Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/5n76a24e
India Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/24wfh7z5
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/krrnbsfh
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/2bdktr78
North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ymv4yj4r
IrishAero News:
ASL Airlines Ireland operates A330-200F for DHL: https://tinyurl.com/369t5pdx
Bombardier Global 6500 demonstrator visits Cork Airport: https://tinyurl.com/y3x36ew5
FLY4 Airlines Bases Boeing 737-800 at Münster-Osnabrück Airport: https://tinyurl.com/rnxvyy2h
Aircraft Update:
N282GE Boeing 777-36N c/n 33862 AerCap Ferried to Tel Aviv 17/12/24 for P2F conversion ex OE-ILT.
VP-CRV Airbus A330-343 c/n 1086 Aergo Capital Ferried to Shanghai 27/12/24 for P2F conversion ex HS-TET.
Global Aviation News:
British Airways to introduce new spend-based loyalty programme
Read more: https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/British-Airways-to-introduce-new-spend-based-loyalty
ITA Airways and Icelandair agree codeshare deal
Read more: https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/ITA-Airways-and-Icelandair-agree-codeshare-deal
Lightweight paint applied to easyJet aircraft to make fuel savings
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/lightweight-paint-applied-to-easyjet-aircraft-to-make-fuel-savings
Qatar Airways first foreign airline to return to Damascus (with Turkish on the way)
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/qatar-airways-first-foreign-airline-to-return-to-damascus-with-turkish-on-the-way/
SAS to expand domestic network
Read more: https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/SAS-to-expand-domestic-network
Irish Aviation News:
January was peak month for passport applications in 2024 with 8,363 on January 28
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/january-2024-saw-123k-passport-applications-peaking-jan-28th-with-8363/
Ryanair Expands from Glasgow and Aberdeen
Read more: https://georgentravels.com/2024/12/14/ryanair-expands-from-glasgow-and-aberdeen/
Tánaiste Announces Four New Helicopters for the Air Corps
Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/a0ddd-tanaiste-announces-four-new-helicopters-for-the-air-corps/
Willie Walsh: Sustainable aviation fuel volumes increasing ‘disappointingly slowly’ [Paywall]
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/article/willie-walsh-sustainable-aviation-fuel-volumes-increasing-disappointingly-slowly/
Will the passenger cap be lifted by next Christmas?
Podcast: https://www.goloudnow.com/podcasts/the-hard-shoulder-highlights-46/will-the-passenger-cap-be-lifted-by-next-christmas-504275
Tweet Picks:
@jonostrower There was so much to say about @AlaskaAir’s pivot to be a global widebody airline, but embedded in its new strategy is a lesson about how formidable Delta, British Airways & Air Canada are and what it takes to compete head on…and win by simply surviving.
@JustinMBibb Big news for CLE! @AerLingus is adding more direct flights from @GoingPlacesCLE to Dublin, with year-round service starting in 2026. This strengthens global connections, boosts local business, and solidifies Cleveland as a global hub.
@kpottermn With Delta adding Rome & Copenhagen, @mspairport will see a 13% YOY jump in capacity to Europe next summer. But there’s a ~20% jump next fall/winter as Delta & Aer Lingus fly to Dublin year-round, per Cirium. MSP called 2024 “the summer of Europe.” 2025-26, it’s fall & winter.
@simonasbartkus Kaunas is Europe’s sixth fastest-growing airport this December, with +30.5% year-over-year flight growth. Thanks, Air Service One, for this analysis based on @cirium data.
Video Picks:
Dubai Airports will see more than 5 million people through its gates!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0aM_22SjSw
Major Indian Aviation Developments In 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRj9g-UG-G8
Why is Air Travel in Canada so Expensive?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRw_HiQgrTM
