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B737s. Fellow Indian airline TruJet already operates a few
ATR’s and is in advanced talks to take over part of its fleet.
Star Air intends to commence services in 2018 Q1 with two
ERJ145s.
Malaysia
Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes is thinking of integrating all
operations into one single airline. There are currently twelve
different entities operating from eight countries. Time will
tell.
Nepal
Shree Airlines has taken delivery of its first of three CRJ700s.
Taiwan
Far Eastern Air Transport has apparently ditched its three
year old plans to add twenty Boeing 737-800s, as the CEO
mentioned interest in acquiring between ten and twenty
A320s or A321s in the future.
Mandarin Airlines has ordered nine ATR72-600s. Three will
be leased and delivered later this year, while the remain-
ing six will be heading to Taiwan straight from the factory
between 2018 and 2020.
Latin America
Aruba
Aruba Airlines intends to acquire two ERJ145s for regional
operations.
North America
British Virgin Islands
Shortly before commencing flights to Miami with an ARJ-100,
BVI Airways laid off all staff, as they have run out of money
from all involved start-up costs...
Canada
Air Transat will lease ten A321neos through AerCap to replace
its aging fleet of A310s. All A321s should be delivered between
Q2 of 2019 and Q3 of 2020.
Start-up NewLeaf will commence operations under a differ-
ent name: Flair Airlines. The airline is using a B737-400.
United States of America
Dynamic International Airways filed for chapter 11 bank-
ruptcy protection, as the airline has to pay Air India quite
some money, after Air India took them to court over the lease
of less aircraft than were promised to Air India during the
2013 and 2014 Hajj period.
Northern Air Cargo will add three B767-300Fs to its fleet. The
first B767 is expected to be delivered in October.
United Airlines deferred the delivery of four A350-1000s orig-
inally expected in 2018 to a later time. On the upside; twelve
B737 MAX and two B787-10s will be pulled forward and will
be delivered in 2019.
Aircraft orders
Underlining means an update compared to last month. We
only report orders as published by the aircraft manufacturers.
Airbus 2017 firm orders
AerCap 1 A320neo
AirAsia 3 A320
Air France 3 A350-900
Air Lease Corporation 12 A321neo
BOC Aviation 2 A320
CALC 9 A320
2 A320neo
Cebu Air 7 A321
China Southern Airlines 20 A350-900
Delta Air Lines 40 A321 (+10)
GECAS 100 A320neo
Hi Fly 2 A330-200
Iberia 1 A330-200
K-Air Airlines 8 A320
Nile Air 2 A321neo
Spirit Airlines 2 A320
Undisclosed 7 A319
5 A320
Philippine flag carrier Philippines Airlines took delivery of its first brand new Bombardier Q400 in July. The first aircraft of a twelve Q400
order made its maiden flight from the Bombardier DeHavilland Division production facility at Toronto Downsview Airport (Ont.) on 14 July
2017, wearing Canadian test registration C-FUFX. It was delivered to Philippines as RP-C5901 on 19 July. Five new Dash 8 Q400s were originally
ordered by PAL on December 8 2016, to supplement five Q400s and four Q300s already in the Philippine fleet. The airline then converted seven
purchase options to firm orders at the Paris Air Show on June 19 2017 making for a total of twelve new aircraft. The initial new batch of five
Q400s will be delivered starting in July 2017, with one a month arriving until November. The converted options will start to arrive in March
2018. Five will arrive throughout 2018, with the remaining two in the second half of 2019. They will be configured with 86 seats in two classes.
PAL Express currently operates five Q400s acquired second-hand in 2008 from SAS and Wideroe as well as four Dash-8 Q300s acquired mostly
new (one second-hand) from 2007. (Toronto-Downsview (Ont.), 14 July 2017, Andy Cline)
