Daily Aviation Brief – 03/03/2022
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
White Paper – Aircraft Leasing and the Ease of Doing Business in India: https://lnkd.in/eifpZJd
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 28 February: https://bit.ly/3M6hDKO
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 28 February: https://bit.ly/36P0OE5
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 28 February: https://bit.ly/3MdEhRI
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 28 February: https://bit.ly/36IABXD
North American Newsletter 28 February: https://bit.ly/33Yw8z1
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus restarts Dublin to Miami route from 21 October: https://bit.ly/3Js9kHd
EI-CPG Airbus A321-211 Aer Lingus Ferried Ciudad Real to Lasham: https://bit.ly/3utcJ44
United Airlines reconnects Dublin to Washington Dulles, increases capacity by almost 30%: https://bit.ly/3h9oxAx
Aircraft Update:
D-AXEO Airbus A330-343 c/n 1907 K5 Aviation Delivered Toulouse-Shannon-Paris Airport-Le Bourget-Woensdrecht 07-09/02/22 for cabin configuration.
HB-AFJ ATR72-202(F) c/n 154 Zimex Aviation Air Test at Sofia 09/02/22 ex EI-SLV.
SX-OBI ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1295 Aegean Airlines Delivered Montpellier-Athens 09/02/22 ex EI-FMJ.
VP-CBQ Airbus A320-214 c/n 3644 GECAS Ferried San Jose-Bangor-Keflavik-Montpellier 09-10/02/22 ex XA-AYO.
Global Aviation News:
AirAsia parent to raise $95.5 million for engineering arm
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/airasia-engineering-arm-maintenance-repair-facilities-kuala-lumpur-international-airport-2499456
Boeing Reaches Record $2 Billion in E-Commerce Sales
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/boeing-reaches-record-2-billion-in-e-commerce-sales/
CAG to develop feasibility study for airport hydrogen hub at Changi Airport
Read more: https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/174237/cag-to-develop-feasibility-study-for-airport-hydrogen-hub-at-changi-airport/
Cape Verde Prime Minister outlines priorities for air transport; some realistic, others not so much
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/cape-verde-prime-minister-outlines-priorities-for-air-transport-some-realistic-others-not-so-much-595243
Frontier and Spirit: will a new ULCC chapter emerge?
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/frontier-and-spirit-will-a-new-ulcc-chapter-emerge-596791
KF Aerospace Leases A B737-800SF To Chrono Aviation
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/kf-aerospace-leases-a-b737-800sf-to-chrono-aviation/
International Consolidated Airline Group (ICAGY) CEO Luis Gallego on FY2021 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4490817-international-consolidated-airline-group-icagy-ceo-luis-gallego-on-fy2021-results-earnings
Jazeera Airways returns to profitability in record time in 2021 with KD7.1 million
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/jazeera-airways-returns-to-profitability-in-record-time-in-2021-with-kd7-1-million/
Maldivian And Emirates Signs An MOU
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/maldivian-and-emirates-signs-an-mou/
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Signs Lease Agreements with Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA for Ten New Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft and Eight Boeing 737-800 NG Aircraft
Read more: https://www.aercap.com/media/news/aercap-signs-lease-agreements-with-norwegian-air-shuttle-asa-for-ten-new-boeing-737-max-8-aircraft-and-eight-boeing-737-800-ng-aircraft/
Aer Lingus To Restart Ireland’s Only Direct Service To San Francisco– The ‘Golden City’
Read more: https://mediacentre.aerlingus.com/news/22022022/aer-lingus-to-restart-irelands-only-direct-service-to-san-francisco-the-golden-city
A new air of optimism at Ireland West Airport
Read more: https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/local-news/748054/a-new-air-of-optimism-at-ireland-west-airport.html
Elix Aviation Delivers a Dash 8-300 to Universal Hydrogen (USA)
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/elix-aviation-delivers-a-dash-8-300-to-universal-hydrogen-usa/
Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson : Masks will likely still be required on flights even if Irish rules eased
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/news/ryanair-ceo-masks-will-likely-still-be-required-on-flights-even-if-irish-rules-eased-1312786
Shannon Group welcome French Ambassador to Shannon Airport
Read more: https://www.shannongroup.ie/news-media/latest-news/2022/shannon-group-welcome-french-ambassador
Slot rules must respond to the demand for travel – IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://www.airlines.iata.org/blog/2022/01/slot-rules-must-respond-to-the-demand-for-travel
Tweet Picks:
@AerCapNV #AerCap is delighted to support @Fly_Norwegian narrowbody fleet renewal program with the lease of 10 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and 8 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft.
@alyrose A spokesperson for Canada’s transport ministers says Aeroflot 111 shouldn’t have been allowed to pass through its airspace. “This evening, NAV Canada mistakenly permitted a banned aircraft into Canadian airspace. This shouldn’t have happened.”
@anuragkotoky Boeing and Airbus are in talks with Tata Sons, the new owners of Air India, about an order for a raft of new planes. The talks with planemakers and lessors are for jets including Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
@ByERussell Frontier Airlines will open a new crew base at @PHXSkyHarbor in November, initially staffed with up to 180 pilots and 275 flight attendants. $ULCC.
@BloombergAsia Singapore Airlines swings back to quarterly profit for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, helped by strong cargo demand and the island city’s sustained efforts to revive international travel.
Video Picks:
Kenya Airways eyes 20% growth in 2022, CEO says
https://youtu.be/p_Mel0acCMM
Leading Beyond Ego Podcast Episode 2: PLAY Airlines CEO Birgir Jonsson
https://youtu.be/66EYKy-4IiQ
Near record demand forecasted for European flights this summer
https://youtu.be/bg65nmORk44
Philippine Budget Carrier Cebu Air Seeing ‘Real Surge’ in Demand
https://youtu.be/OzxA-BDbNBw