AIRPORT - EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg - 04/2024

Paul Bannwarth
 

AIRPORT - Los Angeles International Airport - 03/2024

K.C.Wong
 

SPECIAL SCHEME - IBERIA / A320-200 / EC-MCS - 75 anos Volando......Puerto Rico"

José Ramon Valero - Madrid
 

SPECIAL SCHEME -Vueling presents plane with the Barcelona women's football team

The A320ceo registration EC-MER was presented at an event held in the hangar of Barcelona-El Prat International Airport, in Catalonia, and was attended by the majority of women who appear on one side of the design: Aitana Bonmatí, Fridolina Rolfö, Patri Guijarro and Ingrid Engen.

Photos: BARCELONA
 

FLEET - Batik Air Malaysia / Boeing 737-8 MAX / 9M-LRW

The airline will utilize its fleet of 16 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. In addition to 16 MAXs, Batik Air operates to a total of 52 destinations using nine ATR 72-600 turboprops, six Boeing 737-800s, and a single Airbus A330-300 widebody

Photo:  kchavgeek96

Bangsamoro Airways (Philippines), which is based in Cotabato City, will initially fly to Zamboanga City and Sulu on 24 April 2024, its maiden flight with small turboprops.

 

FLEET - Serve Air Cargo (Congo DR) is set to take delivery of another B737-800SF, serial 30517, following a conversion by Aeronautical Engineers (US)

The carrier plans to add up to six more converted B737-800F in the coming years.

Fly2Sky (Slovakia) commences A320, serial 4247, operations under an ACMI contract with Air Algerie in partnership with AVICO (France)

The contract spans from April to October 2024.

 

FLEET / ORDER - Alaska Air Group (US) expects 10 to 20 of the 23 B737 MAX expected to delivery from Boeing in 2024.

Over the longer-term the airline may opt to add fewer B737 MAX than it originally expected. Also, the carrier prefers the MAX 10 at this point.

Photo: Duncan Stewart

Air New Zealand will return to Hobart and Seoul from Auckland in October 2024 after both were paused over the New Zealand winter period.

Also, the B777-300 will be placed on routes to Singapore, Tokyo, and Taipei, replacing B787. ANZ also extended the pause to its Chicago service which was due to resume from October 2024. due to Trent 1000 engines. Chicago will return in 2H 2025, when the airline receives its new B787 from Boeing.

AIRPORT - Los Angeles International Airport - 03/2024

 K.C.Wong

FLEET - Condor takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo

Toulouse, 24 April 2024 - Condor has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo on lease from Avolon following an event in Toulouse. The new aircraft is part of the airline’s ongoing fleet modernisation which already includes the A330neo for long-haul routes. By operating aircraft from the A320 and the A330neo families, Condor will fully benefit from the advantages of commonality between these two aircraft family types.

Condor has operated the A320 family on its European route network for more than 20 years. With the introduction of the A320neo, Condor is building on this wealth of experience and benefiting from additional efficiency and comfort advantages the A320neo offers.

The new A320neo fleet will be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines and offer passengers maximum comfort with Airbus’ unique Airspace cabin. At the end of March 2024, the A320neo family had won more than 10000 orders from over 130 customers.

Thanks to modern engines and improved aerodynamics, the A320 family models reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by at least 20% compared to the previous generation aircraft and reduce noise by 50%. Since its entry into service in 2016, Airbus has delivered over 3000 A320neo Family aircraft.

AIRBUS

 

SPECIAL SCHEME - Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines say "Yes to Europe"

− Far and wide visible commitment and design of four airlines of the Lufthansa Group to the European idea

− Joint initiative for the European elections: Taking a stand - strengthening democracy

− The first two aircraft will take off this week, followed by two more next week

A message at an altitude of over ten kilometers and spread across the entire continent! With the clear statement "Yes to Europe", several Lufthansa Group aircraft will be flying across their European home from this week on. A total of four Airbus A320 will serve as ambassadors of the European idea shortly before the European elections. The eye-catching message can be read on the fuselage and is framed by the European star wreath.
European stars in the European sky
Lufthansa and Eurowings, which even has its connection to Europe at the heart of its brand name, will be the first to do so, each sending an aircraft with special foil into the European skies from this week. Next week, one aircraft each from Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines will take off.
On May 13, 2024, all four Lufthansa Group aircraft will then meet at Brussels Airport. Lufthansa had already branded an aircraft with a commitment to Europe before the European elections in 2019.

 LUFTHANSA