sexta-feira, 17 de janeiro de 2025
quinta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2025
quarta-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2025
ROUTES - EDELWEISS AIR UPDATES NW25 A350 OPERATIONS – 12JAN25
Edelweiss Air in recent weeks filed revised Airbus A350-900 service during Northern winter 2025/26 season. Latest adjustments now see the A350 service to Tampa and Punta Cana moved forward to early-October 2025, while additional routes served by the new aircraft being added from January 2026.
Zurich – Bogota – Cartagena – Zurich eff 26OCT25 2 weekly
Zurich – Cancun eff 28OCT25 3 weekly Zurich – Cape Town eff 04JAN26 5 weekly
Zurich – Kilimanjaro – Zanzibar eff 28OCT25 2 weekly
Zurich – Muscat – Salalah eff 09JAN26 1 weekly
Zurich – Puerto Plata – Montego Bay – Zurich eff 30OCT25 1 weekly (2 weekly from 16DEC25)
Zurich – Punta Cana eff 04OCT25 2 weekly (3 weekly from 26OCT25)
Zurich – San Jose (Costa Rica) eff 31OCT25 1 weekly
Zurich – San Jose (Costa Rica) – Liberia – Zurich eff 27OCT25 2 weekly
Zurich – Tampa eff 01OCT25 3 weekly (2 weekly from 26OCT25)
Image: EDELWEISS
FLEET - Boeing December 2024 orders & deliveries
Ordered were:
1 B777-300ER by Altavair LP
30 B787-9s by flydubai
100 B737MAXs by Pegasus Airlines
3 B737MAXs by Undisclosed customer(s)
8 B767-300Fs by Undisclosed customer(s)
Cancelled were:
125 B737MAXs by Jet Airways
10 B787-9s by Jet Airways
Delivered were:
1 B787-9 to AerCap
1 B737MAX to Air China
1 B737MAX to Air India Express
1 B737MAX to Air Lease Corporation
1 B787-10 to Air Lease Corporation
1 B737MAX to Allegiant Air
1 B777-300ER to Altavair LP
2 B737MAXs to American Airlines
1 B787-9 to China Eastern Airlines
1 B737MAX to Copa Airlines
1 B737MAX to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
1 B767-300F to FedEx
3 B737MAXs to GOL Linhas Aereas
1 B787-10 to KLM
1 B787-9 to Qatar Airways
1 B787-9 to Royal Air Maroc
1 P-8A to the Royal Australian Air Force
1 B737MAX to Shenzhen Airlines
2 B737MAXs to Southwest Airlines
1 B737MAX to TUI
2 B737MAXs to United Airlines
2 B787-9s to United Airlines
1 KC-46A to the US Air Force
And with that, 2024 has come to an end for Boeing. Not an easy year with strikes and pauses of production slowing the number of deliveries.
In total, the manufacturer received 569 orders and 192 cancellations, leaving a net of 377 orders. The breakdown of orders per type for 2024 is 415 B737MAXs, two B737-700s, fifteen KC-46As, eight B767-300Fs, one B777-300ER, 35 B777Fs, 30 B777Xs, 57 B787-9s, and six B787-10s.
The total number of delivered aircraft for 2024 stands at 348. The breakdown of that per type is 260 B737MAXs, five P-8As, eight KC-46As, ten B767-300Fs, one B777-300ER, thirteen B777Fs, one B787-8, 29 B787-9s, and 21 B787-10s.
Illustration by flydubai.
ROUTES / FLEET - Spain’s LEVEL to wet-lease A330-900N for Summer 2025
LEVEL (LL, Barcelona El Prat) will wet-lease one A330-900N from Iberojet (Portugal) (6O, Lisbon) to operate its transatlantic services between Barcelona and New York JFK between June 1 and September 30.
The aircraft in question is CS-TKH (msn 1963), a 388-seater single-class widebody, currently wet-leased to Corsair International. In previous years, LEVEL deployed an A330-200 wet-leased from Wamos Air on the same route.
In a statement to ch-aviation, LEVEL said the company continuously analyses market needs to determine the best way to address them. "The wet lease agreement with Iberojet allows us to adjust our operational plan, balancing market demands with our own resources," it added.
Iberojet Portugal operates another A330-900, CS-TCF (msn 1929), with a single-class configuration for 371 passengers, while sister carrier Iberojet (Spain) (E9, Palma de Mallorca) operates five aircraft, namely one A320-200, two A330-300s, and two A350-900s.
The ch-aviation fleets module shows LEVEL currently operates one in-house A330-200s and six of the same type wet-leased in from fellow IAG International Airlines Group-owned carrier Iberia. LEVEL, which recently obtained an air operator’s certificate (AOC) and operating licence (OL) in Spain, has not yet started operations under its new ‘LL’ code and it is still flying under Iberia’s ‘IB’ code. The holding will transfer all the A330-200s from Iberia to LEVEL over the coming months, although for the time being the latter will continue to use the 'IB' code, effectively wet-leasing aircraft to its parent until its own brand becomes active.
Iberojet was not immediately available for comment.
Photo: LEVEL
CH Aviation
FLEET - SriLankan Airlines eyes revival with expanded fleet
State-owned SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) has developed a new five-year corporate plan after the government abandoned ambitions last year to sell a majority stake in the flag carrier. SriLankan's chairman, Sarath Ganegoda, told reporters that the plan, which follows on from a five-year plan released in 2019, emphasises operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and customer satisfaction. It also foregrounds an expanding fleet.
Ganegoda said the carrier will soon add three new aircraft to its fleet and that it needs 27 aircraft to meet its operational requirements. According to ch-aviation fleets data, SriLankan Airlines operates 22 aircraft, including seven A320-200s, two A320-200Ns, four A321-200Ns (three are inactive), two A330-200s, and seven A330-300s. ch-aviation contacted SriLankan Airlines for more information about the new aircraft.
The Sri Lankan government appointed Ganegoda to the chair's role in October 2024 after it decided to refresh the airline's board. He replaced Ashok Pathirage, who had served as chairman since 2019. Ganegoda has also served as an executive director at Hayleys Group, a local publicly-listed cross-sector conglomerate.
Hayleys was one of six entities that participated in the pre-qualification to bid process when the government was looking to privatise SriLankan in the first half of last year. Hayleys was later put on the shortlist, along with two other potential buyers. However, in July 2024, the government dropped the privatisation plans, with the then aviation minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva, saying none of the potential bidders were suitable.
CH Aviation
Photo: SriLankan
FLEET - flyadeal looks set to order 10 A330neos in first widebody acquisition: Reuters
Saudi-owned low-cost carrier flyadeal looks set to order 10 Airbus A330neos in its first widebody acquisition, according to Reuters.
Speaking to insiders, Reuters reported that flyadeal could announce the deal with Airbus within weeks after targeting the A330-900, after also considering theAccording to ch-aviation, 18 A320neos and 39 A321neos were scheduled to join flyadeal’s fleet out of the 105 aircraft on order.
flyadeal currently operates a fleet of 36 aircraft, comprising 10 A320-200s, 25 A320neos, plus an additional A330-200 leased from Jordan Aviation.
The carrier was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Reuters
Reuters
terça-feira, 14 de janeiro de 2025
NEW AIRLINE - Relax Airlines (Ghana) now plans to launch operations in July 2025 with three Q400s, flying on domestic and regional routes once the AOC is granted.
Accra-Kumasi-Accra
Accra-Tamale-Accra
Accra-Takoradi-Accra
Accra-Sunyani-Accra
Regional Routes:
Accra-Tamale-Accra
Accra-Takoradi-Accra
Accra-Sunyani-Accra
Regional Routes:
Accra-Lagos-Accra
Accra-Abuja-AccraAccra-Robertsfield-Freetown-Accra
Accra-Abijan-Conakry-Dakar-Accra
Images: Relax Airlines
Accra-Wa-Accra
quinta-feira, 9 de janeiro de 2025
SPECIAL LIVERY / Batik Air Malaysia ' Visit Malaysia 2026 Special Liveries - B737 MAX8, 9M-LRK
Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK) Malaysia - December 15, 2024
SPECIAL LIVERY / airBaltic Unveils its 50th Airbus A220-300 with a Special Livery
airBaltic has unveiled its 50th Airbus A220-300, freshly painted at the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Canada. This aircraft features an artistic portrayal of the Latvian flag and unique livery elements representing all three Baltic States – Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The specially painted A220-300 is set to join the airBaltic fleet in February 2025.
In late 2023, airBaltic launched an exciting design contest, inviting global participation in creating the livery for its milestone 50th Airbus A220-300. A total of 840 entries were submitted, and following voting by over 28 000 airBaltic Club loyalty program members, 21 designs were shortlisted. The top three designs all were acquired by airBaltic and represented national or Baltic region heritage, with the winning design receiving over 30% of the total shortlisted design votes.
This striking livery portrays an artistic depiction of a girl soaring through the clouds with long, flowing hair crowned by a traditional wreath and proudly featuring the Latvian flag. The design also incorporates several other elements that are inspired by the rich heritage and nature of the Baltic region – a ladybug, a swallow, and a stork. The final sketch of the design was modified and redesigned by airBaltic to meet the technical requirements of the aircraft.
The painting of this A220-300 livery was completed over an 18-day period. A total of 21 colors were used to bring this design to life, and for the first time ever, a stencil overlay technique was used to layer colours by the Airbus A220 paintshop teams in Mirabel, Canada.
AIR BALTIC
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