Acumen Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/2takccam
India Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/bddee6vn
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ms66r9yd
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/5fnd7c4e
North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ykm8jsab
IrishAero News:
Beijing Airlines Boeing BBJ visits Dublin Airport: https://tinyurl.com/bdehsehh
Neos adds EI-RZF Boeing 737-8 MAX: https://tinyurl.com/yc744b5p
Volotea Cork-Verona Charter Flight Series: https://tinyurl.com/bcvjphye
Aircraft Update:
N795CK Boeing 777-F1H c/n 35610 Kalitta Air Delivered to Oscoda 16/02/25 ex A6-EFJ.
OE-IAI Airbus A320-232 c/n 3071 Avolon Feried to Tianjin 13/02/25 ex VT-IHZ.
Global Aviation News:
AirBaltic completes capital reduction in advance of IPO
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/airbaltic-completes-capital-reduction-in-advance-of-ipo/
Airbus commits to hydrogen fueled aircraft by 2035 despite five years of ‘no progress’
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/airbus-commits-to-hydrogen-fueled-aircraft-by-2035-despite-five-years-of-no-progress/
Boeing delivers 100th 767-300BCF to SF Airlines
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/boeing-delivers-100th-767-300bcf-to-sf-airlines/
Bizjet demand is up despite economic concerns
Read more: https://bizavnews.com/243/34871
Taipei’s Eva air reveals new premium economy product on B787-9
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/taiwans-eva-air-reveals-new-premium-economy-product-on-b787-9/
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon Report Full Year Net Income Up 79% with Record Operating Cashflow
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2025/02/avolon-report-full-year-net-income-up-79-with-record-operating-cashflow/
Book review: Aerdogs by Tom Lyons (How a small group of Irish entrepreneurs brought low-fare air travel around the world)
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/book-review-aerdogs-by-tom-lyons/
DAE Delivers Boeing 737-800 to Kenya Airways
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/dae-delivers-boeing-737-800-to-kenya-airways-marking-20-years-of-partnership/
German aviation lags behind recovery – Ryanair criticises high costs
Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/German-aviation-lags-behind-recovery-Ryanair-criticizes-high-costs
Ireland visits to Turkey up 20pc in first half of 2024
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ireland-visits-to-turkey-up-20pc-in-first-half-of-2024/
X Picks:
@FlightGlobal JetBlue’s GTF engines off-wing for an average of 360 days amid widespread aircraft groundings.
@IshrionA Dublin (DUB) is now connected to 22 U.S. destinations with LAS, BNA, DTW, and now IND starting over the next months. DUB now has more U.S. routes than AMS/CDG with 21 each but less than LHR and FRA. Capacity is larger to AMS/CDG, but it’s still impressive seeing DUB’s growth.
@SawyerMerritt NEWS: airBaltic, the Latvian airline, has made history by becoming the first European airline to offer free high-speed internet onboard, powered by SpaceX’s @Starlink.CEO: “This is not just an improvement, it is a revolution in air travel.”
@SecDuffy I’ve requested that the Boeing CEO come to D.C. as soon as possible to provide a full accounting of the steps the company is taking to address its quality and safety issues. Following that, I will visit Boeing myself to evaluate firsthand the measures being implemented to ensure its planes meet the highest safety standards.
Video Picks:
Drug use among passengers increasing, Ryanair boss says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9zD2xEMr20
From JetBlue to Breeze: David Neeleman’s Aviation Vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj_KH-vinl4
Host Hotels CEO James Risoleo: The higher-end consumer is ‘very healthy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otq0lMaGpaw
