Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/2jvj8weh
India Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/5dtbrjbt
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/mshkeu94
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/9uzx22yz
North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/v5b6w6db
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Icelandair increases Dublin route capacity: http://tinyurl.com/3mv276mj
Malta Air Fleet Expands to 173 Boeing 737s: http://tinyurl.com/5n6u7kwy
United Airlines resumes Washington Dulles-Dublin route: http://tinyurl.com/bdeawbwx
Aircraft Update:
ET-BAI Boeing 737-8 c/n 62458 Ethiopian Airlines Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin-Addis Ababa 05-07/03/24.
G-TAWN Boeing 737-8K5 c/n 37251 TUI Airways Ferried Birmingham-Shannon 06/03/24 for Fly4 Airlines as EI-FFC.
Global Aviation News:
Air France-KLM to increase ownership of SAS Scandinavian
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/air-france-klm-to-increase-ownership-of-sas-scandinavian/
‘A missed opportunity’ – aviation industry unimpressed by Belgian presidency’s Single European Sky agreement
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/a-missed-opportunity-jury-still-out-on-belgian-presidencys-single-european-sky-agreement/
England’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt raises APD by €2 on short haul flights
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/englands-finance-minister-jeremy-hunt-raises-apd-by-e2-on-short-haul-flights/
Ethiopian Airlines to Expand Widebody Fleet with Up to 20 Boeing 777X Jets
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ethiopian-airlines-to-expand-widebody-fleet-with-up-to-20-boeing-777x-jets/
JetBlue introduces new amenities for Mint business class cabins in advance of Dublin
Read more: launch https://www.travelextra.ie/jetblue-introduces-new-amenities-for-mint-business-class-cabins-in-advance-of-dublin-launch/
KLM to publish report on flight cuts at Amsterdam Schiphol
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/klm-to-publish-report-on-flight-cuts-at-amsterdam-schiphol/
Qatar Airways Cargo retires its last Queen of the Skies
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/qatar-airways-cargo-retires-its-last-queen-of-the-skies/
Irish Aviation News:
‘Air Taxis’ could be flying in Irish skies ‘within three years’
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/news/air-taxis-could-be-flying-in-irish-skies-within-three-years-1648401
ANCA Additional information requested from Dublin airport authority
Read more: https://www.fingal.ie/news/additional-information-requested-dublin-airport-authority
Dublin Airport Passenger Cap: ‘Daa Speaking Every Week to Airlines Looking to Fly Directly to Dublin’
Read more: https://ittn.ie/travel-news/dublin-airport-passenger-cap-daa-speaking-every-week-to-airlines-looking-to-fly-directly-to-dublin/
Ireland West Airport Awarded for Upskilling and Business Excellence
Read more: https://ittn.ie/travel-news/ireland-west-airport-awarded-for-upskilling-and-business-excellence/
Leonardo and Sloane enhance partnership in UK and Ireland
Read more: https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/leonardo-and-sloane-enhance-partnership-in-uk-and-ireland.html
NAC has executed a sale agreement to sell 24 E1s to Falko
Read more: https://www.nac.dk/nac-has-executed-a-sale-agreement-to-sell-24-e1s-to-falko/
Ryanair signs first non-GDS distribution partner in deal with corporate OTA Kyte
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ryanair-sings-first-non-gds-distribution-partner-in-deal-with-corporate-ota-kate/
Tweet Picks:
@lesliejosephs American Airlines raises bag fees by $5 to $35 for a first checked bag on domestic flights, if you buy it online, $40 at the airport. 1st increase since 2018. $AAL.
@lesliejosephs How much does it cost to check your bag? It depends where you pay. Airlines are charging more at the airport. Southwest’s COO however says the 2 free checked bags policy is here to stay “It does not cost us $35, $40 … to handle a bag”.
@lesliejosephs JetBlue’s new CEO Joanna Geraghty resets with industry vets @martysg and Warren Christie to run the airline on time, and profitably. $JBLU.
@lesliejosephs United raises checked bag fees for domestic coach passengers by $5 to $35 for first piece, 2nd major airline to announce a hike this week. $UAL $AAL
Video Picks:
Airline stocks to watch in 2024: Companies that are best positioned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BKazShYFOo
China’s Comac C919 Airliner Flies at Singapore Airshow – AIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9laCjwoFK4
“Flight to a Greener Future”: an Inside view of Sustainable Aviation with Jonathon Counsell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED4LZXT-5oo
High frequency routes that may be trimmed by Ryanair in summer 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al3GP0XKMuU
