Daily Aviation Brief – 23/12/2022
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3hzYypU
India Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3v24Mlr
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3WpU4ks
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://bit.ly/3v21sXG
North American Aviation Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3YxI6Hg
SPARTA Newsletter – December: https://bit.ly/3PJrKYj
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Ryanair to link Dublin to Newquay for Summer 23: https://bit.ly/3U8pGKw
SAS Connect adds 19th Airbus A320neo: http://bit.ly/3WYTSKc
Widerøe announces New Dublin to Bergen route: https://bit.ly/3DYkFie
Aircraft Update:
EI-EVW Boeing 737-8AS c/n 40318 Odin Aircraft Ltd Ferried Ostrava-St Athan 06/12/22.
EI-HIM Boeing 737-800 c/n 60181 Neos Registered at Shannon 04/12/22 ex VP-BSA.
EI-HJK Boeing 737-82R(F) c/n 35701 ASL Airlines Ireland Position Shannon-Milan Malpensa 05/12/22 ex OE-IEC.
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic Participates in A220 Demo Tour in Africa Together with Airbus
Read more: https://www.airbaltic.com/en/airbaltic-participates-in-a220-tour-in-africa-together-with-airbus
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Singapore
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ethiopian-airlines-to-resume-flights-to-singapore/
European Council updates COVID-19 travel recommendations to lift all travel restrictions
Read more: https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news/european-council-updates-covid-19-travel-recommendations-to-lift-all-travel-restrictions-1176038
Eurowings reports revival of business travel bookings
Read more: https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news/eurowings-reports-revival-of-business-travel-bookings-1171573
Fitch Affirms Connecticut Airport Auth’s Bradley Int’l Airport Rev Bonds at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
Read more: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-affirms-connecticut-airport-auth-bradley-int-l-airport-rev-bonds-at-a-outlook-stable-15-12-2022
Icelandair adds Tel Aviv to 2023 network
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/icelandair-adds-tel-aviv-to-2023-network/
IndiGo announces 32 new connecting flights to enhance connectivity between India and Europe
Read more: https://www.goindigo.in/content/dam/goindigo/investor-relations/press-releases/2022/221205_IndiGo_announces_32_new_connecting_flights%20to_enhance_connectivity_between_India_and_Europe.pdf
London LGW welcomes second Vietnam route with Bamboo, but non-stops to Europe remain limited
Read more: https://airserviceone.com/london-lgw-welcomes-second-vietnam-route-with-bamboo-but-non-stops-to-europe-remain-limited/
Lufthansa: 5,200 connections more to 205 destinations in summer 2023
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/lufthansa-5-200-connections-more-to-205-destinations-in-summer-2023/
Outlook 2023: Asia-Pacific LCCs are leveraging favourable market conditions
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/outlook-2023-asia-pacific-lccs-are-leveraging-favourable-market-conditions-631636
Philippines transitions to new e-Travel Registration
Read more: https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news/philippines-transitions-to-new-e-travel-registration-1173985
United Airlines Unveils Historic Order to Purchase Up To 200 New Boeing 787 Aircraft
Read more: https://www.united.com/en/gb/newsroom/announcements/cision-125251
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus Opening Statement to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications Committee – 14th December 2022
Read more: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/33/joint_committee_on_transport_and_communications/submissions/2022/2022-12-14_opening-statement-lynne-embleton-ceo-aer-lingus_en.pdf
Aer Lingus NS23 Trans-Atlantic Operation Changes – 13DEC22
Read more: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221214-eins23na
Belfast City Airport Firefighters Honoured for Long Service and Good Conduct
Read more: https://www.belfastcityairport.com/news/Firefighters-Honoured-Long-Service-Good-Conduct
CMW in conversation with … Ciara Gallagher, Manager – Business Tourism & Events, Fáilte Ireland
Read more: https://www.c-mw.net/cmw-in-conversation-with-ciara-gallagher-manager-business-tourism-events-failte-ireland/
Dynamatic Technologies signs deal with Spirit AeroSystems for Detail Part Manufacturing
Read more: https://hrnxt.com/news/investment/dynamatic-technologies-signs-deal-with-spirit-aerosystems-for-detail-part-manufacturing/52872/2022/12/01/
Exhibition in homage to airport’s history goes on display at Shannon Airport
Read more: https://snnairportgroup.ie/news-media/latest-news/2022/exhibition-in-homage-to-airport%E2%80%99s%C2%A0history%C2%A0goes-on
Fly Atlantic, The Newest Low-Cost Transatlantic Airline, CEO Interview
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DrAtAOeQoo26NPB4aHy0j?si=FtqQfBVtT06bidLhliVvew
Hong Kong competing with Middle East for pilots, will not regain aviation hub status before 2028, says IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3202471/hong-kong-competing-middle-east-pilots-will-not-regain-aviation-hub-status-2028-head-global-airline
Ryanair’s O’Leary says industry most optimistic in 25 years
Read more: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/RYANAIR-HOLDINGS-PLC-1412410/news/Ryanair-s-O-Leary-says-industry-most-optimistic-in-25-years-42429698/
Ryanair to add Belfast Intl., Brno and Rijeka from Milan BGY
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/airports/11195/milan-bergamo-airport/news/299027/ryanair-to-add-belfast-intl-brno-and-rijeka-from-milan-bgy/
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary Says Airline ‘Can And Will Do More’ At Shannon In Future
Read more: https://www.clare.fm/news/aviation/ryanair-group-ceo-says-airline-can-will-shannon-future/
Vmo Aircraft Leasing Purchases One A350-900 on Lease to Asiana Airlines
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/vmo-aircraft-leasing-purchases-one-a350-900-on-lease-to-asiana-airlines/
Tweet Picks:
@ByERussell “This is the year we come home — we come back to Atlanta, we come back to Minneapolis, we come back to Detroit,” Delta CEO Bastian says of where it will grow the most in 2023. Those 3 core Delta hubs have been among the slowest to comeback from the pandemic. $DAL.
@ByERussell “We may only get to 80% to 90% [corporate travel recovery], and that’s okay because we have so many new forms of travel by those same individuals because mobility means you can actually work wherever you are,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian says at outset of investor event. $DAL.
@ByERussell “We think through all parts of the cycle [premium] will be the more resilient” segment of the market, Delta’s Hauenstein says. $DAL
@ByERussell “For all intents and purposes, we’re in a recession in Europe,” Delta’s Hauenstein says. Despite this, transatlantic demand is strong and expected to improve as the calendar moves into the peak spring and summer period. $DAL.
@ByERussell “We’re big proponents of consolidation not just within markets but across the region,” Avianca CEO Neuhauser says of the Abra deal. #Aerospace22.
Video Picks:
Ryanair at the Oireachtas transport committee Nov 30 2022, full hearing
https://youtu.be/xgO7BNiWpCs
We’re not seeing any travel demand pullback, says Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel
https://youtu.be/PiwkST9-6U8
WestJet Christmas: Miracle Miles
https://youtu.be/ibQ58YK7mDk
Wyndham CEO Geoffrey Ballotti: Travel demand remains strong despite economic conditions
https://youtu.be/aLABGunba9E