Fleets – Page 51
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NewsIAG confirms order for 37 more A320neos after shareholder approval
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has confirmed an order for 37 A320neo aircraft, after its shareholders approved the purchase on 26 October. The order was announced in late July and followed agreements earlier in the year for 22 A320neo-family jets, meaning IAG has now made firm commitments for 59 ...
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NewsShortage of 787 cockpit windows reflects industry-wide supply constraints: Lufthansa chief
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr continues to insist that the global aviation industry will see constrained capacity for the foreseeable future as it seeks to serve resurgent demand for air travel.
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NewsLufthansa earmarks three A380s for 2023 return and expects more to follow
Lufthansa is planning to return three Airbus A380s to its Munich base from June next year, but is also working on a plan to increase that number.
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NewsAlaska orders 52 more 737 Max, preps to divest remaining Airbus jets
Alaska Airlines has ordered another 52 Boeing 737 Max jets and secured rights to purchase a further 105, aligning the airline’s future with the narrowbody as it aims to divest its remaining Airbus fleet next year.
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NewsAir Canada orders another 15 Airbus A220s
Air Canada has ordered another 15 Airbus A220-300s in a deal that brings the Montreal-based carrier’s total orders for the Canadian-built type to 60 jets.
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NewsAir Cote d’Ivoire orders two A330neos
Air Cote d’Ivoire has placed a firm order for two Airbus A330neos as it seeks to expand into long-haul markets
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Airline BusinessCan Argentina’s aviation sector tap growth potential?
Argentinian carriers young and old are seeking to take advantage of a post-pandemic tourism drive in the country, but the growth path ahead is far from certain.
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NewsTAP to withdraw White-operated ATRs in favour of Portugalia E-Jets
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP is rejigging its regional aircraft composition, ditching some of its wet-leased ATRs in favour of Embraer jets from its Portugalia arm. Conditions attached to the airline’s restructuring programme limit its fleet size to a maximum of 99 aircraft. The carrier has also had to surrender slots. This ...
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NewsIcelandair seeks proposals for fleet replacement beyond 2024
Icelandair Group is fleet-planning for modernisation beyond 2024, with requests for proposals to Boeing and Airbus, as well as engine manufacturers. The company says it is aiming to secure “efficiently” a delivery stream of aircraft throughout the current decade, and support replacement of the Boeing 757 fleet along with expansion. ...
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NewsWizz Air UK drawing up preliminary network plans for A321XLR
Wizz Air UK has commenced preliminary work assessing possible routes for the long-range Airbus A321XLR, as part of the carrier’s fleet-expansion strategy. Speaking during a briefing in London on 20 October, managing director Marion Geoffroy said the UK would be a “good market” for the A321XLR. “We’ve actually started design ...
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NewsTUIfly Belgium to modernise regional fleet with E195-E2s
Leisure company TUI Group is to introduce Embraer 195-E2 twinjets to its Belgian operation, under a lease agreement with AerCap. TUIfly Belgium – which already operates the earlier-generation E190 – will receive the re-engined aircraft in the first half of next year. They will be configured in a single-class layout ...
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NewsLack of clarity on aviation’s non-CO2 effects ‘creates risk’ in net-zero push
Commercial aviation must monitor the science relating to the impact of non-CO2 factors on climate change, according to speakers at the Aviation Carbon 2022 conference in London on 17 October.
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NewsWingo to take ninth 737 after strong post-pandemic growth
Copa Airlines’ low-cost carrier Wingo will take its ninth aircraft next month as it continues its rapid recovery from the pandemic.
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NewsNorse Atlantic to sublease fifth 787
Norse Atlantic Airways has reached agreement on subleasing a fifth Boeing 787, for a term of 18 months. The airline is building a fleet of 15 787s, with 13 already delivered, but it agreed earlier this year to sublease four of them to Spanish carrier Air Europa. It states that ...
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NewsFlybondi issues RFP for five more aircraft in 2023
Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has issued a request for proposals to lessors covering five more Boeing narrowbodies for 2023 as it expects its fleet to reach a dozen aircraft by year-end.
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NewsAerolineas Argentinas aims for 10 more 737 Max jets over next three years
Aerolineas Argentinas hopes to add 10 more Boeing 737 Max jets over the next three years under a fleet growth plan.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic receives UK’s first A330neo
Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, a twinjet which is being acquired through US lessor Air Lease. The aircraft (G-VJAZ) is one of 13 A330neos ordered by the UK carrier, and Virgin will become the first operator of the type in the country. Six of the ...
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NewsAir Tahiti firms ATR 42-600S commitment and adds further 72-600
Air Tahiti has signed for an additional an ATR 72-600 and firmed its previous commitment to take two of the manufaturer’s new short take-off and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600 turboprop.
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NewsLufthansa to install enclosed first-class suites in new group-wide long-haul cabin
Lufthansa Group has launched the ‘Allegris’ cabin product for its long-haul fleet, which will see its first-class passengers benefit from enclosed suites for the first time.
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NewsFlydubai to wet-lease 737-800s from Smartwings
Flydubai is again looking to Smartwings for leased capacity going into the busy seasonal travel period.