Daily Aviation Brief – 21/01/2022

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-FYD Boeing 737-8 c/n 42828 Norwegian Air International Ferried Oslo-Bergen-Montréal-Mojave 10-15/12/21.

N273GE Airbus A319-112 c/n 2547 AerCap Registered at Goodyear 14/12/21 ex OO-SSE.

OK-GFS ATR72-212A(500) c/n 679 ASL Airlines Ireland Ferried Prague-Toulouse-Francazal 15/12/21.

Global Aviation News:

Aggressive price competition to fuel aircraft seat capacity, says CGS-CIMB Research
Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/01/764137/aggressive-price-competition-%C2%A0fuel-aircraft-seat-capacity-says-cgs-cimb

All EX-YU flag carriers to expand, renew fleets in 2022
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/01/all-ex-yu-flag-carriers-to-expand-renew.html

Belgrade Airport seeks to develop long haul network
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/01/belgrade-airport-seeks-to-develop-long.html

British Airways further extends elite status and reduced qualification thresholds
Read more: https://thepointsguy.com/news/ba-extends-executive-club-status/

Croatia Airlines in talks with Boeing over MAX order
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/01/croatia-airlines-in-talks-with-boeing.html

Flight disruptions will not derail airlines’ recovery in 2022, says Moody’s
Read more: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2022/01/08/flight-disruptions-will-not-derail-airlines-recovery-in-2022-says-moodys/

First ever summer flights between Algarve and Canada
Read more: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2022-01-19/first-ever-summer-flights-between-algarve-and-canada/64700

Wizz Air Issues €500m Bond
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/wizz-air-issues-eur-500m-bond/

Irish Aviation News:

Aircastle Limited (AYR) CEO Mike Inglese on Q3 2021 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4479558-aircastle-limited-ayr-ceo-mike-inglese-on-q3-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript

Alan Joyce “most mentioned” Australian CEO in 2021 across news and social media
Read more: https://prwire.com.au/pr/100919/alan-joyce-most-mentioned-australian-ceo-in-2021-across-news-and-social-media

Avolon delivers one Airbus A321NEO to Beijing Capital Airlines
Read more: https://www.avolon.aero/newsroom-and-thoughts/7th-Avolon-aircraft-on-lease-to-Beijing-Capital-Airlines

Azorra orders 22 A220 Family aircraft
Read more: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-azorra-orders-22-a220-family-aircraft

Exeter Airport confirms new flights to Dublin with onward connections to the USA
Read more: https://www.exeter-airport.co.uk/exeter-airport-confirms-new-flights-to-dublin-with-onward-connections-to-the-usa/

Flight review: Aer Lingus A321neo Business Class
Read more: https://www.businesstraveller.com/tried-and-tested/flight-review-aer-lingus-a321neo-business-class/

FPG Amentum announces changes to its Technical team
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/fpg-amentum-announces-changes-to-its-technical-team-senior-appointments-of-steve-hogg-maclean-head-of-technical-and-donal-ward-svp-technical/

Ryanair quits Frankfurt in favour of Nuremberg
Read more: https://www.fvw.de/international/travel-news/airport-charges-ryanair-quits-expensive-frankfurt-in-favour-of-nuremberg-223397?crefresh=1

Tweet Picks:

@jonostrower FedEx has never said they were planning on acquiring A321 freighters. Extremely notably, FedEx was central to the now discarded business case for Boeing’s NMA, which would’ve aimed to replace the cargo giant’s fleet of aging 757s.

@jonostrower Yanliang airport, a site that doesn’t formally exist in Google Maps, is the most interesting place in aviation right now. This Y-20 test aircraft is flying China’s new domestically-made turbofan engine. Tops on Xi Jinping’s wish list.

@JTTsteve JMO, but the AAY “day trip” low asset utilization model doesn’t take kindly to expensive planes. You’ve got to fly these things round the clock to make money. Plus the add’l cost of tooling, training, spares, and the LOW price of used A319/20s this makes NO sense. Stock pump?

@LeehamNews Boeing was “hungry” for deal, says Allegiant CEO.

@LondonAirTravel Austin is Virgin Atlantic’s first destination in Texas. It has been a long time since the airline launched a new route to a city in the US that isn’t a Delta hub. Unlike the now suspended Chicago & Newark, Virgin is not competing against high daily frequencies by rivals.

Video Picks:

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