Delta Dreamliners
Cancelled
Delta Air Lines has agreed with the
manufacturer that it can cancel an order for
18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners that it inherited
when it merged with Northwest Airlines in
2008.
Greg May, Delta’s Senior Vice President- Supply Chain Management and Fleet,
explained: “Delta is one of the world’s largest
operators of Boeing aircraft and our valued
partnership will remain strong as we safely
and comfortably serve our customers across
the world every day.
“This business decision is consistent with
Delta’s eet strategy to prudently address
our widebody aircraft needs.”
CIVIL ORDERS
Airline Aircraft NumberOrder PlacedNotes
Airlink Embraer ERJ 140 11 December 21 Increases fl eet to 30
Airlink Embraer E170 3 January 19 First South African operator of the type
Airlink Embraer E190 2 January 19 First South African operator of the type
CityJet Bombardier CRJ900 10 January 24 Includes four options. To be leased to SAS.
Flynas Airbus A320neo 80 January 17 The deliveries are scheduled to take place between
2018-26.
Flynas Airbus A320neo 20 January 17 Converted from existing A320ceo orders
GECAS Boeing 737 MAX 8 75 January 4 Increases order to 170 examples
GoAir Airbus A320neo 72 January 11 Increases order to 144 examples
JeJu Air Boeing 737-800 3 January 10 Previously attributed to an unidentifi ed customer
Middle East Airlines Embraer Legacy 500 1 December 6 To be operated by Cedar Executive
Regional One Bombardier CRJ900 13 January 16 Previously owned aircraft ‘remarketed’ by manufacturer
S7 Airlines Embraer E170 17 December 22 To be leased via GECAS
SpiceJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 205 January 13 Largest order in carrier's history (includes 50 options)
Travel Service Boeing 737 MAX 8 5 January 4 To be operated by SmartWings
Widerøe Embraer E-Jet E2 15 January 16 Three fi rm orders for E190-E2 and 12 fl exible options
on the E175-E2, E190-E2 & E190-ECIVIL NEWS
8 Aviation News incorporating Jets March 2017Diamond Aircraft
Canada Sold
Austrian-based Diamond Aircraft has
sold majority control of its Diamond
Aircraft Canada subsidiary to Chinese
conglomerate, Wanfeng Aviation.
Production of the DA20 Katana two-
seater will continue in Canada and
construction of the DA40 Diamond Star four-
seater and DA62 light twin will be moved
there from Austria. The DA42 Twin Star light
twin will continue to be manufactured at
Wiener Neustadt by Diamond Austria.
Diamond Canada will retain rights to the
D-Jet personal jet concept although it is
unclear whether this project will be revived
following its suspension in 2013. Rod
SimpsonCessna Scraps Skycatchers
Cessna has recently scrapped all the
remaining examples of the Model 162
Skycatcher, which had been in storage in
a hangar at Independence, Kansas since
early 2014 when the company stopped
selling the aircraft.It is believed that around 69 aircraft are
involved out of the almost 300 built. The
Skycatcher was manufactured in China and
processed for sale by Yingling Aircraft in
Wichita, Kansas.
Although it was envisaged as a LightSport Aircraft (LSA) replacement for the
highly successful Cessna 150/152 only a
few examples were sold outside the USA,
primarily to Australia and New Zealand
with a couple going to Pakistan and one
registered in Germany. Rod SimpsonHimalaya Airlines’ rst new Airbus A320 is seen at Hamburg’s Finkenwerder Airport while being
readied for delivery. The jet, which performed its maiden ight on January 6, carried the test
registration D-AVVU for ight trials but is destined to become 9N-ALV with the airline. It joins
A320 9L-ALM, which has been leased by Himalaya Airlines since it began operating on May 31,- Jan Seba
Himalaya A320 Ready
Long-Haul Avior
Venezuelan-based Avior Airlines has acquired a former Air China Airbus A340-313. The aircraft, which ew as B-2386 with Air China but is now registered
YV3292, is the rst of six A340s the airline plans to acquire ahead of launching long-haul ights to Spain and Italy later this year. Jorge Rivas06-08_10_civil_newsDC.mfDC.indd 8 05/02/2017 19: