Irish Aviation Research Institute

                                                                  Air Astana has commenced re-registering its fleet in Ireland as part of the partnership agreement between the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and Kazakh Civil Aviation Authority. The scope of the agreement is limited to aircraft on the register of civil aircraft of Ireland and operated under leasing arrangement by an operator in the Republic of Kazakhstan . The aircraft are being transferred under ICAO ‘Article 83 bis’ agreement.  Why is Article 83bis? Article 83bis is an amendment to the Chicago Convention that outlines a legal framework allowing for the transfer of duties and functions from the State of Registry of an aircraft to the state of operator; essentially Article 83bis is designed to assist in the management of airworthiness between the two States through the transfer of responsibilities from the State of Registry to the State of the operator. German Aviation website Skyliner Aviation reported P4-KGD Airbus A32

                                                                   Aer Lingus Airbus A321-253NX EI-LRF msn 10264 has returned to service after temporary storage on 22nd October operating EIN127 from Dublin (DUB) to Toronto (YYZ). The aircraft positioned Dublin (DUB) to Shannon (SNN) on 25th September as EIN990 for temporary storage and returned to Dublin (DUB) on 21st October as EIN991 according to Flightradar24 data.  Aer Lingus operates a fleet of six Airbus A321LR aircraft and is due to transfer two Airbus A321-253NX aircraft EI-LRG msn 10291 , EI-LRH msn 10319 onto the UK registry as G-EILG and G-EILH respectively. Aer Lingus UK will commence a new route from its  Manchester base to New York JFK from 1st December using Airbus A321LR's.  Image courtesy of Damian Bracken  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 23 October 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                   The Ryanair Group has completed the transfer of EI-DWL Boeing 737-8AS msn 33618 Ryanair DAC to Ryanair UK as G-RUKD on 20th October at London Stansted. EI-DWL was delivered to Ryanair DAC on 10th October 2007.  The aircraft operated its last flight for Ryanair DAC on 17th October as RYR1375 from Prague (PRG) 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 four 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 © 23 October 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                   Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 18 October :  https://bit.ly/3BRNWaF

                                                                                 Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter  18 October :  https://bit.ly/2Z2WAVP

                                                                   Aer Lingus announced its reinstating a number of European and North America routes for the winter scheduled. The airline has progressively rebuilding its Dublin Airport Hub network with routes to Toronto restored effective 17th September and Washington Dulles effective from 13th August. Dublin to Frankfurt and Zurch will resume from 8th November  Dublin to Newark will resume from 14th November  Dublin to Geneva and Prague will resume from 15th November Dublin to Orlando will resume from 27th November  Dublin to San Franciso will resume from 12th December Ireland West Airport Knock to London Gatwick will resume on 18th December. Aer Lingus Chief Customer Officer  Susanne Carberry said "We are delighted to announce a significant restart to a number of our favourite routes in North America and Europe, and reconnecting friends, families and businesses once again. We are also excited to be able to connect Irish customer

                                                                  The Ryanair Group has taken delivery of 21st Boeing 737-8200 'Gamechanger' aircraft from its order book of 210 aircraft with a further 189 to be delivered in FY2022-2025. 9H-VUM Boeing 737-8200 msn 65074 Malta Air in Ryanair colours was delivered Boeing Field to Dublin on 13 October as 'Ryanair 82M' arriving 1756 local for post delivery modifications prior to entry to service.  Malta Air has taken delivery of 9 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with a further 8 on order according to Planespotters net website. The carrier operates a total of 127 Boeing 737-800/8200 on behalf of Ryanair DAC. Ryanair's Annual Report 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 a

                                                                  EI-EDY Airbus A330-302 msn 1025 'St Munchin / Maincín' Aer Lingus has been transferred to Aer Lingus UK as G-EIDY on 1st October at Dublin Airport.  The aircraft operated its last flight for Aer Lingus on 21 September as EIN104 from New York JFK. Aer Lingus will boost its Manchester to Belfast schedule from once to twice daily with flight EIN302 from Belfast City to Manchester will be timed to connect with new Manchester to Barbados service.  The Manchester to Barbados route will operate three flights per week for the winter schedule commencing on 20th October. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Lingus headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland and based at Manchester Airport with a planned fleet of 2 Airbus A321LR's and 2 Airbus A330-300s with routes commencing to Barbados effective from 20th October, New York JFK from 1st December and Orlando from 11th December.  The airline plans

                                                                   The Ryanair Group has completed the transfer of EI-ENB Boeing 737-8AS msn 40289 Ryanair DAC to Ryanair UK as G-RUKC on 13th October at London Stansted. EI-ENB was delivered to Ryanair DAC on 29th September 2010.  The aircraft operated its last flight for Ryanair DAC on 10th October as RYR28 from Palma to London Stansted. Ryanair UK is a  low-cost airline based at Stansted airport it commenced operations in March 2019 operating a fleet of three 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 © 15 October 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 11 October :  https://bit.ly/3v1vDNQ

                                                                   Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 11 October :  https://bit.ly/3iQyDYi

                                                                   SAS Ireland has restored a second Airbus A320neo to the Irish Registry. SE-DYC Airbus A320-251N msn 7897 was restored as EI-SIA on 8th October according to German Aviation website Skyliner Aviation.  The aircraft positioned Stockholm Arlanda to Oslo on 8th October as SL9160 entering service same day to and from Brussels (BRU) as SAS4745/46. The carrier operates a total of nine Airbus A320-251N registered as EI-SIA, EI-SIB, EI-SIC, EI-SID, EI-SIE, EI-SIF, EI-SIG, EI-SIH and EI-SII. Scandinavian Airlines Connect Ltd, also known as SAS Ireland or SAIL, is an Irish subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and by extension SAS Group. Image courtesy of SAS Airlines Ireland  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 9 October 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                   Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 5 October 2021: https://bit.ly/3FfK1qq

                                                                     Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 October 2021: https://bit.ly/3uJ6p6L

                                                                  Friday 1st October SP-RSD Boeing 737-8AS c/n 44845 Buzz in Ryanair colours operated RYR9702/3 (ATC Callsign RYR9702/60DH) from and to Vienna on behalf of Ryanair DAC. According to Flightradar24 Buzz has two Boeing 737-800s based in Vienna SP-RSD msn 44845 ex EI-GJX and SP-RSZ msn 44688 ex EI-FEG. Buzz currently operates a number of routes to Dublin on behalf of Ryanair DAC from its bases in central and eastern Europe including Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest, Katowice, Krakow, Kaunas and Sofia.  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 2 October 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                   The Ryanair Group is increasing  deploying its new Boeing 737-8200 'Gamechanger' aircraft on its Irish routes from its European as the group plans to take delivery of 55 aircraft by Summer 2022 with 19 aircraft delivered to date from its 210 aircraft order book.  The Max aircraft will operate  for three of the four Ryanair subsidiaries—Ryanair DAC, Malta Air, and Poland-based Buzz. The Ryanair Group MAX are increasing operating into Irish airports from London Stansted to Dublin and Shannon and Krakow based Buzz aircraft to Dublin and Shannon and Milan Bergamo based Malta Air to Dublin.  The Irish Independent reported 28th September the group will base 'Several MAX' aircraft in Dublin next summer. The Boeing 737-8200 aircraft are configured with 197 economy class seats 4% more than the 737-800 with the airframe is 2.2 meters longer than the A320neo. The aircraft are configured with Boeing Sky Interior,  L

                                                                   The first visit of a Lauda Europe Airbus A320 to Shannon Airport took place on Friday 1st October as 9H-LOA Airbus A320-232 MSN 3147 operated RYR1669/1668 (ATC Callsign RYR8LZ/61WA) to and from Palma arriving at 1015 local and departing 1150 local operating on behalf of Ryanair DAC. In an interview with Aviation Direct Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson stated Lauda Europe will grow strongly in the next few years. He added "The capacity of Lauda Europe is needed within the Ryanair Group, because depending on the route profile, the A320 aircraft prove to be more economical than the Boeing 737-800". The Ryanair Group plans to establish a new Lauda Europe base in London Stansted in Winter 2021. Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson stated "We made good deals with the Manchester Airports Group and were able to acquire additional slots in Stansted. We need more capacity and the Airbus A320 from Lauda Europe are ideal for thi

                                                                   SE-DYD Airbus A320-251N msn 7951 has been re-transferred from the parent company to its Irish subsidiary as EI-SIB on 25th September reported German aviation website Skyliner Aviation. The aircraft operated a service from Stockholm Arlanda to Malaga the same day as SAS1583/6004. SAS Ireland will establish a base at Copenhagen Airport at the beginning of 2022 this will be a lower cost carrier focused on competitive leisure routes using Airbus A320neo aircraft. Danish aviation website Check.in dk reports SAS Group is considering opening new Connect bases in Stockholm and Oslo. The carrier operates a total of eight Airbus A320-251N registered as EI-SIB, EI-SIC, EI-SID, EI-SIE, EI-SIF, EI-SIG, EI-SIH and EI-SII. Scandinavian Airlines Connect Ltd, also known as SAS Ireland or SAIL, is an Irish subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and by extension SAS Group. Image courtesy of SAS Airlines Ireland  Irish Aviation Researc

                                                                          IAG Group carrier Vueling Airlines announced the launch of three new routes from its Paris Orly base to Belfast City, Cork Airport and Dublin Airport commencing 2nd November using Airbus A320 aircraft.  The airline will operate Paris Orly to Belfast International twice weekly on Tuesdays and Sundays. The airline will operate Paris Orly to Cork Airport twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays from 26th November. The airline will operate Paris Orly to Dublin airport daily. The airline was awarded slots at Paris-Orly in context of Air France's recapitalisation releasing 18 daily slot pairs enabling the carrier to launch are 32 new routes to 10 countries from Paris Orly with a total of 48 routes with a further 4 to be announced in due course. Executive Vice-President Margre the Vestager, in charge of competition policy stated “Following an open procedure, Vueling will obtain 18 of the daily take-off and landing slots

                                                                  Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 27 September: https://bit.ly/3m4UVGG

                                                                  Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 27 September: https://bit.ly/3EVzpwM

                                                                   SE-RYL Boeing 737 MAX 8 msn 42825 Norwegian named "Jonathan Swift" departed Dublin to Bergen on Friday 17th September as 'NAX1UT' at 1316 local. The 737 MAX aircraft had been grounded since the world-wide grounding of the aircraft type was imposed on 12 March 2019. The aircraft was formerly registered as EI-FYC.  According to Flightradar24 on 21st September SE-RYL was ferried Bergen (BGO) to Montreal (YUL) and onwards to Marana (MZJ). In an interview Danish aviation website Check.In DK Norwegian CEO Geir Karlsen said over time the carrier will get the MAX back in its fleet. Image courtesy of Dublin Airport  Irish Aviation Research Institute © 25 September 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                G-EILA Airbus A330-302 msn 1106 Aer Lingus UK positioned Dublin to Manchester on Saturday 18th September as 'EUK2202' departing at 0958 local arriving Manchester 1033 local. The aircraft was previously registered as EI-ELA. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Lingus headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland and based at Manchester Airport with a planned fleet of 2 Airbus A321LR's and 2 Airbus A330-300s operating routes to Barbados effective from 20th October,  New York JFK from 1st December and Orlando from 11th December.  The airline plans to launch Manchester to Boston in summer 2022 using Airbus A321LR aircraft. The carrier has been allocated IATA code EG and ICAO code EUK with callsign 'Greenflight'. Image courtesy of Elevationair Irish Aviation Research Institute © 25 September 2021 All Rights Reserved

                                                                   Blue Islands has announced a new route from Jersey to Dublin commencing in the summer of 2022. The carrier will provide up to six flights per week from Jersey to Dublin from 27 March to 28 October 2022.  The service will initially operate four times weekly from 27 March to 30 June then increases to five times weekly weekly increasing to six times weekly for summer peak from 6 July. Blue Islands CEO Rob Veron said “As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, we’re delighted to further enhance our regional route network with new direct flights from Jersey to Dublin and Norwich. Services will provide islanders with new convenient services to more exciting destinations for summer 2022, as well as enabling more visitors to discover Jersey next summer.” Dublin Airport Managing Director, Vincent Harrison said “Jersey is a truly beautiful island with many historical sights, stunning sandy beaches and bays. There is something fo