Neos takes delivery of first 787-9

Neos (Italy) has taken delivery of it's first Boeing 787-9, leased from AerCap, joining it's existing long haul fleet of three 767-300ERs. The 787 will initially operate from Milan Malpensa to Phuket, Mombasa and Cancun.

Boeing 787-9 MSN 38785 L/N 639 F/F 11/22/17
Neos EI-NEO Delivered 12/12/17

Neos - Current Fleet
5 x 737-800
3 x 767-300ER
1 x 787-9
Total: 9

Alitalia takes delivery of first 777-300ER

Alitalia has taken delivery of it's first Boeing 777-300ER (MSN 35783), leased from AerCap. The aircraft was previously operated by Air Austral. Alitalia already operates 11 777-200ERs on it's long haul network.

The -300ER will operate from Rome to Buenos Aires three times a week, and once a week to New York (JFK). Service entry has twice been delayed in September, and is now thought to be planned for early October.

Boeing 777-3Q8ER MSN 35783 L/N 786 Alitalia EI-WLA

History

F/F 5/4/09
Air Austral (Reunion) F-ONOU 5/09 - 11/16
Alitalia EI-WLA 9/17 - current

Alitalia - Current (mainline) Fleet

22 x A319
40 x A320
12 x A321
14 x A330-200
11 x 777-200ER
1 x 777-300ER
Total: 100

Ernest adds an A320 to it's fleet

New Italian entrant Ernest has taken delivery of an A320 (MSN 2044), adding to an A319 delivered in March, with which it commenced LCC service between Italy and Albania (see previous JetTrak item: Ernest commences service).

This aircraft was delivered new to TAME (Ecuador) as HC-CDZ September 12th 2003, leased from GATX. The aircraft was returned off lease in May 2008 to Macquarie Aviation (who had acquired GATX's assets in December 2006). The next lessee of the aircraft was TAM Brasil, that was later re-branded LATAM in May 2006, before returning off lease this May.

Ernest commences service

New Italian airline Ernest earlier this month commenced low cost (LCC) services between a variety of Italian cities and Tirana, Albania. The airline's sole Airbus A319 [MSN 1362 EI-FVG] is leased from Babcock & Brown (US), and will soon be joined by a leased A320.