Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Joined Air Europa

Water salute celebrated the arrival of Air Europa’s first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

The first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft of Air Europa touched down at Madrid Barajas International Airport on 16 March 2016 after its delivery flight from Boeing's B787 assembly site in North Charleston, South Carolina. This aircraft, EC-MIG, is under a lease agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital. EC-MIG is the first of seven Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft ordered by Air Europa. The reason of Air Europa to order seven Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft is to replace its aging Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Air Europa also planned to turn its long-haul fleet with all-Boeing aircraft. Air Europa also planned to turn its long-haul fleet with all-Boeing aircraft.

Next June, Air Europa will start flying to Bogota, Colombia, with the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with flights to Guayaquil in Ecuador planned to start in December. These two new routes join the non-stop service from Madrid to Caracas (Venezuela), Lima (Peru), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Salvador de Bahía and Sao Paulo, in Brazil as well as Montevideo (Uruguay), Asuncion (Paraguay) and Buenos Aires in Argentina.

The Beginning of Airbus A321-200 Era in Delta Airlines

N301DN, Delta Airlines’ first Airbus A321-200 aircraft during the test flight at Hamburg

Delta Airlines will take the delivery of its first Airbus A321-200 aircraft. The aircraft was registered as N301DN and MSN 6923 in Hamburg on 16 March 2016. N301DN will be ferried today, on 17 March 2016 to the home base of Delta Airlines, Atlanta.


This aircraft is the first of forty-five Airbus A321-200 aircraft ordered by Delta Airlines in 2013. Delta Airlines configured with 192 seats, consisting 20 first class seats, 29 economy comfort seats, and 143 economy seats. This year, Airbus will deliver 14 more Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Delta Airlines. The reason of  Delta Airlines to order 45 Airbus A321-200 aircraft is to replace is aging Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The orders of 45 Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Delta Airlines supposed to be completed in 2018. Now, the delivery of the first Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Delta Airlines will start the Airbus A321-200 era in Delta Airlines. So, congratulations to Delta Airlines and Airbus for the delivery of Airbus A321-200!

Boeing 737-800 Will Leave South African Airways

ZS-SJC, South African Airways’s first Boeing 737-800 aircraft

The Boeing 737-800 is the backbone of regional and domestic routes for South African Airways, the national airline of South Africa. Now, South African Airways has eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft in its fleet. The first aircraft, ZS-SJC was delivered to the airline on 30 June 2000. The last Boeing 737-800 aircraft, ZS-SJV was delivered to the airline on 13 November 2003 (based on www.airfleets.net). This aircraft type was ordered by South African Airways to replace its aging Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

But, after nearly sixteen years serving South African Airlines' domestic and regional passengers, the airline announced if they have to retire all the Boeing 737-800 aircraft from its fleet, and will replace them with Airbus A320 series and Airbus A330-300 to expand its fleet. Now, South African Airways made an order for five Airbus A330-300 aircraft for its high-density routes. But, if the airline retires all its Boeing 737-800, it means the airline will operate all-Airbus fleet and no Boeings again in South African Airways' fleet.