Daily Aviation Brief – 23/08/2016
Aircraft Update:
N767KS Boeing 767-24Q(ER) c/n 28270 Mid East Jet Departed Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 21/08/16 arrived 16/08/16.
PR-PDH ATR72-212A(500) c/n 572 Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Ferried Leite Lopes-Augusto Severo-Amílcar Cabral International-Lanzarote-Saarbrücken 19-21/08/16 on return to lessor ex EI-FAN.
VT-JTD Boeing 737-838 c/n 30734 Jet Airways Delivered Shanghai Pudong International-Chhatrapati Shivaji International-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International-Mumbai Airport 29/07-05/08/16 ex EI-FNM.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus explains how Cabin-Flex enables dense A321neo layouts
AirAsia X to restart London flights in 2018 with Airbus A330neo jets
Read more: http://www.ausbt.com.au/airasia-x-to-restart-london-flights-in-2018-with-airbus-a330neo-jets
Air Astana maintains #PaxEx focus as it fine-tunes growth strategy
Brussels Airlines to phase out all remaining BAe146
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/73746/brussels-airlines-phase-out-all-remaining-bae146
Consolidation in Europe’s Airline Industry
Deadline extended for SriLankan Airlines privatization
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/deadline-extended-srilankan-airlines-privatization
Emirates schedules last Boeing 777-200ER service in late-Oct 2016
Is Europe running out of profitable air routes?
Jetstar Asia’s CEO on why leaders should take a “soccer coach” approach
Read more: http://www.humanresourcesonline.net/suite-talk-barathan-pasupathi-ceo-jetstar-asia/
MIT Research Could Lead to Lighter and More Damage-Resistant Aircraft
North American airlines reduce CASK in 2015 thanks to lower fuel, but ominous labour cost trends
Survey reveals British public’s attitudes towards travel post-Brexit
SWISS ‘satisfied’ with first 30 days of CS100 operations
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/swiss-satisfied-first-30-days-cs100-operations
United makes good on pledge to improve on-time performance
Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to boost capacity with new A350s
Read more: http://www.stattimes.com/index.php/air-virgin-atlantic-cargo-set-to-boost-capacity-with-new-a350s/
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap interest in an Easyjet take-over highly debatable, Credit Suisse says
A summer of discontent? Buy the structural winner, Ryanair
Finnair outlines leased Cityjet SuperJet operation in Aug/Sep 2016
More than 3,000 holidaymakers claiming refund following collapse of Lowcostholidays
Read more: http://www.thejournal.ie/lowcostholiday-refund-claims-2941310-Aug2016/
Plane pull at Shannon for charity
Read more: http://www.clarechampion.ie/plane-pull-at-shannon-for-charity/
Ryanair and rivals likely to cut prices, says analyst
Ryanair plans new Italian routes in S17
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268479/ryanair-plans-new-italian-routes-in-s17/
This man bought a Boeing 767 – and helped put his Sligo town on the map
Read more: http://www.thejournal.ie/sligo-glamping-mcgowan-2-2936738-Aug2016/
3 Aviation Events starting week of 29 August on Ascend Aero’s Complete Guide to Aerospace Conferences & Events
Read more: http://www.ascendaero.com/events/
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 22 August 2016: http://bit.ly/2bc3auw
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 22-08-16: http://bit.ly/2bcdgeC
‘Nancy Corrigan – Sky Blazer’ to be screened at Chagrin Documentary Film Festival: http://bit.ly/2bIR7GJ
Tweets of the day:
@Airlineroute American Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 inaugural flight is now scheduled on 04OCT16, one-time Dallas/Ft. Worth – London Heathrow flight.
@Airlineroute Icelandair schedules Boeing 767 service to Seattle from 17FEB17 to 02MAY17, 3 times a week.
@AlexInAir Delta will move all flights that fly from @HeathrowAirport T4 to Terminal 3, meaning ALL #Delta flights will leave from T3 as from Sep 14.
@ghimlay .@Avianca set to announce new CFO, current finance chief being re-assigned to lead new strategic business unit.
@winglets747 Cathay Pacific 1H2016 fuel hedging losses increased 20% to US$579m, but overall fuel bill down 20% as lower prices offset hedging losses.
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