Daily Aviation Brief – 19/01/2022

Acumen Aviation Newsletters:

SPARTA Monthly Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3qh1f1j

China Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 January: https://bit.ly/3KmDNYy

India Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 January: https://bit.ly/3nxLIbH

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 17 January: https://bit.ly/3A8b5pt

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17 January: https://bit.ly/33ooNZn

North American Newsletter 17 January: https://bit.ly/3qA57dV

Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:

Edelweiss connects Cork to Zurich for Summer 2022: https://bit.ly/3JVKm46

First Smartwings Boeing 737 MAX visits Dublin Airport: https://bit.ly/33dSmfV

SP-RZI, SP-RZK Boeing 737-8200 Delivered to Buzz: https://bit.ly/3JQLyFG

Aircraft Update:

EI-GZE Boeing 737-8 c/n 42842 Aeromexico Delivered Boeing Field-Mexico City 15/12/21.

EI-GZF Boeing 737-8 c/n 63974 Aeromexico Delivered Boeing Field-Mexico City 13/12/21.

SE-RYH Boeing 737-8 c/n 64992 Norwegian Air Sweden Ferried Dublin-Bergen-Montréal-Mojave 15/12/21.

Global Aviation News:

Emirates bullish to return to pre-pandemic capacity by mid-2022
Read more: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/01/10/emirates-bullish-to-return-to-pre-pandemic-capacity-by-mid-2022/

Global Crossing Airlines Provides Fourth Quarter 2021 Update
Read more: https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/01/10/2363954/0/en/Global-Crossing-Airlines-Provides-Fourth-Quarter-2021-Update.html

Gurugram to get India’s first heli-hub with all aviation facilities
Read more: https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/jan/05/gurugram-to-get-indias-first-heli-hub-with-all-aviation-facilities-2403256.html

Icelandair Unveils ‘Ambitious’ Summer Schedule With Three New Routes
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297366/icelandair-unveils-ambitious-summer-schedule-with-three-new-routes/

KKR Invests Another $75M in Jet Edge
Read more: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-01-11/kkr-invests-another-75m-jet-edge

KLM further expands approach for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Read more: https://news.klm.com/klm-further-expands-approach-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel/

Over 800 civil aircraft covered by Internet: CAAC
Read more: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2022-01-10/detail-ihauqxpy8107143.shtml

Play Airlines more than 100,000 passengers in the first 6 months
Read more: https://www.flyplay.com/more-than-100000-passengers-in-the-first-6-months

Irish Aviation News:

IATA DG Willie Walsh reiterates criticism of Omicron ‘over-reaction’
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/iata-chief-reiterates-criticism-of-omicron-over-reaction

Ryanair Holdings – Lowers winter guidance; still about recovery into 2022 – Davy Research
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=ST2_38747_1.xml.htm

Significant rise in Air Corps’ emergency airlifts
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40775421.html

Sir Michael Ryan CBE appointed as the Industry Chair of the Aerospace Growth Partnership
Read more: https://aerospacegrowthpartnership.wordpress.com/2022/01/07/sir-michael-ryan-cbe-appointed-as-the-industry-chair-of-the-aerospace-growth-partnership/

SP-RZO Boeing 737-8200 Buzz at Renton
Read more: https://boefamily.flights/737/SPRZO

TrueNoord leases ATR72-212F cargo aircraft to Slovenian operator – Amelia International
Read more: https://www.caasint.com/truenoord-leases-atr72-212f-cargo-aircraft-to-slovenian-operator-amelia-international/

Watchdog clears Zagreb Airport of Ryanair favouritism
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/12/watchdog-clears-zagreb-airport-of.html

Tweet Picks:

@ByERussell In November, regional airline CEOs said that in addition to pilots, they faced a shortage of trained maintenance technicians. The FAA just awarded $5 million in grants towards expanding the pool of aviation maintenance technicians.

@ByERussell “I think we’re looking at one of those pivotal moments in aviation that, if Boeing doesn’t respond, they’re going to lose 10, 15 points of market share,” says Aboulafia on the middle of the market. Airbus is running away with it right now. #TRBAM.

@ByERussell Many rightly point out that Boeing has been at a “pivotal” moment on a new mid-market aircraft for a while, the difference now is they need to make a decision — and fast — or potentially face significant additional share loss to Airbus.

@ByERussell One answer to the U.S. regional pilot shortage: Crew members from Australia. But that has created a legal storm with major pilots unions for startup Breeze Airways, writes @BrianSumers.

@dominicgates ZeroAvia to open research facility in Everett to convert to hydrogen power a used @AlaskaAir Q400 regional turboprop. The technology is in early development. ZeroAvia made its only experimental flight in Sept, flying a 6-seat Piper in England for 8 minutes.

Video Picks:

Delta CEO Ed Bastian: ‘We need those offices to get reopened’ for business travel to recover