Airblue Fleet Status

[Abbas Ali]

Topic to monitor number of active aircraft in airblue fleet.

Dry Leased Aircraft

Airbus A320-200

AP-EDA - Airbus A320-214

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-eda

AP-EDG - Airbus A320-214

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-edg

AP-EDH - Airbus A320-214

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-edh
hr Wet Leased Aircraft

Airbus A321-200

Windrose Airbus A321-231 registration UR-WRH

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ur-wrh

Windrose Airbus A321-231 registration UR-WRI

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ur-wri

Windrose Airbus A321-231 registration UR-WRJ

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ur-wrj

Windrose Airbus A321-231 registration UR-WRO

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ur-wro

Airbus A330-200

Windrose Airbus A330-223 registration UR-WRQ

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ur-wrq
HR 3 x dry leased Airbus A320-200
4 x wet leased Airbus A321-200
1 x wet leased Airbus A330-200
Total: 8 aircraft

Abbas

[Abdullah]

As per some sources, Airblue to lease UTair Airbus A321 with Sharklet.

Most probably, VQ-BRS will be the first one to join Airblue fleet.

Airframe Details:

Construction Number (MSN): 6016
Aircraft Type: Airbus A321-211(WL)
First Flight: 27. Feb 2014
Age: 1.8 Years
Test registration: D-AVZG
Airframe Status: Stored

[Rana]

They are leasing on wet or dry basis?

[Abbas Ali]

Is this acquisition of A321 with sharklets related to their planned re-launch of Manchester operations?

Or part of acquisition of four A321s by airblue, reported by media sometime ago?

Abbas

[adamalikhan]

If it is for the MAN operations, they may struggle to compete given both PIA AND Shaheen will have direct service with no technical (refueling stop) as they have/will operate B777 and A330 respectively.

[CoyBoy]

Hope they arent kept in UTair livey, considering how long Windrose have been flying for them they too could have been in PA livery all this while, there should be a rule that airline apply its full branding on leases of one year and longer.

[Pakistan-1]

Air blue should get a new livery the current one is too bland

[Abbas Ali]

VQ-BRS seen stored at Teruel Airport in Spain on December 15, 2015.


VQ-BRS Airbus A.321 ex UT Air by TIM BRYAN, on Flickr

Abbas

[CoyBoy]

Air blue should get a new livery the current one is too bland

Hope not, its simple and professional, just right for an LCC, look at easyjet so tacky and unproffessional now compared to its original livery.

[Abbas Ali]

Nicely tweaked airblue livery was introduced not so long ago in year 2009 on airline's brand new A320 registration AP-EDA.

Airlines usually keep their livery unchanged for at least a decade.

Abbas

[Abdullah]

Part of acquisition of four A321s by airblue, reported by media sometime ago?

Abbas

I think so. These are three or four aircraft, will be painted in Airblue livery.

[Rana]

So VQ-BRS will be on dry . Why we doing advertising UT Air here?))))) There are some airlines in Russia who are giving back aircraft to leasing companies due to ecnomic conditions they cannot survive . Because no tourist (

[Abbas Ali]

Advertisement in today's (December 7) newspaper:

airblue flying the youngest aircraft fleet in the region

Type: Airbus A320
Registration: AP-EDA
Manufactured: December 2010
Age: 7 years 0 months

Type: Airbus A320
Registration: AP-EDG
Manufactured: December 2013
Age: 3 years 0 months

Type: Airbus A320
Registration: AP-EDH
Manufactured: January 2014
Age: 2 years 11 months

Type: Airbus A321
Registration: AP-BMM
Manufactured: February 2014
Age: 2 years 10 months

Type: Airbus A321
Registration: AP-BMN
Manufactured: March 2014
Age: 2 years 9 months

Type: Airbus A321
Registration: AP-BMO
Manufactured: April 2014
Age: 2 years 8 months

Type: Airbus A321
Registration: AP-BMP
Manufactured: May 2014
Age: 2 years 7 months

Type: Airbus A321
Registration: AP-BMW
Manufactured: January 2016
Age: 0 years 6 months



Abbas

[raihans]

Good that Airblue is maintaining youngest fleet till date though will not anymore once Serene Air will start ops with brand new Boeing 737-800s being acquired directly from manufacturer; however, my question is when Airblue crossing 2 digit number for its fleet and some real expansion i.e. coming out of circle of being regional airline?

[pk363]

Last week went on short trip to Pakistan with Air Blue on SHJ-ISB-SHJ sector, outbound was on AP-BMW and inbound on AP-BMP, both legs dot on time, very comfortable cabin, small serving but hot and delicious meals on both flights Since return flight was by redemption of points so a saving of circa AED600 was icing on the cake =D>