Airline Fleet News – 6th May 2025 (Updated 12th May)

New Deliveries

Qatar Airways (QTR)  B787-9  A7-BHU (64230 / 1228)  CHS to DOH

Qatar Airways (QTR)  B787-9  A7-BHV (64231 / 1230)  CHS to DOH

Southwest Airlines (SWA)  B737 MAX 8  N8950L (42596 / 9128)  BFI to PHX

News

Airbus (AIB) ferried A320N’s F-WWIF (JY-RAC) (12384) from Toulouse (TLS) to Francazal (LFBF) for Royal Jordanian (RJA) and F-WWIE (EI-SCG) (12585) from Francazal (LFBF) to Toulouse (TLS) after painting for SAS Connect (SZS).

+ Aurigny (AUR) has taken delivery of Dash 8-400 D-AASH (4187) on wet-lease from Avanti Air (ATV) and ferried from Graz (GRZ) to Guernsey (GCI) prior to entering service.

CDB Aviation ferried A320N VP-CUE (8209) from storage at Clark (CRK) to Al Ain (AAN) prior to lease to Volaris (VOI) as XA-VVG.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) A330-900 N435DX (2090) made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWYF.

FlyArystan (AYN) A320N EI-KFH (12617) made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWTS.

Fortress Aviation ferried A319 VP-CDY (3983) from storage at Kemble (GBA) to Tbilisi (TBS).

North Cariboo Air (NCB) ferried Dash 8-300 C-GAQN (548) from Keflavik (KEF) to Alghero (AHO).

United Airlines (UAL) ferried A320 N461UA (1266) from Peru (GUS) to Chicago (ORD) after painting.

Voyageur Airways (VAL) ferried CRJ-200 C-GIXT (7393) from Entebbe (EBB) to Dakar (DSS) after operations for the United Nations (UNO).

Wizz Air Malta (WMT) A321NX 9H-WMC (12590) made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AVYK.

Yemenia – Yemen Airways (IYE) A320’s 7O-AFC (2102), 7O-AFA (4653) and 7O-AFE (883) were all destroyed during an airstrike at Sana’a (SAH).

Maintenance

+ Aer Lingus (EIN) ferried A320 EI-DEE (2250) from Dublin (DUB) to Newquay (NQY).

+ Atlantic Airways (FLI) ferried A320 OY-RCJ (7465) from Vagar (FAE) to Sofia (SOF).

+ BA Euroflyer (EFW) ferried A320 G-GATR (1771) from Gatwick (LGW) to Glasgow (GLA).