Airline Fleet News – 1st May 2025 (Updated 11th May)

New Deliveries

+ Atlas Air (GTI)  B777-F  N712GT (69787 / 1792)  PAE to HKG

News

+ Aeromexico Connect (SLI) ferried ERJ-190 XA-GAX (19000206) from storage at Monterrey (MTY) to Mexico City (MEX) prior to a return to lessor.

+ AerSale has taken delivery of A321-2F’s N851AS (1185) ex-SmartLynx (ART) YL-LDO and N966AS (1241) ex-SmartLynx (ART) YL-LDP, while both are in storage at Goodyear (GYR).

+ Air Astana (KZR) ferried E190-E2 EI-KHE (19020019) from storage at Almaty (ALA) to Maastricht (MST) on return to lessor.

Akasa Air (AKJ) B737 MAX 8-200 VT-*** (***** / 9120) made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Victorville (VCV) for painting.

Amelia International (AIA) ferried A319 F-HDSJ (3727) from Bangkok (BKK) to Muscat (MCT) after wet-lease to Bangkok Airways (BKP).

American Airlines (AAL) B737 MAX 8 N309UL (44515 / 9149) made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Everett (PAE).

Braathens International Airways (BRX) ferried ATR 72-600’s SE-MKC (1313) from Linz (LNZ) to Stockholm (ARN) after wet-lease to Austrian Airlines (AUA), prior to wet-lease to SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and SE-MKK (1341) from Stockholm (ARN) to Linz (LNZ) after wet-lease to SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), prior to wet-lease to Austrian Airlines (AUA).

Bulgaria Air (LZB) ferried ERJ-190 LZ-BUR (19000551) from Saarbrucken (SCN) to Belgrade (BEG) prior to wet-lease to Air Serbia (ASL).

China Airlines (CAL) B777-F B-18779 (68060 / 1772) made its first flight at Everett (PAE).

Copenhagen AirTaxi (CAT) ferried B737-8 OY-ASG (35271 / 2551) from Ra’sal-Khaymah (RKT) to Roskilde (RKE) prior operations for Airseven.

Danish Air Transport (DTR) ferried A320 OY-RUY (6733) from Entebbe (EBB) to Billund (BLL) after wet-lease to Uganda Airlines (UGD).

Delta Air Lines (DAL) ferried A320 N323US (272) from Atlanta (ATL) to Birmingham (BHM) for part-out.

Fly2Sky (VAW) ferried A320’s LZ-FSJ (3570) from Wroclaw (WRO) to Tirana (TIR) after wet-lease to SkyUp Europe (SEU), prior to wet-lease to Air Albania (ABN) and LZ-FSA (4247) from Tirana (TIR) to Sofia (SOF) after wet-lease to Air Albania (ABN).

FlyOne Romania (FOE) ferried A320 YR-FIA (3524) from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Chisinau (RMO) after wet-lease to Bamboo Airways (BAV).

Getjet Airlines (GJT) ferried A320 LY-NOW (4328) from Karachi (KHI) to Vilnius (VNO) after wet-lease to Serene Air (SEP) and B737-8 LY-UNO (33801 / 1504) from Vilnius (VNO) to Barcelona (BCN) prior to wet-lease to Vueling (VLG).

Heston Airlines (HST) has taken delivery of A320 LY-MAF (1922) on lease from Bellinger Asset Management, ex-Bees Airlines (BES) YR-BUZ and ferried from storage at Varna (VAR) to Munster (FMO) for painting prior to entering service.

IndiGo (IGO) ferried A320 YL-LDU (6306) from Delhi (DEL) to Riga (RIX) after wet-lease from SmartLynx (ART).

Macquarie AirFinance has taken delivery of A320 EI-HNT (6375) while stored at Prague (PRG) ex-Kuwait Airways (KAC) 9K-AKF.

Marabu Airlines (MBU) has taken delivery of A320 LZ-FBE (3780) on wet-lease from Bul Air (BVL) and ferried from Sofia (SOF) to Dortmund (DTM) prior to entering service.

South African Airlines (SAA) ferried B737-8 TC-SPP (43662 / 5119) from Johannesburg (JNB) to Antalya (AYT) after wet-lease from SunExpress (SXS).

T’Way Air (TWB) has taken delivery of B777-3 HL8707 (41432 / 1089) on lease from Korean Air (KAL).

+ Wilmington Trust Company (WTC) ferried ATR 42-600 N403SV (1219) from storage at Orlando (MCO) to Goose Bay (YYR).