AirBlue to lease two used Airbus A321-200 aircraft

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:20 pm

I got following info from my friend Alexandre Avrane - ATDB

Airbus A321-231 (registration D-ARFB) ferried from Munich to Beirut on January 10, 2006 for AirBlue. Aircraft still in Aero Flight livery. Most probably it will be painted in AirBlue livery at Beirut Airport.

atmalik · Post by **atmalik** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:40 pm

Here we go D-ARFB in aero flight colors. Comparatively new aircraft doesnt look like it is more than 3 or 4 years old. Good luck to Air Blue. Has any one flown in a 321?? (photo from a.net)

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/553602/L/

VC10 · Post by **VC10** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:54 am

Assalam-o Aleikum
I was in Dubai last week, and saw an AirBlue A320 with orange underbelly.Can anyone enlighten me as to the origins of this aircraft ?
Thanks, Mike.

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:45 am

VC10 wrote:Assalam-o Aleikum
I was in Dubai last week, and saw an AirBlue A320 with orange underbelly.Can anyone enlighten me as to the origins of this aircraft ?
Thanks, Mike.

Hi Mike,

You must have seen Airbus A320-232 (registration TC-OGI) acquired on lease by AirBlue from Atlasjet International Airways of Turkey. This aircraft is based in Dubai.

Following is link to photo of this aircraft in AirBlue/Atlasjet hybrid livery. The photo was taken in Dubai on January 10, 2006.

Photo link: http://planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=433056

The lease of this aircraft was discussed in this topic of forum:

viewtopic.php?t=4057

Abbas

VC10 · Post by **VC10** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:00 am

Thanks Abbas.

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:04 pm

being delivered most probably on the 21st, the two A321's for airblue will be headed to Pak from Lebanon Beruit.....and one will be based KHI and one in DXB again...any more stuff ill let u all know

B777240ER · Post by **B777240ER** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:22 pm

Any chance of us seeing more domestic routes being introduced such as MUX and LYP?

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:40 pm

Multan was on the list in the start but i heard that the airport cant take A320's ???

If a 737 can land there cant the 320 aswell ?

B777240ER · Post by **B777240ER** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:49 am

But the only 737's that land there are PK's 112 pax whilst ED's A320 have 150 pax.

CoyBoy · Post by **CoyBoy** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:01 pm

How and why does an airline from one country base their aircraft in another one?

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:58 am

LYP has started and ammm do u guys remember the Fokkers that PIA got from Sri Lanka?

ED is getting the two of those ... on lease ... they will be doing gawadar-khi 3 daily ... 150 pax have to travel for an agency ... the oil field or something a gawadar...so yea thats something new

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:17 pm

Thats very good to see the increasing number of destinations for AirBlue, but those Fokkers were in all while colours, does ED also plan to convert those in ED's original c/s?

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:19 pm

im not sure about the c/s yet but lets see what happens....i know they will look cute in the ED c/s ... like lil kid planes

Charliedelta11 · Post by **Charliedelta11** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:27 pm

and flight crew will come with the Fokkers or ? and what about the lease duration ?

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:57 am

not sure about the crew yet but the lease is initially for like a year