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Published on December 20th, 2016 | by Alan Dwyer

Daily Aviation Brief – 20/12/2016

Aircraft Update:

EI-EFR Boeing 737-8AS c/n 7541 Ryanair Ferried Glasgow Prestwick-Bournemouth 15/12/16 for painting into Jelu Air colours prior return to SMBC Aviation Capital.

EI-IGU Boeing 737-73V c/n 32422 Air Italy Ferried Naples-St Athan 18/12/16 in Meridiana colours prior return to lessor.

PK-CRC Boeing 737-8Q8 c/n 35283 Sriwijaya Air Delivered Budapest-Ras Al Khaimah 18/12/16 ex EI-FHB.

Global Aviation News:

Airbus delays A330neo as delivery struggles continue

http://seekingalpha.com/news/3231160-airbus-delays-a330neo-delivery-struggles-continue

Airbus A321neo With P&W Engines Receives Type Certification

http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12288330/airbus-a321neo-with-pw-engines-receives-type-certification

Airbus Wants Airlines to Radically Rethink the Passenger Experience

Air Force One Costs Billions of Dollars Because It’s a Flying White House

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-07/trump-hits-emblem-of-presidential-power-with-air-force-one-tweet

Airlines cut cheap frills to compete with low-budget rivals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/17/airlines-cut-cheap-frills-compete-low-budget-rivals/

Brussels Airport: Integration of Brussels Airlines within Lufthansa Group a positive evolution

http://centreforaviation.com/news/brussels-airport-integration-of-brussels-airlines-within-lufthansa-group-is-positive-evolution-for-625963

Budget Norwegian airline to begin flights in Argentina in late 2017

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-airlines-norwegian-idUSKBN14526B

Etihad Airways Is Cutting Jobs to Reduce Costs as Growth Slows

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-18/etihad-airways-is-cutting-jobs-to-reduce-costs-as-growth-slows

Every Indian airline to spend more on tech in 2017

https://www.tnooz.com/article/every-indian-airline-to-spend-more-on-tech-in-2017/

Icy Weather Snarls Holiday Travel for Thousands of U.S. Fliers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-18/icy-weather-snarls-holiday-travel-for-thousands-of-u-s-fliers

International airlines increase capacity, frequencies to Russia

http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/international-airlines-increase-capacity-frequencies-russia

Lufthansa & Etihad: From enemies to partners

http://atwonline.com/blog/lufthansa-etihad-enemies-partners

SAS Premium Passengers Will No Longer Get Access To Third Party Lounges

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2016/12/17/sas-lounge-access-policy-changes/

Top Five Most Interesting Facts From the JetBlue Investor Day Call

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2016/12/17/top-five-most-interesting-facts-from-the-jetblue-investor-day-call/#2a5ec92d1f2b

Up in the air: Will Canada’s newest air travel company take off?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/up-in-the-air-will-canada-s-newest-air-travel-company-take-off-1.3901551

U.S. Toughens Stance on Global Airline Partnerships, Cheering Smaller Carriers

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-toughens-stance-on-global-airline-partnerships-cheering-smaller-carriers-1481917941

What the American Airlines CEO thinks about his uniform crisis

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/16/american-airlines-ceo-doug-parker-uniform-crisis.html

Yangtze River Airlines eyes international expansion

http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/yangtze-river-airlines-eyes-international-expansion

737 MAX pays a visit to Boeing’s North Charleston workers

http://www.postandcourier.com/business/max-pays-a-visit-to-boeing-s-north-charleston-workers/article_56ee9fc4-c3aa-11e6-ab8a-2303755d4500.html

Irish Aviation News:

Aer Lingus invests in Cork Airport adding additional services

http://www.redfm.ie/news/cork/aer-lingus-invests-in-cork-airport-adding-additional-services/

Airfield gets go-ahead for takeoff

http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/home/228061/airfield-gets-go-ahead-for-takeoff.html

Airline grounds talk of Cork to Dublin flight

http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/airline-grounds-talk-cork-dublin-flight/2590785/

Bombardier in Belfast to deliver complex aerostructure systems

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/bombardier-in-belfast-to-deliver-complex-aerostructure-systems-1.2907778

Dubrovnik Airport turns down Ryanair

http://www.exyuaviation.com/2016/12/dubrovnik-airport-turns-down-ryanair.html

Fearghal O’Connor: ‘Irish flights are soaring but we still haven’t cracked America’

https://www.businesspost.ie/opinion/fearghal-oconnor-irish-flights-soaring-still-havent-cracked-america-373425

Norwegian receives the Aircraft Operator Award at the 2016 Aviation Industry Awards in Dublin

http://travelprnews.com/norwegian-receives-the-aircraft-operator-award-at-the-2016-aviation-industry-awards-in-dublin-67363454657/travel-press-release/2016/12/13/

Regulating Drones: Safety, Security and Privacy -Mason Hayes Curran

http://www.mhc.ie/latest/blog/regulating-drones-safety-security-and-privacy

Restoration of ‘unsustainable’ Dublin-Cork air link unlikely in near future

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/restoration-of-unsustainable-dublincork-air-link-unlikely-in-near-future-35304258.html

Ryanair and Aer Lingus waiting on €16m verdict

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/ryanair-and-aer-lingus-waiting-on-16m-verdict-35304125.html

Ryanair multiply Palma flights

https://www.seemallorca.com/news/ryanair-multiply-palma-flights-palma-de-mallorca-701512

Shannon region must support Transatlantic routes

http://clareherald.com/2016/12/shannon-region-must-support-transatlantic-routes-53045/

Will travel disruption in Britain affect your Christmas plans?

World’s best airlines revealed, but how do Ryanair and Aer Lingus rank?

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/worlds-best-airlines-revealed-but-how-do-ryanair-and-aer-lingus-rank-35299692.html

Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 December: http://bit.ly/2gVdFGo

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 5 December: http://bit.ly/2h7y8qT

Tweets of the day:

@KianiKress CEO of @airberlin Pichler to resign + be placed by @lufthansa #Munich hub schief(o former @Eurowings CEO Winkelmann says @airliners_de.

@PhilDernerJr Politics aside, Iran receiving these aircraft means modern types in their fleet will increase their safety, for both Iran & where they fly.

@RichardRoutes While #USA airlines – particularly @United – tweak transatlantic activities, it appears demand to/from @DublinAirport remains strong…

@R_Wall Looks like Boeing 777X is Iran Air’s 400+ seat plane of choice as 747-8, Airbus A380 fail to win favor in Tehran.

@winglets747 Exercise caution about Lufthansa-Etihad codeshare. Lufthansa is not coding beyond Abu Dhabi. Lufty not yet embracing Etihad’s hub business.

‏‏‏Today’s Videos Picks:

ASL Airlines B737-3QC EI-STA Landing at Clermont Auvergne Airport

https://youtu.be/b50_EXqQqws

Emirates launches Festive Menu for holiday season

https://youtu.be/RVQ_zRJH8JA

Hello Fort Lauderdale | Emirates Airline

https://youtu.be/KakgDylXuAQ

iJustine Joins Southwest Airlines and Nintendo to Surprise a Flight with the New Nintendo 3DS!

https://youtu.be/vKVTjNE9470

Ryanair #XmasEscape

https://youtu.be/dhjzeaktu9I

The Etihad Airways Packing Challenge – Featuring Manchester City