Daily Aviation Brief – 29/11/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-FHB Boeing 737-8Q8 c/n 35283 Sriwijaya Air Ferried Bournemouth-Budapest 28/11/16 after paint prior delivery to become PK-CRC.
EW-253PA Boeing 737-524 c/n 26339 Belavia Ferried Minsk-Shannon 25/11/16 for paint into new colours.
HS-PGD ATR72-212A(500) c/n 833 Bangkok Airways Ferried Don Mueang International -Bandaranaike International -King Khalid International -Paphos International-Rome Fiumicino-Luxembourg-Shannon-Dinard 24-28/11/16 on return to lessor.
LN-RPS Boeing 737-683 c/n 28298 SAS Airlines Ferried Oslo-St Athan 28/11/16 for part-out & scrap.
Global Aviation News:
AirAsia’s new lease of life risks an erosion of income
AirAsia X expects US FAA approval imminently
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/airasia-x-expects-us-faa-approval-imminently-619734
AirAsia X may relaunch London in 2017, potentially with ex-SriLankan A350s
Alitalia may cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of turnaround plan – sources
A fresh perspective at Boeing Commercial is sorely needed
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2016/11/28/pontifications-fresh-perspective-boeing-commercial-sorely-needed/
Bombardier to deliver first CS300 to launch customer airBaltic
Read more: http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines/bombardier-deliver-first-cs300-launch-customer-airbaltic
Ethiopian Airlines adds Oslo to its routes
Read more: https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2016/11/28/ethiopian-airlines-adds-oslo-to-its-routes/
‘Ghost’ Airbus A350 sighting unnerves aviation industry
Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/ghost-airbus-a350-sighting-unnerves-aviation-industry
IAFC Seeks at Least $1 Billion for Saudia’s Airbus Planes
IATA: Low oil prices may be behind us, economic growth and confidence increasingly important
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/iata-a-growth-accounting-framework-for-air-passenger-demand-619618
Indirect traffic: The key to new routes?
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/270048/indirect-traffic-the-key-to-new-routes/
India Said to Mull Foray Into Plane Leasing to Support Modi Plan
Korean Air delivers Northeast Asia’s only non-stop link to Barcelona
Lufthansa pilots to strike Tuesday and Wednesday
Read more: http://www.thelocal.de/20161128/lufthansa-pilots-to-strike-tuesday-and-wednesday
Malaysia Airlines update Part 3: New widebody order designed to support long term growth
Qantas-AA tie-up ‘unpersuasive’, says US regulator
Resurgence for ERJ-145
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2016/11/23/resurgence-erj-145/
Spirit Airlines Stock Could Soar to $100 by 2020
Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2016/11/27/spirit-airlines-stock-could-soar-to-100-by-2020.html
The A350-1000 takes flight, but where does the A350 currently fly?
The curious case of the Qantas 787-9
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/269979/the-curious-case-of-the-qantas-787-9/
United Airlines Part 2: Sustaining balance sheet strength while declaring ambitious margin targets
Irish Aviation News:
Atlantic Aviation Group launches new Global Aviation Institute in Shannon
Read more: http://atlanticaviation.ie/atlantic-aviation-group-launches-new-global-aviation-institute-shannon/
Belfast International Airport boss urges Tourism Ireland to look north
Gold Circle members brassed off by Aer Lingus changes
IAG CEO Willie Walsh said U.S. airline CEOs over-reacted to the rise of Gulf carriers
Read more: http://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-war-words-middle-east-airlines-heats/
Inside an airline’s business-class kitchen – the ‘hidden’ food industry
Read more: https://fora.ie/airline-food-chef-united-3089313-Nov2016/
Irishman and daughter unhurt after vintage airplane they were piloting crashes in Kenya
Read more: http://www.thejournal.ie/vintage-aircraft-crash-irish-pilots-3105662-Nov2016/
Lobby Trump on Cork-US flights, Daly urges Taoiseach
Michael O’Leary talks Brexit and the future of aviation in DCU
Read more: http://www.dcu.ie/news/2016/nov/s1116j.shtml
O’Leary calls for axe to call on subsidies to RTE, Raidio na Gaeltachta and Irish Chamber Orchestra
Qatar Airways confirms Dublin-Doha flights
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has revealed his desire for the carrier to offer free tickets, but he needs the airports’ help to achieve it
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/26/free-air-travel-from-low-fare-to-no-fare-ryanair
SMBC Aviation says airlines in Turkey and Brazil now on level flight path
The head of CityJet thinks the airline had ‘a disease’ – and he’s the cure
Read more: https://fora.ie/pat-byrne-cityjet-return-deal-3097180-Nov2016/
€50m boon expected as 160,000 fans to visit capital for Euro 2020
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 28 November: http://bit.ly/2gn25n9
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 28 November: http://bit.ly/2gBa2FL
Tweets of the day:
@Mark_J_Henry Minister @Shane_RossTD says he looks forward to launching @TourismIreland’s review of developing markets in the new year #ti2017.
@RichardRoutes Another #Transatlantic route for low-cost, long-haul carrier @Fly_Norwegian as it introduces weekly @ParisAeroport – @MCO from July 2017…
@RichardRoutes Boeing says the 787 Dreamliner family is helping airlines open new non-stop routes profitably – 120 new routes to be precise!.
@RichardRoutes Is forefather of low-cost airlines in #India set to return with new regional airline business.
@TourismIreland MIn @Shane_RossTD – there is a direct correlation between ease of access to Ireland and the growing tourism numbers #TI2017.
@winglets747 Hong Kong Airlines starts North America with Vancouver on 30 Jun 2017, in time for Canada Day & 150th anniversary.
@winglets747 If only Delta went after its own pilots the way it does with Norwegian Air & Gulf carriers.
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