Intro 332 - Scramble
Intro 332 - Scramble
Intro 332 - Scramble
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Asiana has introduced a new colour scheme. One of the first aircraft in these new colours is this triple seven HL7597. This aircraft<br />
was delivered to Asiana on 30 August 2001. (Seoul-Incheon, 6 December 2006, Anton van Ruiten)<br />
Yemen<br />
Yemenia is to lease one new B737-800 from ILFC for delivery<br />
in October 2007.<br />
Asia<br />
Afghanistan<br />
Kam Air leases two MD-83s from Dubrovnik Airlines for the hajj<br />
period.<br />
China<br />
Beijing Airlines is a new carrier that expects to have twenty fifty<br />
seat regional jets in service prior to the Olympic Games in<br />
2008. Beijing Airlines wants to grow to more than one hundred<br />
aircraft within five years.<br />
China Southern Airlines will add three A321-100s and six<br />
A319s to her fleet. All aircraft are leased from ILFC and will be<br />
delivered in 2007.<br />
Great Wall Cargo intends to start again from February 2007,<br />
with flights to the USA. Great Wall will use their two<br />
B747-400Fs from that date.<br />
Mesa Air Group signed a joint venture agreement with<br />
Shenzhen Airlines to create a regional airline. The new airline<br />
is expected to commence scheduled services within a year,<br />
initially operating fifty seat regional jets on domestic routes.<br />
Shenzhen Airlines is going to lease four more A320-200s from<br />
ILFC which will be delivered from 2008.<br />
Sichuan Airlines will receive three more A319s from ILFC. The<br />
aircraft will arrive before the end of 2007.<br />
Spring Airlines will take ten A320-200’s that are part of the bulk<br />
order for 150 A320-200’s signed in October.<br />
India<br />
Air India also leased some planes for the hajj period. Air India<br />
leased two B747-300’s from Air Atlanta and one B767-300ER<br />
from FlyGlobespan.<br />
First Flight Courier changes from props to jets. The airline is<br />
now acquiring three B737-300/400Fs instead of three ATPs.<br />
Flyington Freighters will take over two China Airlines<br />
A300-600Fs this year.<br />
Indonesia<br />
Garuda has leased the following airplanes for the hajj period:<br />
4x B767-300 from Thomsonfly<br />
1x B747-300 from Orient Thai<br />
2x B747-300 from Qantas<br />
1x B747-400 from Corsair<br />
1x A330-200 from Thomas Cook Airlines UK<br />
3x A330-300 from MyTravel Airways Scandinavia<br />
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Kazakhstan<br />
Air Astana will add two B767-300ERs to its fleet, which will be<br />
leased from ILFC. They will enter service in January and<br />
March. The Boeings are coming from the KLM fleet.<br />
Malaysia<br />
A new carrier with the name Gading Sari will start with a total of<br />
two B737-200Cs.<br />
Nepal<br />
Royal Nepal Airlines, which operates two B757-200s for international<br />
flights, announced that it is seeking two more aircraft.<br />
It is looking for one widebody mainly for European routes and<br />
one medium size aircraft for regional routes.<br />
Pakistan<br />
Pakistan International Airlines has taken delivery of its first<br />
B777-300ER from Boeing. PIA also leased two L-1011-500’s<br />
from GlobeJet and Luzair for a short period for the hajj charters.<br />
PIA also leased two A321-100s in full colors from Inter<br />
Airlines.<br />
Philippines<br />
Philippine Airlines has placed an order for two B777-300ERs<br />
and took an option for two additional B777-300ERs.<br />
Singapore<br />
Asialink Cargo Express is a new Singapore based airline<br />
which will operate a B727-200F.<br />
SilkAir announced an order for eleven A320-200s. Silkair<br />
currently flies a fleet of five A319s and eight A320-200s. The<br />
airline has already two A320-200s on order. The new A320s<br />
will be delivered in 2012<br />
In December Singapore Airlines finalised an order to buy nine<br />
additional A380s including an option for six more A380s. In<br />
December 2001 Singapore Airlines already placed an order<br />
for ten A380s.<br />
South Korea<br />
The first A300-600 freighter for Korean Air has arrived in Seoul.<br />
The A300-600 was converted from a passenger aircraft to<br />
freighter in Dresden, Germany. The second A300-600<br />
freighter will arrive shortly after the first one.<br />
Taiwan<br />
The fleet renewal plan of China Airlines is in the final stages.<br />
China Airlines intends to buy ten B747-8Is to replace the A340-<br />
300s and the B747-400s (delivered between 1997-2000).<br />
China Airlines will also lease a new A330-200 from ILFC<br />
which will be delivered in 2008.<br />
Thailand<br />
Thai Airways International plans to buy eight A330-300s. In an<br />
earlier phase Thai threatened Airbus to cancel the order for six
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