A320neo-family jets trended significantly below the peak mid-70s level reached last year.
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NewsTurkish Airlines diversifies into Islamic financing to fund A350
Turkish Airlines has opted to use an Islamic financing transaction for the first time, in order to fund the acquisition of an Airbus A350. The carrier says the aircraft’s financing has been structured in Swiss francs with Dubai Islamic Bank, through an Ijarah arrangement – similar to a finance lease. ...
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NewsJetBlue projects new growth era powered by better-than-expected grounded aircraft forecast
Long hobbled by double-digit numbers of grounded Airbus aircraft due to Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan recall, JetBlue Airways now forecasts that its fleet will return to full strength by the end of 2027.
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NewsLATAM Airlines Group exploring more aircraft orders
LATAM Airlines Group is considering the acquisition of more aircraft “from various manufacturers and lessors” as it seeks to take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming years.
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NewsUK’s Titan Airways considers further E-Jet expansion after introducing E190
UK operator Titan Airways has acquired its first regional jet, an Embraer 190, to complement its fleet of Airbus types. The E190 (G-POWX) – originally delivered to Air Astana in 2012 – has been sold to Titan by leasing firm TrueNoord. “We identified the [E190] as the ideal aircraft to ...
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NewsSkyWest balks at prospect of paying steep tariffs for Embraer jets
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines has expressed unwillingness to pay steep tariffs on Brazilian-made Embraer jets, suggesting that it would defer or possibly cancel aircraft deliveries if the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Brazil go into effect.
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NewsEuroAtlantic diversifies fleet with introduction of first Airbus
Portuguese wet-lease carrier EuroAtlantic Airways has introduced its first Airbus, in the form of an A330-200. Powered by GE Aerospace CF6 engines, the twinjet, MSN489, was originally delivered to Qatar Airways in 2002. EuroAtlantic states that it is leasing the aircraft from Chicago-based AELF. The A330 – identified as CS-TGD, ...
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NewsEtihad identifies routes for initial three-class A321LR
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to put its first long-range Airbus A321LR into service on the route to Phuket at the beginning of August.
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NewsAlaska Airlines expecting first Boeing 737 Max 10 delivery in 2026 or 2027
US carrier revises timeline for stretched narrowbody arrival as Boeing continues to address technical issues with engine anti-ice systems.
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NewsWizz Air to slash A321XLR commitment to just 10-15 aircraft
Wizz Air is expecting to retain only 10-15 Airbus A321XLR twinjets, rather than the 47 it ordered, as it shifts its business strategy away from the Middle East. The airline is shutting down its Abu Dhabi operation from September. “Wind-up plans [are] underway,” the carrier states in a first-quarter briefing. ...
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NewsLessor Avolon discloses orders for up to 130 more Airbus jets
Irish-based lessor Avolon has disclosed an order for up to 130 Airbus jets, comprising A330neos and A321neos. Fifteen A330neos and 75 A321neos make up the firm part of the agreement, with options and purchase rights covering a further 15 A330neos and 25 A321neos. Avolon says the deliveries will run to ...
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NewsWizz to ‘rationalise’ A321XLR fleet and curb growth after Abu Dhabi axe
Wizz Air chief Jozsef Varadi says the budget carrier is “rationalising” its Airbus A321XLR programme, following the decision to suspend its Middle Eastern operation. The airline is to axe its Wizz Air Abu Dhabi division from 1 September. Wizz started taking delivery of 47 A321XLRs in its fiscal first quarter, ...
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NewsVolaris experiences uptick in A320neo groundings amid P&W engine recall
Long among the world’s most-affected airlines by the geared turbofan engine recall initiated by Pratt & Whitney, Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is seeing slightly more Airbus narrowbodies grounded for inspections and repairs.
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NewsRoyal Jordanian takes spare engines for Embraer E2 fleet
Royal Jordanian has acquired a pair of spare engines for its Embraer E2-family regional jet fleet, supported by a loan agreement. The carrier – which is taking up to 10 aircraft, a mix of E190-E2s and E195-E2s – introduced five of the jets over 2024. It expects to bring in ...
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NewsIndia’s Akasa eyes significant capacity growth with 737 deliveries picking up
India’s Akasa Air is looking to grow its operating capacity in the near term, amid optimism that new aircraft deliveries will pick up in the coming years.