Daily Aviation Brief – 28/02/2023
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3ZtHMcx
India Aviation Industry Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3EIl9sC
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xXPy2m
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: http://bit.ly/3ZrCpKy
North American Aviation Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xWrfCc
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus Regional Launches Bia In-Flight Service: http://bit.ly/3YTIb7S
Former Ryanair B737NG EI-EVX re-joins fleet: http://bit.ly/3EDFZcV
United Airlines restarts Dublin Washington Dulles route: http://bit.ly/3ZiPHJj
Aircraft Update:
OE-IDE Boeing 737-8 c/n 42830 Orix Aviation Ferried Mojave-Tuscan-Bangor-Norwich 22-24/02/23 ex EI-FYA/SE-RYJ.
OE-IGD Airbus A320-214 c/n 5084 Avolon Aerospace Ferried Toulouse/Francazal-Montpellier 17/02/23.
OE-LMQ Boeing 737-8 c/n 64992 Icelandair Delivered Mojave-Tuscan-Kelfavik 22-24/02/23 ex EI-FYH/SE-RYH.
Global Aviation News:
AirBaltic Sets Provisional IPO Timeline
Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlin es-lessors/airbaltic-sets-provisional-ipo-timeline
ATSG expects 5% dip in usage of cargo aircraft in 2023
Read more: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atsg-expects-5-dip-in-usage-of-cargo-aircraft-in-2023
Air Canada’s freighter investments weigh on cash flow
Read more: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-canadas-freighter-investments-weigh-on-cash-flow
Air India made remarkable progress in short time: CEO & MD Campbell Wilson
Read more: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/air-india-made-remarkable-progress-in-short-time-ceo-md-campbell-wilson-101674799977106.html
Malaysia Airlines and SAUDIA Announce New Codeshare Agreement
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/malaysia-airlines-and-saudia-announce-new-codeshare-agreement/4
The Clue Is in the Name for Virgin Atlantic’s Route Network Strategy
Read more: https://www.oag.com/blog/virgin-atlantics-route-network-strategy
The State Of The European Airline Market
Podcast: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/podcast-state-european-airline-market
The Worth of Heathrow’s Slots: Europe’s Most Valuable Airport Highlights Market Recovery
Read more: https://www.oag.com/blog/heathrows-slots-europes-most-valuable
Virgin Australia Launches First-Ever Cairns-Haneda Japan Service
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/virgin-australia-launches-first-ever-cairns-haneda-japan-service/
Irish Aviation News:
Appointment of IAA Aviation Regulator
Read more: https://merrionstreet.ie/appointment_of_iaa_aviation_regulator.175727.shortcut.html
ARI unveils ambitious new brand identity
Read more: https://www.ari.ie/ari-unveils-ambitious-new-brand-identity/
Air Astana reveals new UK and Ireland trade contact
Read more: https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/air-astana-reveals-new-uk-and-ireland-trade-contact-38037
Avolon delivers 15th A320/1neo aircraft to IndiGo
Read more: https://www.avolon.aero/newsroom-and-thoughts/avolon-delivers-15-airbus-a320-a321neo-aircraft-to-indigo
BA UK and Ireland sales chief poached by Virgin Atlantic
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ba-uk-and-ireland-sales-chief-poached-by-virgin-atlantic
Flybe Heathrow slots ‘should not go to British Airways’ argues IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/flybe-heathrow-slots-should-not-go-to-british-airways-argues-iata-chief
Ryanair Results Point To A Better Year For Europe’s Airlines In 2023
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2023/01/31/ryanair-results-point-to-a-better-year-for-europes-airlines-in-2023/?sh=a5030732fe96
‘Travellers expect a clean and functioning Dublin Airport,’ says Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/travellers-expect-a-clean-and-functioning-dublin-airport-says-aer-lingus-chief-42358786.html
Tweet Picks:
@Airline_Weekly Indigo Partners and American Airlines-backed JetSmart has made an offer for Colombia’s Viva Air, in what could spoil the proposed Avianca-Viva merger.
@benclatworthy Final call for in-flight retail as Finnair says it will stop selling duty free on board its flights from the end of the month, citing changing consumer habits.
@ByERussell Air New Zealand adds Airbus, ATR, Universal Hydrogen, Embraer, and Heart Aerospace to the companies working to develop a zero-emission replacement for the airline’s Dash 8-300s.
@ByERussell American Airlines and @JetBlueVentures -backed Universal Hydrogen to begin test flights of its low-emission hydrogen fuel-cell technology “soon.”
@ByERussell “It’s no longer a global visa sort of crisis in terms of wait times,” the State Dept’s Julie Stufft told @dawit_hab. A few countries remain outliers, particularly for first-time visitors to the U.S., but things have improved drastically.
Video Picks:
Boeing halts Dreamliner deliveries
https://youtu.be/Lo7YDGJog0c
Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel: Hotel pricing is high, but consumers aren’t trading down
https://youtu.be/JlxyFzq_v-8
Can Air India break the monopoly of major Gulf players? | Inside Story
https://youtu.be/EjZPWwi7dd0
Corporate Travel, Group Market & Leisure Segments Are In Demand: Marriott Intl’s Rajeev Menon
https://youtu.be/-7Tc6K2zNcQ