ROUTES - JetBlue announced a major expansion of its San Juan focus city

JetBlue (US) announced a major expansion of its San Juan focus city with the launch of five new nonstop routes to:

Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Norfolk
Richmond
Buffalo
beginning in spring 2026.

Photo: Duncan Stewart - LAX

SPECIAL COLOURS - JUNEYAO AIRLINES / A321-211 / B-9957 - "Legoland Shanghai Resort"

Photo:  ZhiiDream
 

NEW LIVERY - FlyOne / A321-200 / VP-CFS

New Livery

Photo: Stepan Bajger

Old Livery 

ER-00009-A321-200W
Photo: Ton Jochems

FLEET - Uzbekistan Airways to add first two A321neo in 2026

Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent International) will take delivery of its first two A321-200Ns in 2026 as it continues with plans to expand its network and modernise its fleet.

The new jets will be supplied under a lease agreement that the airline signed with CALC on June 10, 2025, with both units coming from CALC’s direct Airbus orderbook, the lessor said in a press release.

The narrowbodies are expected to be configured with 16 business class seats and 156 economy class seats, local media outlet UZ Daily reported. The airline did not immediately respond to queries from ch-aviation on when it expected further aircraft deliveries.

According to ch-aviation data, the airline has eighteen of the variant on order. It currently operates 44 aircraft, namely nine A320-200s, ten A320-200Ns, five A321-200NX(LR)s, two ACJ320-200s, six B767-300ERs, two B767-300ER(BCF)s, seven B787-8s, two Il-76TDs, and one Pilatus PC-24.

The deal comes after the Uzbek government said in May it has agreed to buy fourteen Airbus aircraft and lease five more to refresh the carrier's fleet. In February, the airline also hinted it was planning to sign a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for fourteen incremental B787-8s.

As part of its growth strategy, the airline plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in 2026, along with 11 other large state-owned enterprises. It is already pushing ahead with its IPO preparations by switching from national to international accounting standards and also plans to sign a financing agreement with Deutsche Bank to fund aircraft purchases.

CH Aviation

photo: Marco Moutinho - MAD

 

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

FLEET - Air Samarkand's first A321 with fresh paint and ready to ferry to Samarkand (SKD). A321-231 / N692AV / MSN: 5936

Photo: Josh Frizzell