An official source told our newspaper that SATA Azores Airlines has three aircraft out of action, but so far, they are not affecting operations. On the southern part of the Ponta Delgada Airport is the Airbus A320 “Dream,” which suffered a Bird Strike on January 2, 2025. According to our source, it is awaiting the delivery of the engine blades to carry out a ‘Check-c’ that was already planned, regardless of the bird strike.
The Airbus A321neoLR “Magical” has had a hard landing and is undergoing maintenance in France at Tarbes-Lourdes International Airport. As it also had a ‘Check-c’ scheduled, it is taking advantage of the stop. In any case, an aircraft will need a leased engine.
The Airbus “Wonder” suffered a knock to the fuselage, supposedly in Lisbon, but it will be repaired easily.
It is currently being maintained by TAP.
“Despite these constraints, the operation is running smoothly and more punctually than ever,” assures our source.
The problems that may have occurred recently at some airports were caused by bad weather.
But after the bad weather of the last few days, the forecast points to good days this week, especially in the Eastern Group.


Good weather this week
In fact, according to experts, with the anticyclone to the south influencing the weather, especially in São Miguel and Santa Maria, we are entering the last week of January with drier days.
Yesterday, there were still some remnants of the depression, with a few showers and winds, but as of yesterday afternoon and throughout the week, there is no rain forecast.
The anticyclone, located slightly to the south of the Azores, is expected to influence the Eastern Group in particular. All indications are that it will not rain until the 31st.
In the other groups, some light rain is expected on Thursday due to the passage of a frontal swell with low activity.

In Diário dos Açores – Osvaldo Cabral, director

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