Acumen Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4wmkazht
India Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/38b2amwn
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/36bd6p9x
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/58629242
North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/y268fwr6
IrishAero News:
Aer Lingus Expands Fleet with New A320neo: https://tinyurl.com/2fj3tt8a
Eirtrade Aviation registers ex Eva Air A330: https://tinyurl.com/58zjzv45
FlyArystan Expands with 25th Irish-Registered A320: https://tinyurl.com/4mppt9b3
Aircraft Update:
LZ-DDA Boeing 737-8 c/n 42830 DAE Capital at Prague 01/03/25 ex G-HAGI.
LZ-DDB Boeing 737-8 c/n 42830 DAE Capital at Prague 01/03/25 ex 9H-GEM.
SU-RSD Boeing 737-83H c/n 39619 Red Sea Airlines Delivered to Cairo 13/03/25 ex VP-CRW.
Global Aviation News:
Lufthansa to move some A380 routes to Munich from Frankfurt
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/lufthansa-to-move-some-a380-routes-to-munich-from-frankfurt/
Major airspace restructure enhances efficiency over The Netherlands and northwest Germany
Malaysia Airlines expands fleet with new Boeing 737 MAX order
Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/malaysia-airlines/expands-fleet-with-new-boeing-737-max-order/
New EASA Ground Handling Regulations
Read more: https://www.globalfboconsult.me/blog/new-easa-ground-handling-regulations
Trump-slump: Travel Economics predicts that US abound travel faces decliner of 5pc in 2025
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/us-abound-travel-faces-trump-slump-in-2025-of-up-to-5pc-travel-economics/
Uganda Airlines to launch direct flights to London Gatwick in May 2025 with rare Airbus A330-800
Irish Aviation News:
Record January for visits to Spain from Ireland as figures rise 13.1pc
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/record-january-for-ireland-visits-to-spain-as-figures-rise-13-1pc/
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary predicts the four major airlines to remain in Europe after consolidation [Paywall]
Turbulence ahead? Why analysts fear a slowdown in transatlantic travel could hit Aer Lingus owner IAG [Paywall]
US airline group tells Irish Government that ‘bold action’ is needed to remove passenger cap
36 new suppliers sign up for April Irish Travel Trade Show in Dublin (AND 23 new in Cork)
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/36-new-suppliers-at-irish-trade-show-in-dublin-and-23-in-cork/
X Picks:
@AviationWeek Swiss startup @DufourAero has begun flight testing its #Aero2 uncrewed cargo aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion.
@RAeSTimR Biggest challenge to #Airbus (and opportunity?) “Decarbonisation” says CEO Faury. “If we decarbonise, this industry is at the beginning of its life. …We are serving just a fraction of what can be served by aviation” #avgeek.
@RAeSTimR Speaking to aviation media in London today on rate 75, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury notes “catastrophic success” of A320 family saying Initial sales prediction when launched was 700. Airbus now delivering 600(!) a year. Company in process of preparing a “volume production system”.
@SpaethFlies NEWS from @lufthansa: Two #boeing747-8 will fly with split Business Class starting this year: 48 new #lufthansaallegris seats on main deck, but old2012-style seats in the upper deck. 3 new First suites and new C seats on upper deck will be retrofitted only in 2027 #PaxEx #avgeek.
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