Fleets – Page 19
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Air India shows off initial A350s with new colour scheme
Air India has shown off its new livery painted on the initial Airbus A350-900 aircraft due to join the flag-carrier’s fleet. The airline has orders for six A350-900s and 34 A350-1000s. Source: Air India It has revealed an aircraft at Toulouse – bearing the manufacturer’s serial number ...
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LOT to expand fleet, and refit 787s, as part of five-year strategy
Polish flag-carrier LOT aims to increase its fleet by 50%, to around 110 aircraft, over the next five years, part of a newly-unveiled strategic path. The airline adds that, over the 2024-28 period, it seeks to lift passenger numbers by 70% to nearly 17 million. LOT intends to add another ...
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GlobalX expects three Airbus aircraft deliveries within several weeks
US start-up carrier GlobalX will take delivery of its third Airbus A321F on 10 October and plans to soon add two passenger jets.
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Pilot shortage ‘very real’ for US regional carriers struggling to keep aircraft flying
The pilot-supply outlook remains gloomy for regional airlines as hundreds of aircraft are parked – and the shortfall looks likely to reverberate into the 2030s.
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Malta puts hopes on higher load factors and profitable routes for successor carrier
Malta’s government believes an eight-strong fleet together with a right-sized network and staff levels will enable its planned successor carrier to Air Malta to be profitable.
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Allegiant adds options for 30 more jets to Boeing 737 Max deal
Ultra low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has amended its agreement with Boeing to add options for up to 30 more 737 Max, and changed the mix of 737 variants it plans to acquire.
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Russia’s Aeroflot Group reaches fleet settlement with another lessor
Russian operator Aeroflot Group has disclosed a settlement with Irish lessor SMBC Aviation Capital, covering 17 aircraft. The settlement relates to foreign-built aircraft which were retained by Russian airlines in the aftermath of international sanctions imposed over the Ukrainian conflict. Aeroflot says that, under the agreement reached, the lessor has ...
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United Airlines to add 110 aircraft to fleet beginning in 2028
United Airlines will add 110 more Boeing and Airbus aircraft to its fleet beginning in 2028, bringing “additional flexibility” for its long-term strategy.
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Allegiant secures $412m of financing for 11 Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies
The carrier currently operates an all-Airbus fleet but has a deal to purchase up to 130 737 Max 7s and Max 8-200s – a high-density variant of the baseline Max 8.
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Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West receives first 777F
Azerbaijani cargo operator Silk Way West Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter, following an order disclosed two years ago. The Baku-based carrier signed for five 777Fs and, a year ago, supplemented the agreement with a pair of 777-8Fs, with combined deliveries running to 2030. Its first ...
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Aircraft supply woes could weigh on airline net-zero effort: Walsh
Aircraft supply challenges have the potential to slow the airline industry’s progress towards its net-zero goals, in the view of IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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Ryanair sees strong September traffic but delivery delays prompt winter cuts
European low-cost carrier Ryanair lifted passenger numbers 9% to 17.4 million in September with load factors unchanged at 94%.
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Alaska retires last Airbus A321s and moves on with all-Boeing fleet
Alaska Airlines’ final revenue flight using an A321 was completed on 30 September, ending an era of operating and maintaining a nonhomogenous fleet.
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Saudia unveils livery revamp as part of Vision 2030 transformation
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia has unveiled a new colour scheme, updated as part of the kingdom’s broader modernisation effort known as Vision 2030. The airline unveiled the new livery during an event in Jeddah. It features a green base colour, with shades of blue and sand, and retains the Saudia ...
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LATAM to take additional batch of A321neos as it receives first delivery
Latin American operator LATAM is taking a further 13 Airbus A321neos, as it receives the first from a previous commitment to 76 of the twinjet variant. The carrier’s initial aircraft, leased from AerCap, is configured with 224 seats. Registered PS-LBB, the A321neo is fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines ...
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JAL delays A350-1000 flagship service entry, as new cabin products unveiled
Japan Airlines has pushed back the launch of Airbus A350-1000 operations, blaming supply chain “disruptions” for late delivery of aircraft components.
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US commuter carrier Cape Air continues phasing out high-time Cessna 402s
Cape Air is continuing a long-term transition away from its fleet of high-time Cessna 402s but still envisions flying the twin-engined aircraft well into the future.
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WestJet on track to integrate Sunwing’s 737s by October 2024
Canadian company WestJet Group plans to complete its integration of Sunwing Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 737s by October 2024.
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Pegasus plots continued growth as it prepares to pass 100-aircraft milestone
Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is about to take delivery of its 100th aircraft. The passing of the landmark is not only illustrative of how far it has come since launching scheduled services in 2005, but of the rapid growth seen in the Turkish market – both before and since the pandemic. Now the challenge it is to continue this expansion.
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Cathay Pacific formally signs for 32 more A320neo-family aircraft
Cathay Pacific has formally signed for 32 Airbus A321neo and A320neo twinjets, having previously indicated that it would exercise options for the type. The Hong Kong-based carrier states that the agreement is worth around $4.66 billion at catalogue prices, but that it has negotiated “significant” concessions. Delivery of the additional ...