Fleets – Page 18
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NewsKLM expects first A320neos ‘next year’ amid industry-wide delivery delays
KLM expects to receive its first Airbus A320neo-family jets in 2024 amid industry-wide aircraft delivery delays.
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NewsQantas to assess A330 replacement by year-end
Qantas is to kick off a replacement campaign for its Airbus A330 fleet in the second-half of 2023, its incoming CEO Vanessa Hudson confirms, amid “significant demand” for widebody aircraft in the wider airline sector.
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InterviewIATA chief on Covid recovery, supply-side constraints, ATC worries and SAF progress
A significant proportion of Willie Walsh’s time at the helm of IATA has been dominated by anything but a straightforward industry narrative. Today, there is still work to do, even if the that narrative is beginning to look much more like the pre-Covid one.
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NewsLufthansa resumes A380 flights after three-year break
German carrier Lufthansa today resumed passenger flights with Airbus A380s for the first time since the pandemic.
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NewsCzech Airlines revives Airbus A220-300 plan with Air Lease deal
Czech Airlines is to add its first Airbus A220s next year, after agreeing to take four of the jets from lessor Air Lease.
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NewsAir Algerie seals A330neo and A350 order
Air Algerie has finalised an order for five Airbus A330-900s and a pair of A350-1000s as part of the carrier’s wider fleet modernisation plans
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NewsA330neos among batch of Avolon aircraft divested to Saudi lessor AviLease
Fledgling Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease is supplementing its portfolio with the acquisition of 13 aircraft from Irish-based leasing firm Avolon. Among the aircraft covered by the agreement are two Airbus A330neo twinjets, six A320neos and an A321neo, plus a Boeing 737 Max 8. The other three jets comprise two older ...
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NewsLufthansa plans long-haul growth for ITA
Lufthansa expects ITA Airways’ long-haul fleet to reach 24 aircraft by 2027 under a plan to develop the Italian carrier’s business from Rome Fiumicino.
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NewsAir Canada turns to regional carrier PAL to operate Dash 8s amid pilot crunch
Air Canada is to introduce up to six De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops from regional operator PAL Airlines, to help ease capacity pressure from pilot shortages. The Canadian flag-carrier has provisionally agreed – through a letter of intent – to use the aircraft on regional services in the east of ...
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InterviewBhat looks to the long-term at Lufthansa cargo
Ashwin Bhat takes over after the cargo business reported record operating profits for three years in a row, but since then the market has weakened with both rates and volumes declining.
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NewsQantas flags network growth prospects as it touts new fleet advantages
Qantas has teased the prospect of expanding its international network as it moves closer to taking delivery of the first of many new aircraft under its long-term fleet renewal programme.
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News‘A new beginning’: Comac C919 enters commercial service
Comac’s C919 narrowbody has officially entered commercial service with launch customer China Eastern Airlines, less than half a year since the carrier took delivery its first aircraft.
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NewsUS regional carrier Envoy Air to retire fleet of 50-seat ERJ-145s
American Airlines’ regional subsidiary Envoy Air is retiring the last of its ageing 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets, all of which are approaching two decades in service.
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NewsChina Eastern schedules C919 commercial debut on 28 May
China Eastern Airlines appears set to operate the first commercial flight of the Comac C919 twinjet in the coming days, some five months after taking delivery of the aircraft.
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NewsITA Airways takes delivery of first Airbus A330neo
ITA Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 today at a ceremony in Toulouse, the fourth new Airbus type the Italian carrier has introduced since its launch in October 2021.
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NewsAir Canada anticipates 11% capacity increase next winter
Air Canada plans to significantly expand its winter flying and expects an 11% capacity increase compared with its 2022-2023 winter leisure market activitity.
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NewsChallenge Group lands investment package for 767 conversions
Maltese-based air freight and logistics specialist Challenge Group is receiving investment supporting its acquisition and cargo conversion of a batch of Boeing 767-300ERs. Investec Aviation Finance is providing just over €60 million ($64 million) for the purchase and modification of four 767s. Challenge Group operates carrier divisions in Israel – ...
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NewsMalaysia regional carrier SKS Airways commits to ten E195-E2s
Malaysian regional operator SKS Airways has committed to taking 10 Embraer E195-E2 regional jets from lessor Azorra, making it the type’s first operator in Southeast Asia.
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NewsVietjet eyes more A330s, hints at long-haul expansion
Vietjet has disclosed plans to take delivery of at least three more Airbus A330s, as part of a fleet and network ramp-up this year.
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NewsEl Al 737 freighter introduction held up by regulatory hitch
Israel’s El Al is yet to introduce the Boeing 737-800 freighter it had been planning to use from April, owing to a regulatory issue. The airline signed an agreement in February this year to dry-lease the aircraft which had recently been converted from passenger to cargo configuration. But El Al ...