Philip Davis
Airline Fleet News – 28th April 2023 (Updated 3rd May)
Updated: May 3
New Deliveries
Air Baltic (BTI) A220-300 YL-ABO (55219) YMX to RIX
Air Corsica (CCM) ATR 72-600 F-HXKU (1664) TLS to AJA
Air India (AIC) A321NX VT-RTB (11113) XFW to DEL
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (AZU) E195-E2 PS-AEP (19020091) SJK to CNF
China Eastern Airlines (CES) A320N B-32DZ (11237) TSN to XIY
Delta Air Lines (DAL) A321NX N531DA (11329) BFM to MSP
Delta Air Lines (DAL) A321NX N532DN (11279) BFM to MSP
Ethiopian Airlines (ETH) A350-900 ET-AZN (611) TLS to ADD
JetBlue Airways (JBU) A220-300 N3123J (55204) BFM to MLB
United Airlines (UAL) B737 MAX 8 N17289 (60712 / 7273) BFI to TPA
Xiamen Airlines (XMN) A321NX B-32DQ (11318) XFW to XMN
News
AerCap has ferried B737-4F XA-GGB (29205 / 3056) from storage at Goodyear (GYR) to San Luis Potosi (SLP) prior to lease to Estafeta Carga Aerea (ESF), B777-3 VP-BGK (32707 / 539) from storage at Tarbes (LDE) to Addis Ababa (ADD) and E195-E2 EI-GYW (19020049) from storage at Castellon (CDT) to Shannon (SNN) for painting, prior to lease to TUI Airlines Belgium (JAF).
Aergo Capital has ferried ATR 72-500 M-ABMG (843) from storage at Hyderabad (HYD) to Kathmandu (KTM).
Air Caraibes (FWI) has ferried A330-2 F-OFDF (253) from storage at Bordeaux (BOD) to Paris (ORY).
Air China (CCA) A350-900 F-WZFT (614) has made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS).
Air France (AFR) has ferried A319 F-GRHH (1151) from storage at Toulouse (TLS) to Kemble (GBA) for scrapping.
Air Tanker (TOW) has ferried A330-2 G-VYGL (1555) from Brize Norton (BZZ) to Manchester (MAN) prior to wet-lease to Jet2 (EXS).
Bank of Utah has ferried B767-3 N112DP (30841 / 841) from storage at Goodyear (GYR) to Guam (GUM) prior to freighter conversion at Guangzhou (CAN) for SF Airlines (CSS).
BBAM Aircraft Leasing has re-registered B737-8F HS-IIT (33551 / 1368) ex 2-BPDD, prior to lease to Budgetlines (BGN) for operations for Bluorbit.
Boeing (BOE) has ferried B737 MAX 8’s A7-BSA (43316 / 7611) from Moses Lake (MWH) to Portland (PDX) for painting for Qatar Airways (QTR) and YI-ASZ (65408 / 8576) from Boeing Field (BFI) to Moses Lake (MWH) for Iraqi Airways (IAW).
Buzz (RYS) has taken delivery of B737-8 SP-RNA (37515 / 2729) ex-Ryanair (RYR) EI-DYP.
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has ferried A320N RP-C4157 (10546) from storage at Kaunas (KUN) to Muscat (MCT) prior to entering service.
Comlux Malta (MLM) has ferried A220-100 (ACJ) 9H-FIVE (50062) from Indianapolis (IND) to Zurich (ZRH) prior to entering service.
Condor (CFG) has ferried B767-3 D-ABUA (26991 / 455) from Bangor (BGR) to Wilmington (ILN) prior to freighter conversion.
Eurowings (EWG) has ferried A320’s D-ABNH (1775) from Norwich (NWI) to Dusseldorf (DUS) after painting, D-AEWO (7394) from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Southend (SEN) for painting and A321-2 D-AIDQ (5028) from Southend (SEN) to Dusseldorf (DUS) after painting.
Fuerza Aerea Mexicana (FAM) has ferried B787-8 VIP XC-LQL (40695 / 006) from storage at Mexico City (MEX) to San Bernardino (SBD) prior to delivery to Somon Air (SMR).
HiSky Europe (HYS) has taken delivery of A321NX YR-WIN (10948) on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC).
Jeju Air (JJA) has ferried B737-8 HL8050 (36571 / 2574) from Bishkek (FRU) to Seoul (GMP) prior to entering service.
Jet2 (EXS) has taken delivery of B737-8 G-JZBW (35708 / 2653) ex-SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) LN-RRG.
LATAM Airlines Cargo (LAN) has ferried B767-3F CC-BDC (40591 / 1016) from Seletar (XSP) to Kapolei (JRF) after freighter conversion.
Legend Airlines (LAL) has taken delivery of A340-3 YR-LRE (938) on lease from Airbus Financial Services (AFS), ex-Airhub Airlines (GJM) 9H-HOP.
Lufthansa (DLH) has ferried A380 D-AIMK (146) from Munich (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA) prior to entering service.
One Air (HGO) has ferried B747-4F G-UNET (25075 / 868) from Cardiff (CWL) to Hahn (HHN).
Sky Leasing has re-registered B737 MAX 8 9H-DRA (42827 / 6420) ex OE-LCQ while stored at Riga (RIX), prior to lease to SmartLynx Malta (LYX).
Skytrans Airlines (SKP) has taken delivery of Dash 8-300 VH-QQM (246) on lease from Voyageur Airways (VAL), ex-Air Canada Express C-FTAK.
Southwest Airlines (SWA) B737 MAX 8 N8868L (67862 / 8584) has made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Boeing Field (BFI), and ferried B737 MAX 8 N8710M (42567 / 6188) from Spokane (GEG) to Honolulu (HNL) after painting.
Sunwing Airlines (SWG) has ferried B737-8 C-GFEH (41608 / 5346) from Toronto (YYZ) to Norwich (NWI) prior to wet-lease to TUI Airways (TOM).
Transavia France (TVF) has ferried B737-8 F-HUYP (39814 / 4879) from storage at Tallinn (TLL) to Paris (ORY) prior to entering service.
+ Wizz Air Malta (WMT) has taken delivery of A320 9H-WZV (5615) on lease from Tokyo Century Corporation, ex-Wizz Air (WZZ) HA-LWT.
Xiamen Airlines (CXA) A321NX’s B-32DR (11306) as D-AZYW and B-32E5 (11371) as D-AZYD have made their first flights at Hamburg (XFW).
Maintenance Flights
Air Canada (ACA) has ferried A320 C-FZUB (1940) from Jacksonville (VQQ) to Toronto (YYZ).
Air Europa (AEA) has ferried B787-8 EC-MNS (36417 / 532) from Amman (AMM) to Madrid (MAD).
Austrian Airlines (AUA) has ferried A320 OE-LBY (5122) from Tallinn (TLL) to Vienna (VIE).
Eagle Air Iceland (FEI) has ferried Dornier Do-328 TF-ORI (3088) from Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF) to Reykjavik (RKV).
easyJet (EZY) has ferried A320 G-EZTL (4012) from Sofia (SOF) to Gatwick (LGW).
GP Aviation (GPX) has ferried B737-4 LZ-GPA (27003 / 2328) from Bucharest (BBU) to Pristina (PRN).
Jet2 (EXS) has ferried B737-8 G-GDFR (30421 / 1345) from Dublin (DUB) to Leeds (LBA).
Transavia (TRA) has ferried B737-8 PH-HSK (41330 / 5354) from Prague (PRG) to Amsterdam (AMS).
Volotea Airlines (VOE) has ferried A320 EC-NON (3576) from Naples (NAP) to Venice (VCE).