Drukair signs MoU with Airbus On the first day of the Farnborough Air Show, Airbus announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Drukair for three A320neos and two A321XLRs. Delivery of the aircraft is expected to begin in 2030. Drukair is planning to use its new aircraft to expand its route network, including opening-up new connections to Europe, South East Asia and Australia. Currently, the airline's Airbus-fleet is made-up of three A319s and a single A320. It also has one ATR42-600 in the fleet. Illustration by Airbus ..read more

  Japan Airlines finalises order for A350-900s and A321neo aircraft Farnborough, United Kingdom, 23 July 2024 – Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a firm order with Airbus for 20 A350-900 widebody aircraft and 11 single-aisle A321neo, finalising a commitment announced earlier this year. The order was announced at the Farnborough Air Show 2024 during a signing ceremony with Yukio Nakagawa, Executive Officer and Senior Vice President Procurement of Japan Airlines, and Christian Scherer, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Commercial Aircraft business. The new A350-900s will join the carri ..read more

  Virgin Atlantic orders seven additional A330neo aircraft to complete fleet transformation Farnborough, United Kingdom, 23 July 2024 – Virgin Atlantic has placed a firm order for seven A330neo aircraft as part of its wider fleet transformation. The agreement takes Virgin Atlantic’s commitment for the A330neo to 19 aircraft in total, providing improved economics. The order was announced during the Farnborough Airshow onboard Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo, named ‘Ruby Rebel’, and registered as GB-VSRB after founder Sir Richard Branson, to celebrate the airline's 40th anniversary.  ..read more

  Airbus A321  -251NX  11915    B-KKG  Hong Kong Express  delivery 13-14jul24 TLS-MCT-HKG  ex F-WWSC  Airbus A321  -271NX  11922    9H-WNN  Wizz Air Malta  delivery 17jul24 XFW-BUD  ex D-AVZL  Airbus A321  -271NXLR  11932    C-GOKH  Air Transat  delivery 12jul24 XFW-YUL  ex D-AXXA  Airbus A321  -271NX  11944    TC-LPE  Turkish Airlines  delivery 17jul24 XFW-IST  ex D-AZAC  Airbus A321  -251NX  11958   &nbs ..read more

  Airbus A319  -115  7318    TU-TRJ  Air Côte d´Ivoire  delivery 11jul24 JNB-ABJ  ex N753AV  Airbus A320  -271N  ?    VP-COD  SMBC Aviation Capital  ferried 19jul24 DEL-HYD  ex VT- ?  Airbus A320  -232  2934    4X-ABX  IsrAir  delivery 11jul24 LCA-TLV, Bamboo cs  ex VP-CCI  Airbus A320  -232  3519    XA-VDE  Viva Aerobus  delivery 16-17ju-24 MPL-KEF-YHZ-MTY, 9H-reg  ex 9H-AKG  Airbus A320  -232  5053   &nb ..read more

  Air Niugini sees first A220 delivery slip into 3Q25 Air Niugini (PX, Port Moresby) expects a slight delay in the delivery of its first A220-100, with the airline advising in a July 15 press statement that it is now expected in August 2025 rather than the second quarter of the year. In the interim, the airline said another DHC-8-Q400 is due to ferry in this August. "Air Niugini remains committed to its fleet replacement program, which will see more modern and efficient aircraft arriving to replace the retiring Fokker fleet," the statement reads. The airline  ..read more

  Airbus receives EASA certification for the A321XLR 19 July 2024 is a happy day for Airbus as EASA has certified the A321XLR. With this final hurdle cleared, Airbus can now start delivery of the newest variant of the A321neo to its customers. Originally, Airbus planned to had the A321XLR certified in 2023, with deliveries starting then as well. However, due to concerns about the fire safety of the new rear center fuel tank, certification was puhsed back. Thanks to this additional fuel tank, the XLR is able to fly 15% further than the A321neoLR (A321-200NX), with a maximum of 8,700 km. A ..read more

   According to the news item, the airline is converting all of its remaining 36 options into firm orders. The airline has also decided to convert its firm order of 35 A320neos into A321neos. As a result of these changes, Jet2 now has a total of 146 A321neos on order. Jet2 ordered its first Airbuses in August 2021 by placing an order for 36 A321neos. It welcomed its first one on 31 March 2023 and currently has eight in the fleet. Next to its A321neos, the airline is operating five A321s, two A330-200s (leased from Air Tanker), seven Boeing B737-300s, 98 B737-800s, and six B757-200s ..read more

Azul to replace its B737-400Fs with Airbus A321P2Fs According to Brazilian aviation news site Aeroflap, Azul is set to replace its duo of Boeing B737-400SFs with two Airbus A321-200P2Fs. Both aircraft are currently in final stages of conversion at Guangzhou and will become PS-AJA (2741) and PS-AJB (2759).  As the leases of the B737s are expiring, Azul is bringing the Airbuses on board to standardise its operations as the airline is already a major Airbus-operator. Azul currently operates a fleet that is made-up of 40 ATR72-600s, 51 A320neos, six A321neos, four A330-200s, seven A330-900s ..read more

  Vietnam Airlines takes delivery of first A320neo Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi Noi Bai International) has taken delivery of its first A320-200N after VN-A513 (msn 12148) ferried into Hanoi from Toulouse Blagnac via Doha Hamad International on July 7. The airline expects to receive three A320neo this year, with VN-A513 due to enter revenue service on August 1. Vietnam Airlines says the A320N types are part of its fleet modernisation and operational upgrade plans designed to meet rising travel demand, especially during the peak summer seaso ..read more