GlobalX adds 10th passenger jet and lands contracts for Caribbean operations
US charter carrier GlobalX recently received its 10th passenger aircraft and has landed new contracts involving flights to the Caribbean, marking continued expansion for an airline that launched operations two year ago. The Miami-based carrier placed a 20-year-old Airbus A319 into service on 1 September, bringing its total fleet to 12 Airbus narrowbodies, including two A321 Freighters, GlobalX said in a 5 September company update. With registration number N285GX, the recently delivered A319 is configured to seat 112 passengers. The aircraft was assembled in Hamburg, made its first flight in February 2003 and was originally operated by Air Mauritius, according to Cirium fleets data. UK-based lessor Blue Peak Aviation owns the jet. GlobalX, the operating brand of Global Crossing Airlines, expects to acquire two more passenger aircraft and four additional freighters before year-end, which would leave it with 18 aircraft, including 12 passenger jets and six cargo aircraft. The carrier says it has secured $35m in financing to fund its fleet-growth plan through the end of next year. CFO Ryan Goepel tells FlightGlobal that operating 18 aircraft this year is “still the ambition”, while cautioning that deliveries of the last two jets are “MRO-dependent”. GlobalX’s profits took a hit in Q2 due to delayed delivery of its second freighter, the company said on 9 August. The aircraft was set to be delivered in late 2022 but finally entered service in June. The company posted a Q2 loss of $7.5m, compared with a $6.8m loss during the same three-month period last year, partly as a result of the delivery delay. GlobalX also cited long turnaround times for aircraft maintenance as a limiting factor. <br/>
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GlobalX adds 10th passenger jet and lands contracts for Caribbean operations
US charter carrier GlobalX recently received its 10th passenger aircraft and has landed new contracts involving flights to the Caribbean, marking continued expansion for an airline that launched operations two year ago. The Miami-based carrier placed a 20-year-old Airbus A319 into service on 1 September, bringing its total fleet to 12 Airbus narrowbodies, including two A321 Freighters, GlobalX said in a 5 September company update. With registration number N285GX, the recently delivered A319 is configured to seat 112 passengers. The aircraft was assembled in Hamburg, made its first flight in February 2003 and was originally operated by Air Mauritius, according to Cirium fleets data. UK-based lessor Blue Peak Aviation owns the jet. GlobalX, the operating brand of Global Crossing Airlines, expects to acquire two more passenger aircraft and four additional freighters before year-end, which would leave it with 18 aircraft, including 12 passenger jets and six cargo aircraft. The carrier says it has secured $35m in financing to fund its fleet-growth plan through the end of next year. CFO Ryan Goepel tells FlightGlobal that operating 18 aircraft this year is “still the ambition”, while cautioning that deliveries of the last two jets are “MRO-dependent”. GlobalX’s profits took a hit in Q2 due to delayed delivery of its second freighter, the company said on 9 August. The aircraft was set to be delivered in late 2022 but finally entered service in June. The company posted a Q2 loss of $7.5m, compared with a $6.8m loss during the same three-month period last year, partly as a result of the delivery delay. GlobalX also cited long turnaround times for aircraft maintenance as a limiting factor. <br/>
