Daily Aviation Brief – 27/01/2022

Acumen Aviation Newsletters:

Acumen Aviation Releases 2021 Operational Review: https://bit.ly/3FWiKbu

China Aviation Industry Newsletter 24 January: https://bit.ly/3KG6gIX

India Aviation Industry Newsletter 24 January: https://bit.ly/3IxtMWx

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 24 January: https://bit.ly/3FVnoXt

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 24 January: https://bit.ly/3tUkX4U

North American Newsletter 24 January: https://bit.ly/3fU7FgS

Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:

EI-EMP Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair DAC Transferred to Ryanair UK as G-RUKE: https://bit.ly/3FAfgvj

EI-GUM, EI-GUP ATR72-600F Delivered to FedEx for operation by ASL Airlines Ireland: https://bit.ly/3KiZWH9

Emirates celebrates 10 years of operation of Dublin-Dubai route: https://bit.ly/3nslDuf

Aircraft Update:

EI-EJJ Airbus A330-202 c/n 1225 Air Lease Corporation Ferried Palma-Naples 25/01/22.

VP-CRF DHC8-402 c/n 4530 GECAS Ferried Tainan-Manila 25/01/22 ex HS-DQH.

VP-CVC Boeing 777-36N(ER) c/n 37707 GTLK Air Test at Mojave 25/01/22 for Bluebird Cargo as TF-BBB.

Global Aviation News:

FlySafair continues to dominate the skies, stays a head above the rest in tough aviation market
Read more: https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/flysafair-continues-to-dominate-the-skies-stays-a-head-above-the-rest-in-tough-aviation-market-20220113

JetBlue Is A Great Contrarian Play
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4479423-jetblue-jblu-stock-contrarian-play-speculative-buy

Pieter Elbers will not enter into third term as KLM CEO next year
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/pieter-elbers-will-not-enter-into-third-term-as-klm-ceo-next-year/

StarLux Airlines to receive first Airbus A330-900neo in mid-February
Read more: https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202201120014

Singapore Airlines Returns To Newark
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/singapore-airlines-returns-to-newark/

Trainer Leasing Firm FlytFinance Launches
Read more: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-01-12/trainer-leasing-firm-flytfinance-launches

UAE should have multiple airlines to promote competition, says Sheikh Ahmed
Read more: https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-should-have-multiple-airlines-to-promote-competition-says-sheikh-ahmed-1.1641968606894

Wizz Air Doubles Down on Abu Dhabi Venture Despite Slow Start
Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/wizz-air-doubles-down-on-abu-dhabi-venture-despite-slow-start

Irish Aviation News:

Aviation industry need help to get our tourism numbers soaring again
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/aviation-industry-need-help-to-get-our-tourism-numbers-soaring-again-41266136.html

Azorra Places Order For 20 Embraer E2 Aircraft
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/azorra-places-order-for-20-embraer-e2-aircraft/

Castlelake Closes Fourth Aviation Fund with $1.6 Billion
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/castlelake-closes-fourth-aviation-fund-with-1-6-billion/

Croatia Airlines suspends Zagreb to Dublin route, Ryanair adds extra rotation [Croatian]
Read more: https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/croatia-airlines-pauzira-letove-iz-zagreba-za-dublin-ryanair-povecava-broj-letova/2334807.aspx

Ryanair chief: airline will grow at expense of weakened rivals [Paywall]
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/ryanair-chief-airline-will-grow-at-expense-of-weakened-rivals-192b7800

Ryanair Group to fly 165 million passengers in next financial year, CEO Michael O’Leary tells paper
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/ryanair-hldgs-outlook/ryanair-to-fly-165-mln-passengers-in-next-financial-year-ceo-tells-paper-idUKL1N2U40PI

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland visits Collins Aerospace
Read more: https://www.aero-mag.com/secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland-visits-collins-aerospace

Vmo Aircraft Leasing Completes Sale and Leaseback for Two A320 Aircraft with Cebu Pacific
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/vmo-aircraft-leasing-completes-sale-and-leaseback-for-two-a320-aircraft-with-cebu-pacific/

Tweet Picks:

@AirlineGeeks Amazon Air is utilizing a focus city in Fort Worth Alliance to link the cities, relying on Silver’s fleet of 5 ATRs to connect the Kansan and Texan cities.

@AirlineGeeks Northern Pacific will be using Anchorage’s strategic location on the great circle routing between Asia and the U.S. to influence network strategy.

@AirlineGeeks “Scoot is delighted to be the first airline to resume international flights to and from Gold Coast,” said Scoot CEO, Campbell Wilson.

@ByERussell Friday marked an important day in the global return of the #737Max: China Southern and Hainan Airlines each flew the jets on separate test flights in China, per @flightradar24.

@ByERussell Lufthansa appears poised to win the courtship of ITA Airways, with local reports saying it is near a deal for a 40% stake in the Alitalia successor.

Video Picks:

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