12 Aug 2024

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

 

• KLM Significantly Expands Belfast City Airport Service  
• Ryanair reveals plan for new base at Ireland West Airport
• Skyline Express adds former Ryanair Boeing 737NG         

   

• VP-CEK Airbus A320-214 c/n 6072 SMBC Aviation Capital Ferried to Shannon 27/07/24 ex VT-GOR.
• VP-CEZ Airbus A320-214 c/n 5990 SMBC Aviation Capital Ferried to Tallinn 04/08/23 ex VT-GOQ.
• VP-COD Airbus A320-271N c/n 8720 ICBC Leasing Ferried to Jinan 26/07/24 ex VT-WJG.

  

• Finnair sees passenger growth and capacity increase in July 2024
• Flight cancellations in Europe rose 35pc in July
• Flydubai halts planned Tallinn-Dubai route due to Boeing Delays
• IAG abandons attempt to acquire the remaining 80pc stake in Air Europa

• Aer Lingus: Business Class Back Performing Well
• Aergo Capital Announces the Purchase & Lease-Back of Eight Boeing 737-800 Aircraft with WestJet
• ARI prepares to launch new travel retail podcast
• IAA StageGate Concluding Report Iteration 2 2024
• IAT Leasing announces the acquisition of two A330-200 aircraft on lease to Hawaiian Airlines

• @rschuur_aero Even without @AirEuropa , IAG intends to grow its Madrid hub. “But it will take longer. We will continue to invest in @Iberia and the company in Madrid,” Gallego says. Iberia will grow capacity by 14% this year. It grew ASKs to Latin America in Q2 by almost 24%.
• @rschuur_aero Spanish options: IAG still considering relaunching short-haul operations of LEVEL as it already strengthens long-haul out of Spain.@vueling could also be developed. Growth @iberiaexpress is frozen until a new pilot deal is reached. 
• @rschuur_aero The new @IndiGo6E  Stretch Business Class product will feature 12  @recaro_as  R5 seats with 38 inch pitch in a 2-2 configuration. The airline has ordered 45 shipsets for retrofit on @Airbus A321neos, with EIS scheduled for Q4 on Delhi-Mumbai. Total seat capacity is 208.

• Air Canada profits falls as Covid-19 recovery drags on
• FLYR CEO Alex Mans: Modernizing Airline Infrastructure and the Startup Journey
• Michael O'Leary Growth at Cork & Shannon is not possible unless we can deliver growth in Dublin
• The 5 biggest airports in the making