Airline Fleet News – 26th August 2021 (Updated 31st Aug)

New Deliveries

No new deliveries today.

News

Air France (AFR) A220-300 F-HZUA (55134) has made its first flight at Mirabel (YMX) as C-FPBQ.

Airbus (AIB) have ferried A320N’s F-WWDA (10226) to Toulouse (TLS) after storage at Chateauroux (CHR), prior to delivery to Sky Airline (SKU) as CC-DBE and F-WWBI (10516) after storage at Francazal (LFBF), prior to delivery to Jazeera Airways (JZR) as 9K-CBI.

Avolon have ferried A320 OE-IWK (4965) to Ankara (ESB) from Hyderabad (HYD) for further storage.

Bank of Utah have taken delivery of B747-4F N297CL (30761 / 1254) ex-China Airlines (CAL) B-18703 while stored at Victorville (VCV).

BBAM Aircraft Leasing have re-registered B737-8 VQ-BBQ (40242 / 3540) ex HL8344 while stored at Prague (PRG).

Boeing (BOE) have ferried B737 MAX 9 DQ-TFL (43339 / 7163) to Portland (PDX) for painting, prior to delivery to Alaska Airlines (ASA) and B737 MAX 8 HL8348 (63436 / 7509) to Moses Lake (MWH) after storage at Victorville, for further storage for Korean Air Lines (KAL).

GECAS have re-registered B737-8 OE-IXC (29940 / 1265) ex N236GE while at Jinan (TNA) for freighter conversion.

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) have ferried ATR 42-500 OY-YBV (689) Jakarta (HLP) for further storage.

North-West Air Company (NWC) have taken delivery of A321NX RA-73027 (9512) from Tallinn (TLL), where the aircraft was stored when delivered to the lessor.

Qantas (QFA) have announced that 5 A380’s will be returned to service next summer and a further 5 at a later date. The remaining 2 A380 aircraft in the fleet will be retired.

Sky Prime (SPD) have ferried A319 VP-CSN (3356) to King Abdulaziz (DHA) prior to entering service.

SmartLynx Airlines (ART) have ferried A321-2 YL-LDB (2342) to Guangzhou (CAN) for freighter conversion.

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