Fleets – Page 19
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Royal Jordanian selects A320neos as it sets out fleet-modernisation plans
Royal Jordanian Airlines is to take Airbus A320neos to replace its fleet of conventional A320-family jets, and is discussing introduction of additional Boeing 787s. It is also intending shortly to disclose a regional jet selection with the aim of bringing in the chosen aircraft from the second half of next ...
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FlyArystan receives new A320neo, outlines fleet ambitions for 2023
Although parent company Air Astana only launched the Kazakhstani carrier in 2019, FlyArystan has grown rapidly in the post-pandemic market to fly 3.1m passengers in 2021 - almost as many as Air Astana itself. It has now taken delivery of its first new aircraft, one of three new Airbus A320neos ...
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WestJet orders 42 Boeing 737 Max 10s amid ongoing fleet expansion
Canadian airline WestJet is expanding its fleet of narrowbody passenger aircraft with an order of 42 Boeing 737 Max 10s, and options for 22 more.
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China Airlines finalises 787-9 deal with orders for 16 of the jets
Taiwan’s China Airlines has ordered 16 Boeing 787-9s and taken options to buy another eight, firming an agreement the airline disclosed in August.
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Aer Lingus assigns first A320neos to Dublin-Heathrow route
Aer Lingus will begin service with its first Airbus A320neo jets from 28 September.
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Transavia France to debut A320neo in 2023 as fleet expands
Transavia France will expand its fleet by 10 aircraft for the 2023 summer season, as the Air France-KLM unit plots growth into markets including Turkey.
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United Boeing 777-200 suffers “hydraulic pump issue” after take-off
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 experienced a “hydraulic pump issue” shortly after take-off from Newark’s Liberty International airport, forcing the aircraft to return and land.
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Mesa to acquire 29 Pipistrel trainers in creative bid to attract new pilots
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines plans to acquire 29 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer 2 aircraft, with an option to buy 75 more over the next year, to create an easier pathway for pilots to accumulate 1,500 flight hours.
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All-Boeing operator Xiamen Airlines orders 40 Airbus A320neos
Prolific Boeing operator Xiamen Airlines has ordered 40 new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in a $4.8 billion deal seen as a coup for the European airframer in the world’s largest aviation market.
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New Airbus Beluga loading system tested with German CH-53 helicopter
Airbus has undertaken verification tests of a loading system intended for lifting outsize military cargo onto the A300-600ST Beluga transport, as the airframer begins offering the type for third-party services. The five Beluga aircraft – developed to carry Airbus aircraft structures and assemblies between the airframer’s manufacturing facilities – are ...
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National Airlines introduces ex-AirBridgeCargo 747-400ERF to freighter fleet
US operator National Airlines has introduced a Boeing 747-400ERF to its fleet, an extended-range version of the high-capacity freighter. The carrier – which is based in Orlando but operates hubs in several locations – already has six 747-400Fs, as well as Boeing 757 and Airbus A330 passenger transports. It identifies ...
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Azul to remove 12 E195s from passenger-aircraft service
Brazilian discount airline Azul will remove 12 Embraer 195s from its fleet of passenger aircraft before the end of 2022, moving to sell some of the jets and convert others to freighters.
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Brazil’s Azul receives initial A350
Brazilian operator Azul has received its first Airbus A350, after the twinjet was ferried to the city of Belo Horizonte. The -900 aircraft, temporarily operating with the French registration F-WTAO, departed from a facility in Tarbes where it had undergone maintenance checks. It has been configured with 334 seats, according ...
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FedEx parks aircraft due to $500 million revenue shortfall
FedEx has temporarily grounded some of its cargo aircraft and reduced the frequency of freighter flights in response to a slowdown in global demand for package deliveries.
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GlobalX signals intention to buy 50 electric Alice aircraft from Eviation
US carrier Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) intends to order 50 of Eviation’s in-development electric aircraft Alice.
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Why order for Russian jets will turn Aeroflot into a replica of its former self
No longer able to access Western aircraft or technology, Russia’s flag carrier and its aerospace industry are being forced to turn inwards and do business together in a throwback to Soviet times.
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Porter enters sale-and-leasebacks for a dozen E195-E2s
Canada’s Porter Airlines has added more lessors to its fleet-sourcing for Embraer 195-E2 twinjets, with sale-and-leaseback agreements for a dozen aircraft equally split between TrueNoord and funds linked to Apollo and Merx Aviation. The arrangement means the carrier has secured lease agreements with five lessors covering 26 E195-E2s. Porter ordered ...
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Wizz Air firms purchase rights on another 75 A321neos
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is exercising purchase rights to take another 75 Airbus A321neo twinjets. Chief executive Jozsef Varadi says the A321neo will provide a “strong platform” for the airline’s growth, and that Wizz remains “on track” to be a 500-aircraft group by the end of the decade. ...
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Austrian Airlines receives first A320neo
Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines has received its first Airbus A320neo following a flight from Toulouse on 13 September. The aircraft (OE-LZN), fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, arrived in Vienna as flight OS1472. It has been delivered with an all-white fuselage and fin, because it is to be ...
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Vallair picks up ex-AtlasGlobal A321 for part-out
European aircraft asset specialist Vallair has purchased an Airbus A321 most recently operated by Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal, intending to part-out the twinjet. It has identified the airframe as MSN1008 which was originally delivered to Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways in 1999. The jet was fitted with International Aero Engines V2500 ...