Talking Points

Aircalin (New Caledonia) ordered two A320 NEOs and two A330-900 NEOs

SalamAir (Oman) plans to build it's A320 fleet from the current three to 20 within five years

PIA (Pakistan) to end US (New York) services later this month, after 55 years

Fly Baghdad leased a 737-700 from BBAM (ex Eastar Jet), adding to it's sole CRJ-200 currently in service. The airline has leased three different 737-400s previously

Alitalia received no siginificant bids (although some reports state Lufthansa has made an offer for parts of the business). The deadline for submissions was extended to April 30th

Malaysia Airlines is considering an order for either A330-900 NEOs or 787-9s

Northwest International Cargo Airlines (China) intends to launch service in 2018

Ryanair Sun (Poland) is to launch operations from Warsaw and other Polish cities in Spring 2018 with five 737-800s

TAME (Ecuador) plans to replace E-190s (of which it has three) with ATRs and A319s. The workforce will be reduced by 20%

Tianjin Cargo Airlines (China) will commence operations soon with 737 freighters transferred from sister HNA Group owned Suparna Airlines

Air Ukraine International plans to operate 777s to Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Beijing and New York from early 2018. The carrier's current wide body fleet consists of four 767-300ERs

VIM Airlines (Russia) will cease operations by or before the end of this month

Wizz Air (Hungary) seeks to obtain a UK AOC to protect it's UK business post brexit

Cambodia Airways intends to start operations in April with A320s. Fleet plans call for 10 A320s and two A330s within five years

China Air Cargo commenced operations with one 757-200F

Eurowings (Germany) to grow it's fleet to 210 aircraft, mostly by the addition of ex-Air Berlin aircraft

GetJet (Lithuania) adds a first 737-300 to it's existing fleet of four 737-400s