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                                                                            Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 24 January : https://bit.ly/3tUkX4U

                                                                            Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 24 January : https://bit.ly/3FVnoXt

                                                                   Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17 January :  https://bit.ly/33ooNZn

                                                                    Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 17 January :  https://bit.ly/3A8b5pt

                                                                  On Thursday 6th January FedEx took delivery of two new ATR72-600F aircraft registered EI-GUM msn 1717, EI-GUP msn 1700 both aircraft where delivered Toulouse to Shannon for for post delivery modifications, for operation by ASL Airlines Ireland, a FedEx ATR operator since 2000. EI-GUM positioned Shannon (SNN) to Paris CDG (CDG) as ABR76 on 13th January entering service next day as ABR6ML from Paris CDG (CDG) to Lyon (LYS) according to Flightradar24 data. EI-GUP entered service on 10th January based in Shannon (SNN) operating the Paris CDG (CDG) route according to Flightradar24 data. FedEx Express made a firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600F aircraft with options to purchase an additional 20 aircraft. The deliveries will be about six aircraft per year over a five-year period. ASL Airlines Ireland is due to take delivery of a further two aircraft.  Image Credit: ATR Aircraft  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 17 January 2022 Al

                                                                   The Ryanair Group has completed an inter-group transfer of EI-EMP Boeing 737-8AS msn 40285 from Ryanair DAC to Ryanair UK as G-RUKE on 11th January at London Stansted. EI-EMP was delivered to Ryanair DAC on 30th June 2010.  The aircraft operated its last flight for Ryanair DAC on 8th January as RYR2129 Tampere (TMP) to London Stansted (STN). Ryanair UK is a low-cost airline based at Stansted airport it commenced operations in March 2019 operating a fleet of eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline is the UK subsidiary of the low-cost Irish airline group Ryanair Holdings, and a sister airline to Ryanair DAC, Buzz and Malta Air.  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 17 January 2022 All Rights Reserved

                                                                                Emirates Airlines celebrated its 10th anniversary in Ireland on Sunday 9th January 2022 with the flight UAE161/2 operated by A6-EGV Boeing 777-31H(ER) msn 38990. Dublin became Emirates 29th European route and its 119th globally and was one of 15 new passenger routes launched in 2012, which included Adelaide, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh, Rio, Harare and Barcelona .  On the 9th January 2012 the first service was operated by A6-EAG Airbus A330-200 msn 396 with the carrier having consistently having load factors in excess of 90% from the first day of operation, thus the Dublin route has exceeded all expectations as an A330-200 would serve the route for 2 to 3 years before being upgraded to an Boeing 777-300ER. The Dublin far exceed expectations becoming an Boeing 777-300(ER) route on 1 May 2012 operated by A6-EBC Boeing 777-36NER msn 32790. The airline has carried more than 2.8 million passengers on 10,000 flights betw

                                                                 LOT Polish Airlines is increasing frequency on Warsaw Chopin to Dublin route to a daily service for Summer 2022 commencing 27 March using a mix of Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.  The carrier currently operates four times weekly on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sundays using Embraer 190 aircraft. To meet Christmas peak demand the carrier deployed Boeing 737-800/737 MAX 8 aircraft on selected dates according to Dublin Movements blog SP-LVD Boeing 737 MAX 8 3rd January, SP-LWG Boeing 737-800 2nd January, SP-LVA Boeing 737 MAX 8 27th December, SP-LVC Boeing 737 MAX 8 19th December.  LOT Polish began Warsaw to Dublin route on 23 August 2020 after a 13 year absence. In pre-covid times according to data for 2019, the number of travellers from/to Poland and Dublin reached even 850,000 and over 50,000 people of Polish origin live in Dublin alone. LOT299 departs Warsaw Chopin 1435 arrives Dublin 1635 LOT300 departss Dublin

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                                                                                      Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 10 January 2022: https://bit.ly/3qcof1j

                                                                   Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 January 2022: https://bit.ly/3FhzkCl

                                                                   Smartwings first Boeing 737 MAX visited Dublin Airport on 20-22 December operating a transit flight. The aircraft OK-SWD Boeing 737-8 msn 43557 operated non stop from Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic to Dublin on 20 December as '3Z7603' arriving 2016 local after an 8 hour 32 minute flight according to Flightradar24. The aircraft departed Dublin on 22nd December to Kosice (KSC) as 'QS4307' at 1420 local. On 19 December the aircraft routed Katowice (KTW) to Ponta Delgada (PDL) to Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic for overnight.  Smartwings, a.s. (formerly Travel Service, a.s.)is a low-cost leisure Czech airline. The carrier is largest  airline in the Czech Republic and it operates scheduled and chartered flights, mainly to leisure destinations, and also wet and dry leases its aircraft to other airlines. It also owns 98% of Czech Airlines, and has subsidiaries in Poland, Hungary and Slova

                                                                   The Ryanair Group first Boeing 737 MAX deliveries of 2022 commenced on Wednesday 5th January with SP-RZI Boeing 737-8200 msn 62305, SP-RZI Boeing 737-8200 msn 62304 Buzz in full Ryanair colour scheme, increasing the group fleet to 43 aircraft. SP-RZI Boeing 737-8200 msn 62305 delivered Boeing Field to Dublin as 'RYS82I' arriving 1824 local. SP-RZK Boeing 737-8200 msn 62305 delivered Boeing Field to Dublin as 'RYS82K' arriving 1840 local. The Ryanair Group Buzz subsidiary Boeing 737 MAX fleet is currently spilt betweenn Krakow and Warsaw Modlin bases. Image Credit: Ryanair  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 8 January 2022 All Rights Reserved

                                                                  Edelweiss a Swiss leisure airline, charter airline and the sister company of Swiss International Air Lines is to connect Cork to Zurich twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays using Airbus A320-200 aircraft in Summer 2022 effective from 15th April as part of a significantly expanded schedule. The carrier will operate 75 holiday destinations in 32 countries worldwide in its 2022 summer flight schedule. This is 13 destinations more than this summer, increasing the number of short haul flights has been increased by 16% compared to summer 2021 and inceasing long-haul programme by 185%. The carrier will resume service to North American destinations Tampa Bay (Florida), Denver, Las Vegas, Calgary and Vancouver . In Europe Bergen in Norway, Bilbao in Spain and Cork in Ireland added to the route network. Edelweiss operates a fleet of 10 Airbus A320-200s and 4 Airbus A340-300 aircraft. According to demand the carrier has flexibility

                                                                    Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 4 January https://bit.ly/3zqhX15

                                                                   Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 4 January https://bit.ly/3zoWHsp

                                                                   Turkish Airlines is to launch a new Dublin to Antalya route for Summer 2022 operating three times weekly on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 1st April to 28th October using  two class Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The route was planned for launch in Summer 2020 and subsequently for Summer 2021 but delayed to the Covid-19 global pandemic. Turkish Airlines will also operate routes from Antalya to Edinburgh, Manchester and London. Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Aegean region with over one million people in its metropolitan area. The city that is now Antalya was first settled around 200 BC by the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon, which was soon subdued by the Romans. Roman rule saw Antalya thrive, including the construction of several new

                                                                   The Ryanair Group took delivery of six Boeing 737-8200 MAX aircraft in December with deliverers to subsidiary carriers Buzz (Poland) and Malta Air increasing the group fleet to a total of 41 aircraft at year end 31 December 2021. The Buzz aircraft SP-RZG is based in Krakow, Poland and the five Malta Air have been allocated to Ryanair DAC bases in Italy at Bologna, Milan Bergamo and Milan Malpensa.  SP-RZG Boeing 737-8200 c/n 62320 Buzz Delivered Wednesday 1st December  9H-VUR Boeing 737-8200 c/n 62325 Malta Delivered Wednesday 8th December in Ryanair colours and based in Milan Bergamo. 9H-VUS Boeing 737-8200 c/n 62326 Malta Delivered Friday 10th December in Ryanair colours and based in Bologna. 9H-VUT Boeing 737-8200 c/n 65882 Malta Delivered Thursday 16th December in Ryanair colours and based in Milan Malpensa. 9H-VUU Boeing 737-8200 c/n 65883 Malta Delivered Tuesday 21st December in Ryanair colours and based in Milan

                                                                  Norse Atlantic Airways placed a Boeing 787-9 EI-HAI msn 38789 on the Irish registry at Shannon Airport on 15 December named "Rago". In due course the aircraft is to be-registered as LN-FNE. The aircraft was formerly registered as G-CKWD to Norwegian Air UK.  Norse plans to start commercial operation in spring 2022 with the first flights connecting Oslo to select cities in the U.S. Norse Atlantic Airways CEO & founder Bjørn Tore Larsen said "We believe that transatlantic travel will resume with full force once the pandemic is behind us. People will want to explore new destinations, visit friends and family and travel for business. Norse will be there to offer attractive and affordable flights on our more environmentally friendly Dreamliners to both the leisure and cost-conscious business traveller," Norse’s planned fleet of aircraft consists of 15 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners. The next delive

                                                                  Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines have announced details of the commencement of Aer Lingus Regional flights. The flights operated under a franchise agreement by Emerald Airlines will commence on 17th March as Aer Lingus Regional. Today’s announcement will result in Emerald Airlines flying over 340 flights per week across 11 routes using ATR72-600 aircraft. The commencement of the Aer Lingus Regional routes operated by Emerald Airlines will greatly increase connectivity between the UK, Ireland and the US, and accelerates Aer Lingus’s strategy to expand Dublin Airport as a hub airport. The carrier will operate high-frequency routes, including Dublin-Edinburgh and Dublin-Glasgow, will be served up to 4 times daily. The announcement sees the re-establishment of services to regional points across the U.K including Newquay Cornwall, Exeter, and Isle of Man. Emerald Airlines will be the only airline offering these services from I

                                                                 Aeromexico has added a further two Irish registered Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to its fleet. Dublin based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital confirmed the deliveries in a press released dated 15 December announcing the delivery of a further four (4) Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (MSN 42841, MSN 42839, MSN 63974 and MSN 42842) each equipped with two (2) CFM LEAP-1B27 engines. German aviation website Skyliner Aviation reported EI-GZE Boeing 737-8 msn 42842 Aeromexico was delivered Boeing Field to Mexico City on 15th December and sistership EI-GZF Boeing 737-8 msn 63974 was delivered Boeing Field to Mexico City on 13th December. Aeromexico operates five Irish registered Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft EI-GZA (msn 42837), EI-GZB (msn 42839), EI-GZC (msn 42841), EI-GZE (msn 42842) and EI-GZF (msn 63974). Planespotters reports the carrier is to take deliver of a further two Irish registered 737-8 MAX EI-GZG msn 63976 originally built f

                                                                  Aer Lingus has reinstated its key San Francisco route from Dublin as part of its DUB-HUB strategy, a key route for 250 Silicon Valley companies based in Ireland from Sunday 12th December using Airbus A330-300 aircraft.  The first service EIN960 was operated by EI-EIM Airbus A330-302 msn 1950 departing 1233 local arriving San Francisco 1528 local. The return sector EIN60 departed 2040 arriving Dublin 1342 local next day. The San Francisco route operates four times weekly up to 20th March increasing to a daily service effective from 27th Mach 2022. San Francis becomes the eighth North Atlantic gateway to be restored from Aer Lingus Dublin Airport DUB-HUB network. Aer Lingus Chief Customer Officer, Susanne Carberry said “The re-start of our direct service from Dublin to San Francisco means that we can once again connect families, friends and businesses with the West Coast of the United States. This is an important milestone

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 20 December :  https://bit.ly/3Feq3ft

                                                                     Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 20 December :  https://bit.ly/325oMZT