Corendon Dutch Airlines to wet-lease an A350

KLM, IATA lead industry appeal against Schiphol flight cap

Major airlines led by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have come together to lodge an appeal in cassation against the July 7 judgment of the Dutch appeal court that allows the government to scale back capacity at Amsterdam Schiphol next year to reduce noise and carbon emissions.

The Amsterdam Appeal Court's overturned an April 5 judgement by the District Court of Noord-Holland which ruled the state did not follow the correct European Union regulations when it sought to cut capacity from 500,000 to 440,000 flights annually at Schiphol for the 2023/2024 season. The state took the matter on appeal, resulting in the appeal court ruling that the state may establish a "temporary experimental scheme" that would not violate EU regulations, provided it met certain conditions.

However, the airline grouping argues that the appeal court ruling results in a lack of clarity and uncertainty for travellers and the aviation sector. "It does not appear from the ruling how an experimentation scheme can be applied and how enforcement should be...

Spain's Privilege Style inducts first A330-200

Privilege Style (P6, Palma de Mallorca) has taken delivery of its first A330-200 to replace the carrier's B767-300ER retired last year.

The 10.3-year-old EC-NZJ (msn 1407) was formerly operated by Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane International) and is owned by Floreat Capital Markets (managed by Doric Asset Finance), the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. It entered into revenue service with the Spanish ACMI/charter specialist on June 23, 2023, flying from Madrid Barajas to Malaga on behalf of Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca). It has since operated on behalf of Corendon Dutch Airlines (CD, Amsterdam Schiphol) and Air France (AF, Paris CDG), Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

The aircraft is configured for up to 275 passengers, including 20 in lie-flat business class.

Privilege Style's fleet also comprises one A321-200 (currently wet-leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines), one B757-200 (wet-leased to Aer Lingus), and one B777-200ER.

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KLM to invest $7.6bn in new aircraft to meet noise targets

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) will invest up to EUR7 billion euros (USD7.6 billion) in new aircraft in coming years and adopt smarter flight procedures and schedules as part of a three-pronged plan it says will see it achieve a 15% night-time noise reduction target at Amsterdam Schiphol by 2024, to be followed by a 20% noise reduction by 2026.

The plan has been submitted to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management in response to the government's proposal to reduce noise impact by 20% throughout the day and by 15% at night as quickly as possible. "In its current form, the minister's plan does not revolve around renewal and improvement. No distinction is drawn between newer and older aircraft, which are less clean and silent. The plan also fails to consider that drastic cutbacks in flights will have an impact on national assets," KLM said in a statement. 

Seeking a more balanced approach, KLM, together with other parties in the sector (easyJet, TUI fly (Netherlands), Corendon Dutch...