Daily Aviation Brief – 11/05/2022
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Acumen Appoints Ian Clark as Advisor – Asset Management: https://bit.ly/3sdgdGa
Certificate Program Aircraft Pre-Purchase Inspection /Sales Assistance: https://bit.ly/3IErO7b
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 3 May: https://bit.ly/37W5HfA
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 3 May: https://bit.ly/3w2ZUMX
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 3 May: https://bit.ly/3vMopiV
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 3 May: https://bit.ly/3s7APzB
North American Newsletter 3 May: https://bit.ly/3MQPVRX
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Emerald Airlines uplifts capacity on Belfast City – LBA (Leeds Bradford Airport) route: https://bit.ly/3LyRBz0
PLAY Airlines reconnects Dublin and Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) with new Keflavik connection: https://bit.ly/38AdkrR
Ryanair adds Genoa (Italy) and Rovaniemi (Finland) to Dublin route network for Winter 2022: https://bit.ly/3vachI0
Aircraft Update:
EI-FPA CRJ900 c/n 15398 Cemair Delivered Tallinn-Heraklion-Khartoum-Johannesburg 02-03/04/22 to become ZS-CMR.
ER-AXL Airbus A319-112 c/n 2849 Air Moldova Ferried Chișinău International-Castellón 30/03/22 on return to lessor ex EI-FFY.
HB-AFW ATR72-202 c/n 409 Zimex Aviation Registered at Sofia 01/04/22 ex EI-SLZ.
VP-BLG Boeing 777-3Q8 c/n 27617 AerCap Ferried Istanbul-Shannon-Bangor 07/04/22.
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic and Aegean Start Cooperation on Flights from Tampere to Rhodes
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/airbaltic-and-aegean-start-cooperation-on-flights-from-tampere-to-rhodes/
APOC and SmartLynx collaborate to purchase four A321 airframes for freighter conversions
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/apoc-and-smartlynx-collaborate-to-purchase-four-a321-airframes-for-freighter-conversions/
Boeing Names Northern Virginia Office Its Global Headquarters; Establishes Research & Technology Hub
Read more: https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-05-05-Boeing-Names-Northern-Virginia-Office-Its-Global-Headquarters-Establishes-Research-Technology-Hub
Emirates takes Dubai’s vision of tomorrow to the skies, launching Museum of the Future custom A380 livery
Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-takes-dubais-vision-of-tomorrow-to-the-skies-launching-museum-of-the-future-custom-a380-livery/
Ethiopian Airlines to Reinstate 3 Weekly Flights to Washington Dulles International Airport via Lomé, Togo
Read more: https://businessinfoeth.com/ethiopian-airlines-to-reinstate-3-weekly-flights-to-washington-dulles-international-airport-via-lome-togo/
European aviation: staffing adds to the list of challenges
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/european-aviation-staffing-adds-to-the-list-of-challenges-605643
Eurocontrol European Network Operations Plan 2022 Rolling Seasonal Plan
Read more: https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/european-network-operations-plan-2022-rolling-seasonal-plan
JetBlue Launches Plan to Reliably Deliver the JetBlue Experience
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220426005680/en/As-Summer-Travel-Returns-at-Record-Levels-JetBlue-Launches-Plan-to-Reliably-Deliver-the-JetBlue-Experience-Loved-by-Customers
Irish Aviation News:
MAAS Aviation strengthens management team and appoints Andrew Hoad to Non-Executive Director
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/maas-aviation-strengthens-management-team-and-appoints-andrew-hoad-to-non-executive-director/
New Aer Lingus Regional service Dublin-Newquay takes off
Read more: https://www.cornwallairportnewquay.com/press/press-releases/new-aer-lingus-regional-service-dublin-newquay-takes-off
Political incompetence during pandemic has been ‘staggering’ – IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/iata-director-general-political-incompetence-during-pandemic-has-been-staggering-1130081
Ryanair are in talks to reopen their bases in the Canary Islands
Read more: https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/Ryanair-are-in-talks-to-reopen-their-bases-in-the-Canary-Islands
The Ryanair Group: From One Airline To Five
Read more: https://simpleflying.com/ryanair-group-subsidiaries/
Those Munster Men in their Flying Machines
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2022/04/those-munster-men-in-their-flying-machines/
Tourism Ireland SOAR (Situation & Outlook Analysis Report) April 2022
Read more: https://www.tourismireland.com/TourismIreland/media/Tourism-Ireland/Research/SOAR-April-2022_2.pdf
volofin Capital Management closes a US$19m loan facility for two B737-800BCF on lease to Bluebird Nordic for a subsidiary of Aergo Capital
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/volofin-capital-management-closes-a-us-19m-loan-facility-tfor-two-b737-800bcf-on-lease-to-bluebird-nordic-for-a-subsidiary-of-aergo-capital/
Tweet Picks:
@ethanklapper Southwest is getting three additional 737 simulators later this year. $LUV
@ethanklapper Southwest COO Mike Van de Ven on masks: “Our crews deserve a break.”
@ethanklapper United CCO Andrew Nocella sees a smaller future for regional airlines at United. “We’re re-jigging the network,” he says. $UAL.
@lesliejosephs “The priority is to operate a reliably and the other priority is not to get ahead of demand,” says Delta pres Hauenstein re: conservative uptick in capacity for Q2. “We and investors love the discipline,” responds Deutsche Bank’s Mike Linenberg. $DAL.
@lesliejosephs United said it’s comfortable to its exposure to EWR given big surges in fuel in the region. Says could resort to tankering if needed.
@LuxuryTravelled For @AveloAir, starting Orlando to Baltimore means they are now playing directly on the same turf as the big American LCC’s – Frontier, Spirit, Southwest. Not quite the smaller market play originally floated.
Video Picks:
Airbnb CEO & Co-Founder Brian Chesky on ‘Substantial Demand’ for Travel
https://youtu.be/V15JfqeauI
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith Sees a Summer of Profitability
https://youtu.be/WqngfZzIQHA
Akasa Airlines CEO Vinay Dube Exclusive Interview | Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Airline News | CNN News18https://youtu.be/xc0NxUMaCFY
It Will Be a Very Good Summer for Travel: Sternlicht
https://youtu.be/rKwt0-v7aMU