ISSN 1718-7966 March 20, 2017/ VOL. 582 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES Read by thousands of aviation professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WORLD NEWS Ryanair announces new Polish base Ryanair, announced a new Polish base is Poznan, its fifth in Poland, as it launched its biggest ever Poznan winter schedule (2017), with 1 based aircraft (an investment of $100m) and 7 new routes to Ath- ens, Billund, Castellon, Eilat Ovda, Madrid, Oslo Torp and Tel Aviv, and extra flights to London Stansted (14 routes in total), which will deliver 500,000 customers p.a. and support 375* jobs at Poznan Airport. The codeshare will give a Etihad Airways to launch A380 combined flights to Paris total of 14 flights Etihad Airways is introducing its per week award-winning A380 on the Abu Dha- Photo: bi – Paris route this summer as part of Air Astana seasonal adjustments to the airline’s fleet deployment plan. Paris becomes Air Astana and Lufthansa extend ties the airline’s latest A380 long haul des- New codeshare agreement broadens cooperation tination following London, Sydney, New York and Melbourne. With the Air Astana, the national carrier of will be particularly convenient with the signing of the code- aircraft upgrade from a 328-seat Boe- Kazakhstan and Lufthansa have for connecting passengers, who share agreement. Passengers fly- ing 777, Etihad Airways is able to offer enhanced their cooperation with will have the ability to choose the ing from Almaty and Astana to an all-A380 daily service from Paris to the signing of a new codeshare flight that suits their schedule Frankfurt can now enjoy a greater both Melbourne and Sydney via the agreement. best, with seamless connectivity. choice of flights to best suit their airline’s Abu Dhabi hub. schedules and the convenience The codeshare is valid on Air Regardless of the operating carri- of simply using the ticket of ei- Alaska Airlines’ California Astana’s flights between Astana er, passengers can fly a combina- ther of the two airlines,” said growth continues and Frankfurt Peter Foster, Alaska Airlines announced increased and Lufthansa’s “This is a winning step for both airlines and President and investment in Southern California by flights from Chief Executive adding service to six new destinations Frankfurt to Al- their passengers flying between Kazakhstan Officer of Air from San Diego International Airport. maty and Astana Astana. “This is New nonstop service includes daily with effect from and Germany.” a winning step flights to Albuquerque, New Mexico; 26th March 2017. Peter Foster, CEO Air Astana for both airlines Austin, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; and their pas- Minneapolis/St. Paul; Omaha, Ne- The agreement allows for in- tion of Air Astana and Lufthansa sengers flying between Kazakh- braska; and St. Louis. By late August, creased choice for passengers services using the ticket and code stan and Germany.” Alaska will fly 40 daily departures to of both airlines. Passengers will of either of the two airlines. 28 destinations from San Diego, in- now be able to choose from a Axel Hilgers, Senior Director cluding the most nonstop flights to combined total of 14 flights per “I’m delighted that the longstand- Sales Russia, CIS & Israel, said: Mexico and Hawaii. Alaska is quickly week instead of the seven weekly ing co-operative relationship be- “This code share agreement is establishing itself as the go-to airline flights between Kazakhstan and tween Air Astana and Lufthansa great news for our customers as for people on the West Coast. 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In order to provide an increased convenience for its pas- sengers, Air Astana will move to Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport for ease of connectivity with Lufthansa and part- ner airline flights. Air Astana is taking delivery of 11 A320neos Photo: Airbus AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Bombardier delivers sixth CS100 aircraft to SWISS Intrepid delivers one A330-300 to Turkish Airlines Intrepid Aviation has delivered an A330-300 on long-term lease to Turkish Airlines. This is the third of seven Rolls-Royce-powered A330 aircraft to be delivered to the Istanbul-based flag carrier. New South Korean carrier KAIR Airlines orders eight A320s South Korean start-up carrier KAIR Airlines has announced that it has selected the A320 Family to launch its new low-cost operation, with a firm order for eight A320ceos. The new airline will be based in Cheongju, in central South Korea, and will focus primarily on services to interna- SWISS is taking delivery of the sixth CS100 aircraft from Bombardier Photo: Bombardier tional destinations in North East Asia. “We see enormous potential for the development of a low cost model linking central South Korea with Bombardier has delivered the sixth CS100 aircraft, the smaller variant game-changing C Series destinations in China, Taiwan and Japan”, said platform, to SWISS. Bombardier has now delivered a total of eight C Series aircraft; six CS100s Byung Ho Kang, KAIR Airlines Representative Di- to SWISS and two CS300s to airBaltic. 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Brand new A320 aircraft will be perfect for our business model and customers, combining the lowest operating costs with the widest cabin in the single aisle segment.” DAE acquires portfolio of ATR 72-600s from GECAS Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has complet- ed the purchase of a portfolio of ATR 72-600 air- craft from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). This purchase brings the total number of owned and committed ATR 72-600 aircraft in DAE’s fleet to 57, making DAE one of the largest lessors of the ATR 72-600 worldwide. In addition, DAE has options with ATR for a further 20 aircraft of the same type. The acquisition falls in line with DAE’s long-term strategic interest in ATR aircraft, of Boeing and CDB Aviation Lease Finance sign order for 30 737MAX 8 airplanes Photo: Boeing which DAE ultimately expects to own up to 100. Khalifa Al Daboos, Managing Director of DAE Boeing and CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation) announced an order for 30 737 MAX 8 said: “DAE firmly believes in the potential of the airplanes. The order, valued at US$3.3bn at current list prices, was previously unidentified on ATR 72-600 in regional networks, both in terms Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. Both sides agreed to take this opportunity to broaden of its technical capabilities as well as the supe- communication and strengthen cooperation in various fields, bringing the partnership to a rior customer experience it provides. Especially new level. Based in Dublin, Ireland, CDB Aviation operates as a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of in emerging markets, the ATR 72-600 has proven China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing). With registered capital of US$50m to be an invaluable asset that we will continue and a fleet of over 200 aircraft, CDB Aviation has over 10 years’ experience in the business and to invest in.” is one of the largest and most influential Chinese-owned aviation leasing companies. The acquisition brings DAE’s total fleet to 126 owned, managed and committed aircraft, with a client base of 32 airlines worldwide. largest fractional aircraft fleet and was the Ca- knots or 518 mph (834 km/h), sustaining average nadian launch customer for the Legacy 450.