Fleets – Page 6

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    Flyr optimistic for summer as it reaches charter flight agreements

    2023-01-24T06:45:00Z

    Norwegian carrier Flyr has reached tentative agreements to operate charter services for the summer season. The airline says it has signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed partner covering flights which will operate from May to October this year. Chief commercial officer Thomas Ramdahl says the carrier “looks forward ...

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    Airbus to retrofit and upgrade nine A350 jets for Delta

    2023-01-23T19:58:00Z

    Delta Air Lines has hired Airbus Services to retrofit and upgrade nine Airbus A350 aircraft that previously flew for LATAM Airlines Group.

  • Centrum Air A320-c-Centrum Air
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    Ambitious Uzbek start-up Centrum looks to build 100-aircraft fleet

    2023-01-20T10:45:00Z

    Start-up Uzbek carrier Centrum Air is aiming to build a fleet of 20 aircraft by the end of the year, having acquired its first single-aisle types. Centrum Air has received a pair of Airbus A320s – with a third set to arrive shortly – as well as two Boeing 737s. ...

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    Aircraft shortage emerging amid ‘endemic’ delivery delays

    2023-01-20T07:30:00Z

    Lessor Avolon this week joined other stakeholders in warning that a shortage of commercial aircraft is a growing theme around the world amid “endemic” delays to the delivery of new jets.

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    Spirit Airlines selling 29 Airbus A319s amid fleet renewal

    2023-01-20T00:32:00Z

    Spirit Airlines has entered an agreement to sell 29 Airbus A319s to Gryphon Trading Company for $152 million to $201 million, depending on price adjustments in the deal. 

  • Qatar Airways
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    Crucial Airbus-Qatar meeting rescheduled after being scuppered by attendance rules

    2023-01-19T15:54:00Z

    Airbus and Qatar Airways have rescheduled a crucial meeting with European and Qatari civil aviation regulators, after a plans for an earlier gathering, intended for 11 January, fell apart following a disagreement over conditions for attendance. Qatar Airways is immersed in a legal dispute with the airframer, over skin-paint deterioration ...

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    Ryanair chief encouraged by 737 Max ‘production ramp-up’ at Boeing

    2023-01-19T13:20:00Z

    Ryanair has observed an improvement in Boeing’s output of 737 Max jets following issues with production delays last year, prompting the carrier to upgrade its delivery expectations for the coming months.

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    Skymark firms up 737 Max orders

    2023-01-19T02:15:00Z

    Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has confirmed four firm orders for Boeing 737 Max aircraft, as well as two options.

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    T’way commences 737 Max 8 operations

    2023-01-19T01:44:00Z

    South Korean low-cost carrier T’way Air has commenced service with the Boeing 737 Max 8 after receiving its first example in December.

  • Delta Airbus A220-300
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    Delta orders a dozen more Airbus A220s

    2023-01-18T14:25:00Z

    Delta Air Lines has exercised options on 12 more Airbus A220-300s for delivery in 2026 and 2027.

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    Croatia to take A220s including -100s from Air Lease

    2023-01-16T20:15:00Z

    Croatia Airlines is to take six of its new Airbus A220s from US lessor Air Lease, including a pair of A220-100s. The airline is intending to modernise its fleet with up to 15 A220s, and placed a firm order with the manufacturer for six of the type, all the -300 ...

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    Iraqi Airways introduces third A220

    2023-01-16T15:19:00Z

    Iraqi Airways has taken delivery of another Airbus A220-300, bringing its fleet of the twinjet type to three.

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    Aircraft maintenance delays threaten to become 2023 theme

    2023-01-13T09:30:00Z

    Kenya Airways this week became the latest airline to bemoan the impact of MRO delays on its ability to operate a full schedule – a global trend that could weigh on airline capacity in 2023.

  • Emirates A350-c-Emirates
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    Emirates to offer GX Aviation broadband on A350 fleet

    2023-01-13T08:13:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to offer Inmarsat’s GX Aviation high-speed broadband connectivity on its Airbus A350 fleet, which it expects to enter service next year. Emirates says the A350s will be the first aircraft in its fleet to use the GX satellite network. The Dubai-based carrier has 50 A350s ...

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    SAS outlines fleet size after concluding lessor renegotiations

    2023-01-13T07:51:00Z

    Scandinavian operator SAS has concluded its negotiations with lessors under its US Chapter 11 restructuring, having reached agreements with two more. SAS says its overall leasing renegotiation has resulted in new agreements with 15 lessors – the latest being Air Lease and Jackson Square Aviation – and covers a total ...

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    SAS court filings reveal A320neo sale-and-leaseback

    2023-01-11T19:15:00Z

    Court papers from SAS’s restructuring process show that the carrier is intending to enter a sale-and-leaseback covering 10 Airbus A320neo twinjets. The agreement involves US lessor Aviation Capital Group and one of SAS’s affiliate entities, Gorm Asset Management. SAS is re-organising its business, including its fleet, under US Chapter 11 ...

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    SAS seeks court approval to cut more jets from restructured fleet

    2023-01-10T19:08:00Z

    Scandinavian carrier SAS is continuing with its fleet restructuring by seeking to cut another pair of leased aircraft. The airline, which is under US Chapter 11 protection, is looking for court permission to shed an Airbus A330-300 and an A321neo. It has identified the A330 in court papers as MSN1660, ...

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    Emirates starts returning reconfigured A380s to service

    2023-01-06T11:01:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has returned to service the first Airbus A380 to undergo an extensive interior retrofit, which will be applied to 67 of the type. The initial airframe (A6-EVM) has been re-introduced to the route from Dubai to London Heathrow. Emirates says the aircraft has been “completely refurbished” ...

  • ITA Airways A320neo
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    ITA to debut Airbus A320neo from end of January

    2023-01-05T10:44:00Z

    ITA Airways expects to debut Airbus A320neo on flights from the end of January after the painting was completed of the Italian carrier’s first of the type.

  • Air Cairo E190-c-Air Cairo
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    Air Cairo introduces E190s in progress towards 30-aircraft fleet

    2023-01-05T09:14:00Z

    Egyptian carrier Air Cairo is aiming to build a fleet of 30 aircraft by March this year, having introduced three Embraer 190s as part of its modernisation programme. The airline received the twinjets through Egyptian company CIAF Leasing, based in the country’s capital, which took delivery of the aircraft in ...