Daily Aviation Brief – 07/10/2016
Aircraft Update:
AP-BKM Airbus A330-301 c/n 70 Shaheen Air International Ferried Dublin-Orlando Sanford 06/10/16 for part-out & scrap ex EI-CRK.
EI-FNZ Airbus A330-343 c/n 1491 Turkish Airlines Ferried Mojave-Bangor-Zurich 04/05-10/16 to become TC-.
EI-XLC Boeing 747-446 c/n 27100 Rossiya Airlines Ferried Dublin-Shannon 06/10/16 for interim storage after paint prior delivery.
Global Aviation News:
Air Berlin handing over a big chunk of itself to arch competitor
Air Canada Part 2: Financial progress makes investment grade metrics more tangible
Air Costa In Talks With Foreign Airlines For Stake Sale
Airline assets and lessor assets
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2016/10/03/airline-assets-lessor-assets/
Airline Price War in Europe Is Proving Cynics Right
Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/airline-price-war-in-europe-proving-cynics-right-1475753954
Airport CEO Sees Budapest Back in Game After Malev Collapse
All Nippon Airways: the A380’s allocation to Honolulu is strategic, not a core network decision
EasyJet Suffers First Profit Drop Since 2009 on Terror, Brexit
Europe’s Airlines Are Drunk on Cheap Fuel
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-10-06/europe-airlines-are-drunk-on-cheap-fuel
Garuda Indonesia international outlook Part 1: further expansion despite weak 1H2016 results
IAG Traffic & Capacity Statistics – September 2016
Read more: http://www.iairgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=2209463
Jordan steps up tourism drive with more European flights to Aqaba
Read more: http://www.albawaba.com/business/jordan-steps-tourism-drive-more-european-flights-aqaba-889672
LIAT’s woes reflect business conflicts, limited vision, in intra-regional Caribbean aviation
Lufthansa does not guarantee employment at Brussels Airlines after take-over
Meeting Iran Air’s dealmaker
Read more: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/meeting-iran-air-s-dealmaker.html
MEGA Maldives Airlines Part 2: MEGA attempts to diversify beyond the China-Maldives market
Mexican LCC VivaAerobus receives first A320neo
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/mexican-lcc-vivaaerobus-receives-first-a320neo
Nine US airports added to Global Entry program
Read more: http://atwonline.com/security/nine-us-airports-added-global-entry-program
Norwegian Air CEO Interview: Regulators and Airlines Are Afraid of Us
Read more: https://skift.com/2016/10/06/norwegian-air-ceo-interview-regulators-and-airlines-are-afraid-of-us/
Qatar Airways, Boeing to hold news conference in Washington DC
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-qatar-idUSKCN1242BX
Time is running out for Air Malta
Read more: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/editorial/70242/time_is_running_out_for_air_malta#.V_ahZOgrLIU
Too much inventory, not enough space
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/too-much-inventory-not-enough-space
TUIfly to shut down flight operations Friday after ‘massive’ crew shortage
Read more: http://atwonline.com/labor/tuifly-shut-down-flight-operations-friday-after-massive-crew-shortage
Why Are American Airports So Awful?
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-10-05/why-are-american-airports-so-awful
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Confirms Placement of Five Embraer E-Jets E2 Aircraft to Borajet Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31119
Calls to scrap air tax as 1.2m Northern Ireland passengers opt to fly from Dublin
CityJet pilots say Amsterdam move will cut pay by up to 50%
Dublin Airport makes further progress on securing direct service to China
Dublin Airport: Record numbers of NI passengers
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-37575990
EI-FTD Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2016/10/ei-ftd-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
EXCLUSIVE: Ryanair’s CMO Explains Why the Airline Will NOT Buy Long-Range 737 MAX
Expert manoeuvres in competition law Aer Lingus vs Ryanair (Pre IAG Takeover)
Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/37ac254c-6080-11e6-ae3f-77baadeb1c93
Partners with Datalex to Improve Software Quality Assurance
IBM, Intel and Ryanair at conference to unite designers and developers
Ryanair launches new route to Porto
Read more: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/ryanair-launches-new-route-porto-11990180
Ryanair Launches Record Nuremberg Summer 2017 Schedule (+400%)
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31103
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 4 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2dskI8L
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 04-10-16: http://bit.ly/2cPy0yo
Ryanair announces a record 76 new routes for Summer 2017: http://bit.ly/2dpRVlS
Tweets of the day:
@boingo Passengers want permanent #connectivity and personalized service – Prez. & CEO of @RenoAirport Marily Mora #airports16 #innovation.
@e_russell Altavair (formerly Guggenheim Aviation Partners) chief wants to build one-stop leasing shop.
@e_russell #SNA’s cap of 10.8m seats is hurting Southwest.
@Mark_J_Henry The @Irishtouristind CEO says @TourismIreland has lost €20 million of state funding in recent years & it’s time for reinvestment: #Connect16.
@JohnLStrickland .@McWhirterAlex @FT human side of any #airline restructure/merger is the hardest. I’ve been there #Tuifly #AirBerlin #Etihad.
@JohnLStrickland #britishairways catering changes bring #IAG consistency with #aerlingus #Iberia #vueling.
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