Airline Fleet News – 6th December 2024 (Updated 8th Dec)

New Deliveries

Envoy Air (ENY)  ERJ-175  N324ES (17000979)  SJK to ABI

Ethiopian Airlines (ETH)  A350-1000  ET-BAX (702)  TLS to ADD

IndiGo (IGO)  A321NX  VT-ICZ (12165)  XFW to DEL

Japan Airlines (JAL)  A350-1000  JA08WJ (683)  TLS to HND

Jet2 (EXS)  A321NX  G-SUNM (12127)  XFW to MAN

SkyWest Airlines (SKW)  ERJ-175  N626SY (17000974)  SJK to IAH

Southwest Airlines (SWA)  B737 MAX 8  N8934Q (68458 / 9017)  BFI to PHX

United Airlines (UAL)  A321NX  N44522 (12204)  BFM to TPA

VietJetAir (VJC)  A320N  VN-A515 (12298)  TLS to HAN

Volaris (VOI)  A321NX  XA-VUM (12206)  BFM to MEX

News

Airbus (AIB) A220-100 C-FOYA (50081) made its flight at Mirabel (YMX) and A220-300 C-GPJH (55326) made its first flight at Mobile (BFM).

+ Africa Charter Airline (FSK) has taken delivery of B737-4F C5-JRD (24917 / 2071) ex-ASL Airlines Ireland (ABR) EI-JRD and ferried from storage at Sofia (SOF) to Luxor (LXR) prior to entering service.

Alberta Aviation Capital ferried CRJ-200 N833AY (8033) from Iqaluit (YFB) to Luxor (LXR).

Asiana Airlines (AAR) A321NX HL8586 (12340) made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AVYI.

Boeing (BOE) ferried B737 MAX 8 N253BE (61374 / 7263) from Boeing Field (BFI) to Honolulu (HNL) prior to completion at Zhoushan (HSN) for 9 Air (JYH) as B-206L.

Buddha Air (BHA) ferried ATR 72-500 9N-AOG (907) from Muscat (MCT) to Kathmandu (KTM) prior to entering service.

+ CDB Aviation re-registered A320 B-LPS (4804) ex VP-CHG while stored at Hong Kong (HKG), prior to lease to Hong Kong Airlines (CRK).

Cebu Pacific (CEB) A321NX RP-C4149 (12172) made its first flight at Tianjin (TSN) as B-005G.

China Eastern Airlines (CES) A321NX B-32KC (12230) made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWSV.

China Southern Airlines (CSN) COMAC C919 B-**** (022) made its first flight at Shanghai (PVG) as B-002Q.

Croatia Airlines (CTN) A220-300 9A-CAI (55324) made its first flight at Mirabel (YMX) as C-FPBE.

easyJet (EZY) A320N G-UZEE (12357) made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWIN.

Ethiopian Airlines (ETH) ferried B767-3F ET-BBE (67023 / 1258) from Liege (LGG) to Addis Ababa (ADD) prior to entering service.

+ Erik Thun AB ferried Saab 340B 8P-MHT (340B-215) from storage at Kingstown (SVD) to Providenciales (PLS) prior to lease to One Caribbean (VCY).

JD Aero ferried Dash 8-400 C-FENY (4447) from Muscat (MCT) to Medan (KNO) prior to delivery to Sunstate Airlines (SSQ).

Qatar Airways (QTR) B787-9 A7-*** (***** / 1217) made its first flight at Charleston (CHS).

Republic Airways (RPA) ferried ERJ-175 N775YX (17000978) from Sao Jose dos Campos (SJK) to Manaus (MAO) prior to entering service.

Royal Air Charters (RAC) has taken delivery of ERJ-140 9J-PKP (145734) on lease from Regional One, ex-Envoy Air (ENY) N851AE.

Saudia (SVA) A321NX HZ-ASAL (12136) made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AVXJ.

+ Turkish Airlines (THY) has taken delivery of A320 TC-EIA (5068) on lease from Wells Fargo Trust while stored at Opa Locka (OPF), ex- Avianca El Salvador (TAI) N685TA.

Turkmenistan Airlines (TUA) ferried B737-7 EZ-A010 (37236 / 2986) from Goose Bay (YYR) to Milan (MXP) prior to a return to service.

United Airlines (UAL) B737 MAX 8 N47357 (67633 / 9018) made its first flight at Renton (RNT) and ferried to Victorville (VCV).

Virgin Australia (VOZ) ferried B737-8 VH-RQP (37822 / 3355) from Melbourne (MEL) to Wagga Wagga (WGA) for painting, prior to entering service.

Volare Aviation (VLZ) ferried CRJ-200 2-SMRT (8053) from Oxford (OXF) to Exeter (EXT) for painting.

Maintenance Flights

Air France (AFR) ferried A330-2 F-GZCB (443) from Chateauroux (CHR) to Paris (CDG) and B777-2 F-GSPK (29010 / 267) from Paris (CDG) to Bordeaux (BOD).

BAe Systems (BAE) ferried ERJ-145 G-OFLX (145588) from Warton (WRT) to Alverca (AVR).

British Airways (BAW) ferried B777-2 G-VIIP (29321 / 193) from Cardiff (CWL) to Heathrow (LHR).

Brussels Airlines (BEL) ferried A330-3 OO-SFJ (701) from Manila (MNL) to Brussels (BEL).

easyJet (EZY) ferried A320 G-EZUT (5113) from Maastricht (MST) to Gatwick (LGW).

easyJet Europe (EJU) ferried A319’s OE-LQD (3763) from Milan (MXP) to Maastricht (MST), OE-LQQ (3845) from Budapest (BUD) to Milan (MXP) and A320 OE-IJR (3975) from Milan (MXP) to Budapest (BUD).

IndiGo (IGO) ferried A320 ES-SAG (5407) from Bengaluru (BLR) to Istanbul (ISL).

KLM Cityhopper (KLC) ferried ERJ-190 PH-EZC (19000250) from Alicante (ALC) to Castellon (CDT).

LATAM Airlines Chile (LAN) ferried B787-9 CC-BGT (38893 / 680) from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Madrid (MAD).

Lufthansa (DLH) ferried A340-3 D-AIGY (335) from Frankfurt (FRA) to Teruel (TEV).

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) ferried B787-9 CN-RAM (64625 / 783) from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Casablanca (CMN).

Ryanair (RYR) ferried B737-8 EI-ENO (40302 / 3534) from Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) to Bergamo (BGY).

SunExpress (SXS) ferried B737-8 TC-SRC (39006 / 3583) from Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) to Antalya (AYT).

TUI Airways (TOM) ferried B737-8 G-TUKW (40943 / 4407) from Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) to Manchester (MAN).

TUIfly (TUI) ferried B737 MAX 8 D-AMAZ (44604 / 7525) from Munich (MUC) to Luton (LTN).