Daily Aviation Brief – 04 January 2017
Aircraft Update:
LZ-AWH Airbus A320-232 c/n 2914 AWAS Ferried Taipei Songshan-Clark International-Guam International-Honolulu International-Puerto Vallarta-El Salvador International 23-27/12/16.
N32109 Airbus A321-231 c/n 668 Universal Asset Mngm Ferried Istanbul-Keflavik-Bangor-Tupelo Regional Airport 23/12/16 for part-out & scrap ex EI-ETH.
OE-IEZ Airbus A330-343 c/n 1157 GKL Aircraft Ireland Ferried Taiwan Taoyuan International-Clark International 27/12/16 ex B-22105.
TC-LOE Airbus A330-343 c/n 1592 Turkish Airlines Delivered Zurich-Istanbul 23/12/16 ex EI-FLT.
VP-BDV Airbus A330-223 c/n VIM Avia Delivered Dublin-Ulyanovsk Vostochny 23/12/15 ex OE-IEA
VP-CQX Embraer 190LR c/n 19000233 GECAS Ferried Amman-Exeter International 22/12/16 for Air Costa.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus’s A380 Woes Deepen as Top Buyer Emirates Delays Jets
Airport pairs: Western Europe-US shows the value of open skies as routes and new entry proliferate
American Airlines is shrinking in Phoenix
Best and Worst For Frequent Travelers: Aviation 2016, Year In Review
Can Delta, United, American Declare Mission Accomplished In 2017?
Read more: http://www.investors.com/news/after-unit-revenue-shaming-a-better-17-for-airline-stocks/
Delta Drops Boeing Dreamliner Order Inherited From Northwest
Emirates defers deliveries of 12 Airbus A380s
Read more: http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines/emirates-defers-deliveries-12-airbus-a380s
Emirates, Etihad facing layoffs
Read more: http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/511062349-emirates-etihad-facing-layoffs
Four Airliners That Could Shake The Airbus-Boeing Duopoly In The Single-Aisle Market
Garuda Eyes $10b Annual Turnover by 2020 With Its ‘Sky Beyond’ Strategy
Read more: http://jakartaglobe.id/business/garuda-eyes-10b-annual-turnover-2020-sky-beyond-strategy/
Hoteliers unaware of Air Malta decision to cut unprofitable Manchester route
Investigators Study Flight Recorder From Black Sea Jet Crash
Lufthansa wants to take over Sun Express Germany
Read more: http://www.fvw.com/lufthansa-takeover-plan-for-sun-express-germany/393/167141/11245
New in-flight entertainment options could see the end of traditional seat-backed entertainment
Norwegian to offer flights to New York for less than £60
Qatar Airways finalizes stake in LATAM
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/qatar-airways-finalizes-stake-latam
Russia’s UAC looks for efficiency and increased civil sales
Read more: http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russias-uac-looks-for-efficiency-and-increased-civil-sales/
Sukhoi Superjet 100 Fleet Inspection Completed
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/32410
The Best Airlines For Business Travelers In 2017
VIM-avia takes delivery of two more Boeing 777
Read more: http://www.rusaviainsider.com/vim-avia-takes-delivery-of-two-more-boeing-777s/
WestJet to pursue more widebody aircraft following pilots’ approval
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/westjet-pursue-more-widebody-aircraft-following-pilots-approval
8 Coming Travel Trends for 2017
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-d-chalmers/8-coming-travel-trends-fo_1_b_13860938.html
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon delivers another A320neo to IndiGo
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/32414
Belfast City Airport is sold as part of £500 million investment deal
Flying high with an ‘aer’ of confidence
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/270464/flying-high-with-an-aer-of-confidence/
MIA meets with Ireland, U.K. Consuls General to strengthen business ties
New year likely to see a burgeoning of options for Boston-Ireland flights
Read more: http://www.bostonirish.com/around-town/new-year-likely-see-burgeoning-options-boston-ireland-flights
Passengers flying from Heathrow to Northern Ireland set to save £10 on trips
Plenty of high flying in the aviation sector despite some storm clouds
Shannon Airport confident of a strong 2017 ahead
Read more: http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/228910/shannon-airport-confident-of-astrong-2017-ahead.html
Shannon Closes Gap On Cork
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/shannon-closes-gap-cork
VOYA Partners with Emirates Airlines
Read more: https://voya.ie/news/voya-partners-with-emirates-airlines/
Whatever happened to… The long-overdue Metro North?
Read more: https://fora.ie/metro-north-delayed-explained-3116449-Dec2016/
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 2 January: http://bit.ly/2iZkj2r
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 2 January: http://bit.ly/2iuVBE2
Tweets of the day:
@chring13 @e_russell @FlightGlobal With the deferment, AA may end up taking the higher MTOW A350-900 as it will become available in late 2018.
@e_russell Newark opening hits Southwest at Washington National.
@ghimlay .@AviancaBrasil will add IGU to its route map in March 2017, with daily service from GRU.
@starflyergold BER-News (which will shock no one): the opening of Berlin’s new airport is now expected in 2018 (DE).
@winglets747 Air India and Jet Airways had 90% of India’s domestic market in 2003. In a few years, it could be 10%.
Today’s Videos Picks:
Descent, Approach and Landing in Dublin (Time-lapse)
Faces of Irish Travel 2016 from Travel Extra
Inspecting an American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow Airport!
LATAM Airlines inagural flight BCN-LIM
SMBC Aviation Capital collaborating with Dublin Aerospace & IAC on aircraft re-delivery programme
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