Daily Aviation Brief – 12/01/2017
Aircraft Update:
EI-FTL Boeing 737-8AS c/n 44762 Ryanair First Flight 06/01/17.
EI-FVH Boeing 737-8JP c/n 42083 Norwegian Air International due for delivery January.
Global Aviation News:
ACI EUROPE: Schiphol continues to show best pax growth among European hubs in Nov-2016
Airbus Retains Order Lead Over Boeing With Late Sales Surge
Airbus Wins $3.8 Billion U.S. Deal, Said to Near Saudi Sale
Airlines started 3,000+ new routes in 2016; Ryanair back on top beating easyJet and Wizz Air as Euro and US (U)LCCs dominate
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/01/11/airlines-started-3000-new-routes-2016/
Boeing defines 737 MAX ‘extra stretch’
Read more: http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines/boeing-defines-737-max-extra-stretch
Cheap Atlantic crossing may no longer be flight of fancy
Read more: http://www.politico.eu/article/the-atlantic-is-the-graveyard-of-low-cost-airline-dreams/
GoAir firms contract for 72 A320neo aircraft
Indonesia’s Lion Group plans up to 10 new routes to Australia under the Batik Air brand by end-2018
Jeju Air is customer for three unidentified Boeing 737-800NGs
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/jeju-air-customer-three-unidentified-boeing-737-800ngs
Lufthansa, IAG Reeling in Air France-KLM Atop Traffic Rankings
Obama to Take One Last Flight on Air Force 1 as Ex-President
KLM Passenger Increase Hides Fall at Sister Company Air France
Russia’s VIM Avia takes first A330
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/russia-s-vim-avia-takes-first-a330
Singapore Airlines 2017 outlook: further pressure on yields as premium position is reinforced
Talks begin to improve US air service connectivity to small communities
US airlines Part 2: LCCs and ULCCs face the same cost overhang as their larger rivals
United Airlines changes profit sharing plans for 2016
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/united-airlines-changes-profit-sharing-plans-for-2016-632124
Virgin Atlantic raises more funding; expands Flybe codeshare
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/virgin-atlantic-raises-more-funding-expands-flybe-codeshare
What Comes Next for U.S. Consumers, Travel Brands and Messaging in 2017?
Read more: https://skift.com/2017/01/10/what-comes-next-for-u-s-consumers-travel-brands-and-messaging-in-2017/
Irish Aviation News:
Additional 160000 passengers used Cork Airport in 2016
Aer Lingus announces earlier Heathrow flight times
Derry aerospace firm Schivo NI goes into administration
Did you know when you fly to Dublin, you pass over Ginis? The secret codes of pilots and air traffic control
International Airport boss optimistic of future Belfast-US route
SHZ Aviation and Perilune Group sell nine American Airlines A319s to Irish lessor
Stellwagen Finance Company Limited Announces Filing Regarding Acquisition of Shares of Acasta Enterprises Inc.
Read more: http://news.sys-con.com/node/3983766
Stobart revives €14m buyout of leasing firm from Aer Lingus
United Airlines and supposed ‘subsidy’
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/letters/united-airlines-and-supposed-subsidy-35355942.html
US cities a target for Cork tourism
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/us-cities-a-target-for-cork-tourism-438619.html
Waypoint Leasing Places Airbus H225 on Lease with GHS
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 January
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 January
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 10 January
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Free Lecture An Introduction to Aer Lingus – Guests, Growth and Gateway by CEO Stephen Kavanagh: http://bit.ly/2i5Up8d
Tweets of the day:
@Airlineroute AEROFLOT has opened reservation for 3rd daily New York flight from 01JUN17. Previously noted, the 3rd daily goes to JFK, not Newark.
@e_russell Spirit is adding nonstop service from @IFlyOAKland to #BWI and #DTW from 25 May. Spirit will be #OAK’s second largest carrier.
@ghimlay Sukhoi has repaired six of 11 @interjet Superjet 100s that had stabiliser defects.
@ReutersAero #Lufthansa CEO says views 2017 with ‘positive spirit’.
@RichardRoutes Airbus will ramp up the flight certification programme for the #A350-1000 with the introduction of a second aircraft into flight testing…
@winglets747 Jeju Air orders 3 737-800s direct from Boeing, ending streak of second-hand aircraft. Favourable pricing for end-of-line 737 NGs?.
Today’s Videos Picks:
Airbus’s Bregier on Sales Gains, U.S. Job Creation
KLM Tops List for On-Time Performance: FlightStats
The A320neo Family: Unbeatable fuel efficiency
The A330 Family: The right aircraft, right now
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