FLEET - Austrian Airlines will take delivery of total of three B787-9s in 2026

Austrian Airlines will take delivery of total of three B787-9s in 2026, while decommissioning three B767s and six B777s. Ten more Dreamliners will be added to the current two in the fleet by the end of 2028.

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FLEET - Kenya's Astral Aviation to add first B767-300F in 1Q2

The European Union has reimposed sanctions on Syria's Cham Wings Airlines (SAW, Damascus) for its alleged support for the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad. The privately-owned carrier was previously designated by the bloc between December 2021 and July 2022 for its alleged role in a migrant-smuggling scheme orchestrated by various governments hostile to the EU.

"Cham Wings uses its flights to engage in the transfer of Syrian mercenaries, arms trade, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, which supports the activities of the Syrian regime. As the only private airline in Syria, Cham Wings is therefore benefiting from, and providing support to the Syrian regime," the EU said in its January 24, 2024, sanctions list update.

While the carrier was sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control in 2016 for its ties to the Syrian government, the EU adopted a markedly softer approach only sanctioning it in December 2021, after it operated a number of charter flights to Minsk National, allegedly carrying migrants who were then transported by the Belarussian regime to the Lithuanian and Polish frontiers thus orchestrating a humanitarian crisis.

Cham Wings denied knowingly participating in any such scheme and maintained its flights were purely commercial, adding that it had no power over who its passengers were. The airline was removed from the EU sanctions list in mid-2022 and even hoped to obtain an EU Third Country Operator (TCO) permit to launch scheduled flights to the bloc.

The Syrian airline remains under US and Ukrainian sanctions but is not designated by the United Kingdom.

The ch-aviation fleets module shows Cham Wings Airlines operating three A320-200s. It recently took delivery of a fourth, YK-BAA (msn 2434), transferred at Minsk airport from UAE-based start-up Queens Air. The opaque firm added the aircraft in November 27, 2023, registering it in Kyrgyzstan as EX-32012. It was ferried from Minsk to Damascus on February 7, 2024, ADS-B data shows. The flight, operated under Cham Wings' 'SAW' code, was routed via Russia and bypassing Turkish airspace.

Cham Wings Airlines did not respond to ch-aviation's request for comment. It serves various destinations across the Middle East, Libya, and Iran.

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ROUTES - UNITED FEB 2024 EXTRA BOEING 767/777 LAS VEGAS SERVICE

Photo: Duncan Stewart

United since the fourth quarter of 2023 gradually filed various widebody aircraft operation for Las Vegas between 07FEB24 and 12FEB24, coinciding with The Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, on 11FEB24. The Star Alliance carrier plans to add 35-36 round-trip flights with widebody aircraft: 767-400ER, 777-200, 777-200ER and 777-300ER.


Operational flight schedules and aircraft remains subject to change.

Las Vegas – Chicago O'Hare Service operated by 364-seater 777-200

UA664 LAS0715 – 1248ORD 777 12FEB24

UA650 LAS0925 – 1455ORD 777 12FEB24

UA1062 LAS1730 – 2258ORD 777 12FEB24

UA654 ORD1535 – 1734LAS 777 11FEB24

UA2091 ORD1410 – 1609LAS 777 12FEB24

Las Vegas – Denver Service operated by 364-seater 777-200

UA770 LAS1200 – 1455DEN 777 07FEB24
UA770 LAS1200 – 1455DEN 777 08FEB24
UA2432 LAS0700 – 0955DEN 777 09FEB24
UA770 LAS1140 – 1435DEN 777 09FEB24
UA1934 LAS1335 – 1628DEN 777 09FEB24

UA2643 LAS0605 – 0859DEN 777 12FEB24
UA2432 LAS0740 – 1035DEN 777 12FEB24
UA1934 LAS1345 – 1638DEN 777 12FEB24

UA2149 DEN0940 – 1038LAS 777 07FEB24
UA2149 DEN0940 – 1038LAS 777 08FEB24
UA517 DEN1615 – 1713LAS 777 08FEB24

UA2149 DEN1025 – 1123LAS 777 09FEB24
UA353 DEN1115 – 1213LAS 777 09FEB24
UA517 DEN1615 – 1713LAS 777 09FEB24

UA655 DEN1900 – 1958LAS 777 11FEB24

UA3347 DEN0705 – 0801DEN 777 12FEB24 (Not open for reservation)

UA353 DEN1115 – 1213LAS 777 12FEB24
UA2360 DEN1758 – 1855LAS 777 12FEB24

Las Vegas – Houston 276-seater 777-200ER operates on 08FEB24 and 09FEB24, 364-seater 777-200 on 12FEB24

UA1887 LAS1225 – 1721IAH 777 08FEB24
UA1887 LAS1225 – 1721IAH 777 09FEB24
UA1887 LAS1230 – 1725IAH 777 12FEB24

UA580 IAH0945 – 1104LAS 777 08FEB24

UA580 IAH0945 – 1104LAS 777 09FEB24

UA1430 IAH0725 – 0844IAH 777 12FEB24 (276-seater 777-200ER)

UA2010 IAH0955 – 1110LAS 777 12FEB24

Las Vegas – Newark Service operated by 276-seater 777-200ER

UA1386 LAS1110 – 1851EWR 777 08FEB24
UA406 LAS2315 – 0700+1EWR 777 08FEB24
UA1491 LAS2345 – 0714+1EWR 777 08FEB24

UA1386 LAS1110 – 1851EWR 777 09FEB24
UA2617 LAS1517 – 2247EWR 777 09FEB24
UA406 LAS2315 – 0700+1EWR 777 09FEB24

UA1757 LAS0900 – 1642EWR 777 12FEB24
UA1936 LAS1000 – 1741EWR 777 12FEB24

UA597 EWR0700 – 0937LAS 777 08FEB24
UA482 EWR0900 – 1141LAS 777 08FEB24
UA2297 EWR1705 – 1942LAS 777 08FEB24
UA2038 EWR1915 – 2156LAS 777 08FEB24
UA597 EWR0700 – 0937LAS 777 09FEB24
UA1525 EWR1030 – 1307LAS 777 09FEB24
UA2038 EWR1915 – 2156LAS 777 09FEB24

Las Vegas – San Francisco Service operated by 276-seater 777-200ER on 08FEB24, 364-seater 777-200 on 09FEB24 and 12FEB24, as well as 350-seater 777-300ER (from Las Vegas)

UA574 LAS1300 – 1444SFO 777 08FEB24
UA1273 LAS2120 – 2304SFO 77W 08FEB24

UA574 LAS1250 – 1434SFO 777 09FEB24
UA1273 LAS2120 – 2304SFO 77W 09FEB24
UA1246 LAS2015 – 2159SFO 777 12FEB24

UA1961 SFO1105 – 1247LAS 777 09FEB24

UA3345 SFO0600 – 0734LAS 777 12FEB24 (Not open for reservation, 276-seater)

UA3346 SFO0620 – 0754LAS 777 12FEB24 (Not open for reservation)

UA1887 SFO0825 – 1005LAS 77W 12FEB24

Las Vegas – Washington Dulles Service operated by 364-seater 777-200, 350-seater 777-300ER and 231-seater 767-400ER

UA1006 LAS1315 – 2035IAD 764 07FEB24
UA1006 LAS1315 – 2035IAD 764 08FEB24
UA1006 LAS1315 – 2035IAD 764 09FEB24
UA1961 LAS1410 – 2120IAD 777 09FEB24
UA1627 LAS0915 – 1625IAD 777 12FEB24
UA2144 LAS1130 – 1840IAD 77W 12FEB24
UA1006 LAS1315 – 2035IAD 764 12FEB24
UA2663 LAS2340 – 0650+1IAD 777 12FEB24

UA1287 IAD0915 – 1131LAS 764 07FEB24
UA789 IAD0915 – 1131LAS 764 08FEB24
UA780 IAD1745 – 1952LAS 77W 08FEB24

UA2372 IAD0815 – 1020LAS 777 09FEB24
UA1287 IAD0915 – 1131LAS 764 09FEB24
UA780 IAD1745 – 1952LAS 77W 09FEB24
UA1382 IAD2200 – 2359LAS 777 11FEB24
UA1287 IAD0900 – 1116LAS 764 12FEB24
UA358 IAD1840 – 2047LAS 777 12FEB24 

Pegas Fly (Russia) plans to add new routes at Sochi, with service scheduled to Surgut and Yaroslavl in late May 2023, with B737-900ER.

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AERONEXUS / ZS-NEX / B767-300 / (Stones)

 Ton Jochems

United Airlines / B767-300W / N648UA

 Ton Jochems

Privilege 767 with Athletic Club titles, on ferry flight today Bilbao-Madrid after carring the football team from Riyah to Bilbao, where it was the spanish supercup match

José Ramon Valero
 

Air DO - Boeing767-381ER - JA607A - New special livery- Rokon (Vulpix) jet was operated as charter flight HD/ADO9252 to Obihiro for school trip for high school students.

 Hajime Suzuki

Kobe (UKB/RJBE)

AIRDO Boeing 767-381ER (JA607A) - Special livery of "Rokon Jet"

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Tokyo International Airport (HND/RJTT)

COVID forces Aeronexus to sell/lease-back its only B767-300

 

South African charter company Aeronexus Corporate (ARN, London Stansted) has been forced to sell and lease back its single 96-seater B767-300(ER), ZS-NEX (msn 24865), due to COVID-19-related difficulties. The company now leases the aircraft from Aerotron, according to a regulatory filing with the US Department of Transportation (DOT).

The July 2020 transaction was disclosed in its October 18 application to the DOT for an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit to provide a VIP charter service ferrying people, property, and mail to the US. The on-demand executive charter service would take place about five times a year, predominantly from the European Union and primarily for sports teams, heads of state, and corporations. The exemption request would enable it to provide the charters while waiting for the DOT to issue its foreign air carrier permit.

Founded in 2002 by pilots Sven Petersen and Gavin Harrison, Aeronexus - which has bases at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo and London Stansted, where it maintains its aircraft - specialises in VIP charters including sports teams such as Manchester United, entertainers including The Rolling Stones, humanitarian organisations, and heads of state.

According to its application, it wants to fly from any point(s) behind South Africa, via any station(s) in South Africa, and via intermediate points to any place(s) in the US or beyond; between any point(s) in the US and South Africa; other charters on prior approval as set out in the DOT’s economic regulations; and flights under any additional charter rights that may become available to South African carriers in the future. Its application is made in accordance with the comity and reciprocity that exists between the US and South Africa.

The company has requested confidentiality on the financial data provided for 2019 and 2020 for both Aeronexus Corporate and Aeronexus International Limited, a Maltese company that conducts its administration.

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AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES / B767-300 - 4K-AZ81

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EASTERN - B767-300 - N705KW

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American S17 Chicago – Manchester aircraft changes as of 08NOV16

American Airlines in latest schedule update adjusted planned operational aircraft for Chicago O’Hare – Manchester route for summer 2017 season. Previously scheduled Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operation, has switched back to Boeing 767. This route operates daily from 01MAY17 to 04OCT17 (ORD departure).

AA054 ORD1910 – 0855+1MAN 763 D
AA055 MAN1220 – 1455ORD 763 D

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Photo:Duncan Stewart - LAX

Tajik Air adds maiden widebody jet

Tajik Air has taken delivery of its first widebody jet following the arrival of B767-300 at Dushanbe last week.
A second B767 is also expected to arrive at some point in the coming months.

JAPAN AIRLINES - B767-300 - JA610J

Japan Airlines

AIR DO - B767-300 - JA602A

Air Do

DELTA AIR LINES - B767-300 - N139DL

Duncan Stewart - LAX

QANTAS FAREWELLS ITS LAST BOEING 767 MELBOURNE Posted on 27th December 2014 Tweet PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION Qantas will today say farewell to its last Boeing 767, as the aircraft conducts its final flight – with the special flight number of QF767 – from Melbourne to Sydney. The Boeing 767 has been in the Qantas fleet since July 1985 and for a time was the ‘workhorse’ of the fleet, carrying nearly 168 million passengers on over 927,000 flights. Qantas Head of Flying Operations and Boeing 767 pilot, Captain Mike Galvin, said the 767 had served Qantas extremely well over the past 29 years. “The 767 has been a staple in the Qantas fleet for more than two decades and was a favourite with both crew and customers. It’s been an extremely reliable aircraft and has served Qantas and our customers very well over the years,” Captain Galvin said. “While it’s sad to say goodbye, it’s definitely time to retire the 767s as we have been bringing in newer aircraft that are more advanced and fuel efficient. It’s also part of reducing complexity in our fleet by reducing the number of different aircraft types we fly from 11 down to seven.” Qantas had a total of 41 Boeing 767 in its fleet over the years, which collectively flew more than 1.8 billion kilometers – the equivalent of 2,438 return trips to the moon. A widebody aircraft capable of carrying about 250 people, the B767 was used in recent years flying between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as from the east coast to Perth. Much of the flying done by the B767s will be taken over by Qantas’ fleet of newer and larger A330s, which are receiving a major interior upgrade and seat around 300 people. The remainder of the flying will be done through increased utilisation of the airline’s smaller B737s. Since FY09, Qantas has taken delivery of over 140 new aircraft while retiring more than 80 – bringing the average age of its fleet down to 7.7 years, which is the lowest it has been for more than two decades and is significantly younger than the averages in North America, Europe or Asia Pacific. The final Qantas Boeing 767 flight will depart Melbourne at 5pm and will do a flyover Sydney CBD, before landing at the airport at 6.25pm.

Qantas will today say farewell to its last Boeing 767, as the aircraft conducts its final flight – with the special flight number of QF767 – from Melbourne to Sydney.

The Boeing 767 has been in the Qantas fleet since July 1985 and for a time was the ‘workhorse’ of the fleet, carrying nearly 168 million passengers on over 927,000 flights.

Qantas Head of Flying Operations and Boeing 767 pilot, Captain Mike Galvin, said the 767 had served Qantas extremely well over the past 29 years.

“The 767 has been a staple in the Qantas fleet for more than two decades and was a favourite with both crew and customers. It’s been an extremely reliable aircraft and has served Qantas and our customers very well over the years,” Captain Galvin said.

“While it’s sad to say goodbye, it’s definitely time to retire the 767s as we have been bringing in newer aircraft that are more advanced and fuel efficient. It’s also part of reducing complexity in our fleet by reducing the number of different aircraft types we fly from 11 down to seven.”

Qantas had a total of 41 Boeing 767 in its fleet over the years, which collectively flew more than 1.8 billion kilometers – the equivalent of 2,438 return trips to the moon.

A widebody aircraft capable of carrying about 250 people, the B767 was used in recent years flying between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as from the east coast to Perth.

Much of the flying done by the B767s will be taken over by Qantas’ fleet of newer and larger A330s, which are receiving a major interior upgrade and seat around 300 people. The remainder of the flying will be done through increased utilisation of the airline’s smaller B737s.

Since FY09, Qantas has taken delivery of over 140 new aircraft while retiring more than 80 – bringing the average age of its fleet down to 7.7 years, which is the lowest it has been for more than two decades and is significantly younger than the averages in North America, Europe or Asia Pacific.

The final Qantas Boeing 767 flight will depart Melbourne at 5pm and will do a flyover Sydney CBD, before landing at the airport at 6.25pm.
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