Fleets – Page 104
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NewsGol acquires regional operator MAP for R$28 million
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol will acquire compatriot and regional operator MAP Linhas Aéreas, in a R$28 million ($5.56 million) deal that will give Gol a boost in its domestic network.
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NewsSouthwest orders 34 more 737 Max 7s
Southwest Airlines has ordered another 34 Boeing 737 Max 7s, bringing its total Max 7 orders to 234 jets in a move the company says reflects an improving financial outlook.
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NewsSpanish operator World2Fly receives first of two A350s
Spanish long-haul start-up carrier World2Fly has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, through US-based lessor Air Lease. The aircraft (EC-NOI) is the first of two A350s which Air Lease will hand over to the carrier. World2Fly is based in Palma de Mallorca and was established last year. “We aspire ...
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NewsT’way Air introducing A330s to all-Boeing fleet in February
All-Boeing operator T’way Air is adding three Airbus A330-300s to its fleet in February 2022.
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NewsWizz Air persists with fleet renewal despite travel crisis
Wizz Air ended the latest fiscal year with more aircraft in its fleet than it had forecast a year previously, despite the impact of the air transport crisis. The budget carrier had expected its fleet to expand from 121 to 131 aircraft over fiscal 2020-21 but the figure actually reached ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo orders another Boeing 777 freighter
Lufthansa Cargo has placed an order for another Boeing 777 freighter.
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NewsAustrian completes phase-out of Dash 8 fleet
Austrian Airlines carried out its last De Havilland Dash 8-Q400 turboprop flight on 31 May, completing the retirement of the type from its fleet.
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NewsIberia reconverts three A330s from freighters as demand rises
Iberia is taking 29 narrowbodies out of storage and retuning them to service this summer, and is reconverting three Airbus A330s from freighter aircraft back into passenger jets.
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NewsAeroflot introduces first A320neo through lease from CDB
Aeroflot has become the latest Russian carrier to introduce the Airbus A320neo, after receiving its first of the re-engined type. The aircraft (VP-BPQ), powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, was originally delivered to lessor CDB Aviation in November last year but placed into storage. Aeroflot says the interior cabin “echoes ...
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NewsMexico’s MasAir to take converted A330 freighters ordered by CDB
Mexican operator MasAir is to receive a pair of converted Airbus A330-300 freighters through an agreement with Irish-based lessor CDB Aviation. CDB Aviation had disclosed last year that it was ordering the modification of two A330-300s by specialist EFW, its first step into the converted freighter market. It stated that ...
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NewsGreen Africa aims to introduce up to 15 ATRs by end-2022
Nigerian start-up carrier Green Africa Airways is aiming to increase its fleet of ATR turboprops to as many as 15 aircraft by the end of next year. The airline says it is “set to become one of the largest operators” of the ATR 72-600, the type selected for its initial ...
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NewsLaunch operator Swiss receives final A220 from initial order batch
Swiss has completed the introduction of its Airbus A220 fleet, five years after it began, following the delivery of its final aircraft from a batch of 30. The Lufthansa Group carrier became the first airline to receive the A220 – then known as the Bombardier CSeries – when it took ...
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NewsGaruda Indonesia reportedly eyeing fleet cuts as part of ‘complete’ restructuring
Beleaguered Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia could halve its fleet to “no more than 70 aircraft”, reportedly as part of restructuring efforts to turn the airline around.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr’s Atran leases another pair of 737-800 freighters
Russian freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group’s Atran Airlines division is leasing another pair of converted Boeing 737-800 freighters from GECAS. The express cargo operator has received one 737-800BCF – an ex-Ryanair aircraft, registered VQ-BFR – from the lessor and is taking a second later in May. They will build on the ...
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NewsSIA Group to take 32 deliveries despite very weak demand
Singapore Airlines Group expects to take delivery of 32 aircraft in the coming 12 months including eight Boeing 737 Max 8, although it is uncertain when the type will return to service in the region.
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NewsSingapore Airlines retires four Boeing 777-300ERs early
Singapore Airlines has retired four Boeing 777-300ERs earlier than expected, as part of its wider culling of aircraft it has “deemed surplus to fleet requirements”.
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NewsAir Astana to shift some jets to Irish register under new regulatory pact
Some of the aircraft operated by Kazakh carrier Air Astana are set to be transferred to the Irish registry under a new regulatory services agreement between the two countries. Under ICAO standards such a formal arrangement enables aircraft operated in one country to be registered in another. The agreement between ...
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NewsLATAM opts to convert more 767s to freighters
South American operator LATAM Group is to take its fleet of converted Boeing 767-300ER freighters from 11 to 21 over the next two years, after enhancing its cargo expansion plan. LATAM had originally intended to take four Boeing Converted Freighter aircraft but placed options for another four, all of which ...
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NewsRyanair doubts Boeing will deliver first 737 Max jets in time for summer
Ryanair is beginning to doubt that its first Boeing 737 Max jets will arrive before this summer’s peak travel months.
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NewsHelvetic’s first Embraer E195-E2 to arrive in June
Helvetic Airways will receive its first Embraer 195-E2 in June, after converting E190-E2 orders to the larger model.