Flyingphotos Magazine News: outubro 2023

segunda-feira, 30 de outubro de 2023

FLEET - First A320NEO for SATA INTERNATIONAL - F-WWIA

Alain Charpentier

FLEET - Korean Air orders extra 20 Airbus A321neo jets adding to initial order of 30

Korean Air announced that it has ordered an extra 20 Airbus A321neo aircraft, adding to its initial order of 30 for the variant.
News of Korean Air’s expanded fleet modernization plans broke on October 30, 2023, in a statement posted by the South Korean flag carrier.
From its initial order of 30 A321neos, Korean Air has taken delivery of eight, with the first delivery having taken place in December 2022.

The next-gen fleet is being deployed on short and medium-haul routes to serve the airline’s Southeast Asia, China and Japan networks.

The airline’s A321neo is a single-aisle aircraft configured in a two-class layout of 182 seats – eight in ‘Prestige Class’ and 174 in economy.

The top tier passengers enjoy fully lie-flat seats, and the fleet features an Airbus Airspace cabin for enhanced passenger comfort and cabin ambiance. Passengers also will have Wi-Fi access to stay connected.

Korean Air will take delivery of 110 new next-generation aircraft in the coming years including the 20 additional A321neos, 10 Boeing 787-9s, 20 Boeing 787-10s, and 30 Boeing 737-8s.

The airline will also sequentially retire its A330-300s and Boeing 777-200ERs.
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FLEET - Heron Aviation expands its charter fleet with an Embraer ERJ-145

Heron Aviation expands its charter fleet with an Embraer ERJ-145

Heron Aviation is proud to announce the expansion of its fleet with a worldwide unique semi-private jet from Travelcoup, an Embraer ERJ-145.

This aircraft with the registration D-AMME will fly under the AOC of Heron Aviation in accordance with EASA OPS and has already been flying under this designation since the beginning of October.

After a complete refurbishment, this aircraft has been fitted with 22 luxurious comfortable leather seats with plenty of legroom. According to the flight schedule, this ERJ-145 operates commercially twice a week between Munich, Zurich and the popular Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. To fly semi-private, individual seats in the luxurious jet can be booked through the Travelcoup company. This Embraer can also be chartered as a complete aircraft outside the fixed scheduled Balearic flights. Thus the ERJ-145 opens up possibilities in the charter segment of Heron Aviation with its large number of seats, which could not be taken advantage of so far.

The home base of Munich EDDM offers the ideal opportunity for exclusive group travel combined with time savings, exceptional VIP service and stylish comfort.

Managing Director of Heron Aviation, Martin Helbling, clarifies: “With the expansion of our fleet, Heron, as a long-time experienced expert in charter flights, can dedicate itself to this additional customer segment for exclusive once-in-a-lifetime premium experiences in cooperation with Travelcoup. We look forward to offering this aircraft to our existing and expanded audience in partnership with Travelcoup.”

Heron Aviation is a private aviation company specialising in aircraft management, as well as the professional operation of charter flights. Particular emphasis continues to be placed on the highest standards of safety, discretion and reliability.

To support our customers, Heron has this year recruited additional qualified staff in the areas of sales/dispatch and maintenance.

For further information, charter and management enquiries, please contact Heron at the following

Heron Aviation

FLEET - Skyward Express inducts first Fokker 70

Skyward Express (OW, Nairobi Wilson) has taken delivery of its first F70, according to ch-aviation research.

5Y-SKX (msn 11536) is currently in maintenance at Nairobi Wilson, after having arrived on September 23 from Woensdrecht (The Netherlands), via Luxembourg, Heraklion (Greece) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), according to ADS-B data. The 80-seater Fokker Aircraft was previously operated by Cyprus's TUS Airways (U8, Larnaca) as 5B-DDB and was/is owned by Jet Midwest, ch-aviation fleets advanced data reveals.

The Kenyan carrier was not immediately available for comment.

Skyward Express owns a fleet of five other aircraft, including two F50s, one F100, one DHC-8-100, and one DHC-8-300, operating domestic flights from Nairobi Wilson to Eldoret, Kakamega, Lamu, Lodwar, Malindi, Mombasa, and Ukunda, the ch-aviation schedules module shows.

As reported, the F100, 5Y-SKE (msn 11416), is seconded to its virtual airline subsidiary, Premier Airlines (Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), which also charters another F70, 5Y-JWF (msn 11581), from Jetways Airlines (JWX, Nairobi Wilson).

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FLEET / NEW LIVERY - Zambia Airways re-registers its B737

Zambia Airways (ZN, Lusaka) has re-registered its first B737-800 from 9J-HHZ (msn 40961) to 9J-ZAD, the airline has confirmed.

Airline management confirmed the move to ch-aviation, saying it was done for "administrative reasons".

They could not confirm reports by The Zambian Observer and Zambian Post, showing images of the re-registered aircraft, that the previous registration of 9J-HHZ caused political controversy as having represented the initials of the country's current president, Hakainde Hichilema. The Zambian Civil Aviation Authority was not immediately available for comment.

The jet has been seconded from Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International), the minority stakeholder in the Zambian government's joint-venture national carrier, the majority stake being held by the state-owned Industrial Development Corporation. The plane is currently plying the route between the Zambian capital, Lusaka, and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, South Africa, according to ADS-B data.

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