Some new aircraft around Europe worth looking out for this month include:
G-EZDM A319-111 - New easyJet delivery
G-TTII A321-231 - New GB Airways/easyJet delivery
G-FDZP 737-8K5 - Now flying for ThomsonFly, ex TUIfly
HB-JQG EMB-190 - New Baboo Airways delivery
TC-JGZ 737-8F2 - New Turkish delivery
TC-SGF 737-83N - Leased to Air Algerie
TC-SGG 737-83N - Leased to Air Algerie
As always, send us your comments and updates to this list
New aircraft around North America worth looking out for this month include:
N87513 737-824 - New Continental delivery
N38424 737-924 - New Continental delivery
N39423 737-924 - New Continental delivery
N75425 737-924 - New Continental delivery
N508AS 737-890 - New Alaska Airlines delivery
N617FF 747-121 - Flying for Logistic Air after storage
N575UP 747-44AF - New UPS delivery
N315AA 767-223F - Flying for Capital Cargo
N433QX DHC-8-400 - New Horizon Air delivery
N137HQ EMB-175 - New Republic/US Airways delivery
N962UW EMB-190 - New US Airways delivery
As always, send us your comments and updates to this list
From the winter timetables in October, the top 100 busiest airports in the USA are expected the number of flights operating through them to drop by 10%.
This comes after announcements from many of the major carriers that they are reducing their schedules, parking planes, and laying off staff.
In the US, American Airlines will cut 62 flights from Chicago O’Hare across its mainline and Eagle routes.
A full story can be read at http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-06-29-route-cutbacks_N.htm
Will this resonate around the world, with echoes across European and Asian airports?
For the spotter, will it mean aircraft are parked up and easier to catch, or will it make a trip to the airport less exciting?
Since MK Airlines has just gone bust, it seems the vast majority of the fleet will be put into storage at Filton airfield, in Bristol.
There were already a number of their aircraft parked here, and some are reportedly stored in Ostend, Belgium.
The airline operated a fleet of Boeing 747 classics and DC-8’s.
This is a great opportunity to go get these classics before they move on!
United Airlines has announced it is to cut capacity by parking 100 aircraft from this Winter in a bid to cut costs on fuel and staff.
It is also closing down its low-cost subsidiary Ted and reconfiguring the Airbus A320s that fly for it into the mainline fleet.
The jets being parked include 94 Boeing 737s and 6 Boeing 747-400’s
Spotters in the US are likely to see these only at desert storage airports, although this remains to be seen depending on how temporary the move is. Many of Uniteds 737’s have already been moving on to new airlines over the past year or two.
New aircraft around North America worth looking out for this month include:
N638VA A320-214 - New Virgin America delivery
N245DT 737-4B7 - Now stored at Marana after Adam Air lease.
N597AS 737-890 - New Alaska delivery
N623CZ EMB-145 - New Northwest/Compass delivery
N78511 737-824 - New Continental delivery
N923FD 757-204 - Now flying for FedEx, ThomsonFly colours
N923XJ CRJ900 - New Northwest/Mesaba delivery
C-FIVM 777-333 - New Air Canada delivery
XA-ACA 757-2Q8 - Now flying for Aladia
As always, send us your comments and updates to this list
Some new aircraft around Europe worth looking out for this month include:
9A-CQA DHC-8-400 - First of type for Croatia Airlines
PH-MCL 767-300 - Wearing Martinair 50th Anniversary colours
D-AHIA 737-73S - Now flying with TUIFly
D-AHXI 737-7K5 - New TUIFly delivery
EC-KQR 737-900 - Futura’s first of type immediately on lease to ArkeFly
EC-KRA 737-300 - Now flying for Swiftair
EI-CSH 737-8AS - Left Ryanair fleet for CanJet
G-BPNT BAe 146 - Flightline aircraft now wearing full VLM colours
G-XLAP 737-900ER - First of type for XL Airways
LY-AWF 737-522 - Now flying with FlyLal
OK-TVH 737-8Q8 - New Travel Service delivery
OM-ASE 737-306 - Now flying with Air Slovakia
OM-RAN 737-200 - Flying again with Air Slovakia
As always, send us your comments and updates to this list
For those in need of any Aloha Boeing 737-700’s, three of them are currently parked up at Southend Airport to the east of London. They are in open storage following the airline ceasing operations.
The three aircraft, N740AL, N741AL and N742AL (possibly to be joined by more) are parked in the south east corner of the airfield, and can be seen from the perimeter road.
After technical problems and FAA inspections which grounded much of the MD-80 fleet of American Airlines, the airline announced that it has now returned the entire fleet to service. So for those heading to the scrapyards, you might be better off heading for Dallas Ft. Worth!
