Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 May: https://bit.ly/3eiN2Lj
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 May: https://bit.ly/2PQNjf0
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 4 May: https://bit.ly/3tftnQv
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 4 May: https://bit.ly/3nJuS8B
North American Newsletter 4 May: https://bit.ly/3b0E432
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus operates Airbus A330-300 US Cargo charters: https://bit.ly/2RgKggz
Moldovan carrier HiSky inaugures new Dublin Airport routes: https://bit.ly/2RiVUY6
Ryanair announces new Irish Greek connections for Summer 2021: https://bit.ly/3f5Flaz
Aircraft Update:
EI-DPD Boeing 737-8AS(F) c/n 33603 ASL Airlines France Delivered Shannon-Liege 01/05/21 in FedEx colours to become F-HIQD.
VQ-BOF Airbus A321-211 c/n 775 Ural Airlines Ferried Yekaterinburg-Keflavik-Gander-Tampa 30/04-01/05/21 on return to lessor ex EI-EPM.
VP-CBJ Airbus A321-231 c/n 1928 Castlelake Ferried St Anthan-Prague 30/04/21 ex A7-ADS.
Global Aviation News:
Airline Gives Surprise Profit Outlook Even as Planes Remain Grounded
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-30/ana-sees-surprise-profit-outlook-even-as-planes-remain-grounded
American Tourists May Be Allowed in London as Soon as Next Month
Rwad more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-29/heathrow-sees-singapore-maybe-u-s-making-u-k-travel-go-list
Air New Zealand: Kicking off bubble number two with Rarotonga
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-new-zealand-kicking-off-bubble-number-two-with-rarotonga/
Ecuadorian startup targets October launch
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/295770/ecuadorian-startup-targets-october-launch/
Emirates SkyCargo joins Rickenbacker airport in celebrating milestone passenger freighter flight
Read more: https://www.skycargo.com/media-centre/emirates-skycargo-joins-rickenbacker-airport-in-celebrating-milestone-passenger-freighter-flight/
Estonian airline Xfly to train new pilots in view of the expected increase in air traffic
Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/regional-jet/estonian-airline-xfly-to-train-new-pilots-in-view-of-the-expected-increase-in-air-traffic/
European Commission proposes that member states ease the current restrictions on travel into the EU to take account of vaccination campaigns and developments in the epidemiological situation worldwide
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0503/1213468-european-travel-commission/
IATA: Reduced Losses but Continued Pain in 2021
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/iata-reduced-losses-but-continued-pain-in-2021/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus and Iberia to Codeshare on Dublin-Madrid Flights
Read more: https://ittn.ie/news/aer-lingus-to-codeshare-on-dublin-madrid-flights
Aergo Capital announces the acquisition of twenty (20) DHC-8-Q400 aircraft
Read more: https://aergocapital.com/aergo-capital-announces-the-acquisition-of-twenty-20-dhc-8-q400-aircraft/
Decision on Coordination Parameters for Winter 2021 at Dublin Airport – Commission for Aviation Regulation
Read more: https://www.aviationreg.ie/news/decision-on-coordination-parameters-for-winter-2021-at-dublin-airport.1029.html
Eirtech Receive EASA STC for ELT Installation on B737-8200
Read more: https://www.eirtechaviation.ie/news/eirtech-receive-easa-stc-elt-installation-b737-8200/
Government must state how and when international travel can resume writes Eoghan O’Mara Walsh
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/Tourism/comment-government-must-state-how-and-when-international-travel-can-resume-b77bfd0e
IATA DG Willie Walsh expresses frustration at UK CAA’s increased funding for London Heathrow
Read more: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/pr/2021-04-27-02/
Squawk 7000 – I think yer man is the driver!
Podcast: https://flyinginireland.com/2021/04/squawk-7000-i-think-yer-man-is-the-driver/
Tweet Picks:
@airBaltic We are excited to welcome our 26th @Airbus A220-300 aircraft, registered as YL-AAZ! This is the first out of seven planned Airbus aircraft deliveries for airBaltic in 2021.
@BoeingAirplanes Europe’s largest airline group has ordered five more 787-9 jets. These fuel efficient wide-body ✈✈ will support their efforts to improve overall environmental performance. Thank you, @lufthansa, for choosing the #Dreamliner again!.
@ByERussell “United expects summer peak (mid-June through mid-August) domestic yields to eclipse those of 2019, consistent with our view that deep discounting is not required to coax consumers from their homes.” -J.P. Morgan report. The pent-up demand is real, very real. $UAL
@ByERussell “We will soon announce our inaugural flight to London,” says JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes. Still no firm details on JetBlue’s London launch, which he reiterated will occur “later this summer.”
@flightradar24 Commercial air traffic is recovering very slowly. Latest numbers show traffic levels at about 69% compared to same day in 2019 and about 269% compared to same day in 2020.
Video Picks:
Adobe: There’s pent-up demand and a tremendous amount of American travel yet to be done this year
https://youtu.be/DdMEOCGfHYI
A new attraction unveiled at the Qantas Founders Museum
https://youtu.be/Wj5TsI-FyQA
Buffett: ‘The airline business has done better because we sold’
https://youtu.be/JBl13vHW4_k
How one airline is ensuring its pilots and planes are safe to fly again
https://youtu.be/UIKdi4vlRVo
IATA Media Update on COVID-19 – 7 April 2021 Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General & Brian Pearce, Chief Economist
https://youtu.be/zSnUHXK8wyo
