AirBlue aircraft to land in Copenhagen April 14

[PIAforME]

Hello guys,

Fresh information from Danish spotter community.

Airblue (ED) aircraft Airbus 320-231 AP-BGV (cn 443) is to arrive in Copenhagen tomorrow April 14 1615 Local time
Departure April 15 0900 local time.

This will be a first time ever for AirBlue in Copenhagen.
Dont know anything about from where yet. Or what its doing here. Maybe a tech-stopover or just a a stop from mainetance trip to/from Pakistan.

ED has earlier show interest on the Copenhagen route.

[PIAforME]

Just received more information.

Arrival to Copenhagen from Trabzon, Turkey. Will fly to Keflavik, Iceland and then onwards to the US (probably).

[SalamPaks]

Just received more information.

Arrival to Copenhagen from Trabzon, Turkey. Will fly to Keflavik, Iceland and then onwards to the US (probably).

Why??

[PIAforME]

You asking why?

Hello guys,


Dont know anything about from where yet. Or what its doing here. Maybe a tech-stopover or just a a stop from maintenance trip to/from Pakistan.

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Dont know why.

[hasan saleem]

The A320 have been returned back to the lessor and maybe its going to its new destination/operator, these 3 A320 were on lease from Airbus. The A320 have not been in operation with Airblue for some time now. 3 A321 and 2 A319 are in operation with AIrblue now.

[Moin]

Yes its probably being returned to the lessor from whom they leased the a/c.

[Abbas Ali]

Airbus A320 family aircraft leased from a variety of international aircraft leasing companies, operated by AirBlue with Pakistani aircraft registration that I know are or were:

AP-BGU
Airbus A320-231 - leased from International Aircraft Investors (IAI) XI Inc. Aircraft returned to IAI in year 2009.

AP-BGV
Airbus A320-231 - leased from Triton Aviation International (TAI) Limited.

AP-BGW
Airbus A320-232 - leased from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).

AP-BIE
Airbus A319-112 - leased from Aircraft Portfolio Holding Company (APHC), Ireland.

AP-BIF
Airbus A319-112 - leased from Aircraft Portfolio Holding Company (APHC), Ireland.

AP-BJA
Airbus A321-231 - leased from Sierra Leasing Limited, Bermuda - a subsidiary of ILFC.

AP-BJB
Airbus A321-231 - leased from Sierra Leasing Limited, Bermuda - a subsidiary of ILFC.

AP-BRJ
Airbus A321-131 - leased from ALS Irish Aircraft Leasing.

Abbas

[cadet45]

Thats right, the aircraft is being sent back as the lease period is over.
ED crew will fly the plane KHI-TZX and from there the lessor will take over.
AP-BGV has been further leased to an airline in the US.


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[cadet45]

Just came to know that the lessor team and United Air crew came to
KHI for the inspection of AP-BGV .. The aircraft was scheduled to depart
today but the lessor objected on some issues regarding maintenance
of BGV, therefore the flight is delayed for another week or 10 days ..

United Air crew is going back but the lessor will stay until there aircraft
is in the exact same condition, the way it was leased and handed over
in KHI on 24th May 2004 ..


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[Abbas Ali]

What's the current status of AirBlue Airbus A320-200 registration AP-BGW ? Is it still parked at Karachi Airport ?

Abbas

[cadet45]

Yes, AP-BGW is still parked at KHI .. Infact all major components of BGW
are installed in AP-BGV as its airblue's utmost priority to return the A/C asap.

The new components order will be placed soon and BGW is under planning to get in the air by the end of summer this year ..



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[Abbas Ali]

^ Thank you for the info.

Abbas

[PIAforME]

Cadet45. Thanks for competent, complete and correct info regarding airblue flight and cause of flight and delay. Really a pleasure reading your post based on real info.

[Jacobin777]

Just came to know that the lessor team and United Air crew came to
KHI for the inspection of AP-BGV .. The aircraft was scheduled to depart
today but the lessor objected on some issues regarding maintenance
of BGV, therefore the flight is delayed for another week or 10 days ..

United Air crew is going back but the lessor will stay until there aircraft
is in the exact same condition, the way it was leased and handed over
in KHI on 24th May 2004 ..


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"United Air crew" as in United Airlines?

[Abbas Ali]

Might be some aircraft ferry flight specialist company hired by aircraft lessor to ferry the aircraft.

Abbas