Airline Fleet News – 16th March 2025 (Updated 29th Mar)

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Avion Express (NVD) ferried A320’s LY-MLI (3771) and LY-NVM (4628) from Bangkok (BKK) to Rijeka (RJK) after wet-lease to VietJetAir (VJC).

Avion Express Malta (MLH) ferried A320’s 9H-SWN (5086) from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Muscat (MCT) after wet-lease to Vietravel Airlines (VAG) and 9H-SWE (5139) from Sofia (SOF) to Rijeka (RJK) after wet-lease to Tunisair (TAR).

British Airways (BAW) ferried B777-2 G-VIIP (29321 / 193) from Doha (DOH) to Heathrow (LHR).

Brussels Airlines (BEL) ferried B787-9 EC-MTI (62169 / 674) from Brussels (BRU) to Madrid (MAD) after wet-lease from Air Europa (AUA).

DHL Aviation International ME (DHX) ferried B767-3F A9C-DHAA (33083 / 900) from Keflavik (KEF) to Goose Bay (YYR).

Ethiopian Airlines (ETH) ferried B737-8 BBJ ET-BBR (37663 / 3024) from Dubai (DWC) to Addis Ababa (ADD) prior to entering service.

Finnair (FIN) has taken delivery of A320 OY-JRK (444) on wet-lease from Danish Air Transport (DTR) and ferried from Billund (BLL) to Helsinki (HEL) prior to entering service.

Gryphon Aviation Leasing ferried A319 VH-8NU (2673) from Phoenix (PHX) to Kailua-Kona (KOA) prior to lease to Network Aviation for operations for QantasLink.

Hainan Airlines (CHH) B737 MAX 8 B-225S (64317 / 9098) made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Victorville (VCV) for painting.

PLAY (FPY) ferried A321N TF-PLA (7939) from Miami (MIA) to Keflavik (KEF) after wet-lease to GlobalX Airlines (GXA).

SF Airlines (CSS) has taken delivery of B767-3F B-227E (30048 / 828) ex-Condor (CFG) D-ABUP and ferried from Guangzhou (CAN) to Shenzhen (SZX) after freighter conversion.

SmartLynx Malta (LYX) ferried B737 MAX 8 9H-ORN (44863 / 7085) from storage at Bydgoszcz (BZG) to Prestwick (PIK).

Sunwing Airlines (SWG) has taken delivery of A330-2 9H-MFS (700) on wet-lease from High Fly Malta (HFM) and ferried from Copenhagen (CPH) to Toronto (YYZ) prior to entering service.

TUIfly Netherlands (TFL) has taken delivery of A330-2 9H-ALC (1283) on wet-lease from Hi Fly Malta (HFM) and ferried from Beja (BYJ) to Amsterdam (AMS) prior to entering service.

United Airlines (UAL) ferried B737-8 N24224 (28933 / 165) from Miami (MIA) to Denver (DEN).

Maintenance

Aeroflot (AFL) ferried A330-3 RA-73788 (1356) from Tehran (IKA) to Moscow (SVO).

BA CityFlyer (CFE) ferried ERJ-190’s G-LCYU (19000674) from London City (LCY) to Exeter (EXT) and G-LCYT (19000670) from Exeter (EXT) to London City (LCY).

British Airways (BAW) ferried A319’s G-DBCG (2694) from Heathrow (LHR) to Birmingham (BHX) and G-DBCF (2466) from Birmingham (BHX) to Heathrow (LHR).

DHL Aero Expreso (DAE) ferried B757-2F HP-2210DAE (29380 / 836) from Shannon (SNN) to Panama City (PTY).

easyJet (EZY) ferried A320 G-EZOT (6680) from Gatwick (LGW) to Erfurt (ERF).

easyJet Switzerland (EZS) ferried A320 HB-JXU (6834) from Geneva (GVA) to Maastricht (MST).

Iberia (IBE) ferried A330-3 EC-LYF (1437) from Madrid (MAD) to Teruel (TEV).

Jet2 (EXS) ferried B737-3 G-GDFK (28572 / 3031) from East Midlands (EMA) to Leeds (LBA).

+ Mexicana (MXA) ferried B737-8 XA-ASM (44437 / 5595) from Goodyear (GYR) to Mexico City (NLU).

SunExpress (SXS) ferried B737 MAX 8 TC-SMK (61336 / 8731) from Antalya (AYT) to Istanbul (ISL).

TUI Airways (TOM) ferried B787-9 G-TUIM (62742 / 703) from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Gatwick (LGW).

+ United Airlines (UAL) ferried B737-8 N78506 (32832 / 2065) from Winston-Salem (INT) to Chicago (ORD).