Airline Fleet News – 1st August 2023 (Updated 8th Aug)
Updated: Aug 8
New Deliveries
Cathay Pacific (CPA) A350-900 B-LQG (615) TLS to HKG
China Eastern Airlines (CES) A320N B-32FC (11376) TSN to NKG
Delta Air Lines (DAL) A220-300 N317DU (55212) BFM to MSP
EVA Air (EVA) B787-10 B-17813 (63520 / 1153) CHS to TPE
News
Aegean Airlines (AEE) A320N SX-NEI (11338) made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWIG.
AerCap ferried B767-3 PH-OYI (29138 / 783) from storage at St Athan (DGX) to Tel Aviv (TLV) for freighter conversion.
Air France (AFR) ferried A220-300 F-HPNA (55227) from storage at Mirabel (YMX) to Paris (CDG) prior to entering service and A318 F-GUGK (2601) from Toulouse (TLS) to Kemble (GBA).
Breeze Airways (MXY) A220-300 N223BZ (55217) made its first flight at Mobile (BFM) as C-GPZX.
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) ferried A321-2F N982CM (1972) from Majuro (MAJ) to Guam (GUM) after freighter conversion at Tampa (TPA), prior to lease to Raya Airways (RMY) as 9M-BZB.
China Airlines (CAL) ferried A330-3 B-18356 (1272) from Anchorage (ANC) to Goodyear (GYR) on return to lessor.
DHL Aviation ferried B767-3 N6385 (41993 / 1042) from storage at Roswell (ROW) to Anchorage (ANC) prior to freighter conversion at Guangzhou (CAN).
Eastar Jet (ESR) has taken delivery of B737 MAX 8 HL8542 (44304 / 7488) on lease from AIP Capital, while stored at Francazal (QYF).
+ Everts Air (VTS) ferried MD-88F N979DL (53266 / 1859) from Dothan (DHN) to Fairbanks (FAI) after freighter conversion.
Falko ferried ERJ-190 PR-AZA (19000150) from Abidjan (ABJ) to Johannesburg (JNB).
Federal Express (FedEx) (FDX) ferried B757-2F N992FD (22912 / 113) from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Victorville (VCV).
Icelease ferried B737-8F VP-CDM (33975 / 1716) from Shanghai (PVG) to Haikou (HAK) after freighter conversion.
Jambojet (JMA) ferried Dash 8-400 5Y-JXL (4611) from Luqa (MLA) to Nairobi (NBO) prior to entering service.
JetBlue Airways (JBU) ferried A320 N503JB (1123) from New York (JFK) to New York (EWR) following its withdrawal from service.
Nauru Airlines (RON) re-registered B737-8F VH-8TG (33003 / 1121) ex LZ-MRX prior to entering service.
Norwegian Air Sweden (NSZ) B737 MAX 8 SE-RTL (62904 / 8728) made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Boeing Field (BFI).
Qatar Airways (QTR) ferried A350-900 A7-ALH (012) from Doha (DOH) to Dublin (DUB).
SmartLynx Malta (LYX) ferried A320 9H-SLJ (3880) from Lagos (LOS) to Madrid (MAD) after wet-lease to Air Peace (APK).
Spirit Airlines (NKS) A320N F-WZMI (11511) made its first flight at Mobile (BFM).
United Airlines (UAL) ferried A319 N811UA (847) from Amarillo (AMA) to Chicago (ORD) after painting.
Viva Aerobus (VIV) A321NX XA-VXO (11556) made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AZAR.
World Atlantic Airlines (WAL) ferried MD-83 N861GA (49557 / 1436) from Miami (MIA) to Blytheville (BYH).
Maintenance Flights
ASL Airlines France (FPO) ferried B737-8F F-HIQE (33612 / 2207) from Algiers (ALG) to Paris (CDG).
BAe Systems (BAE) ferried B737-8F G-SHRS (29984 / 848) from Lasham (QLA) to Warton (WRT).
Iberia (IBE) ferried A321-2 EC-HUH (1021) from Ljubljana (LJU) to Madrid (MAD).
Saudia (SVA) ferried A321-2 HZ-ASN (4925) from Jeddah (JED) to Luqa (MLA).
Turkish Airlines (THY) ferried B777-F TC-LJM (60404 / 1536) from Istanbul (SAW) to Istanbul (IST).