Daily Aviation Brief – 09/03/2022
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Acumen Aviation Awarded EASA Part-CAMO Certification: https://bit.ly/3pLpELw
Certificate Program Aircraft Redelivery Management: https://bit.ly/3HBNteR
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 7 March: https://bit.ly/34k55OQ
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 7 March: https://bit.ly/35Xgi8l
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 7 March: https://bit.ly/3vJ6k5B
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 7 March: https://bit.ly/3ClfuXa
North American Newsletter 7 March: https://bit.ly/3Mx79EA
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Delta Airlines resumes flights between Boston and Dublin: https://bit.ly/3Km5NdI
EI-CPH Airbus A321-211 Aer Lingus Ferried Ciudad Real to Lasham: https://bit.ly/3rJSj5f
Ryanair Group takes delivery of 50th Boeing 737-8200 ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft: https://bit.ly/3tuV7Tl
Aircraft Update:
EI-DCF Boeing 737-8AS c/n 33804 Ryanair Ferried Glasgow Prestwick-Lasham 04/02/22 prior P2F conversion.
9H-HANSA Boeing 737-8K5 c/n 37247 AllianceJets Delivered Shannon-Bournemouth-Malta 24/02/22 ex M-ABNG.
9H-VUX Boeing 737-8200 c/n 62337 Malta Air Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 25/02/22.
9H-VUW Boeing 737-8200 c/n 62338 Malta Air Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 28/02/22.
Global Aviation News:
Airlines Find New Ways to Leverage Loyalty Programs for a Post-Pandemic Era
Read more: https://skift.com/2022/02/14/airlines-find-new-ways-to-leverage-loyalty-programs-for-a-post-pandemic-era/
North Atlantic airline capacity no longer lagging Europe’s recovery
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/north-atlantic-airline-capacity-no-longer-lagging-europes-recovery-596307
Rolls-Royce And Luxaviation Sign MOU To Lead The Way In
Advanced Air Mobility Operations
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/rolls-royce-and-luxaviation-sign-mou-to-lead-the-way-in-advanced-air-mobility-operations/
SmartLynx Airlines to expand its fleet by adding new aircraft type Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Read more: https://www.smartlynx.aero/storage/app/media/news/SmartLynx-adds-Boeing-737-MAX-8-to-their-fleet.pdf
State aid: Commission approves €48.62 million Finnish aid measure to compensate Finnair for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/state-aid-commission-approves-eu48-62-million-finnish-aid-measure-to-compensate-finnair-for-the-damage-suffered-due-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
ST Engineering to Lease up to Five A320P2F Aircraft to Vaayu Group
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/st-engineering-to-lease-up-to-five-a320p2f-aircraft-to-vaayu-group/
Summer 2022: With Condor non-stop to 16 destinations in North America
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/summer-2022-with-condor-non-stop-to-16-destinations-in-north-america/
Thiel Capital and regional airline Mesa invest in electric seaglider start-up Regent
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/04/thiel-capital-mesa-air-invest-in-electric-seaglider-startup-regent.html
Worldwide Bizav Ops Continue Double-digit Gains
Read more: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-02-07/worldwide-bizav-ops-continue-double-digit-gains
Irish Aviation News:
‘It allows us to dream a little’: Sky’s the limit for Atlantic after Lufthansa deal
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/it-allows-us-to-dream-a-little-sky-s-the-limit-for-atlantic-after-lufthansa-deal-1.4818325
John Galligan Travel cancels Russian tours
Read more: https://ittn.ie/news/john-galligan-travel-cancels-russian-tours/
Ryanair makes its largest expansion to Madrid and Catalonia
Read more: https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/02/ryanair-makes-its-largest-expansion-to-madrid-and-catalonia/
Shannon applies to build air cargo hub
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/shannon-applies-to-build-air-cargo-hub-41361479.html
Standard and Poors: Global Ratings firm endorses Stratos
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/standard-and-poors-global-ratings-firm-endorses-stratos-added-to-its-select-servicer-list-as-a-leading-commercial-aircraft-lease-servicer-outlook-is-stable/
Stuba Appoints DCM Representation Services in Ireland
Read more: https://nitravelnews.com/trade-news/stuba-appoints-dcm-representation-services-in-ireland/
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Dómhnal Slattery
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-d%C3%B3mhnal-slattery-1.4805539
The Mayo aviator who trained World War Two pilots
Read more: https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2022/02/27/the-mayo-aviator-who-trained-world-war-two-pilots/
West Australian Tourism Minister slams Qantas CEO Alan Joyce for comparing state to North Korea
Read more: https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/west-australian-tourism-minister-slams-qantas-ceo-alan-joyce-for-comparing-state-to-north-korea/news-story
Tweet Picks:
@ByERussell Alaska Airlines has adjusted its #737Max order to include the -8 from 2023 and -10 from 2024, in addition to the -9. Target is 15 737-8s, 70 -9s, and 60 -10s. Alaska operates 14 737-9s, with firm orders for another 79 aircraft. $ALK.
@ByERussell @Finnair will resume flights between Helsinki and Tokyo Narita on March 9 using a new routing that avoids Russian airspace. But the new routing comes at a cost: 13 hours vs ~9.5 hours before. Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul flights remain suspended.
@ByERussell .@IATA has reiterated its forecast that global air passenger numbers will recover in 2024. The organization estimates numbers will hit 4 billion, or 103% of 2019 levels, that year.
@ByERussell Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects few financial ramifications from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The airline is moving ahead with plans to meet robust European and transatlantic demand this summer, from @munnikrishnan.
@ByERussell Spirit Airlines will add Monterrey to its map on June 22 with nonstops to Austin and Houston.
Video Picks:
The #A350F, the only true new generation freighter
https://youtu.be/iF-VmGkQfxs
This luxury flying ‘yacht’ could pave the way for environmentally-friendly air travel
https://youtu.be/GWunTVd-4Qk
The Real Story: CEO of Avelo Airlines
https://youtu.be/FHrIkjf1kLI
The WestJet Group to acquire Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines
https://youtu.be/nNo6SBcIDlo