Belavia to add A330-200s

Belavia, the national carrier of Belarus, is expanding its fleet with three Airbus A330-200s. A recent video filmed at Minsk showed the first aircraft, registered EW-589PD, being parked at the hangar-area.

As the carrier is sanctioned due Belarus' support to Russia in the war with Ukraine, the airline wasn't able to source the three aircraft directly from a lessor. The trio of aircraft were acquired by Gambian company "Magic Air" in November and December 2023. In August 2024, all three were ferried to Minsk as Gambia is not impacted by the sanctions.

Magic Air is owned by a Syrian-national and has previously sourced aircraft for Syrian airline Cham Wings, which was also under sanctions.

The three aircraft involved are C5-TAB (525), C5-TAC (509), and C5-TAD (491). They will become EW-587PD, EW-588PD, and EW-589PD. The exact tie-up of the airframes is currently unknown.

Belavia's current fleet is made-up of two Boeing B737-300s, five B737-800s, one B737-8, one Embraer ERJ175, and four ERJ195s.

Video-still via Facebook.