Daily Aviation Brief – 28/01/2022

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:

OE-ISU Airbus A320-232 c/n 5923 Connolly Aviation Capital Registered at Istanbul 21/12/21 ex VT-IFY.

OE-IXD Boeing 737-8AS c/n 35022 ASL Aviation Registered at Castellón 23/12/21 ex EI-EKA.

OE-IXE Boeing 737-8AS c/n 38494 ASL Aviation Registered at Castellón 23/12/21 ex EI-EKB.

Global Aviation News:

Air Serbia to take delivery of first ATR72-600
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/01/air-serbia-to-take-delivery-of-first.html

Atlas Air orders four new 777Fs – and ‘we do have enough pilots’
Read more: https://theloadstar.com/atlas-air-orders-four-new-777fs-and-we-do-have-enough-pilots/

Akasa Air’s Vinay Dube on airline’s take-off plans
Read more: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/akasa-airs-vinay-dube-on-airlines-take-off-plans/articleshow/88833973.cms?from=mdr

Ethiopian Airlines could reach pre-Covid capacity level in 2022
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/ethiopian-airlines-could-reach-pre-covid-capacity-level-in-2022/147096.article

EU Defends Airline Slot Rules Over Lufthansa Ghost Flights Row
Read more: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/eu-defends-airline-slot-rules-over-lufthansa-ghost-flights-row-1.1707083

Indian Aviation Minister Holds Meet With Airlines Chiefs On Increasing Widebody Aircraft
Read more: http://www.businessworld.in/article/Aviation-Minister-Holds-Meet-With-Airlines-Chiefs-On-Increasing-Wide-Body-Planes-/13-01-2022-417630/

We are not an ultra low-cost carrier: Akasa CEO Vinay Dube
Read more: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/we-are-not-an-ultra-low-cost-carrier-akasa-ceo-vinay-dube/articleshow/88818378.cms

Why The Airbus A220 Is A Real Game Changer For Airlines
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/12/01/why-the-airbus-a220-is-a-real-game-changer-for-airlines/?sh=452e16851bc3

Irish Aviation News:

Bounce for Ryanair and Aer Lingus-owner shares shows airline recovery back on course
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-40793862.html

DAA challenges €5m demand for Dublin Airport plan approval
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/daa-challenges-5m-demand-for-dublin-airport-plan-approval-1.4781673

Department of Transport amends tender requirements for Search and Rescue
Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/5b374-department-of-transport-amends-tender-requirements-for-search-and-rescue/

Electric planes could be used to fly from Dublin to the north of England, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce Says [Paywall]
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/electric-planes-could-be-used-to-fly-from-dublin-to-the-north-of-england-qantas-head-says-b59b21d6

Emerald Airlines Welcomes Industry Veterans to its Board of Directors
Read more: https://www.emeraldairlines.com/article/emerald-airlines-welcomes-industry-veterans-christopher-buckley-jane-o-callaghan-and-john-higgins-to-its-board-of-directors

Holiday bookings surge as travel demand returns – Aer Lingus Chief Strategy and Planning Officer Reid Moody
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0126/1275950-holiday-bookings-surge-as-travel-demand-returns/

Hong Kong has grown more isolated as aviation hub, IATA DG Willie Walsh warns
Read more: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3164720/hong-kong-has-grown-more-isolated-aviation-hub-head-global

Tweet Picks:

@ByERussell Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr said the group was the “natural home” for ITA in October.

@ByERussell Missed this in October: Aeromexico signed leases for 5 more 737 Maxes, all -8s, from SMBC Aviation. The deal, approved in November, brought Aeromexico’s signed orders and leases for the Max during bankruptcy to 41.

@ByERussell United plans to begin returning its Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s to service in March, a year after they were parked, reports @munnikrishnan.

@ByERussell Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss, warning that inflation is no longer transitory, sees higher costs — including those associated with climate initiatives — driving higher fares, reports @matt_parsons.

@flyethiopian We are only few days away from returning our B737 MAX fleet to the skies after intense recertification by multiple regulatory bodies. As a safety-first airline, our pilots, engineers, aircraft technicians, & cabin crew are fully prepared to take the B737 MAX back to the skies.

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