Raya Airways is a new Boeing 757 freighter operator; the Malaysian company is leasing ex-China Cargo Airlines B-2809 (c/n 24472) and has been registered 2-TBXE; this is the first Boeing 757 wearing a Guernsey registration!
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Icelandair Increases Service from Seattle-Tacoma
Iceland’s premier airline is pleased to announce further expansion from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with 11 weekly flights starting May 5, 2016, including the city’s only morning flights to Europe. Official Icelandair press release
Continue readingAtlas Air new 757 operator?
Atlas Air might become the latest Boeing 757 operator. B-2808 (c/n 24471) of China Cargo Airlines was re-rgd N588GT April 20th; this registration was used by Atlas Air before. The aircraft was ferried from Shanghai to Wilmington Air Park via Anchorage April 28th under its new registration.
Continue readingTaban Air leasing 757-200
Taban Air of Iran has leased a Boeing 757-200 from Tajik Air; the aircraft, EY-752 (c/n 27599) was ferried from Dushanbe to Mashhad as TJK3181 March 19th, and entered service the following day.
Continue readingIcelandair to return 2 Boeing 757-200s
Icelandair will be returning 2 Boeing 757-200s this fall; TF-FIY (c/n 26244) and TF-FIZ (c/n 30052) will both be converted to freighter, and start a second career. Both aircraft will be replaced by 2 Boeing 767-300s in 2016.
Continue readingIcelandair’s ‘new’ aircraft now known
Icelandair, as posted earlier, is adding 2 more 757-200s. Now it is known which aircraft will join the fleet; c/n 26248 and c/n 26254, both coming from I-Fly of Russia, are currently at Keflavik. After maintenance, repaint and interior modifications, both aircraft will enter service.
Continue readingLa Compagnie to start new service
Starting March 29, La Compagnie will launch service between London/Luton and New York/Newark. The company acquired a 2nd Boeing 757-200 (G-BYAT; c/n 27208) December 2014.
Continue readingAsia Pacific Airlines new 757 operator
Asia Pacific Airlines is a new Boeing 757-200 operator. It has acquired 2 aircraft, N757MQ (c/n 25436) and N757QM (c/n 27203), which are currently both at Goodyear and will be converted to freighter before entering service.
Continue readingWestjet leasing 2 Boeing 757-200s
WestJet is leasing 2 Boeing 757-200s from Thomas Cook Airlines this winter season. Both aircraft will be used for flights from Calgary and Edmonton to Hawaii. G-FCLI and G-WJAN are the aircraft.
Continue readingIcelandair paints 757 in special colors
Icelandair’s TF-FIU (c/n 26243) was rolled out in a special ‘Northern Lights’ color scheme at Norwich today (December 9th, 2014). It was ferried to Keflavik the same day. A photo can be found at: flickr
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