Airline Fleet News – 11th April 2025 (Updated 18th Apr)

New Deliveries

Air India Express (AXB)  B737 MAX 8  VT-BWW (63277 / 7415)  BFI to HYD

easyJet (EZY)  A320N  G-UZEH (12551)  TSN to LGW

Etihad Airways (ETD)  A350-1000  A6-XWG (717)  TLS to AUH

Icelandair (ICE)  A321NX  TF-IAD (12503)  XFW to KEF

KLM Cityhopper (KLC)  E195-E2  PH-NXY (19020174)  SJK to AMS

Southwest Airlines (SWA)  B737 MAX 8  N8947Q (68631 / 9114)  BFI to PHX

News

+ Ascend Airways (SYG) has taken delivery of B737 MAX 8 G-CRUX (44863 / 7085) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital, ex-SmartLynx Malta (LYX) 9H-ORN and ferried from storage at Prestwick (PIK) to Biggin Hill (BQH) prior to entering service.

Avion Express (NVD) ferried A320 LY-NVE (5496) from Muscat (MCT) to Larnaca (LCA) prior to entering service.

+ Avion Express Malta (MLH) ferried A320’s 9H-AMM (3125) from Antalya (AYT) to Katowice (KTW) for storage and 9H-MLC (4645) from Larnaca (LCA) to Monterrey (MTY) prior to wet-lease to Viva Aerobus (VIV).

Buraq Air (BRQ) has taken delivery of A320 5A-BAC (4993) on lease from JP Lease, ex-Cebu Pacific (CEB) RP-C3268 and ferried from Antalya (AYT) to Tripoli (MJI).

Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) ferried B767-3F N475CM (26986 / 553) from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Shannon (SNN) after freighter conversion.

Conair Aerial Firefighting (FGD) ferried Dash 8-400 C-FSKC (4353) from Winnipeg (YWG) to St Thomas (YQS).

interCaribbean Airways (IWY) ferried ATR 42-500 N591KT (591) from Sault Ste. Marie (YAM) to Bar River (YEB) prior to entering service.

Korean Air (KAL) B787-10 HL8570 (***** / 1224) made its first flight at Charleston (CHS).

Swiss (SWR) A320N HB-JDK (12565) made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AVXW.

United Airlines (UAL) A321NX N14536 (12424) made its first flight at Mobile (BFM) as F-WZMR and ferried B737-9 N39450 (40004 / 3984) from Lake Charles (CWF) to Houston (IAH) after painting.

VietJetAir (VJC) A321NX VN-A516 (12536) made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AZAU.

Vueling (VLG) has taken delivery of A320 EC-OLF (3624) on lease from Willis Lease, ex-Sky Cana (SNA) HI1080.

Maintenance

+ easyJet Europe (EJU) ferried A319 OE-LVG (2744) from Lasham (QLA) to Milan (MXP).

+ One Air (HGO) ferried B747-4F G-ONEE (24998 / 840) from Victorville (VCV) to Seattle (SEA).