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NewsBluebird Nordic to treble 737 capacity with ambitious freighter fleet expansion
Icelandic freight operator Bluebird Nordic is to treble its capacity under an expansion plan which involves taking 25 Boeing 737-800s over the next three years. The airline operates older-variant 737 freighters – comprising seven 737-400s and a single -300 – but will take its fleet to around 33 jets by ...
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NewsLong-haul start-up Norse Atlantic signs for more 787s
Scandinavian start-up Norse Atlantic is to lease six more Boeing 787-9s from the end of this year, which will take its fleet of 787s to 15. The aircraft will be introduced from December under a lease agreement with BOC Aviation. Norse Atlantic says the leases on the twinjets, around 16 ...
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NewsRussian far east unified carrier to commence operations in mid-August
Russia’s new unified carrier to serve the eastern side of the country, which is being based on the operator Aurora, has started conducting test flights ahead of opening a full initial schedule on 20 routes in mid-August. Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin stated during a 30 July government meeting that a ...
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NewsIAG retaining former Aer Lingus A350 order to gain flexibility
IAG has disclosed that it is holding on to the Airbus A350s previously ordered by Aer Lingus, but has yet to determine where best to deploy them. Aer Lingus ordered nine A350-900s but subsequently shifted four of them to sister IAG operator Iberia. Its remaining five A350s had remained listed ...
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NewsSun Country will buy used aircraft – even if not yet needed
Sun Country Airlines is prepared to buy aircraft – even if it does not yet need them – to meet its goal of having 50 passenger aircraft by the end of 2023.
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NewsCondor ordering seven A330neos and plans to lease nine more
German leisure carrier Condor’s long-haul fleet replacement will include orders for seven Airbus A330-900s directly from the manufacturer. But it will lease the other nine to provide the overall total of 16 aircraft. Condor has not specified the source of the leased jets. Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury confirmed during ...
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NewsCondor opts for A330neo to replace long-haul fleet
German leisure carrier Condor has selected the Airbus A330neo for a long-haul fleet-modernisation programme. It is to take 16 of the larger -900 variant, following approval from the company’s supervisory board. Condor says it will introduce the twinjets – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines – from autumn next year. ...
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NewsS7 Group to set up new A320neo budget carrier for central Russia
Russian operator S7 Group is to establish a new low-cost carrier which will commence operations in summer next year. S7 Group says the airline division will exclusively operate Airbus A320neos, four of which are already due to be transferred to the carrier under a preliminary deal. It will serve inter-regional ...
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NewsJetBlue delays Embraer 190 retirements
JetBlue Airways plans to delay retiring its Embraer E190 regional aircraft as the carrier assesses the post-coronavirus demand environment and how its new “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) joint venture with American Airlines will shake out.
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NewsEuropean Commission clears AerCap-GECAS merger
European regulators have cleared AerCap’s $30 billion acquisition of General Electric’s leasing division, GECAS, concluding that it raises no competition concerns.
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NewsRyanair to have at least 60 Max aircraft in time for next summer
Ryanair expects to be operating at least 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in time for next summer and has reiterated its interest in ordering the Max 10 variant “if the price is right”.
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NewsAzimuth agreement is A220's first from Russia since local certification
Russian carrier Azimuth’s agreement to take Airbus A220s is the first from one of the country’s airlines since the twinjet family quietly secured certification from the federal aviation regulator Rosaviatsia. Airbus obtained certification for both the A220-300 and smaller -100 from Rosaviatsia on 24 December 2020, according to the type ...
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NewsAirbus seals A220 flight-hour services pact with Central Asia’s Air Manas
Airbus has concluded its first flight-hour services contract in Central Asia with an A220 pooling and component repair agreement with Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas. The airline has introduced a single A220-300 to its fleet, through a lease deal with GTLK, and has indicated plans to take a second this year. Air ...
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NewsIcelandair praises 737 Max performance as it ramps up operations for second half
Icelandair has seven of its nine Boeing 737 Max jets in service and expects to bring the other two into operation by late August. The carrier is also planning to take another Max 8 and Max 9 in the fourth quarter, and another Max 8 – the last of the ...
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NewsAirAsia’s Fernandes committed to Airbus orderbook
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes is still bullish about to taking delivery of all aircraft the low-cost carrier has on order with Airbus.
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NewsNew TAP Air Portugal chief takes control as EU looks at latest state aid proposal
New TAP Air Portugal chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener has been in “listening mode” during her first few days in charge of the European operator, as uncertainty surrounds the business’s second tranche of state aid.
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NewsQatar Airways chief dangles freighter launch order interest to Airbus and Boeing
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has indicated he is ready to place a launch order for a new freighter with Boeing or Airbus by the end of the third quarter, though he added the caveat that the carrier would need to see concerns around the A350 settled before ...
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NewsAzimuth set to become first A220 operator in Russia
Russian carrier Azimuth is set to become the first operator of the Airbus A220 in the country, following an agreement for six unveiled at the Moscow MAKS 2021 air show.
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NewsAirbus commences flight tests with fourth BelugaXL
Airbus has carried out the maiden flight of its fourth BelugaXL high-capacity transport, which took off from Toulouse on 20 July. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircraft is one of six being constructed by Airbus for its logistics transport division. Airbus has been gradually withdrawing its older A300-600ST Beluga fleet from ...
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NewsAirbus delivers first A350 from Chinese completion centre
Airbus has delivered its first A350 from its widebody completion centre in Tianjin, China.