Daily Aviation Brief – 24/02/2023
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3KlsamQ
India Aviation Industry Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3k5qrrj
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3XPxaDf
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: http://bit.ly/3ICbSoi
North American Aviation Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3YPIMHR
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
EI-FAT ATR72-600 Emerald Airlines Re-Branded: http://bit.ly/3X7vmFA
Ethiopian Airlines launches new Atlanta route with Dublin tech stop: http://bit.ly/3RAY14z
First Tecnam aircraft delivered to National Flight Centre (NFC): http://bit.ly/3I1tdXL
Aircraft Update:
OY-YEW DHC8-402 c/n 4314 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Gdansk-Toulouse/Francazal 01/02/23 ex SX-OBE.
SE-MKO ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1528 Braathens Regional Delivered Sønderborg-Malmo 27/01/23 ex OY-YEM.
VP-CBS Airbus A321-211 c/n 926 BBAM Aircraft Leasing Ferried Lasham-Heraklion -Dubai World Centre-Kolkata-Guangzhou 01-02/02/23 for P2F Conversion ex EI-CPE.
Global Aviation News:
AEI’s Receives Egyptian STC Approval for Boeing 737-800SF
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aeis-receives-egyptian-stc-approval-for-b737-800sf/
Airbus Delays Output Goal for Bestselling Jet on Supply Woes
Read more: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/airbus-delays-output-goal-for-bestselling-jet-on-supply-woes-1.1884629
Breeze Airways’ Challenging Start And Promising Outlook
Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/breeze-airways-challenging-start-promising-outlook
Driving Economic Growth: Avelo Airlines Pursues Expansion
Read more: https://www.cbia.com/news/economy/avelo-airlines-expansion-plans
Flight-shaming: Challenging the Narrative
Read more: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-02-01/flight-shaming-challenging-narrative
Icelandair: 2022 a turnaround year
Read more: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/02/02/2600898/0/en/Icelandair-2022-a-turnaround-year.html
UK visitors to Florida topped 1.1 million in 2022
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/uk-visitors-to-florida-top-1-1-million-in-2022
WizzAir continue to strengthen their position in Athens with new routes to Bucharest, Tel-Aviv and Tirana, offering 10 new weekly frequencies
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/airports/2360/athens-international-airport-sa-eleftherios-venizelos/news/299156/athens-wizzair-continue-to-strengthen-their-position-in-athens-with-new-routes-to-bucharest-tel-aviv-and-tirana-offering-10-new-weekly-frequencies/
WTTC report on economic value gained by cities from tourism – shift towards the east
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/wttc-report-on-economic-value-gained-by-cities-from-tourism-shift-towards-the-east-636235
Irish Aviation News:
Declan Fitzpatrick confirmed as aviation boss after regulator splits following six-year wait [Paywall]
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/declan-fitzpatrick-confirmed-as-aviation-boss-after-regulator-splits-following-six-year-wait/
Droga5 Rolls Out New Brand Platform & Campaign for Aer Lingus
Read more: https://www.adworld.ie/2023/01/27/droga5-rolls-out-new-brand-platform-campaign-for-aer-lingus/
NAC delivered one Dash 8-400 to LAM Mozambique Airlines on lease
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/nac-delivered-one-dash-8-400-to-lam-mozambique-airlines-on-lease/
Revolution.aero 2023 Dublin 25-26 April
Read more: https://www.revolution.aero/event/dublin-2023/
Ryanair’s Longest Routes This Winter Are Almost 6 Hours
Read more: https://simpleflying.com/ryanair-longest-winter-2023-routes/
Ryanair on course to return €1.6bn a year to investors from 2025
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/02/06/ryanair-on-course-to-return-16bn-a-year-to-investors-from-2025/
Ryanair will continue flying to eight destinations from Tallinn during the summer season
Read more: https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/ryanair-will-continue-flying-to-eight-destinations-from-tallinn-during-the-summer-season/
Trading to tick up in 2023: AFJ Dublin [Paywall]
Read more: https://www.airfinancejournal.com/articles/3589577/trading-to-tick-up-in-2023-afj-dublin
Tweet Picks:
@lesliejosephs Retailers’ sad season vs airlines’ windfall. People shelled out $5.5 billion for airline tickets in December via travel agencies, up 76% from last year, @ARCtalk data show.
@lesliejosephs United’s chief air ops officer on holiday and early 2023 performance. “We expect travel demand to remain high throughout the year…” $UAL.
@lesliejosephs United CEO Scott Kirby says the U.S. is near capacity limit on the number of flights that are possible. Airlines large and small have also been trying to upgauge to larger aircraft as a way around this.
@RegionalGateway “Regional airports are outperforming larger hubs primarily due to recovery being led by leisure traffic.” @ACI_EUROPE Director General @OJankovec opens @AOA_UK conference with a session on the road to recovery.
@ragipsoylu Turkey’s largest airport ground service provider Havas has warned Russian airlines that it may stop providing services to Western-made aircraft due to Washington-imposed sanctions.
Video Picks:
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on travel outlook
https://youtu.be/PckaA8lkvPY
Consumers are ‘going to keep feeling good’ through boosted retail, experiential spending: Strategist
https://youtu.be/Ueg846zd-ic
Tata’s aircraft deal decoded: Future of Air India and nation’s aviation industry
https://youtu.be/hf-12jsWrfo
Vueling Take-Off from Marrakech, Morocco for Barcelona, Spain – Unravel Travel TV
https://youtu.be/2SnYFUMguQU