Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/2kzp3y3u
India Aviation Industry Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/52b58juy
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/2z59vvkv
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: http://tinyurl.com/3jd3vadz
North American Aviation Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/jpyyh3um
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus bases new Airbus A320neo at Cork, launches new Lyon route: http://tinyurl.com/bdzm8pze
Ethiopian Airlines 14th Boeing 737-8 MAX delivery transits Dublin: https://tinyurl.com/pvs69xc4
Ryanair bases 2nd Boeing 737MAX at Shannon Airport: http://tinyurl.com/5bbkeb45
Aircraft Update:
9H-QFB Boeing 737-8AS c/n 36075 Malta Air transferred at London Stansted 24/11/23 ex EI-DWB.
9H-QFE Boeing 737-8AS c/n 37516 Malta Air transferred at London Stansted 20/11/23 ex EI-EBA.
9M-TLB Airbus A321-211(F) c/n 1023 Air Asia Delivered Haikou-Kula Lumpur 20/12/23 in Teleport colours ex VP-CBL/ EI-CPG.
Global Aviation News:
AirAsia X announces strategic acquisition of Capital A’s aviation business
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/airasia-x-announces-strategic-acquisition-of-capital-as-aviation-business/
Fly2Sky Partners with SkyUp Malta for an ACMI contract in 2024
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/fly2sky-partners-with-skyup-malta-for-an-acmi-contract-in-2024/
PIF Invests in Saudi Technic to Establish a National MRO Champion in the Aviation Sector
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/pif-invests-in-saudia-technic-to-establish-a-national-mro-champion-in-the-aviation-sector/
Norse Atlantic sees 77% rise in forward bookings
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/norse-atlantic-sees-77-rise-in-forward-bookings
Spending with agents and airlines continued to surge in December
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/spending-with-agents-and-airlines-continued-to-surge-in-december
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon Strong Leasing Activity Underpinned by Airlines’ Demand for Aircraft and Capital
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240108543586/en/Strong-Leasing-Activity-Underpinned-by-Airlines%E2%80%99-Demand-for-Aircraft-and-Capital
NBAA Raises Alarm Over Potential Ban on GA Flights at Dublin
Read more: https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/international/europe/nbaa-raises-alarm-over-potential-ban-on-ga-flights-at-dublin/
New Board member appointed to Fáilte Ireland
Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/1c4b0-new-board-member-appointed-to-failte-ireland/
Ryanair expects to be 5-10 new aircraft short this summer – FT
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0109/1425475-ryanairs-boeing-deliveries/
Ryanair slashes Portugal Summer 2024 flights in protest against ANA’s monopoly price hikes
Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/slashes-portugal-summer-2024-flights-in-protest-against-anas-monopoly-price-hikes/
Ryanair to handle over a million passengers in Zagreb in 2023
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/12/ryanair-to-handle-over-million.html
Shannon Airport Facilities Dáil Éireann Debate
Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2023-11-15/15/
Tweet Picks:
@lesliejosephs First Apple, Tesla and IBM. Now Delta is adding resources in fast-growing Austin. $DAL.
@lesliejosephs Southwest Airlines and @swapapilots have reached a Texas-sized $12B preliminary 5-year labor deal, ending months of contentious talks that have included strike votes, mediation, pickets $LUV.
@lesliejosephs The aviation industry has mastered supersonic…news flow.
@WandrMe Congrats to Joanna Geraghty on becoming JetBlue CEO on 12 Feb 24, replacing Robin Hayes. Hayes will serve as a strategic advisor to the company over the coming months.
Video Picks:
How Inflation Concerns Impact Travel Demand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=450hC1JNbTA
Interview with Andy Cronin, Chief Executive, Avolon | Aviation Industry Leaders Report 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN328pRiPIM
NTSB B-Roll – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoiGuuGZPNc
NTSB Media Brief – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 (Jan 8) livestream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGWLBLb9Pm4
