Airline Fleet News – 24th February 2023 (Updated 12th Mar)
Updated: Mar 12
New Deliveries
American Airlines (AAL) A321NX N469AN (11196) BFM to SAT
China Eastern Airlines (CES) A320N B-32AC (10820) TLS to PVG
China Eastern Airlines (CES) A320N B-32C5 (10994) TLS to PVG
Delta Air Lines (DAL) A220-300 N314DU (55192) BFM to MSP
Gulf Air (GFA) A321NX A9C-NF (11221) XFW to BAH
Iraqi Airways (IAW) B737 MAX 8 YI-ASL (65405 / 8491) BFI to BGW
Ryanair (RYR) B737 MAX 8-200 EI-IGE (67071 / 8501) BFI to DUB
Southwest Airlines (SWA) B737 MAX 8 N8843S (67491 / 8499) BFI to PHX
Turkish Airlines (THY) A350-900 TC-LGH (596) TLS to ISL
United Airlines (UAL) B737 MAX 8 N37278 (61859 / 7560) PAE to TPA
News
Air Malta (AMC) A320N 9H-NEE (11366) has made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWDD.
Airline Fleet Support has ferried Fokker F70 2-HJCH (11528) from storage at Bergen op Zoom (WOE) to Hurghada (HRG) prior to delivery to I-Fly Air.
ATR (EVX) has ferried ATR 72-500 F-GRPY (742) from storage at Francazal (QYF) to Iqaluit (YFB) prior to freighter conversion.
+ Avolon has taken delivery of A320 N207FR (4307) ex-Frontier Airlines (FFT) while stored at Dothan (DHN), prior to lease to Avianca (AVA).
BBAM Aircraft Leasing has ferried A321-2 VP-CBO (1094) from storage at Lasham (QLA) to Sharjah (SHJ) prior to freighter conversion.
Berry Aviation (BYA) has taken delivery of Dash 8-400 N492BA (492) ex-Surveillance Australia (BDF) VH-LCL.
Boeing (BOE) has ferried B737 MAX 8 N27290 (44309 / 7779) from Everett (PAE) to Kelowna (YLW) for United Airlines (UAL).
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has taken delivery of A321-2 N995CM (1619) ex-SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) OY-KBL, while at Tampa (TPA) for freighter conversion.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) has ferried A350-900 N570DZ (048) from storage at Victorville (VCV) to Seattle (SEA) prior to cabin configuration and painting at Singapore (SIN).
Electra Airways (EAF) has ferried A320’s LZ-EAC (2322) from Ras Al Khaimah (RKT) to Varna (VAR) after wet-lease to BH Air (BGH) and LZ-EAD (2717) from Varna (VAR) to Ras Al Khaimah (RKT) prior to wet-lease to BH Air (BGH).
Flyme (VQI) has ferried ATR 72-500 8Q-VAW (702) from Agadir (AGA) to Praia (RAI) prior to delivery to InterCaribbean Airways (IWY).
Frontera Flight Holdings has taken delivery of DC-9F’s N327US (47414 / 536) and N205US (47690 / 843) ex-USA Jet Airlines (JUS).
Global Airways (GBL) has ferried A320 LY-LGD (4628) from Johannesburg (JNB) to Ostrava (OSR) after wet-lease to Lift (GBB).
GWP LLC has taken delivery of B737-7 BBJ N235JF (32774 / 853) ex-Idgas LLC.
ITA Airways (ITY) has taken delivery of A320N EI-INC (11288) on lease from Avolon.
Jetstream Aviation Capital has taken delivery of ATR 72-600’s M-ABPI (1116) ex-Avianca Express (AVR) HK-4956 while stored at Saint Brieuc (SBK) and M-ABPK (1160) ex-Avianca Express (AVR) HK-5041 while stored at Rodez-Marcillac (RDZ).
Jet2 has taken delivery of B737-8 G-JZBU (35706 / 2586) ex-SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) LN-RRE.
LOT – Polish Airlines (LOT) has ferried Dash 8-400 SP-EQI (4442) from storage at Warsaw (WAW) to Gdansk (GDN).
Merx Aviation has taken delivery of A320’s N842VA (4805) and N844VA (4851) ex-Alaska Airlines (ASA), while stored at Victorville (VCV).
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has taken delivery of Dash 8-400’s OY-YFR (4302) ex-Baltic Air (BTI) YL-BAI and OY-YFP (4444) ex-Air Baltic (BTI) YL-BBV, while stored at Luqa (MLA).
Private Owner B737 MAX 8 BBJ N786BJ (67959 / 8532) made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Moses Lake (MWH).
Sky Leasing has ferried B737 MAX 8’s OE-IDE (42830 / 6360) from Keflavik (KEF) to Norwich (NWI) and OE-LMQ (64992 / 7000) from Tucson (TUS) to Keflavik (KEF) prior to lease to Icelandair (ICE).
Southern Airways Express (FDY) has re-registered Saab 340B N79SA (340B-334) ex N334CJ.
Turkish Airlines (THY) A321NX TC-LTR (11212) has made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AYAT.
Vistara (VTI) A321NX VT-TVH (11297) has made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AZAY.
Maintenance Flights
Air Senegal (SZN) has ferried A330-900 6V-ANB (1923) from Paris (CDG) to Chateauroux (CHR).
Brussels Airlines (BEL) has ferried A319 OO-SSN (1963) from Brussels (BRU) to Budapest (BUD) and A320 OO-TCQ (2114) from Budapest (BUD) to Brussels (BRU).
Cargo Air (CGF) has ferried B737-8F LZ-CGB (28374 / 057) from Leipzig (LEJ) to Belgrade (BEG).
DC Aviation Malta (DCW) has ferried A318CJ 9H-ICE (4503) from Budapest (BUD) to Stuttgart (STR).
easyJet Europe (EJU) has ferried A319 OE-LQS (4040) from Berlin (BER) to Erfurt (ERF) and A320 OE-IZT (3995) from Erfurt (ERF) to Berlin (BER).
Georgian Airways (TGZ) has ferried CRJ-200 4L-TGA (7442) from Tbilisi (TBS) to Larnaca (LCA).
Lufthansa (DLH) has ferried A321-2 D-AIDG (4672) from Amman (AMM) to Frankfurt (FRA).
SmartLynx (ART) has ferried A320 YL-LDF (4061) from Tallinn (TLL) to Riga (RIX).
Vueling (VLG) has ferried A321-2 EC-MGY (6638) from Barcelona (BCN) to Montpellier (MPL).