Allegiant Air is no longer a Boeing 757 operator; the company returned the last 2 aircraft it operated. N905NW (c/n 27235) and N906NV (c/n 27236) were both ferried to Victorville October 31st, 2017 for lease return and storage.
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YTO Airlines negotiating for ex-American Airlines 757s
BEIJING—Chinese freight carrier YTO Airlines is close to securing more than 10 American Airlines Boeing 757s for conversion to cargo operation. Boeing will acquire the passenger aircraft on behalf of YTO and convert them, said Zhu Rui, vice president of YTO Airlines owner YTO Express Group. http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/chinese-airlines-vying-ex-american-boeing-757s http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/yto-airlines-negotiating-ex-american-757s News provided
Continue readingNAC’s Boeing auction attracts zero buyers
May 27, 2017- Kathmandu Post Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) did not receive a single bid for its 30-year-old Boeing 757 that was put up for auction on April 10. The deadline for submitting tender documents ended on Wednesday. The minimum sale price for the 757 named Karnali and bearing registration
Continue readingIcelandair the First to Operate 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglets in Europe
SEATTLE, Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced today that Icelandair is the first airline in Europe to install and operate with Scimitar Blended Winglets (SBW) on its Boeing 757-200 aircraft. Aviation Partners’ latest Winglet design, the Scimitar Blended Winglet, uses existing Blended Winglet technology but adds
Continue readingThomas Cook Airlines leasing Condor 757-300s
Thomas Cook Airlines will be leasing several 757-300s from Condor this year. The first aircraft, D-ABOE (c/n 29012), was re-rgd G-JMOE February 9th and ferried Hahn-London/Gatwick as TCX4970.
Continue readingLa Compagnie merged with XL Airways
On Friday (December 2nd, 2016), French low-cost carrier XL Airways announced that it had merged with boutique business-class upstart La Compagnie. The two Paris-based airlines will form the new XL Airways-La Compagnie Group and will continue to specialize in low-cost, international, long-haul service. The newly merged company will be led
Continue readingChina Air Cargo new Chinese cargo operator
The Guangzhou-based China Air Cargo is a JV co-funded by Joy Air Holding (45%), Guangzhou Donlinks Group (35%) and Beijing Fuda Asset Management (20%) with a registered capital of 500 million yuan. The proposed carrier will operate domestic and international cargo and mail air transportation services, using Boeing 757F’s and
Continue readingAmerican Airlines 757s in new color scheme
The following aircraft have been or are being repainted in new American Airlines c/s (last ones painted are printed in bold): American Airlines Boeing 757-200: N172AJ (c/n 32400), N173AN (c/n 32399), N174AA (c/n 31308), (N175AN (c/n 32394), N176AA (c/n 32395), N177AN (c/n 32396), N178AA (c/n 32398), N179AA (c/n 32397), N183AN
Continue readingJuliet Romeo Aviation added 2nd 757
Juliet Romeo Aviation has a second Boeing 757; the aircraft, N555UA (c/n 26647, ex United Airlines), was registered to the company February 9th, 2016; it flew Goodyear-Blytheville February 10th and ferried Blytheville-Dallas/Love Field June 25th under registration N758SS, where it probably will get a new cabin configuration and refurbishment.
Continue readingFly Salone suspended operations
After only 3 months Fly Salone suspended operations; TF-FIW (c/n 24838), the only aircraft in its fleet, was returned to Icelandair March 18th.
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