Daily Aviation Brief – 21/11/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-FHB Boeing 737-8Q8 c/n 35283 Norwegian Air International Ferried Budapest-Bournemouth 17/11/16 for painting leased from AerCap.
EI-FTH Boeing 737-8AS c/n 44758 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 18/11/16.
M-ABKP Boeing 737-8Q8 c/n 30704 Inishdawson Leasing Ferried Beijing-Seletar 17/11/16 ex B-5172.
VP-BWN Airbus A321-211 c/n 2330 Aeroflot Ferried Moscow Domodedovo-Kaunas 14/11/16 returned to lessor.
2-ITLH Boeing 737-8K5 c/n 27984 AerCap Ferried Dusseldorf-Shannon 17/11/16 in Tailwind colours ex TC-TLH.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus Wins $1.4 Billion Order for 13 Planes From Japan’s Peach
Air Europa, NAC complete Embraer E195 sale and leaseback deal
Read more: http://atwonline.com/leasing/air-europa-nac-complete-embraer-e195-sale-and-leaseback-deal
Alaska Air Said Nearing Settlement With U.S. on Virgin Deal
Astonishing market cap figures show airline industry’s dramatic change
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/astonishing-market-cap-figures-show-airline-industry-s-dramatic-change
Brazil clears Qatar Airways-LATAM tie-up, but wary of LATAM-IAG JV
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/brazil-clears-qatar-airways-latam-tie-wary-latam-iag-jv
British Airways to increase capacity of Gatwick-based 777-200s
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/british-airways-increase-capacity-gatwick-based-777-200s
Canada’s government paves the way for ULCCs Enerjet and Jetlines to jump into the marketplace
Emirates Mulls Cheaper Long-Haul Flights as Discount Rivals Grow
Enough is enough
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/enough-enough
Etihad, TUI Group in final talks to create new leisure airline
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/etihad-tui-group-final-talks-create-new-leisure-airline
LATAM Airlines Group is the latest in the region to build an arsenal to combat the LCC threat
Lessors knocked back by Russia’s risky aircraft business
Read more: http://www.rusaviainsider.com/insight-lessors-knocked-back-russias-risky-aircraft-business/
Mango celebrates 10th anniversary, forecasts flat market conditions and strong competition
Millennials challenge corporate travel managers: CAPA research into social trends, supply options
MPs call on government to cut air travel tax by 50%
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38014907
New ‘ultra low-cost’ airline eyes YKF as possible hub
Read more: http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/new-ultra-low-cost-airline-eyes-ykf-as-possible-hub-1.3162291
RwandAir Acquires Africa’s First Boeing 737 Next Gen
Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201611170070.html
Saudi Arabian Airlines debuts new first class on Riyadh-Paris route
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/—————-616442
U.S. House Votes to Stop Sales of Boeing Jetliners to Iran
Your Thanksgiving Airport Slog is About to Get a Little Better
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-18/your-thanksgiving-flight-is-about-to-get-faster
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus could enter IAG Transatlantic Joint-Venture & Oneworld in 2017, says IAG CEO
A Review Of Ethiopian Airlines Direct Dublin – Los Angeles Service
Read more: http://thetravelexpert.ie/a-review-of-ethiopian-airlines-direct-dublin-los-angeles/
Airport Food Court Wins Startup Award
Read more: http://bizplus.ie/airport-food-court-wins-startup-award/
Dublin Airport Welcomes 11 New Services This Winter
Read more: https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/dublin-airport-welcomes-11-new-services-this-winter
Dublin Airport Winter 2016/7 ACL International slots allocation
See Link: http://www.acl-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DUB-W16-SOS-REPORT.xlsm.pdf
IAG’s Willie Walsh speaks exclusively to ITIC
Read more: http://www.itic.ie/ezine/iags-willie-walsh-speaks-exclusively-itic/
Ireland ‘too expensive to be a premier league destination’
CityJet seeks role for Workplace Relations Commission in dispute
FPG and FPG Amentum acquire one Wizz Air A321-200 for a JOL transaction
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31849
Malaysia Airlines turnaround challenge ‘unprecedented’ CEO Peter Bellew
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38022279
‘Minority’ of CityJet pilots to start strikes next week
Qantas’ Alan Joyce: Women flying the airline to new heights
Ryanair: Irish tourism is under performing
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/ryanair-irish-tourism-is-under-performing-431212.html
Ryanair is Boeing’s top customer with 49 737-800 deliveries through to October
Read more: http://247wallst.com/aerospace-defense/2016/11/19/boeings-10-largest-customers/
Ryanair is the world’s four most valuable airline with a market cap of $18.7 billion, according to Forbes
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/astonishing-market-cap-figures-show-airline-industry-s-dramatic-change
Ryanair marketing boss gives verdict on winning Trump campaign
Ryanair’s marketing guru: ‘Coming from England to visit your Irish granny is not tourism’
Read more: http://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-kenny-jacobs-tourism-2-3088140-Nov2016/
Stobart Group: Share Placing & Proposed Acquisition Of Further Stake In Propius Holdings Limited
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31855
Travel Extra’s Sunday Supplement 20 November
Read more: http://eepurl.com/cpuGx1
We need a long-term strategy for aviation to keep London on top, Declan Collier CEO
Read more: http://www.cityam.com/253900/we-need-long-term-strategy-aviation-keep-london-top
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 15 November: http://bit.ly/2fRMlIQ
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 15 November: http://bit.ly/2fTcE03
Tweets of the day:
@CAPA_Aviation Malaysia Airlines CEO Bellew: management has to get away from reading surveys at desk & instead talk to pax at airport #CAPAsummit.
@EntAnon “My job is to lower airport charges for people” John Brennan, Commercial GM @DublinAirport.
@EntAnon Total number of passengers carried by airlines in 2016 is over 3.8B #TravelMeetsBigData via @marklenahan.
@okev The big challenges facing the airlines: @marklenahan talks “moment of truth“, ”lifetime value“ and ”data scarcity“ at #TravelMeetsBigData.
@PennySpencer1 Very interesting. “IAG CEO Willie Walsh reckons Oneworld won’t be around to blow out the candles on its 30th birthday cake.” #Travel.
@winglets747 Lufthansa catering unit expected to see non-airline revenue grow from 15% to 25% as it seeks biz outside of airlines.
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IAG’s Willie Walsh speaks exclusively to ITIC
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