FLEET UPDATE: BQB Lineas Aereas Received its First A320 on 28Nov13

BQB received its first jet aircraft, an A320 leased from Vueling of Spain, on 28Nov13.  The plane, c/n 4661 and registered EC-LLJ, was delivered to Vueling on 14Apr11.  This is the same aircraft that was leased to Andes Lineas Aereas of Argentina for a short time in late 2011/early 2012.  

It is presumably leased to BQB on a wet-lease basis, also known as ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance provided by the lessor) as the plane will be returned to Vueling after only four months at the end of March 2014.       

BQB used the A320 to introduce daily service on the Montevideo (MVD) - Santiago (SCL) route on 15Dec13 but researching the carrier's website reveals that it is also being used on some of the carrier's flights to Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) and also occasionally to Florianopolis (FLN) and Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG).

Photo of the new addition to BQB's fleet in Vueling colors with BQB titles:

www.skyliner-aviation.de/viewphoto.main?LC=nav2&picid=8641

Sources: www.flybqb.com.uy/BQBFly/web/Home
             http://modocharlie.com/2013/11/llego-el-primer-a320-para-bqb-
             lineas-aereas/#.UryltPRDtRo

Andes Lineas Aereas Charter Spottings - Updated

Aircraft spotted operating charters for Andes Lineas Aereas:

Lineas Aereas del Sur, 737-236, LV-ZXC, c/n 23160/1053 at AEP on 04Jan12

Photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1858923 (taken at another time)

Vueling A320, EC-JGM, at COR (Cordoba) on 05Jan12  

Photo: http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com/2012/01/por-primera-vez-vueling-piso-cordoba.html

Spotting Sources: http://aerospotter.blogspot.com/
                               http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com/           

FLEET UPDATE: Andes Lineas Aereas to Wet-Lease Vueling A320's

Andes is reportedly wet-leasing two A320's from Vueling of Spain for the three-month southern hemisphere summer charter season (January to March).  Aircraft are EC-LLJ and EC-JGM which were due to arrive at Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport (EZE) on December 29 and 30, respectively.  The A320's will likely be operated mostly from Buenos Aires to Brazilian coastal resorts.

Sources: Aviacion News and Skyliner website