New Spanish airline Gowair is to launch a series of winter charters to Tenerife on behalf of
its tour operator and parent, Gowair Vacation Holding. The Madrid-based carrier has a single
Airbus A320, EC-MQH (c/n 1296), but plans to acquire a further two examples before the
summer season. José Ramón ValeroNew Spanish Carrier
CIVIL ORDERS
Airline Aircraft NumberOrder Placed Notes
Air Asia A320ceo 14 October 2017
Undisclosed A320neo 7 October 2017
Viva AerobusA320ceo 2 October 2017
Undisclosed ACJ320ceo 1 October 2017
American
AirlinesE175 10 October 31, 2017 Firm order, purchase rights
exercised from original 2013
contract
FedEx
ExpressATR 72-600 30 November 8, 2017 Deal includes an additional
20 options
CDB Aviation 737 MAX 8 42 November 9, 2017
CDB Aviation 737 MAX 10 10 November 9, 2017
CDB Aviation787-9 8 November 9, 2017
China
Aviation
Suppliers
Holding CoVarious 300 November 9, 2017 Orders and commitments for
single- and twin-aisle aircraft
signed during President
Donald Trump’s visit to China
Azerbaijan
Airlines787-8 5 November 12, 2017 Deal also includes commitment
to purchase two large freighters
Emirates 787-10 40 November 12, 2017
ALAFCO 737 MAX 8s 20 November 13, 2017 Order fi nalised
Wataniya
AirwaysA320neo 25 November 14, 2017 Memorandum of understanding
(MOU) with Golden Falcon
Aviation, the exclusive aircraft
provider of Wataniya Airways
Ethiopian
Airlines777F 4 November 14, 2017 Two new freighters and
the two announced as a
commitment in June
EgyptAir
Holding CoCS300 24 November 24, 2017 Letter of intent (LOI), includes
12 aircraft with purchase
rights for an additional 12Airline Aircraft NumberOrder Placed Notes
Frontier
AirlinesA320neo 100 November 15, 2017 MOU with Indigo Partners’
four portfolio airlines (other
details for Frontier and the
three other airlines, Volaris,
JetSMART and Wizz, are
below)
Frontier
AirlinesA321neo 34 November 15, 2017JetSMART A320neo 56 November 15, 2017
JetSMART A321neo 14 November 15, 2017
Volaris A320neo 46 November 15, 2017
Volaris A321neo 34 November 15, 2017
Wizz Air A320neo 72 November 15, 2017
Wizz Air A321neo 74 November 15, 2017
CDB Aviation A2320neo 90 November 15, 2017 Firm order
Flydubai 737 MAX 225 November 15, 2017 Commitment for 195 MAX
aircraft and purchase rights
for an additional 50
Nordic
Aviation
CapitalQ400 2 November 15, 2017 NAC will lease aircraft to
Jambojet, KenyaAir Sénégal A330neo 2 November 16, 2017 MOU
SCAT Airlines 737 MAX 8 6 November 16, 2017 Also includes purchase
rights for additional fi ve 737
MAX 8s
Avolon 737 MAX 75 November 19, 2017 55 MAX 8s, 20 MAX 10s
plus options for 20 additional
MAX 8s. Deal now fi nalised
after announced as MOU at
Paris Air ShowCIVIL NEWS
14 Aviation News incorporating Jets January 2018Special reindeer decals were applied by Finnair to two Airbus A350-900s, OH-LWD (pictured)
and OH-LWE, in the run-up to Christmas. The jets also sport large ‘Happy Holidays’ titles on the
rear fuselage. Javier RodríguezFinnair in Holiday Mood
VLM Revving Up
The relaunch of VLM Airlines has been
boosted after it took delivery of its rst Airbus
A320s. The two former Thomas Cook
Airlines Belgium (TCAB) examples, OO-
TCT (c/n 1402) and OO-TCX (c/n 1381),
were handed over in mid-November and will
be based in Brussels to support ACMI and
charter contracts.
The A320s were acquired as part of the
May 2017 deal under which VLM’s new
parent, SHS Aviation, agreed to acquire
some of TCAB’s contractual obligations as
well as its Air Operator Certi cate and 40
ground staff (the remainder were absorbed
into Brussels Airlines).
Their arrival came barely two weeks after
the airline, which suspended operations last
June after ling for bankruptcy protection
amid mounting debts, resumed scheduled
services between its Antwerp base and
London City Airport after a nine-year break.Island Air Ceases
Operations
Hawaii-based Island Air has led for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy and operated its
last ight on November 11. The airline
was unable to nd a new investor
or lender to provide the funding it
required to support ight operations
and a successful reorganisation of its
business. The airline’s aircraft are now
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