Fleets – Page 12
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Air Serbia axes Marathon wet-lease pact after Belgrade E195 accident
Air Serbia has ended its co-operation agreement with Greek carrier Marathon Airlines in the wake of a serious accident involving a departing Embraer 195 at Belgrade. The Serbian carrier is not waiting for the findings of an investigation into the 18 February accident, in which the twinjet sustained serious fuselage ...
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Royal Brunei orders four more Dreamliners
Royal Brunei Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 787-9s as part of a widebody fleet renewal.
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Aeroflot Group settles claims on another batch of leased aircraft
Aeroflot Group has reached financial settlements with lessors covering another seven aircraft.
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Hawaiian takes delivery of first of 12 Boeing 787s
The airline’s first 787-9 arrived in Honolulu on 14 February after a delivery flight from Boeing’s 787 production facility in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Romania’s Animawings seeks to expand with A220s as Aegean divests majority share
Romanian operator Animawings has disclosed plans to expand its fleet with Airbus A220s and A320neos, following Greek carrier Aegean Airlines’ divestment of its entire majority shareholding in the company.
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Israir considers convertible bond issue to fund A320 purchase
Israir Group is to consider raising debt through issuing convertible bonds, to assist with financing the purchase of an Airbus A320.
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Thai Airways to order at least 45 Boeing jets
Thai Airways International is set to order 45 Boeing aircraft for long-term fleet renewal, with the deal expected to be firmed up in the coming days at the Singapore air show.
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Canada’s Nolinor Aviation re-introduces 737-200 for gravel runway operations
Canadian charter airline Nolinor Aviation has re-introduced a Boeing 737-200 optmised for gravel runways that it plans to use in austere far-northern operating environments.
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KLM tweaks livery scheme for upcoming A321neo fleet
Dutch carrier KLM has unveiled a slightly modified livery which will feature on its Airbus A321neo twinjets.
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US authorities retrieve sanction-linked Emtrasur 747-300M from Buenos Aires
US authorities have retrieved an Emtrasur Boeing 747-300M freighter which had been impounded in Argentina nearly two years ago, over allegations that it had been engaged in conduct prohibited by sanctions.
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Volotea secures three A320s for summer expansion
Barcelona-based Volotea has secured three more leased Airbus A320s as it aims to boost capacity for the coming summer season by around 15%.
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Airline Business Podcast: Safety and consolidation under the spotlight
In the latest episode – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis look back on an inauspicious start to 2024 in terms of airline safety and consolidation moves.
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Norse Atlantic regulates summer 787 capacity as it prolongs subleases
Scandinavian long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is to extend subleases on four Boeing 787s in its fleet. Three of its 787-8s will have their sublease prolonged by up to a year. These aircraft will return to the Norse operation between the end of March and end of May 2025, ...
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US-Bangla prepares for long-haul expansion as first A330 arrives
Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines has shown off its first Airbus A330, having disclosed last year that it would be stepping up to widebody operations.
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ITA Airways on growth path as EU scrutinises Lufthansa deal
ITA Airways plans to offer summer capacity some 24% higher year on year, with a particular focus on international expansion, as it awaits the European Commission’s ruling on a potential investment from Lufthansa Group.
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Challenge Group acquires 747-400F to expand Israeli division’s cargo fleet
Logistics specialist Challenge Group’s Israeli division has expanded its fleet with a Boeing 747-400 freighter. The 747-400F had previously been in cargo operation with El Al before being transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic. Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines the freighter (4X-ICK) was originally delivered to Singapore Airlines Cargo ...
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SAS looks to re-introduce A350 previously shed during fleet restructuring
Scandinavian operator SAS is seeking to re-introduce an Airbus A350-900, the lease of which it had previously rejected as part of its fleet restructuring plan.
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BBN Airlines Indonesia prepares to put additional 737s into service
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group’s newly-established Asian carrier BBN Airlines Indonesia is expanding its fleet with four Boeing 737s. The aircraft comprise three 737-800s for passenger service, and a single 737-400 freighter, which will complement its pair of 737-800 converted freighters. BBN Airlines secured its air operator’s certificate in the ...
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Austrian to swap Embraer jets for wet-leased ATRs on weaker routes
Swedish carrier Braathens Regional Airlines is to conduct wet-leased services on behalf of Lufthansa Group member Austrian Airlines over the course of this summer season.
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Red Wings puts Tu-214 on international routes and plans to re-introduce Tu-204
Russian carrier Red Wings has started deploying its restored Tupolev Tu-214 on international routes, with a service to the Armenian capital Yerevan on 7 February.