09.08.2022 - 17:08 UTC
TUI fly (Netherlands) (OR, Amsterdam Schiphol) has wet-leased an A320-200 from Bulgaria's Fly2Sky (VAW, Sofia) to support its operations in August 2022.
LZ-MDO (msn 879) was ferried from Oslo Gardermoen to Amsterdam Schiphol on August 1, 2022, and began operating for the Dutch TUI Group unit on the same day. It remains based out of the Dutch gateway and is deployed on a variety of routes to Greece, Spain, and Turkey. The ACMI contract covers the entire month of August.
Fly2Sky operates three A320-200s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. The remaining two aircraft are wet-leased to Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Aegean Airlines. The Bulgarian ACMI/charter specialist also operates two A321-200s which are currently wet-leased to Transavia France and Aegean Airlines.
In turn, TUI fly (Netherlands) operates an in-house fleet of six B737-8s, one B767-300(ER), and three B787-8s. The airline supplements its fleet with a wide portfolio of wet-leased aircraft, currently comprising a B757-200 operated by Icelandair,...
05.08.2022 - 12:18 UTC
GLOBALX (G6, Miami Int'l) has posted a job ad for B717-200 pilots and is looking to add ten ex-Volotea (V7, Asturias) aircraft of the type, Dutch aviation news site Scramble has reported.
The charter specialist is seeking pilots type rated on either the B717 or MD80 Family aircraft for "the initial cadre for the B717" fleet. It did not provide any further details regarding service entry dates for the type, its fleet size, or prospective bases.
Sources indicated that the airline is likely to lease ten ex-Volotea B717s from BCC Equipment Leasing. The Spanish carrier retired all aircraft of the type in 2021 to focus on its A320 Family fleet going forward. The ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows Boeing's in-house lessor owns thirteen ex-Volotea B717s, currently in storage at Victorville. Volotea continues to own four more stored at each of Ciudad Real (three) and Verona (one).
The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that the B717s remain in operation with just three airlines:...
04.08.2022 - 17:49 UTC
GLOBALX (G6, Miami Int'l) has signed an agreement with Icelease to convert one of the carrier's A321-200s into a freighter by April 2024. It is the the American charter specialist's first in-house conversion.
N277GX (msn 2480) is GLOBALX's only A321-200 and is currently deployed on charter routes out of Miami Int'l, configured for up to 183 passengers. It will enter P2F conversion into an A321-200(PCF) in October 2023 with Precision Aircraft Solutions. As a part of the transaction, GLOBALX helped arrange the sale of the aircraft by the previous lessor, Magnetic Leasing, to Icelease. The aircraft will be leased to GLOBALX after conversion for at least eight years.
GLOBALX has ambitious plans to generate 50% of its revenue from dedicated freighter operations by 2025. By that time, it aims to have half of its 50-strong fleet to be freighters, but thus far has only sourced aircraft from third parties. Its current fleet comprises six A320-200s and the sole A321-200 in passenger configuration, but a further three A320s and the...
21.07.2022 - 18:58 UTC
Jetlines (CJL, Toronto Pearson) has announced that it will launch flight operations on August 15, 2022, initially with two domestic routes out of Toronto Pearson, subject to regulatory approval.
The start-up plans to operate 5x weekly each to Moncton and Winnipeg Int'l.
"Canada Jetlines is fully staffed and ready to fly subject to final government approval, which is expected well before August 15. As a start-up during the pandemic, we emphasize preparation and collaboration and are currently staffed to welcome guests to travel with us," Chief Executive Eddy Doyle said.
The Canadian start-up currently operates a single A320-200 transferred from its former parent, GLOBALX (G6, Miami Int'l). GLOBALX's shareholders own a 25% stake in Jetlines.
Jetlines plans to grow its fleet to fifteen A320 Family aircraft by 2025 as it expands its leisure-focused network to other domestic destinations, as well as the US, Cuba, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Bahamas, and other Caribbean nations.
The start-up has yet to complete its certification drive. Flightradar24 ADS-B data...
