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Atlas Air has acquired two B777F’s from LATAM Cargo. The
two will be operated by Southern Air on DHL Express flights.
Dynamic International Airways will re-brand itself into
Eastern Air Lines. This is the third time the Eastern Air
Lines brand will be used. Hopefully Dynamic will have more
success.
Everts Air Cargo has ordered two more MD-83s for freighter
conversion by AEI for delivery this year.
Great Lakes Airlines suspended operations on 26 March.
Hawaiian Airlines has indeed cancelled its order for six A330-
800s and signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Boeing for ten
B787-9s, with options for another ten units. If the LoI will be
converted into orders, the airline expects to take deliveries
from 2021.
World Airways may take to the skies again. Investment firm
777 Partners acquired its property rights and now aims to
bring the airline back, as the old World Airways went out of
business in 2014.
Oceania
Fiji
To buy itself some time while studying possible new wide
bodies, Fiji Airways will lease two A330-300s for four years.
Currently the airline operates four A330-200s and a single
-300 and is planning to expand its international network. The
airline is planning to replace the A330s in the fleet by either
the A350 or the B787. Fiji Airways is also set to take delivery of
its first two of five B737MAX8s in the last quarter of this year.
New Zealand
Air New Zealand is planning to replace its eight B777-200ERs
from 2022. To do so the company is studying proposals from
Airbus and Boeing for the A350, B777X and B787. Air New
Zealand is also in talks to lease an additional B787-9, which
would become the airline’s fourteenth B787-9.
Tahiti
Air Tahiti Nui is gearing up for the arrival of their first two
of four B787-9s. The airline is expecting the arrival of two,
directly ordered from Boeing, in October, whilst the two
leased from Air Lease Corporation will join the fleet in May
and July next year. Commercial operations are set to start in
November.Aircraft orders
Underlining means an update compared to last month. We
only report orders as published by the aircraft manufacturers.
Airbus 2018 firm orders
CALC 15 A320neo
Emirates 20 A380-800
Spirit Airlines 5 A320
Undisclosed 20 A320neo
Total 60 (+40)
ATR 2018 firm orders
Bangkok Airways 4 ATR72-600
Nordic Aviation Capital 16 ATR42-600
Total 20
Boeing 2018 firm orders
Private 1 BBJ
Royal Air Force 3 P-8A
TUI Travel PLC 2 B737MAX8
Unidentified 24 B737 (+7)
3 B777
United States Navy 7 P-8A
UPS 14 B747-8F
4 B767-300F
Total 58 (+30)
Bombardier 2018 firm orders
Conair Group 6 DHC-8-400Q
Total 6
Credits: Aviation Week, Aviator.aero, CH-Aviation, Airliners.
net, Scramble Messageboard, Airbus, Boeing, ATR, Bombar-
dier, Embraer and Flight Global.Jetliners
A319 -112 1612 SX-BHN Olympus Airways, ex Eritrean Airlines. Returned from lease on 14 March.
-112 1916 UR-CQR Taban Air, ex Khors Aircompany. Delivered on lease on 25 February.
-111 2240 EC-MUT Volotea Air, ex EI-FML of the same company. Registered in Spain on 14 February.
-132 2396 SX-ABE Olympus Airways, ex Congo Airways. Returned from lease on 6 March.
-111 2481 N316NV Allegiant Air, ex G-EZIK of EasyJet. Delivered on 24 March.
-111 2503 N319NV Allegiant Air, ex G-EZIN of EasyJet. Delivered on 28 March.
-111 2829 OE-LKI easyJet Europe, ex G-EZAZ of easyJet. Registered in Austria on 23 March.
-111 2870 F-HBAL TAP Air Portugal, ex Aigle Azur. Delivered on lease on 24 March.
-111 3675 OE-LKM easyJet Europe, ex G-EZDP of easyJet. Registered in Austria on 26 February.
In October 2017, Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air applied for a UK AOC (Air Operator Certificate) and operating licence. Wizz Air UK aims
to employ over 100 personnel at its London-Luton base. G-WUKA is their first aircraft and was registered in the UK on 1 March. The aircraft is
seen here departing Luton on 8 March for a crew training flight before entering airline service. (Dave Hopkins)