Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK) Malaysia - December 15, 2024
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.
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NEW AIRLINE / Riyadh Air prepares for the arrival of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
In a hugely positive move, Riyadh Air is preparing for the arrival of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The leased aircraft, painted in the airline’s resplendent pearl livery and set to be used as a technical spare and for training purposes, will be unveiled at the airline’s home airport at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
With the airline’s highly anticipated cabin interiors set to be revealed soon, this aircraft will not feature the new cabin but does have a high-specification interior to meet guests’ expectations when flying with a world-class modern airline.
This aircraft is separate from the original Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft order of 72 aircraft and will be utilized over the coming months for training purposes. It will continue the process of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) with the General Authority of Civil Aviation before operating as Riyadh Air’s technical spare to allow operations to commence later in 2025.
The opportunity to lease this plane demonstrates the innovative nature of Riyadh Air to create solutions and start serving the people of Riyadh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2025.
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FLEET / Aeroitalia will have an Embraer ERJ-175 in service, a regional jet with a capacity of 88 seats and rows of 4 seats in a 2-2 configuration
Romanian wet-lease operator Hello Jets (H3, Bucharest Henri Coanda) will add A320-200s on financial leases, BoardingPass.ro, a local aviation news website, has reported. The airline is expecting delivery of two aircraft, PK-AXR (msn 2881) and M-ABTG (msn 2885), by the end of January 2025.
Both aircraft are former Indonesia AirAsia (QZ, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) stock and are owned by Altavair. Both are 18.4 years old. PK-AXR remains in a maintenance facility at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta, while its sistership is currently undergoing pre-delivery work at Kemble.
Hello Jets currently operates one B737-700 and two B737-800s. The B737-700 and one -800 are presently operating for Israir, while the second -800 is with LOT Polish Airlines.
"The acquisition of the two A320s represents a natural move for HelloJets as we continue to adapt to the current market conditions at the dry lease level," CEO Tudor Constantinescu told ch-aviation. "We have all the necessary capabilities to expand our AOC with this additional aircraft type."
"These aircraft are dedicated to the wet lease market, aligning with Hello Jets' focused commercial strategy. This approach has consistently positioned us as the top-performing Romanian airline in terms of economics. With these two new units, our fleet will grow to five narrow-body aircraft, making us the second-largest privately-owned airline in Romania by fleet size.”
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Photo: Aeroitalia
ORDERS / STARLUX orders five more A350F freighters
Toulouse, France, 9 January 2025 – STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for five more A350F freighters. This doubles an initial order from the airline last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft. The A350F fleet will be operated by STARLUX Cargo on some of the world’s busiest freight routes.
“The cargo market is set to become a key element in our business model and will benefit from the advantages offered by Taiwan’s geographical location,” said STARLUX CEO Glenn Chai. “The A350F is the perfect choice for STARLUX, offering a similar payload-range capability as previous generation freighters, but with very significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon emissions.”
“We thank STARLUX Airlines for its ongoing confidence in Airbus and its products,” said Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales Commercial Aircraft at Airbus. “The A350F will fit seamlessly into the carrier’s latest generation all-Airbus fleet which offers unrivalled levels of technical and operational commonality. This second order from this fast-growing airline is another endorsement of the all-new A350F as the future game-changer in heavy lift markets.”
To date STARLUX Airlines operates a fleet of 26 Airbus aircraft including the A321neo, the A330neo and the A350-900.
Currently under development, the A350F can carry a payload of up to 111 tonnes and can fly up to 4,700 nautical miles / 8,700 kilometres. Powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, the aircraft will bring a reduction in fuel consumption and carbon emissions of up to 40% when compared to previous generation aircraft with a similar payload-range capability.
The A350F features the largest main deck cargo door in the industry, with fuselage length and capacity optimised around the industry’s standard pallets and containers. Over 70% of the airframe is made of advanced materials, resulting in a 46 tonne lighter take-off weight than the competing derivative. The A350F is also the only freighter aircraft that will fully meet ICAO’s enhanced CO₂ emissions standards, coming into effect in 2027.
At the end of November 2024, the latest generation widebody A350 Family had won 1,345 orders from 61 customers worldwide, including 55 for the all-new A350F from 10 leading cargo carriers.
quarta-feira, 8 de janeiro de 2025
ROUTES - LUFTHANSA 2Q25 A380 SERVICE CHANGES – 05JAN25
Munich – New York JFK eff 28APR25 1 daily A380 (Previous: 30MAR25)
Munich – Washington Dulles eff 27APR25 1 daily A380 (Previous: 30MAR25)
Photo: Duncan Stewart
Between 30MAR25 and 26/27APR25, Lufthansa schedules a mix of 318-seater and 293-seater A350 aircraft on both routes.
ROUTES - QANOT SHARQ 1Q25 RUSSIA SERVICE CHANGES
Bukhara – Moscow Domodedovo 25JAN25 – 01MAR25 Reduce from 2 to 1 weekly Ferghana – Moscow Domodedovo 24JAN25 – 28FEB25 Reduce from 2 to 1 weekly
Namangan – Moscow Domodedovo 26JAN25 – 02MAR25 Reduce from 2 to 1 weekly Namangan – St. Petersburg 21JAN25 – 04MAR25 1 weekly service cancelled Samarkand – St. Petersburg 21JAN25 – 04MAR25 Reduce from 2 to 1 weekly Tashkent – Moscow Domodedovo 23JAN25 – 06MAR25 Reduce from 10 to 5 weekly
Image: QANOT
ROUTES - ICELANDAIR EXPANDS A321NEO LR NORTH AMERICA NETWORK IN NW25
On North America routes, planned A321neo LR service addition in North America includes the following.
Reykjavik Keflavik – Miami eff 06JAN26 3 weekly*
Reykjavik Keflavik – Newark eff 06JAN26 1 daily
Reykjavik Keflavik – New York JFK eff 05JAN26 1 daily
Reykjavik Keflavik – Orlando 19DEC25, 03JAN26
Reykjavik Keflavik – Portland OR 26OCT25 – 04JAN25 4 weekly
The A321neo is scheduled to serve following North American routes during summer 2025 season:
Reykjavik Keflavik – Seattle First flight 30APR25, instead of 07MAY25
Reykjavik Keflavik – Toronto Service revised to 14SEP25 – 24OCT25, instead of 01MAY25
* Miami will be the airline’s new destination in the US, with overall 3 weekly flights with following schedule.
FI691 KEF1715 – 2055MIA 32Q 246
FI690 MIA1715 – 0555+1KEF 32Q 357
Photo: ICELANDAIR
terça-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2025
SPECIAL LIVERY - Transavia to introduce a retrojet
On 21 October 2025, Transavia will celebrate its 60th birthday. To mark this important milestone, the airline is set to introduce a retrojet. This new Airbus A321neo is scheduled to be delivered in the summer of this year.
The featured livery is inspired on the livery that the airline introduced in 1966. It was designed by Thijs Postma, who also introduced the color green and "T" as the airline's logo. Both elements are still part of the livery today.
Transavia (Netherlands) currently operates a fleet of seven A321neos and 40 Boeing B737-800s. Sister Transavia France has a fleet that's made-up of nine A320neos and 68 B737-800s.
Illustration by Transavia.
FLEET - MALDIVIAN takes delivery of 1st widebody, A330-200
On 6 January 2025, Maldivian took delivery of its very first widebody-aircraft. Airbus A330-203 8Q-IAB (1161) arrived on this date at Malé from Singapore and was welcomed with a water salute by the airport's fire brigade. Previously, this A330 was in use with Airhub Airlines as 9H-PAX (September 2022-July 2023) and with KLM as PH-AOM (October 2010-October 2020).
Maldivian is planning to use its A330 on new routes to China, with Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai being considered as destinations.
Before welcoming the widebody jet, the airline's fleet was made-up of two ATR42-600s, two ATR72-600s, one A320, eleven DHC-6s, one DHC-8-100, and four DHC-8-300s.
Photo: Maldivian.
domingo, 5 de janeiro de 2025
ROUTES - Breeze Airways eyes transatlantic, Hawai’i ops in 2H25
Breeze Airways (MX, Salt Lake City) is planning to operate transatlantic flights to Europe by autumn 2025, while also looking to increase its footprint on the United States West Coast and reach Hawai’i, chief executive David Neeleman said in an interview with Airline Geeks.
He identified Ireland and the United Kingdom as the most likely destinations across the Atlantic. Breeze is also exploring international destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as Cancún. Neeleman said these could offset the seasonality of European routes. “So maybe we will fly Cancún all winter and Ireland all summer,” he explained.
However, the airline’s plans to serve Europe and Hawai’i hinge on obtaining Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards (ETOPS) certification for the airline's fleet of A220-300s. While flights to Europe are technically possible without such authorisation, using the circuitous northerly route, Hawai'i can only be served from the mainland with an ETOPS-approved aircraft.
The airline is currently seeking flag carrier status from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a designation required to secure international traffic rights. Earlier this year, Breeze anticipated receiving the designation in time for the Winter 2024/2025 season. According to the latest timeline, the carrier aims to begin international operations by autumn 2025.
In a statement to ch-aviation, a spokesperson for Breeze said: "Flag status and ETOPS will happen sequentially, so we hope to have an update on the former in the first half of 2025 and ETOPS sometime thereafter." They added that the company is currently looking at several potential routes when those are approved, "however, nothing is set in stone yet. Until then, we’re focused on maintaining steady growth in the markets we already serve."
Breeze Airways currently operates a fleet of 48 aircraft, including thirty-five ACV!220300s, ten E190s, and three E195s on an exclusively domestic network.
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Photo: Duncan Stewart
sexta-feira, 3 de janeiro de 2025
SPECIAL LIVERY - EMIRATES / B777-31HER / A6-EQD - Special livery promoting Real Madrid
Photo: Daniel Beliso
Dubai Int'l - OMDB, United Arab Emirates
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