Nigeria is selling its presidential jet, a 19.1-year-old VIP-configured B737-700(BBJ), for an undisclosed price, according to advertisements posted online. ADS-B data shows that 5N-FGT (msn 34260) was ferried from Abuja to Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH in Switzerland on March 25. The Boeing aircraft was delivered to the Nigerian government in July 2005 and has been operated by [...]
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Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) has announced that as a part of its new turnaround programme it will retire all remaining A330-200s, A340-300s, A340-600s, and B747-400s by 2028 to reduce the costly complexity of its widebody fleet. The ch-aviation fleets module shows the airline currently operates seventeen A340-300s, seventeen A340-600s, and eight B747-400s. It owns all [...]
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The government of Pakistan will accept partial cash payment for a majority stake in PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) and allow debt-funded investments, according to an Express Tribune report. Citing sources close to matters, the newspaper says draft agreements state that the buyer will have the option of paying around one-third of [...]
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JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) and Airbus have entered into an amended delivery schedule deferring forty-four A321-200Ns initially due from 2025 to 2029, to 2030 and beyond, the US carrier announced in its 2024 second quarter financial results. Following this deferral, JetBlue’s firm aircraft orders remain as follows: the remainder of 2024: twelve A220-300s, [...]
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed on a brief extension to the formal review period of the proposed merger of the two airlines, until 0001L (0401Z) on August 15, the carriers announced in regulatory filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30. The airlines [...]