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**MAW2000** · 2025-03-07T22:19:18

Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post

Hi Banu,

Discussions are still ongoing, not yet confirmed the ACMI ops with Etihad, If its going to happen, aircraft will be 4R-EXR or 4R-EXQ, and the starting date will be 1st April 2025. Yes, as far as I heard, 8D will dry lease another A320 by April this year (1 or may be 4, not sure)

Starting from CMB,

DXB 8D821/2 - 7 weekly
DXB 8D823/4 - planned, 1 weekly D7 only for few times
DXB 8D825/6 - planned, 2 weekly D3, D5 only for few times

DAC 8D931/2 - 5 weekly D2, D3, D4, D6, D7

MAA 8D831/2 - 2 weekly D4, D6
MAA 8D833/4 - 1 weekly D1

MLE 8D811/2 - 4 weekly D1, D3, D5, D7
MLE 8D813/4 - 3 weekly D2, D4, D6

TRV 8D871/2 - 1 weekly D7
TRV 8D873/4 - 2 weekly D2, D4

KUL 8D951/2 - (Cannot expose, KUL is confirmed, Social Media Campaigns are started)

RUH - (Will keep you all posted, 3 weekly D2, D4, D6)

Kindly note that, ACMI ops with Etihad will not happen.

**banuthev** · 2025-03-08T03:10:14

Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post

Kindly note that, ACMI ops with Etihad will not happen.

Thanks for the update! Any reason why ACMI ops not going to happen with EY?

I see booking for RUH not yet open. Will 8D operate 10 weekly in total to DXB when it start 3 weekly CMB-DXB-RUH route? Does 8D have 5th freedom rights to carry passengers between DXB-RUH?

Guys, Any idea which airlines are currently flying between DXB-RUH route?

**MAW2000** · 2025-03-08T08:59:05

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

Thanks for the update! Any reason why ACMI ops not going to happen with EY?

I see booking for RUH not yet open. Will 8D operate 10 weekly in total to DXB when it start 3 weekly CMB-DXB-RUH route? Does 8D have 5th freedom rights to carry passengers between DXB-RUH?

Guys, Any idea which airlines are currently flying between DXB-RUH route?

Seems like the reason is incompatible cabin interiors of 8D A320s with Etihad fleet.
Majority of workings, approvals, permits are still pending, lot more work to be done. 8D will not land at DXB as a technical stop, since 4R-EXQ has ETOPS, so 8D can fly directly to RUH.

**WizzWaveSien** · 2025-03-08T22:36:22

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

Good news! Will it receive water salute on its arrival at CMB on the 10th March?

Recently noticing QR deploying A350-1000 for CMB flights. Do you know which aircraft CX will use when it increase CMB flights from 5 to Daily from Aug25? Remember CX planned A359 to CMB before. Not sure why that not happened.

Hi everyone, seems like EK is delaying it's A359 deployment to CMB. Don't know as to why, checked EKs website with a dummy booking and still no A359 in their system. Emirates WAS supposed to start A359 operations from March 1st, but seems like they have decided agaisn't it.

As far as I am aware, CX will be still using the A333 on the HKG-CMB route. CX was supposed to deploy it's A359 to both MAA and CMB last year, but apparently due to supply constraint issues. They pushed it back, Theres a chance they will switch to the A359 or 77L towards the end of the year because of increased demand.

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**WizzWaveSien** · 2025-03-08T22:47:06

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

6E currently flying Daily MAA-JAF flights and additionally is going to start Daily TRZ-JAF flight from 29-Mar-25.

Hi, adding on to this, 6E will following this timetable.

TRZ-JAF (6E 1187) - ATR72 - 1:25PM - 2:25PM
JAF-TRZ (6E 1188) - ATR72 - 3:10PM - 4:05PM

Subjected to change.

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**banuthev** · 2025-03-09T00:33:01

Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post

Seems like the reason is incompatible cabin interiors of 8D A320s with Etihad fleet.
Majority of workings, approvals, permits are still pending, lot more work to be done. 8D will not land at DXB as a technical stop, since 4R-EXQ has ETOPS, so 8D can fly directly to RUH.[/FONT]

I remember EXQ didn't have ETOPS before so that means EXQ recently certified with ETOPS? Does both EXQ and EXR have 90 mins ETOPS?

Do you know lease expiry of 8D fleet?

**banuthev** · 2025-03-09T00:43:55

Originally posted by Haleef View Post

Hearing news that MSN 1060 and 1037, both A330-343 are cancelled due to aircraft having too much structural issues. MSN 1261, A330-243 might turn up somewhere during May'25.
UL is currently on the look out for B737, ATR, A330 and A350 aircraft.

MSN 1060 ferried from LETL to LPBJ in VP-CRQ Rego on the 07-Mar-2025.

**Farhan Hussain** · 2025-03-09T04:15:13

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

MSN 1060 ferried from LETL to LPBJ in VP-CRQ Rego on the 07-Mar-2025.

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It seems it got re-registered back to VP-CRQ

**WizzWaveSien** · 2025-03-09T07:11:45

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

MSN 1060 ferried from LETL to LPBJ in VP-CRQ Rego on the 07-Mar-2025.

Hi Banu,
I think i know the reason as to why MSN1060 was ferried LETL to LPBJ, Beja has MRO services (Supplied by a company called AEROMEC, a company within the Omni Aviation Group),since it supports Hi-Fly. Hi-Fly has used Beja as a location for aircraft maintenance, storage, and testing. Remember when Global Airlines A380 was flown from Dresden to Beja to receive it's final maintenance? Beja also has a Aircraft storage facility, which means that MSN1060 will probably either be stored or will be going for final maintenace before delivered to UL, since Haleef has stated that MSN1060 is probably cancelled due to structural issues, it's safe to say that it's probably due for storage.. Not sure though. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks.

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