Airbus Updates No.4277

 

Nigeria's Ibom Air launches A220 operations

Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) has begun operating revenue flights with its first A220-300 nearly half a year after the aircraft was delivered to Nigeria.

5N-CDA (msn 55250) debuted on the Uyo-Lagos route on April 29. Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows it has since been flying mainly between Nigeria's two main airports, Lagos and Abuja. The aircraft was delivered to Ibom Air directly from the manufacturer in early December 2023 and then stored at Uyo. It was activated for proving flights in late February and early March and then parked again.

Ibom Air has nine more A220-300s on firm order from Airbus Canada. The airline's fleet also comprises five CRJ900s.

Meanwhile, an E170 formerly operated by Tunisia's Jasmin Airways, 5N-CDP (msn 17000175), was ferried from Tunis to Lagos on April 6, already with the Nigerian registration. Local aviation sources indicate that the aircraft will be the second unit of the type for start-up Binani Air, joining also ex-Jasmin Airways sistership 5N-CCI (msn 17000169).

Airbus Updates No.4276

 

AirAsia launches Cambodia branch

On 2 May 2024, AirAsia Cambodia launched its commercial operations after it secured its Air Operator's Certificate on 30 April 2024. AirAsia's newest branch is based at Phnom Penh and starts with domestic flights serving Siem Reap and Sihanoukvile.

AirAsia Cambodia is a joint-venture between the AirAsia Group owning 51%, and local company Sivilai Asia owning 49% of the new airline. It currently has a single Airbus A320 in the fleet, which is registered XU-819 (5109) and was previously operated by Thai AirAsia. The new airline also has intentions to fly internationally and is planning to expand to other AirAsia hubs like Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore soon.

The AirAsia Group is made-up of AirAsia (based in Malaysia), Indonesia AirAsia, Philippine AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, and Teleport and is owned by investment company Capital A.

Ealier this year, Capital A announced its plans to sell-off AirAsia Group in order to raise funds for growing its other businesses. The company reached an agreement with AirAsia X, in which the AirAsia Group is a minority owner. Once this deal is finalized, AirAsiaX is set to rebrand itself into AirAsia and consolidate all operations under that brand and discontinuing the X-brand.

AirAsia X was founded in 2006 as FlyAsian Express, flying as a domestic carrier. A year later, it was acquired by a joint-venture co-owned by the original founder of AirAsia, and rebranded into AirAsiaX. It was redesigned to become AirAsia's long-haul carrier, operating the Airbus A330-300. In 2014 it also established subsidiaries in Indonesia and Thailand, of which the latter is still flying today.

Airbus Updates No.4275

 

Airbus A380	-861	174		A6-EOH	Emirates	ferried 03may24 DXB-LETL for mx	ex F-WWSH
Airbus Canada A220	-100	50073		EI-HLE	ITA Airways	delivery 03may24 YMX-FCO	ex C-FOWV

Airbus Updates No.4274

 

Airbus A321	-231	4315		B-LPR	Hong Kong Airlines	delivery 29apr24 HAK-HKG, VP-reg, first A321 in fleet	ex VP-CYC
Airbus A321	-231	6138		N696AV	Sino Aero Aviation	air-test a LDE 02may224 prior delivery to?	ex D-AVXK
Airbus A321	-251N	8260		A6-	Etihad Airways	delivery 03may24 MPL-AUH, VP-reg	ex VP-CFN
Airbus A321	-271NX	11030		HA-LGL	Wizz Air	posn 27apr24 KTW-OTP after transfer	ex A6-WZG
Airbus A321	-271NX	11752		B-18115	China Airlines	delivery 30apr-01may24 XFW-DWC-BKK-TPE	ex D-AVZU
Airbus A321	-271NX	11782		N577DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 02may24 XFW-KEF-MSP (+ 11812 N578DN ex D-AZWT)	ex D-AVZK
Airbus A321	-271NX	11807		B-32GM	Chengdu Airlines	delivery 29-30apr24 XFW-ASB-CTU	ex D-AZAF
Airbus A321	-251NX	11820		B-32GT	Chengdu Airlines	delivery 30apr24 TSN-CTU	ex B-007H
Airbus A321	-253NX	11868		B-32GR	China Southern	delivery 30apr-01may24 XFW-NQZ-CAN	ex D-AZXH
Airbus A321	-271NX	11888		N642FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 29apr24 XFW-YYR-TPA “Hugh The Manatee”	ex D-AZXX
Airbus A321	-252NX	11919		PH-YHA	Transavia	delivery 30apr24 XFW-AMS	ex D-AZXT
Airbus A330	-343	570		D-AIKA	Discover Airlines	ferried 27apr24 FRA-CHR for paint	ex OO-SFK
Airbus A330	-302	920		N920AE	AerSale	ferried 29-30apr24 TPE-ANC-GYR, regd 03may24	ex B-18353
Airbus A330	-343	1105		C-FDHU	Air Canada	regd 30apr24 prior delivery ex BRU	ex LZ-AWG
Airbus A330	-302	1370		VP-CWJ	CDB Aviation	ferried 03may24 LDE-SNN-HHN prior delivery to?	ex VP-BUP
Airbus A340	-642	753		G-ECLB	European Aviation	ferried 30apr24 JNB-BOH prior retun to svc	ex G-VFIT
Airbus A350	-941	589		VT-JRF	Air India	delivery 30apr24 TLS-DEL	ex F-WHUH
Airbus A350	-941	658		F-HUVI	Air France	delivery 03may24 TLS-CDG	ex F-WZHC
Airbus A350	-941	661		N521DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 03may24 TLS-ATL “Team USA” cs	ex F-WZGU
Airbus A380	-841	120		9H-GLOBL	HiFly Malta	delivery 30apr-01may24 MHV-YMX-PK, to be ops for Global Airlines	ex N112KH

Airbus Updates No.4273

 

Airbus A319	-112	3586		OE-IGZ	DVB Bank	OE-reg canx 30apr24 during part-out & scrap at CDT	ex V5-ANK
Airbus A319	-115	7318		TU-TRJ	Air Côte d´Ivoire	delivery 27-29apr24 MZJ-SJU¬-DSS-PNR-JNB	ex N753AV
Airbus A320	-232	2359		YR-LIB	FlyLili	posn 02may24 CRA-GHV-BBU	ex N359CL
Airbus A320	-214	2899		F-HDRF	Amelia	delivery 03may24 SHE-TAS-LJU	ex B-6287
Airbus A320	-232	3497		PK-SJC	Super Air Jet	delivery 04-06may24 TUS-HNL-MAJ-DJJ-CGK	ex OE-IRJ
Airbus A320	-214	3762		C-GEXJ	Air Transat	ferried 29-30apr24 YYZ-KEF-PRG after winter-lease	ex OK-IOO
Airbus A320	-214	4815		XU-818	AirAsia Cambodia	air-test at CGK 04may24 after transfer prior delivery	ex HS-CBP
Airbus A320	-214	5063		A6-AQF	Air Arabia	delivery 02-03 ay24 TSN-ALA-GYD-WOE, VP-reg	ex VP-CDS
Airbus A320	-214	7080		CN-NMT	Air Arabia Maroc	delivery 28apr24 SHJ-HBE-CMN	ex OE-IBJ
Airbus A320	-251N	11835		OE-LSV	easyJet Europe	delivery 29-30ap24 ZTSN-NQZ-BER	ex B-005H
Airbus A320	-271N	11902		N993NK	Spirit Airlines	delivery 02may24 BFM-DTW	ex F-WZME
Airbus A320	-271N	11956		CC-DIL	JetSmart	delivery 02-03may24 TLS-KEF-BGR-PTY-SCL “Tangara del Paraiso”	ex F-WWBH
Airbus A320	-251N	12034		VT-RTZ	Air India	delivery 02may24 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWBO
Airbus A320	-251N	12045		F-HXSB	Transavia France	delivery 03may24 TLS-ORY	ex F-WWTL
Airbus A320	-251N	12058		VT-IQW	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 30apr24 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWDM
Airbus A320	-251N	12066		SE-RUP	SAS	delivery 02may24 TLS-OSL	ex F-WWBJ
Airbus A321	-211(F)	775		PS-LVU	Levu Air Cargo	ferried 03may24 LEJ-MLA, 9H-reg, titl applied same day prior delivery	ex 9H-CGD
Airbus A321	-231(F)	1487		9H-CGK	smartLynx Airlines Malta	delivery 30apr24 MPL-TLL	ex N1487B
Airbus A321	-231	2759		OE-ICC	Scarlet Aircraft Leasing	ferried 24apr24 SHE-GMP-CAN, regd 29apr24	ex B-6270
Airbus A321	-231(F)	2799		VH-XF5	Express Freighters Australia	delivery 03may14 CRK-DRW, Qantas cs	ex D-AATD

credit: Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.4272

 

Airbus A321	-251NX	10284		A6-AES	Etihad Airways	delivery 20apr24 CGK-CMB-AUH, 2-reg	ex 2-AECC
Airbus A321	-251NX	11386		TC-RDO	Pegasus Airlines	delivery 24apr24 TLS-SAW	ex F-WWAF
Airbus A321	-272NX	11497		HL8557	Korean Air	delivery 23-24apr24 TLS-TAS-GMP	ex F-WWAG
Airbus A321	-251NX	11791		HZ-ASAH	Saudi Arabian Airlines	delivery 25apr24 XFW-JED	ex D-AZXR
Airbus A321	-271NX	11819		N580DT	Delta Air Lines	delivery 26apr24 XFW-KEF-MSP	ex D-AZXD
Airbus A321	-271NX	11861		N4080J	jetBlue Airways	delivery 24apr24 BFM-MLB	ex F-WZMG
Airbus A321	-271NX	11871		N718NK	spirit Airlines	delivery 25apr24 XFW-KEF-DTW	ex D-AZWK
Airbus A321	-271NX	11877		9H-WNI	Wizz Air Malta	delivery 25ap24 XFW-BUD	ex D-AZXQ
Airbus A321	-253NX	11938		B-32GQ	China Southern	delivery 23-24apr24 XFW-NQZ-CAN	ex D-AZXK
Airbus A321	-271NX	11952		N646FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 25apr24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMH
Airbus A321	-251NX	12029		G-TNED	British Airways	delivery 26apr24 XFW-LHR	ex D-AXXE
Airbus A330	-342	121		B-HLH	Cathay Pacific	burnt-out at CQM 18apr24 during dismantling	ex VR-HLH
Airbus A330	-343(F)	791		N337QT	Avianca Cargo	delivery 22-23apr224 HAK-ANC-MDE, all white, 9H-reg	ex 9H-SMI
Airbus A330	-343	1090		VR-CRX	AerGo Capital Leasing	ferried 26apr24 NAP-TUN-MLA for paint into?	ex HS-TEU
Airbus A330	-343	1105		LZ-AWG	DAE Capital	ferried 18-19apr24 HAK-ATH-BRU, partial Air Canada cs	ex B-LNS
Airbus A330	-302	1272		N810CM	Cargo Aircraft Management	ferried 25-2apr24 GYR-DTW-ISL prior lease to? bridging to upcoming P2F conversion	ex 2-AEPS
Airbus A330	-343	1358		T7-MMM	San Marino Executive Aviation	delivery 23apr24 HKG-ISL	ex B-LNM
Airbus A330	-343	1789		RP-C3348	Cebu Pacific Air	ferried by lessor 22apr24 BTH-DWC-DRS for P2F-conversion	ex F-WWCD
Airbus A350	-941	45		HB-	Edelweiss Airlines	ferried 25apr24 HAN-LETL, OE-reg prior delivery	ex OE-LHE

Airbus Updates No.4271

 

Airbus A320	-232	465		N412UA	United Airlines	ferried 24apr24 DEN-MZJ for part-out & scrap	ex F-WWIM
Airbus A320	-232	2108		LY-BRB	Heston Airlines	re-regd 18apr24 at VAR on transfer	ex LY-LGB
Airbus A320	-214	2768		LY-CAP	GetJet Airlines	delivery 18apr24 TLV-BEG	ex 5B-DDP
Airbus A320	-214	3656		SU-BVQ	Air Cairo	delivery 25-26apr24 OPF-BGR-KEF	ex N641VA
Airbus A320	-214	4861		G-EJCL	easyJet	delivery 24apr24 LCA-LGW	ex RP-C3265
Airbus A320	-214	5109		XU-819	AirAsia Cambodia	delivery 20apr24 CGK-PNH	ex HS-CBO
Airbus A320	-214	5661		C-GJLQ	Canada Jetlines	ferried 21-22apr24 YYZ-KEF-MST prior Corendon Dutch Airlines wet-lease ops, to be RTM based	ex VP-CBF
Airbus A320	-232	6352		EC-ODL	Vueling	delivery 24apr24 KTW-BCN	ex 9H-WBH
Airbus A320	-214	7080		A6-	Air Arabia	delivery 19apr24 SHA-DAC- SHJ, OE-reg canx 22apr24	ex OE-IBJ
Airbus A320	-251N	9132		UK32040	Uzbekistan Airlines	delivery 20apr24 TNN-BKK-TAS, all white, titl & logo	ex 2-RELC
Airbus A320	-251N	11681		B-32GV	Chengdu Airlines	delivery 25apr24 TSN-CTU	ex B-000H
Airbus A320	-251N	11721		B-32GS	China Eastern	delivery 26apr24 TSN-NKG	ex B-000C
Airbus A320	-251N	11740		B-32GK	Zhejiang Loong Airlines	delivery 25apr24 TSN-HGH	ex B-000U
Airbus A320	-251N	11804		OE-LSU	easyJet Europe	delivery 25-26apr24 TSN-NQZ-BER	ex B-005G
Airbus A320	-272N	11945		EI-HOI	ITA Airways	delivery 25apr24 TLS-FCO	ex F-WWDZ
Airbus A320	-251N	12007		PR-YSQ	Azul Linhas Aereas	delivery 20apr24 TLS-SID-CNF	ex F-WWIJ
Airbus A320	-271N	12031		D-ANCZ	Condor	delivery 24apr24 TLS-FRA	ex F-WWDL
Airbus A321	-231(F)	1763		N435GX	Global Crossing Airlines	delivery 23apr24 SAT-MIA	ex D-AADS
Airbus A321	-231(F)	4530		JA83YA	Spring Japan	delivery 18-19apr24 XSP-TPE-NRT, F-reg, Yamato Transport cs	ex F-WTBZ
Airbus A321	-251N	8829		N959XV	American Airlines	delivery 20apr24 SAT-MIA	ex N930VA

credit: Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.4270

Vueling supports FC Barcelona Femeni on Airbus A320

On 25 April 2024, Vueling unveiled a special livery supporting the first women's team of FC Barcelona. It was unveiled during a special ceremony at Barcelona-El Prat and has been applied on Airbus A320 EC-MER (6510).

The Airbus conducted its first commercial flight in its new livery a day later, operating as VY4793 from Barcelona to London-Gatwick.

Photo by FC Barcelona.

Airbus Updates No.4269

 

IndiGo orders Airbus A350-900's

On 25 April 2024, IndiGo announced it has signed its first order for widebody aircraft in the airline's history. After considering the Boeing B787 and the Airbus A350, IndiGo settled for the latter and placed a firm order for 30 A350-900s. The deal also includes purchase rights for 70 additional A350s.

Deliveries of its first widebody is scheduled for 2027. Closer to that, the airline will announce the exact configuration of the aircraft and where it plans to flying it to.

IndiGo was established in 2006 and has been a loyal Airbus-customer from its inception. It's fleet is currently made-up of 45 ATR72-600s, 33 A320s, 192 A320neos, three A321-200P2Fs, and 94 A321neos. It also wet-leases two Boeing B777-300ERs from Turkish Airlines. The airline has open orders with Airbus for 273 A320neos and 677 A321neos.

Airbus Updates No.4268

 

Germany's Condor takes first A320neo

Condor (DE, Frankfurt International) took delivery of its first A320-200N on April 24, 2024, kick starting the renewal of its narrowbody fleet.

D-ANCZ (msn 12031) was ferried directly from Toulouse Blagnac to Frankfurt International. The aircraft is on lease from Avolon and configured for up to 180 passengers in a single-class layout. Condor plans to induct the aircraft into revenue service on May 15, with the first flight to Palma de Mallorca.

The German leisure specialist plans to add 41 new-generation narrowbodies, comprising thirteen A320-200Ns and twenty-eight A321-200Ns. The first A321neo is scheduled for delivery in June. Only two units of each type are on direct orders from Airbus, with the remainder due from various lessors. The ch-aviation fleets module shows that at least two A320neo and four A321neo will come from BOC Aviation, and at least seventeen A321neo from Air Lease Corporation. The deliveries of the new-generation narrowbodies are set to conclude by 2029.

The A320/1neo will replace Condor's current narrowbody fleet, which includes twelve A320-200s, thirteen A321-200s, and nine B757-300s.

Condor recently retired its last B767-300ERs and completed the renewal of its widebody fleet, which currently comprises fifteen A330-900s. It has eight more due, including four from Airbus and four from lessors (including two from AerCap). The carrier's fleet renewal was sparked by the acquisition by Attestor Capital in 2021.

Airbus Updates No.4267

 

Airbus A321	-231(F)	2290		9H-CGR	smartLynx Airlines Malta	delivery 16apr24 EMA-RIX, all white	ex N299XS
Airbus A321	-231	2974		N2974C	Cinda Financial Leasing	regd 16apr24 at CTU prior P2F-conversion (+ 3005 N3005M ex VN-A351, + 3013 N3013C)	ex VN-A350
Airbus A321	-231	6294		OE-IZX	Decallion Aviation	ferried 17apr24 WOE-CWL-SNN	ex D-AAAM
Airbus A321	-271NX	11794		N644FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 12apr24 XFW-YYR-TPA “Leaf the Morelet´s Tree Frog”	ex D-AVZS
Airbus A321	-251NX	11809		CC-DCF	Sky Airline	delivey 13-14apr24 XFW-YYR-MIA-SCL	ex D-AZXE
Airbus A321	-271NX	11816		9H-WNK	Wizz Air Malta	delivery 19apr24 XFW-BUD	ex D-AZYG
Airbus A321	-271NX	11843		TC-LPD	Turkish Airlines	delivery 18apr24 XFW-IST	ex D-AYVU
Airbus A321	-251NX	11891		PH-YHX	Transavia	delivery 18apr24 XFW-AMS	ex D-AZXN
Airbus A330	-203	700		9H-MFS	Maleth-Aero	ferried 14apr24 AMS-PHX-MZJ after storage	ex TC-AGL
Airbus A330	-343	1289		2-MAFS	Nightshade Llc	ferried 12apr24 LDE-CHR	ex HS-TBC
Airbus A330	-343	1427		C-	Air Canada	at CHR 08apr24, Star Alliance cs, 2-reg prior delivery	ex 2-AODZ
Airbus A330	-343(F)	1544		M-TKGK	DHL Air	air-test at DRS 18apr24 prior paint and delivery	ex 2-SSCA
Airbus A330	-941	2057		EI-TYD	ITA Airways	delivery 13apr24 TLS-FCO	ex F-WWKS
Airbus A350	-941	256		HS-THT	Thai International	delivery 10apr24 LDE-DMK	ex F-WJKP
Airbus A350	-941	637		D-AIXT	Lufthansa	delivery 13apr24 TLS-MUC	ex F-WZHD
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55271		N232BZ	Breeze Airways	delivery 12apr24 BFM-CHS	ex C-GPSN
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55272		N325DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 18apr24 YMX-MSP	ex C-FOVH