Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 16 October

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Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 16 October

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ASL Airlines Boeing 737-300 EI-STA completes Aer Lingus wet-lease operation

                                               

EI-STA Boeing 737-31S ASL Airlines 

ASL Airlines (Ireland) Boeing 737-31S EI-STA c/n 240097 has completed its summer wet-lease operation to Aer Lingus from Belfast City Airport. On Sunday 7 October the aircraft operated its final Aer Lingus revenue service was EIN949 From Malaga to Belfast City (BHD).

The aircraft positioned Belfast City (BHD) to Shannon on Monday 8 October as ABR001P.

The aircraft first revenue service with ASL Airlines on 12 October as ABR490 was a charter from Shannon to Exeter with the Munster team returning the next day.

On Sunday 14 October operated a Dublin to Toulouse charter as ABR490.

The aircraft had been tasked for the summer season to operate daily rotations to Faro (EIN72/3) and Malaga (EIN948/9) enabling Aer Lingus to redeploy the based Airbus A320 to Dublin enabling the carrier operate increased frequency on existing routes.

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Ryanair adds a record six Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 27 hour period as fleet to grows to 450

                                               

Ryanair Boeing 737-800

On weekend of 28 September Irish budget carrier Ryanair took delivery of a record six brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft over a 27 hour period. This created considerable social media attention praticulary with the delivery of the four aircraft on the night of Saturday 29 September.

In September the carrier added a total of eight brand new Boeing 737-800s growing its fleet to a total of 450 aircraft.

Boeing tweeted on 1 October a picture of the four new Boeing 737-800s departing within minutes of each other. See tweet here.

The carrier commenced a new registration sequence with EI-GXG and EI-GXH.

Deliveries:

EI-GSF Boeing 737-800 c/n 44850 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 14/09/18.

EI-GSG Boeing 737-800 c/n 44849 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 22/09/18.

EI-GSI Boeing 737-800 c/n 44848 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 28/09/18.

EI-GSJ Boeing 737-800 c/n 44854 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 28/09/18.

EI-GSH Boeing 737-800 c/n 44846 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 29/09/18.

EI-GSK Boeing 737-800 c/n 44855 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 29/09/18.

EI-GXG Boeing 737-800 c/n 44853 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 29/09/18.

EI-GXH Boeing 737-800 c/n 44852 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 29/09/18.

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Turkish Airlines introduces Boeing 737 MAX 8 on Dublin route

                                                 

Image courtesy of Boeing 

Turkish Airlines has introduced the new Boeing 737 MAX 8 on their Istanbul to Dublin route with TC-LCF operating the inaugural service THY1976/1977 (THY4KM/6DG) on 2 October with aircraft operating the same sector on 12 October.

According to Airline Route the aircraft was due enter service on the route effective from 28 October operating THY1976/1977 daily.

The aircraft is configured in 16 business class seats and 135 economy class seats.The aircraft has new Boeing Sky Interior, LED lightning and larger overhead bins and is powered by technological advanced LEAP-1B engines with the aircraft 14% more fuel efficient than today’s most efficient NGs.

The carrier has selected Rockwell Collins’ MiQ business class seats for the 737 MAX 8 fleet.

The seat includes a four-way adjustable headrest and leg rest. The seat also provides a large console for passenger storage. The aisle seats feature level access in which the aisle-side armrest retracts downwards to allow passengers extra width in the seat, as well as enabling them to swing their knees into the aisle so window-seat passengers may move in and out of the row.

In 2013 Turkish Airlines finalized a firm order for 40 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 9s and 20 Boeing  737-800 aircraft. The order, originally announced as a commitment in April 2013, also included options for an additional 25 737 MAX 8s which has been exercised and is the largest Boeing order by value in Turkish Airlines’ history.

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Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 8 October

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Ethiopian Airlines delivers third Boeing 737 Max 8 through Dublin Airport

                                               

Image courtesy of Boeing 

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the third of 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft on order.

ET-AVI Boeing 737-8 MAX MSN 62448 Ethiopian departed Seattle 23 September arriving into Dublin 24 September before continuing onto Ethiopian’s home base in Addis Ababa arriving 25 August.

The first aircraft ET-AVM was delivered through Dublin on 1st July and second aircraft  ET-AVL MSN 62447 was delivered on 30th August.

Ethiopian said the new variant consumes 15% less fuel compared to its current 737-700/800 fleet.

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam said "We are glad to include the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the latest in Boeing's single-aisle series, in our young and modern fleet of over 100 aircraft with an average age of less than five years. As a customer-centric airline with a high adaptability to emerging technologies, Ethiopian has been pioneering latest-technology aircraft into Africa throughout its 72-year history. In line with the airline's growth targets under Vision 2025, we will keep on investing in further expansion of our fleet in acquiring the latest aircraft the industry has to offer."

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Laudamotion to operate new weekly Dublin-Innsbruck winter service

                                               

Image courtesy of Laudamotion 

Laudamotion currently operates a sole route between Innsbruck and Palma which commenced from 3 June operating twice weekly. In Winter 2018-2019 Lauda is planning significant expansion at Innsbruck with the launch of three new routes to Dublin, Dusseldorf and London Stansted to stimulate the inbound ski market.

The new Dublin-Innsbruck service will operate weekly on Saturdays effective from 8th December 2018 to 30 March 2019 using Airbus A320 equipment.

OE351 Departs Innsbruck 1315 arrives Dublin 1440
OE350 Departs Dublin 1515 arrives Innsbruck 1845.

Laudamotion launched flight operations in the spring operating a fleet of 19 aircraft and will carry over 5 million passengers in 2019. Laudamotion announced 29 August that it would double its Airbus fleet from 9 to 18 aircraft in Summer 2019 following the completion of Ryanair’s purchase of 75% shareholding in Laudamotion GmbH.

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Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 24 September

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Swiss International to introduce Airbus A220-300 on Dublin-Zurich route

                                                 

Airbus A220-300

Swiss International Air Lines AG is to to introduce Airbus A220-300 (Fomerly CS300) on the daily Dublin-Zurich service effective Tuesday 30 October for IATA Winter season although Airbus A320 family aircraft operate on certain dates according to the airline's online booking engine (OBE).

Currently Swiss International operates the Airbus A220-300 on Dublin-Geneva route.

Bombardier Belfast has facilitated research, design, manufacture and assembly of the Airbus A220 family series wings including all flight control surfaces and high-lift systems. The primary structural components of the wings will be produced using the unique Resin Transfer Infusion (RTI) process that has been developed by Bombardier Aerospace Belfast engineers.

The innovative carbon-fibre composite technology, developed in Belfast to produce the wings, enables both material and aircraft weight savings, contributing significantly to the  Airbus A220 family game-changing economics and environmental credentials.

SWR400 departs Zurich 0910 arrives Dublin 1030
SWR401 departs Dublin 1105 arrives Zurich 1405

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Aer Lingus makes seasonal return on Dublin-Warsaw Route

                                               

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 

International Airlines Group (IAG) carrier Aer Lingus suspended its four times weekly Dublin-Warsaw Chopin route in January 2018, but it is to reinstate the route for the high demand Christmas travel season

The service will operate twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays effective from 12 December 2018  to 5 January 2019 using Airbus A320 equipment.

According to Aer Lingus online booking engine schedule is as follows:

EIN362 departs Dublin 1445 arrives Warsaw Chopin 1835
EIN363 departs Warsaw Chopin 2010 arrives Dublin 2210

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