Toulouse-Blagnac Airport - 12/2021

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AIR BELGIUM / A330-900 / F-WWCJ / msn 1844

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FRENCHBEE / A350-1000 / F-WZNN msn 539

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LUFTWAFFE / A350-900 / F-WZHF msn 526

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VIVA AIR COLOMBIA / A320 NEO / F-WWIZ msn 10570

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AIR CARAÏBES / A350-1000 / F-WZNK msn 533

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Cebu Pacific (Philippines) will retain its fleet of 73 aircraft, as they will play a key role in its recovery program

  The carrier is in talks with Airbus for delivery schedules for the 16 A330neos, 10 A321XLRs, and five A320neos on order.

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AIR BELGIUM / A330-900 / F-WWKQ msn 1861

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AZUL LINHAS AÉREAS - A320-200 - F-WWDY

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1st A330-900 for Air Belgium painted

 

The first of two A330-900s for Air Belgium has been rolled-out of the paint shop at Toulouse on 11 August. And it looks lovely! The aircraft involved is MSN 1861, which is currently registered as F-WWKQ and will become OO-ABG once delivered.

The Belgian airline announced in June it has decided to lease two A330-900s to replace its A340-300s. Both A330-900s (the other one being MSN 1844) were originally destined to go to RwandAir (and before that Air Berlin) but the African airline decided to cancel its lease-agreement.

Photo: Airbus

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Air Austral’s Airbus A220s Stop In Toulouse En Route To Reunion

Two of three Airbus A220s bound for Air Austral have stopped off in Toulouse en-route to their new home in Réunion. The two aircraft are expected to be joined by the third and final aircraft shortly. The last aircraft is currently in the French capital city, Paris.

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Toulouse-Blagnac Airport - 07/2021

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FLYADEAL - A320NEO - F-WWBZ

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Toulouse-Blagnac Airport - 06/2021

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JETSMART / A320 Néo / F-WWIC msn 10601

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CATHAY PACIFIC / A321 NX / D-AYAP msn 10191

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Corsair Takes Delivery Of Its Second Airbus A330neo

A little over a month ago, French charter airline Corsair took delivery of its first A330neo. Yesterday, it was joined by its second sibling. F-HSKA, an Airbus A330-900, which arrived at the all-A330 carrier’s base at Paris Orly Airport on Wednesday, making the short journey north from the manufacturer’s facilities in Toulouse.

F-HSKA took off from Toulouse at 13:27 on May 12th and landed just south of Paris at Orly one hour and five minutes later, at 14:32 local time. The new widebody specimen joins the airline’s first A330neo, delivered in March this year, and another five A330ceos already in Corsair’s fleet.

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Airline Startup Of The Week: Spain’s World2Fly

Spain’s World2Fly is all set to start flying next month after it received its Air Operators License (AOC). The carrier will operate a fleet of Airbus A350s and A330s from Madrid and Lisbon to destinations in Latin America. Let’s find out more about this carrier.

According to Routesonline, World2Fly has secured its AOC this week, clearing the way for it to begin flights. The carrier plans to offer transatlantic flights to destinations in Latin America starting this summer. World2Fly will operate its first-ever flight on 19th June from bases in Madrid–Barajas and Lisbon Airport.

The airline is owned by Iberostar, a global hotel and tourism chain that holds 120 luxury properties globally, including in Latin America. World2Fly will primarily function as a leisure charter airline, carrying travelers to Iberostars properties in three countries at first.

World2Fly will join the ranks of European leisure charter airlines such as TUI, Condor, and others. Photo: Airbus
The airline’s first three destinations will: 

Havana, Cuba 

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 

Cancun, Mexico 

As we draw closer to World2Fly’s first flight, we have more details about the carrier’s cabin configuration. The airline will feature a whopping 432 seats on its A350-900, close to the aircraft’s maximum capacity. This likely signals the A350 will be configured in a single-class economy layout, one of the few airlines opting for this.

Meanwhile, the A330-300s are slightly less dense, with only 388 seats. The A330-300 can carry up to 440 in a single class configuration, which means that Which2Fly’s aircraft might possibly feature a premium economy. However, this could also mean a more comfortable economy layout for passengers.

World2Fly will have one of the densest A350-900s in the sky when it takes delivery. Photo: Airbus

World2Fly’s Director General Bruno Claeys has said the airline would take delivery of one A350 and one A330 this month. The next A350 will join the fleet in May 2022, while dates for the other A330s remain unknown for now.

According to Planespotters.net, the airline’s A350-900 is registered EC-NOI and was originally meant to go to Aeroflot. However, the latter deferred delivery, allowing World2Fly to take it up instead. However, the Spanish carrier’s A330-300s are on lease from AerCap and well over 10 years old.

Travel reopening

As travel slowly reopens, travelers are desperate to fly out and get some sun. Most popular destinations in Latin America opened their borders months ago, allowing visitors globally to enter quarantine-free. As Europe eases travel restrictions, expect many to fly long-haul to their favorite leisure spots soon.

However, questions over testing and quarantine upon return to Europe remain in doubt currently. While Germany has removed most restrictions for travel from nearly 100 countries, the UK has only cleared 12 countries for quarantine-free travel. The coming weeks will provide more clarity on the popularity of World2Fly’s plans and travel rules.

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Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, France - 04/2021

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Toulouse-Blagnac Airport - 04/2021

A320 NEO F-WWIF msn 10366

A320 NEO F-WWBD msn 10471

A 350-900 F-WZFF msn 470

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