By David Kaminski-Morrow2021-01-07T08:40:00+00:00
UK operator Titan Airways’ is to introduce three Airbus A321 converted freighters to its fleet, with the first one newly redelivered from modification specialists ST Engineering and EFW.
Powered by CFM International CFM56 engines, the aircraft, MSN1238, was originally delivered to MyTravel Airways in 2000, and subsequently operated by Thomas Cook Airlines.
It was ferried to the Singapore conversion plant as G-DHJH in December 2019 and will operate for Titan as G-POWY. The twinjet departed Singapore’s Seletar airport on 7 January to return to the UK via India.
Source: ST Engineering/EFW
Titan’s first passenger-to-freighter A321 is a former Thomas Cook airframe
“With the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Airlines in September 2019, Orlando MCO lost 30pc or 83,024 annual Manchester-Orlando International seats overnight,” according to Mr Brown. He added that the load factor – or percentage of available seats sold on each flight between the cities – was “consistently over 90pc”.
The GOAA said the economic benefit to Orlando and the wider central Florida region of the Thomas Cook service in 2018 was $141m (€115.6m).
“International air service at Orlando International is an engine that helps drive significant economic activity in Central Florida while creating and supporting tens of thousands of jobs,” said Mr Brown.
“GOAA supports Aer Lingus… of its intention to fly a daily service Manchester-Orlando International during summer 2021 with four-weekly flights during the winter period with an Airbus A330-300 with 317 seats,” he added.
MIAMI – FlyWestaf, a regional low-cost upstart, is set to disrupt African aviation by launching out of Banjul (BJL), The Gambia in May, 2021.
The airline is negotiating with investors for USD$20 million in start-up capital and upon receiving it will apply for an Air Operator’s Certificate from The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority.
FlyWestaf intends to operate with a fleet of Dash-8 Q400 turboprops across a route network that will include Bamako (BKQ) in Mali, Dakar (DSS) in the Senegal, Bissau (OXB) in Guinea Bissau, Conakry (CKY) in Guinea, Freetown (FNA) in Sierra Leone, Monrovia (ROB) in Liberia, Abidjan (ABJ) in the Ivory Coast, and Praia (RAI) in Cape Verde.
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