Daily Aviation Brief – 10/08/2016
Global Aviation News:
American cuts seats at PHL, but remains committed to hub
Emirates and Oxford University Introduce the Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab
Etihad CEO Interview: The Incredible Value of Service
Read more: https://skift.com/2016/08/08/etihad-aviation-group-ceo-interview-service-has-a-value/
Kenya Airways set to benefit from new bilateral air service agreement with Vietnam
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/73448/kenya-airways-set-benefit-new-bilateral-air-service-agreement-vi
Monarch extends Sharm flight cancellations until February 2017
Qantas plots first ever non-stop flight from UK to Australia
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/qantas-plots-first-ever-non-stop-flight-from-uk-to-australia/
Southwest Airlines Board Tells Unions CEO Not Going Anywhere
Thomas Cook: You have to get people to get great customer experiences
Read more: http://www.cmo.com.au/article/604604/thomas-cook-get-people-get-great-customer-experiences/
Virgin Australia eyes Airbus A350, Boeing 787 to replace A330s, B777s
Read more: http://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-eyes-airbus-a350-boeing-787-to-replace-a330s-b777s
Why airberlin’s new business class is barely better than coach
Wow Air Mulls the Dubai Model in Considering Flying to Asia
Read more: https://skift.com/2016/08/09/wow-air-mulls-the-dubai-model-in-considering-flying-to-asia/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus Flights Seen as Boost for Airline, Bradley, Region
Read more: http://businesswest.com/blog/aer-lingus-flights-seen-as-boost-for-airline-bradley-region/
Alan Joyce’s Qantas finally buries the hatchet with Tourism Australia
Ascend Aero Helicopter Newsletter 8 August
Read more: http://www.ascendaero.com/2016/08/08/helicopter-newsletter-8-august/
Ascend Aero IFE Newsletter 8 August
Read more: http://www.ascendaero.com/2016/08/08/ife-newsletter-8-august/
Critics Still Complaining about Norwegian’s Ireland Flights
Ex-Adria CEO Mark Anžur takes on new airline role as Stobart Air CEO
Read more: http://www.exyuaviation.com/2016/08/ex-adria-ceo-takes-on-new-airline-role.html
GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers First of Six Leased Boeing 777-300ERs to EVA Air
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30380
How Airlines are beginning to behave like normal businesses – IAG CEO Willie Walsh
Read more: http://airlines.iata.org/ceo-interviews/how-airlines-are-beginning-to-behave-like-normal-businesses
How French Girl Guides miraculously survived after mountainside plane crash
IAG enthusiastic about A321LR potential in the Aer Lingus fleet
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iag-enthusiastic-about-a321lr-potential-428007/
Opposition to Norwegian Air International’s plan
Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/opposition-to-norwegian-air-international-s-plan-1.2749410
True Leaders 2016: How Qantas CEO Alan Joyce became the turnaround king
Read more: http://www.afr.com/brand/boss/true-leaders-2016-alan-joyce-qantas-ceo-20160711-gq37e9#ixzz4GovoBl1x
Value Alliance is playing catch-up, says Qantas CEO
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
To Be Updated 10 August
Tweets of the day:
@e_russell Traffic (RPMs) at @united increased 1.2% on a 0.7% increase in capacity (ASMs) in July.
@ghimlay .@CopaAirlines has deferred six 737-800 deliveries in 2017 in total, taking just two, but will also renew more leases than prev planned for.
@ghimlay .@interjet cut five A320neos from Airbus order backlog in favour of leasing five A321neos, says CEO.
@ghimlay One thing I love about covering the ULCCs – learning about tiny US airports that I otherwise wouldn’t have known about.
@winglets747 Cathay Pacific in 2018 to take 5 ex-Emirates 777-300s (non-ER) to replace all 5 of its 777-200s on regional routes.
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