SPECIAL LIVERY - EMIRATES / B777-31HER / A6-EQD - Special livery promoting Real Madrid

Photo: Daniel Beliso

Dubai Int'l - OMDB, United Arab Emirates

AIRPORT - Los Angeles International Airport

K.C.Wong

AIRPORT - Lisboa-Humberto Delgado-Portugal

    

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AIRPORT -EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

Paul Bannwarth
 

ROUTES - CONDOR NS25 EUROPEAN CITY-TRIP OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT CHANGES

Condor in recent weeks filed additional changes to its planned “City-Trip” routes scheduled for 1H25 launch, as the carrier tweaks planned operational aircraft, resulting in capacity increase on selected routes. As of 31DEC24, latest summary of the carrier’s planned “City-Trip” service as follows.

Frankfurt – Berlin eff 30MAR25 1 daily A320neo (Previous: A320ceo)

Frankfurt – Hamburg eff 30MAR25 1 daily A321ceo (Previous: A320ceo)

Frankfurt – Milan Malpensa eff 01MAY25 1 daily A320ceo

Frankfurt – Munich eff 30MAR25 1 daily A321neo (Previous: A320ceo)

Frankfurt – Prague eff 01MAY25 1 daily A320ceo

Frankfurt – Rome Fiumicino eff 01MAY25 1 daily A320ceo

Frankfurt – Vienna eff 30MAR25 1 daily A321ceo (Previous: A320ceo)

Frankfurt – Zurich eff 30MAR25 1 daily A320ceo
Photo: Ton Jochems - PMI

ROUTES - SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AUGUST 2025 NETWORK ADDITIONS

Southwest Airlines in December 2024 extended schedule listings beyond August 2025. From 05AUG25, the airline plans to introduce 9 domestic routes.

Austin – San Francisco eff 05AUG25 1 daily 737-700/-800

Chicago Midway – Indianapolis eff 05AUG25 2 daily 737-700/-800/MAX 8

Nashville – Louisville eff 05AUG25 6 weekly 737-700

Orlando – Fort Myers eff 05AUG25 2 daily 737-700/-800/MAX 8 (Last served until January 2024)
Orlando – Los Angeles eff 05AUG25 1 daily 737-700

Orlando – Miami eff 05AUG25 2 daily 737-700/-800-MAX 8

Orlando – Sarasota eff 05AUG25 2 daily 737-700

Orlando – West Palm Beach eff 05AUG25 2 daily 737-700/-800

Phoenix – Santa Barbara eff 10AUG25 1 weekly 737 MAX 8

Photo: Duncan Stewart - LAX 

FLEET - IndiGo Airlines eyes six B787-9s on wet-lease in 2025

Saudia as of yesterday (02JAN25) gradually filed initial changes to its Northern summer 2025 season operation. On European routes, the airline filed following changes, based on schedule comparison 29DEC24 vs 02JAN25, with flights available for reservations.

Jeddah – Amsterdam eff 30MAR25 787-10 replaces -9, 4 weekly

Jeddah – Athens 03JUN25 – 06SEP25 188-seater 321neo operates along with A320, 3 weekly

Jeddah – London Heathrow eff 30MAR25 Reduce from previously filed 15 weekly to 14 weekly

Jeddah – Manchester eff 02APR25 Increase from 6 to 7 weekly, 787-9/-10

Jeddah – Rome Fiumicino eff 30MAR25 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly, A320 (Additional flights departs JED during overnight hours)

SV203 JED0305 – 0715FCO 320 15

SV201 JED1030 – 1440FCO 320 x135

SV204 FCO0925 – 1510JED 320 15

SV202 FCO1610 – 2155JED 320 x15

Neom Bay – London Heathrow eff 30MAR25 1 weekly 787-9 service removed

Photo: Ton Jochems - AMS

 

FLEET - IndiGo Airlines eyes six B787-9s on wet-lease in 2025

IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) will reportedly wet-lease six B787-9s from Norse Atlantic Airways (N0, Oslo Gardermoen) in 2025, while it is simultaneously in talks with Airbus about accelerating the deliveries of its first firm-ordered A350-900s to hasten its entry into the long-haul market.

The Economic Times reported that the first two B787-9s would begin flying for IndiGo Airlines in February 2025, followed by the other four in September 2025. The aircraft would allow the Indian carrier to launch its first widebody long-haul routes and could be deployed to Europe. London and Paris have been flagged as potential initial destinations.

IndiGo Airlines does not currently operate any in-house widebodies. It wet-leases two B777-300ERs from Turkish Airlines, but the aircraft are deployed exclusively on flights to Istanbul Airport from Mumbai International and Delhi International.

Neither Norse Atlantic Airways nor IndiGo Airlines responded to ch-aviation's request for comment.

The Norwegian airline recently disclosed plans to wet-lease six of its B787-9s to an unnamed "reputable international airline" as it seeks to grow the share of ACMI contracts in its revenues. The carrier's fleet, split between the Norwegian AOC and Norse Atlantic (United Kingdom), comprises twelve B787-9s.

The wet-lease would be facilitated by India's changing regulatory environment. While the country has historically had a restrictive policy towards ACMI contracts, it recently began relaxing it to support the growth of domestic airlines despite the limited supply of new aircraft on the market.

Separately, IndiGo Airlines told the local media that it was in talks with Airbus to accelerate the deliveries of firm-ordered A350-900s. The carrier plans to take 30 units of the type, and the first one was initially scheduled to enter into service in 2027.

CH Aviation