15 May 2024

DAB150524

• China Aviation Industry Newsletter
• India Aviation Industry Newsletter
• Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter
• Irish Commercial Aircraft Update
• North America Newsletter

• ASL Airlines Ireland adds ATR72-600F for FedEx
• Buzz adds 8th Boeing 737-800
• Emirates signs MoU with Tourism Ireland to boost inbound tourism 

• EC-ODJ Airbus A320-232 c/n 6115 Vueling Delivered to Barcelona 04/05/23 ex 9H-WBH.
• N852SY Boeing 737-8M9 c/n 40910 Sun Country Airlines Delivered via Shannon 24/04/24 ex F-ONGA.
• 2-NNOO Boeing 737-8U3 c/n 30142 DAE Capital Ferried to Amman 06/05/24 ex YI-BAW.

• Flair Airlines Fortifies Future
• India’s IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody aircraft
• KlasJet expands ACMI capacity with Boeing 737-800
• LOT Polish Airlines To Add Three Embraer E195-E2s
• MSC takes 1st Italy-registered 777F

• Aer Lingus boss: Government ‘must intervene’ to resolve Dublin Airport cap [Paywall]
• Hainan Airlines Extends Beijing – Dublin to Year-Round in NW24
• Ryanair and Aer Lingus may be forced to trim profit guidance if demand weakens further [Paywall]
• Stunted Growth? Why Aer Lingus’ CEO Is Adamant About Resolving Dublin Airport’s Passenger Cap
• TrueNoord announces third portfolio trade with Nordic Aviation Capital for an additional eight aircraft

@STHGibbs Venezuela has three of the six Boeing 737-200s still in passenger service, mostly from the 1970s. That’s a lure for a niche group of “jetheads” who come to fly in them.

@Tnowack A new airline focusing on Africa is to be established in Saudi Arabia. @aleqtisadiah  hints - without mentioning a name - that there could be a connection to Saudi Gulf Airlines. This could be good news for Airbus.

@VerticalAero With one of the largest order books in the world, Vertical is currently set to produce 1,500 aircraft with a total value of $6bn. The VX4 will connect people and destinations globally. These cities are transforming urban mobility, and making it happen.

@winglets747 At Xiamen’s new Xiang'an airport, 54 hydraulics lifted into place the 11,393 tonne roof of HAECO’s new maintenance hangar. The eight hour process lifted the roof 27 metres up. It will become the world’s largest single-span aircraft maintenance hangar.

• Boeing is making a lot of changes around quality, analyst says
• Dubai’s Tourism Success Story Continues with H.E. Issam Kazim
• Hopes to increase airlift from Latin America
• More than a game: Aer Lingus College Football Classic delivers for Irish economy – Padraic O’Kane