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Canada's Air Inuit takes delivery of its first two B737-800s

Air Inuit (3H, Kuujjuaq) took delivery of the first two B737-800s due to be converted into combi freighters under KF Aerospace's new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC).

C-FTUY (msn 40853) and C-FTUW (msn 40852) are 2010 model sisterships formerly operated by Comair (South Africa) (CAW, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) and sold as a part of the defunct carrier's ongoing liquidation. Both underwent pre-delivery maintenance at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo and were ferried out of South Africa via São Tome and Santa Maria, PT to Montréal Trudeau over the course of August 21-23, 2023.

The carrier plans to add three B737-800 Combis to replace its four gravel-kit-equipped B737-200Cs. The aircraft will be outfitted with main deck cargo doors but will also carry passengers. They will not, however, be equipped to operate from gravel runways, which will necessitate infrastructural upgrades in the Nunavut territory.

KF Aerospace's B737-800 conversion will be the world's first combi STC for the type. While the B737-200, the B737-300, and the B737-400 were...

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Cabo Verde Airlines takes first B737 MAX 8

Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral International) took delivery of its first B737-8 on July 19, 2023, to kickstart its relaunch strategy and rebuild its network.

D4-CCJ (msn 60432) was flown from Victorville via Providence to Praia, where it was welcomed at an official ceremony. The 4.4-year-old jet was delivered to Comair (South Africa) in 2019 but returned in late 2021. It is owned by Boeing Capital and managed by Aergo Capital, the ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows.

"This is a significant moment for Cabo Verde Airlines. With the addition of the B737-8, we continue to expand our fleet to pre-pandemic levels. The delivery of an airplane with the capabilities of the B737-8 allows us to meet the growing travel demand to our archipelago country at the crossroads of four continents," Chief Executive and President Sara Pires said.

The state-owned airline received government guarantees to finance the jet's contract.

The MAX will allow CVA to rebuild its African, European, and American network....