Aviation News — February 2018

First A330-300 P2F Conversion Complete

Modification and delivery by Elbe

Flugzeugwerke (EFW) of the first

A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F)

conversion has been completed. Launch

customer DHL Express took possession

at EFW’s facilities in Dresden, Germany

on December 1, following the completion

of flight testing in October and the award

of a supplemental type certificate (STC)

by EASA a month later. EFW is a joint

venture between ST Aerospace and

Airbus.

DHL Express has placed firm orders

for eight A330-300P2Fs with options on

a further ten. The carrier plans to deploy

its first aircraft on its Asia Pacific network,

where express delivery volumes continue

to outpace the rest of the world.

A landmark moment for Turkish Airlines

came when it took delivery of its first

Boeing 777-200 Freighter. The aircraft,

TC-LJL (c/n 60403), arrived in Istanbul on

December 7 and is one of two examples on

order.

Turkish Airlines Chairman I ̇lker Aycı said:

“The delivery of our first 777 Freighter is a

milestone event in our cargo business.

“We’re sure this... will bring great value

to our rapidly growing cargo operations,

will also enable our leading sub-brand to

further compete, expand and reach new

short- and long-range destinations from our

hub in Istanbul.”

The GE Aviation GE90-115B-powered

twinjet joins nine Airbus A330 Freighters

currently in service with Turkish Cargo.

Jersey Outlines ‘Airport of the Future’

A major expansion programme for Jersey

Airport to make it the ‘Airport of the Future’

has been revealed by the Ports of Jersey.

It includes an extension to the existing

departures terminal building with the

construction of a 24,750sq ft (2,300m²)

mezzanine floor to create a new central

security search area and airside departures

lounge.

A new arrivals facility, including baggage

reclaim – together with customs and

immigration – will be created on the ground

floor of the existing terminal, in place of the

current departure lounge. The first stage of

the works will also include the construction

of four new departure gates in the existing

passenger pier.

The £42m expansion project, which

remains subject to planning approval, is

expected to start this autumn and is likely to

take up to three years to complete.

Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its

initial A350-900, leased from Air Lease

Corporation, becoming the 17th airline to

operate the new twin-engine widebody

airliner. The delivery was celebrated upon

arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Eventually the carrier will have six A350-

900s, all leased from ALC. The carrier will

initially deploy the aircraft on flights within

Asia, then from the first quarter of 2018, it

will be used on its premier long-haul service

from Kuala Lumpur to London.

Malaysia Airlines

Receives A350-

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Boeing 777F Joins Turkish

Turkish Airlines’ new Boeing 777-200 Freighter. Boeing

IN BRIEF

The 150th Boeing aircraft to be delivered to

NORWEGIAN landed at the carrier’s base in Oslo

on November 21. The 787-9 Dreamliner, G-CKNY

(c/n 63312), was adorned with the tailfin hero

Jonathan Swift. It was followed a day later by new

737-800 EI-FVY (c/n 42092).

The International Airlines Group (IAG) is to

phase out its premium transatlantic offshoot,

OPENSKIES, by the end of the summer season.

The Paris/Orly-based carrier will give way to the

group’s long-haul, low-cost subsidiary Level,

which will open a new base in the French capital –

its second after Barcelona – later this year.

Plans for new services between Doncaster

Sheffield Airport and Belfast City have been

confirmed by FLYBE. The seasonal flights, which

will operate four-times weekly, will run between

June 15 and October 26.

Singaporean low-cost, long-haul carrier SCOOT

TIGERAIR has taken delivery of its 16th Boeing

787 Dreamliner, and its tenth example of the

smaller -8 variant. The aircraft, 9V-OFK (c/n 37127)

was handed over on November 22 and it arrived at

its home base a day later.

BA CityFlyer

Grows

Operations are to be expanded by British

Airways offshoot, BA CityFlyer. It has

plans for several new routes, two additional

aircraft and 40 new jobs. The carrier will

increase its fleet of Embraer E-Jets to 22

with the arrival of two more 98-seat E190s.

It will also link its London City base to

Frankfurt with a new weekday service,

and double frequencies on its existing

connection to Milan/Linate. This is in

addition to new seasonal flights from

Manchester and Edinburgh to Florence,

and a weekly rotation between Manchester

and Dublin.

The first A350-900 for Malaysia Airlines. Airbus

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