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                                                                  Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 20 June: https://bit.ly/3O8Uub4

                                                                  Icelandair operates a daily service from Dublin to Keflavik year-round using a mix of Boeing 737MAX-8/9 and Boeing 757-200/300 aircraft according to market demand.  On 12 May the carrier launched a new seasonal summer service to Raleigh-Durham (RDU) operating four times weekly on Tuesday, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays on a 160-seat Boeing 737MAX-8 or 178-seat Boeing 737MAX-9 till 30 October. The Raleigh-Durham (RDU) flight ICE821/820 is optimized its second connecting bank at Keflavik departing 1645 hours and returns next morning 0630, enabling onward connectivity to and from Dublin.  Icelandair CEO Bogi Nils Bogason stated "We are excited to add Raleigh-Durham to our extensive route network, offering non-stop flights from North Carolina to Iceland with convenient connections to our many destinations in Europe. North Carolina is an exciting new destination for our local market, to visit as a tourist or in relatio

                                                                  Luxair and SCR20 announced that they have entered a strategic partnership in the UK and Irish markets.  SCR20 Director, Simon Cook, commented 'I am excited to back working with the Luxair team and working for a brand I firmly believe in. I previously worked for Luxair between 2003 and 2007 so I feel like I am coming home.’ Luxair currently operates from Luxembourg to Dublin four times per week using a Bombardier Q400 with a capacity of 76 seats  and London City six times per day. SCR20 headed by Simon Cook, is charged with driving and reinforcing Luxair's sales and market presence in the UK and Irish markets by liaising directly with Corporate clients, Business Travel Agents, Tour Operators and OTAs, aimed to grow Luxair business in both markets. The carrier recently stated in its 2022 Outlook that "Although operations have not yet returned to pre-Covid-19 levels, 2022 looks promising for Luxair, and in part

                                                                   Icelandic low cost carrier PLAY Airlines has reconnected Dublin (DUB) and Stewart International Airport (SWF) - New York from 10 June operating an daily Airbus A321NEO service in 192 seat all economy configuration for the first time since September 2019 when Norwegian Airlines terminated direct services from Europe which was served from Dublin.  PLY121 departs Keflavik 1515 arrives Stewart International Airport (SWF) 1735 PLY122 departs Stewart International Airport (SWF) 1845 arrives Keflavik o PLAY CEO Birgir Jónsson said "PLAY is strategically growing its presence in the United States, and New York is an important market for our expansion. New York Stewart International Airport offers a convenient location for both New Yorkers and travellers in surrounding states. Stewart also gives incoming European travellers access to local attractions and Manhattan. We expect a travel comeback this year, and our passengers w

                                                                The Barcelona-based low-cost airline Vueling Airlines part of the IAG Group has re-affirmed its commitment to the Irish market, indicating that they will extend their current Cork to Paris (Orly) service into the winter season and announcing new Paris Orly to Shannon route commencing twice weekly on 12 September operating on Mondays and Fridays. The European low-cost carrier will operate services on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday from October 2022 through to March 2023. The inclusion of the Vueling Cork - Paris service in Cork Airport’s Winter Schedule is a welcome affirmation of Vueling’s commitment to operations at Ireland’s second largest airport.  Vueling Airlines operates daily services from Dublin to Barcelona and Paris Orly. The carrier sub-leased an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 to operate services from its Paris Orly from 7th November 2021 to 14 March 2022 pending Airbus A321neo deliveries.  Shannon Group CEO, Mary Co

                                                                  The daa announced over 2.6 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in May, an increase of 2.4 million passengers when compared to 2021 and 87% of the passenger numbers seen pre-pandemic in May 2019, with strong growth reported in all market segments - Domestic (11,000) , Europe (1.4 million), UK (700,000) Middle East (51,000) and North America (320,000)  Aer Lingus resumed LAX service on 12 May operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft.  American Airlines resumed direct daily seasonal flights from Dublin to Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare and Dallas on 6 May significantly increasing capacity using Boeing 777-200(ER) and Boeing 787-8 aircraft.  Aurigny resumed its Guernsey to Dublin route from 17 May operating using ATR72-500 aircraft three times weekly with Channel Islands bilateral agreement in place.  Blue Islands launched its new direct Dublin-Jersey service on 19 May following resolution of the Channel Islands b

                                                                  Irish carrier Aer Lingus has introduced a second flight from Dublin to Washington Dulles effective from 9th June for the first time utilizing Airbus A321LR aircraft, further strengthening its DUB HUB strategy, enabling passengers to connect from Washington D.C. to cities such as Naples, Lyons, Berlin and Barcelona for the first time through Dublin. EI-LRG Airbus A321-251NX msn 10291operated first EIN119 service on 9 June departing Dublin 1749 arriving Washington Dulles 2013 local and returning as EIN118 departing Washington Dulles 2242 arriving Dublin next day at 1000 local. Aer Lingus re-started LAX on 12th May, for the first time since March 2020. The City of Angels with daily Airbus A330-300 service. Aer Lingus is the only carrier offering direct flights between Ireland and West Coast , following daily flights to San Francisco recommencing on 25 February, LAX on 12 May, Seattle on 7 July and and Miami on 21 October. E

                                                                 Irish budget carrier Ryanair announced plans to return to Leipzig/Halle Airport in central Germany after an absence of three years,  launching two new routes services to Leipzig/Halle, as part of its winter 2022/2023 schedule from it's Dublin and London Stansted bases , operating five weekly flights from the start of IATA Winter Scheduled on 31st October. The carrier will operate Dublin to Leipzig/Halle twice weekly on Wednesday and Sunday effective from 2nd November.  Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG CEO Götz Ahmelmann stated “We are looking forward to London and Dublin! The Central Germany region is growing dynamically and together with Ryanair we offer the fastest and most convenient connection to the British and Irish capital. The combination of short distances at the airport and a direct flight is a highly attractive offer that appeals to both individual and business travelers”. Ryanair DAC Spokesman and Laudamotion C

                                                                   The Ryanair Group has completed its first year of deliveries of its new Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 'Gamechanger' aircraft with the delivery of its 73rd aircraft, 9H-VVA  Boeing 737-8200 msn 65894 Malta Air  from Seattle to Dublin on 16th June in full Ryanair colours. Ryanair DAC (Ireland) is the largest operator with 32 aircraft followed by Malta Air subsidiary with 28 aircraft and Its Polish subsidiary Buzz operates 13 aircraft. According to Ryanair Group Annual Report 2021 the basic list price is $102.5 million for a new Boeing 737-8200. Ryanair Group stated "Boeing has granted Ryanair certain price concessions as part of the 2014 Boeing Contract. As a result, the "effective price" (the purchase price of the new aircraft net of discounts received from Boeing) of each new aircraft will be significantly below the basic price mentioned above. The effective price applies to all new aircraft delivering fro

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 13 June:  https://bit.ly/3xrYfS4

                                                                   Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 13 June:  https://bit.ly/3MNPTtE   

                                                                 Emerald Airlines, exclusive operator of Aer Lingus Regional, took delivery of its 11th ATR72-600 on Friday 10th June. The aircraft EI-HDK ATR72-212A(600) msn 1334 routed Toulouse/Francaza to Dublin, was formerly registered as OY-YDO to Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The carrier accepted delivery of two aircraft fleet number nine and ten to Dublin on Wednesday 25th May. EI-HDH  ATR72-212A(600) msn 1169 former 2-KCBA Chorus Aviation. EI-HDJ   ATR72-212A(600) msn 1324 former OY-YDN Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). According to Planespotters the carrier is due take delivery of its 12th aircraft EI-HDI msn 1087 currently registered as 2-BKJS to Chorus Aviation also Skyliner Aviation reported the aircraft was ferried Exeter to East Midlands on 7th June for painting into Aer Lingus Regional colours. Emerald Airlines is currently operating Aer Lingus Regional flights from Dublin and Belfast City Airport bases, operating over 430 fl

                                                                   Air Nostrum's Irish subsidiary Hibernian Airlines has recently increased charter activity business in the Irish market operating a series of flights to Belfast and Dublin on behalf of clients. EI-HBA Mitsubishi CRJ-1000 msn 19020 operated Skopje (SKP)- Belfast (BFS)- Hamburg (HAM) on 11th April as HG1572/HG1210 and Toulouse (TLS)-Dublin (DUB)-Hamburg (HAM) as HG1641/1442 on 12th May. EI-HBB Mitsubishi CRJ-1000 msn 19049 operated a weekend charter on 6th/7th May Toulouse (TLS)-Dublin (DUB) - Toulouse (TLS) as HG1651/1650 and 22nd May  Rotterdam (RTM)-Dublin (DUB) - Hamburg (HAM) as HG1272/1573 on 22nd May. The carrier's third aircraft EI-HBC Mitsubishi CRJ-1000 msn 19052 retuned to service on 16th May operating Valencia (VLC)-Hamburg (HAM) as HG141.  The carrier has based Mitsubishi CRJ1000 aircraft EI-HBA and  EI-HBB in Milan Linate effective from 1st June operating on an ACMI  (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and I

                                                                 Dublin based SAS SAS Connect has taken delivery of its 14th Airbus A320neo aircraft. The aircraft EI-SIO Airbus A320-251N msn 10813was delivered Toulouse to Copenhagen as 'SLI9150' on 11th May in an 180 economy class layout.   The aircraft entered service on 14th May as SAS583/584 from Copenhagen (CPH) to Malaga (AGP). SAS Connect has a further six Airbus A320neo on aircraft on order.  SAS Connect exclusively operates flights on behalf of SAS Scandinavia and currently operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A320neo with operational bases in Copenhagen (CPH, London Heathrow (LHR) and Malaga (AGP).  In November 2021, SAS Ireland was rebranded as SAS Connect. Irish Aviation Research Institute © 11 June All Rights Reserved

                                                                    American Airlines launched its largest ever Dublin Summer Schedule on 6th May adding daily services to Charlotte (CLT), Dallas (DFW), Chicago (ORD) and Philadelphia (PHL) hubs using Boeing 777-200(ER) and Boeing 787-8 aircraft, a significant increase on pre-pandemic capacity as the airline reconfigured its long-haul fleet phasing out Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 767-300(ER)aircraft. The seasonal routes complement the airline’s existing year-round daily service from Philadelphia (PHL). Aer Lingus joined the Atlantic Joint Business (AJB) between American, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair last year and this summer will enable code-share connections codeshare connections on American Airlines flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Albuquerque, New Mexico, (ABQ); Nashville, Tennessee (BNA); Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW); Los Angeles (LAX); Seattle (SEA); San Francisco (SFO); San Jose, California (SJC) and Tucson, Arizona (TUS).  A

                                                                   Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 7 June :  https://bit.ly/399MDuM

                                                                     Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 7 June :  https://bit.ly/3zkIlvf

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 1 June : https://bit.ly/3t55myk

                                                                   Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 1 June: https://bit.ly/3GC1x9u

                                                              SAS Airlines Group subsidiary SAS Link has commenced periodically operating Embraer 195 in 114 seat configuration 10 business class and 104 economy class it's on parent's Copenhagen to Dublin route.  The aircraft SE-RSK operated on 8th and 29th May SAS2537/8 to and from Copenhagen (CPH).  SAS Link will operate six Embraer 195s, to be delivered in the first half of 2022, and will handle the group’s flights within the Northern European region. Strategic wet-lease partners manage production with smaller aircraft on routes and departures with lower demand, enabling increased flexibility and streamlined and simplified production. SAS Group carriers SAS Mainline, SAS Connect, SAS Link, and strategic wet-lease partner Cityjet and Xfly operate services on SAS Airlines network from Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm to Dublin.  Image courtesy of Elevationair   Irish Aviation Research Institute © 31 May All Rights Reserved

                                                                 The Taoiseach Micheál Martin  hosted the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte in Dublin for a working dinner at Farmleigh House to discuss local and global issues on evening of Monday 23 May.  The Dutch Prime Minister travelled to Dublin onboard PH-BOV Boeing 737-700 BBJ msn 64970. The aircraft was delivered on 9th March 2018 replacing an Fokker F28, the aircraft operates under its registration and KLM flight numbers according to operational requirements, and maintained by Fokker Techniek, based at Maastricht. The BBJ is based on the 737-700 airliner, with the centre section, strengthened aft section, wings and landing gear of the 737-800. The glass cockpit incorporates many features of the Boeing 777 cockpit. The BBJ is certified and capable of 180mins extended-range, twin-engine operations (ETOPS) with a maximum range of 10,140km. Image courtesy of Elevationair  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 29 May All Rig

                                                                    Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 23 May: https://bit.ly/3wCFZGj

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 23 May: https://bit.ly/3LFH8ky

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 16 May: https://bit.ly/3wdKvuK