Flyingphotos Magazine News: junho 2024

quarta-feira, 19 de junho de 2024

FLEET - SUPERNOVA AIRLINES to take first B737-808(BDSF), N970WS - ex Royal Flight (VQ-BRF)

Supernova Airlines

ICAO - NPG

Callsign - NOVA

Country:Ukraine

Founded: 2021

Started Operations: 19 May 2023

Official Site: supernova.aero

Photo:Rustam Mannanov @aviaspotting_uzb.j

segunda-feira, 17 de junho de 2024

FLEET / HYBRIDS C/S - Garuda Indonesia Expands Fleet for Hajj Operations with New Wet-Leased Aircraft

Garuda Indonesia bolstered its wide-body aircraft fleet to enhance its operations during the Hajj. The Indonesian airline added seven aircraft of different models and from various companies under wet leasing contracts.

Leased Aircraft:

Airbus A330-300 (T7-MMM), leased from San Marino Executive Aviation
Airbus A330-300 (CS-WFP), leased from World2Fly
Airbus A330-300 (HS-XTG), leased from Thai AirAsia X
Airbus A340-300 (YR-LRD), leased from Legend Airlines
Boeing 747-400 (ER-BOS and ER-TRV), leased from Terra Avia
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Boeing 777-200 (N771KW), leased from Eastern Airlines
The incorporated aircraft operate from Indonesian airports in Surakarta (SOC), Medan (KNO), Banjarmasin (BDJ), Jakarta (CGK), and Makassar (UPG). From these locations, they depart for Medina Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) in Saudi Arabia.

Photo:Muhammad Aria Alauddin

Boeing 777-200 (N771KW), leased from Eastern Airlines

FLEET - Philippines' Cebu Pacific soon to place A320N order

Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) is closing in on an aircraft order for as many as 150 A320neo-type aircraft, according to Bloomberg. But the all Airbus operator says while an order is in the works, no final commitment has been made.

In October, ch-aviation reported that the Filippino LCC was preparing to issue a request for proposals seeking between 100 and 150 aircraft. In January, via a stock exchange filing, Cebu Pacific confirmed preparations to place an order were underway.

While a longtime Airbus customer, CEO Mike Szucs had previously said that he would be happy to place an order with ALBOE-o if their offer better met the carrier's needs. He also added that he had no interest in splitting the order between different manufacturers.

"The company confirms that discussions and negotiations are ongoing with regards to a fleet order. This potential transaction is still in the closing stages and no final order has been made," Cebu Pacific said in a statement in response to the June 13 Bloomberg report.

That report, citing unnamed sources close to talks, suggested the upcoming Farnborough Air Show was shaping up to be the likely spot to announce the order. The report said it would be awarded to Airbus and be for the A320N-type. If correct, it will be the largest aircraft order by any Philippines-based airline.

According to ch-aviation fleets data, Cebu Pacific operates a fleet of 68 aircraft, including nineteen A320-200s, eighteen A320-200Ns, seven A321-200s, fourteen A321-200NX, two A330-300s, and eight A330-900Ns. The airline also has an outstanding order book comprising eight A320-200Ns, nine A321-200NX, ten A321-200NY(XLR)s, and eight A330-900Ns. Cebu Pacific also operates a subsidiary airline called Cebgo (DG, Manila Ninoy Aquino International), which operates ATR - Avions de Transport Régional turboprops.

Last month, Szucs told an investor's briefing that Cebu Pacific would focus on flights within a four-hour radius of the Philippines, giving it a catchment area comprising two billion people. He said he had no real interest in pursuing a long-haul strategy, and existing flights beyond that four-hour range (to Dubai International, Melbourne Tullamarine, and Sydney Kingsford Smith) were network outliers.

CH Aviation

FLEET / ORDER - Spain’s Iberia schedules A321neo(XLR) EIS for mid-4Q24

Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas) has scheduled the entry into service (EIS) of the first A321-200NY(XLR) for November 14, 2024, connecting Madrid Barajas to Boston, ch-aviation research has revealed.

Then, on January 15, 2025, Iberia will deploy the new extra-long-range narrowbody jet into scheduled service to Washington Dulles. The A321neo(XLR) will have a two-class configuration with 14 seats in business and 168 in economy.

Earlier this year, the IAG International Airlines Group dropped Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) as the global launch operator of the XLR, after a pilot pay dispute was not resolved in time, exchanging it instead for Iberia in this role. Due to this reason, there are currently two A321neo(XLR)s, msn 11348 and 11504, that could be the first delivered to Iberia.

Msn 11348 was supposed to be the first taken by Aer Lingus, and would have become EI-XLR upon delivery. However, it was recently spotted with the Irish company’s livery on its tail but Iberia’s logo on the engine. Meanwhile, msn 11504 has both its tail and engine with Iberia’s livery.

ch-aviation has asked the IAG for comment on which aircraft will be the first to be delivered to Iberia.

In 2019, IAG ordered fourteen A321neo(XLR)s, six of which were initially destined for Aer Lingus and eight for Iberia. The aircraft type still needs to be certified, with Airbus saying in May that the ongoing certification and flight-test campaign is in its final stages.
CH Aviation

FLEET - Croatia Airlines will take delivery of its first 149-seat A220-300, registration 9A-CAE, in July 2024

The carrier expects to take delivery of a second A220-300 at the end of 2024, followed by six more in 2025, four in 2026 and three in 2027.

FLEET - L 410 NG for Chile: Group OMNIPOL returns to Latin America

The L 410 NG, manufactured in Aircraft Industries, has a new customer. One aircraft designed in the passenger version, with preparation for an ambulance version, is heading to Chile.

The aircraft will proudly bear the colors of Aerocardal – one of the most prominent companies in Chile. Aerocardal operates civil aircraft on charter and domestic routes, business jets, turboprops, helicopters and certified aircraft for the transport of critically ill patients.

The L 410 NG, which will head to Chile in the fall, is just the first step in a new relationship. This week, OMNIPOL signed a memorandum of cooperation with Aerocardal. The company is set to become our strategic partner for developing future cooperation in the region, and we are also in talks for additional units to be supplied in the future.

Company representatives visited the Czech based Omnipol Group, as well as our company Aircraft Industries this week, where they were able to see he progress of the production of their future aircraft.

"Thanks to this success, we are returning to South America. We continue to succeed in penetrating new regions with the four-tens," says Jiří Podpěra, President of the Czech based OMNIPOL Industrial Group.

He adds: "There is great interest in the aircraft, after all, they are among the top not only in the Czech aviation industry."

Currently, about twenty L 410s remain in operation throughout Latin America. The highest number – about 50 aircraft – flew in the 2000’s.

Compared to the older L 410 UVP-E20 model, the L 410 NG offers improved flight parameters and operational characteristics, as well as more modern technologies and innovative avionics. In particular, it has a longer range and can carry 500 kilograms more cargo, than it’s predecessor. The luggage compartment has also been doubled.

The aircraft is completely constructed in Aircraft Industries, with the involvement of 617 Czech companies in its production. Just for fun - 13,000 parts, 15,000 screws, 15,000 meters of cables and 180,000 rivets are needed to make one machine!