Daily Aviation Brief – 03/02/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation to attend ISTAT Americas 2017: http://bit.ly/2kA5m7N
Acumen Aviation sponsors Aircraft Records & Total Asset Management Dublin Conference: http://bit.ly/2jrqlEY
Article contributed to Jet Trader by Acumen Aviation team- State of the Regions: Asia & Middle East The future of regional jets http://bit.ly/2kqU30L
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 30 January: http://bit.ly/2kLSxmQ
Global Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 30 January: http://bit.ly/2jmRnSx
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 30 January: http://bit.ly/2kJHX42
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 30 January: http://bit.ly/2kESqdO
Aircraft Update:
OE-IFK Airbus A319-132 c/n 2023 CIT Aerospace Ferried Don Muang-Clark International 01/02/17.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Emirates Airlines 2600th Boeing 777 flight to Dublin: http://bit.ly/2jnf2B2
Global Aviation News:
A low-cost Kaliningrad airline plans to offer flights to Europe
Air Malta Part 2: cannot match LCC unit costs; Alitalia not about to invest.
Amazon Is Building a $1.5 Billion Air Hub for Its Cargo Planes in Kentucky
Read more: http://www.inc.com/anna-hensel/amazon-air-cargo-hub-in-kentucky-likely-to-create-2000-jobs.html
Bangkok Airways to expand in Vietnam with new exclusive service to Phu Quoc island
Canadian start up ULCC NewLeaf makes numerous schedule adjustments as WestJet targets competition
Chinese New Year air traffic a boon to airlines but reflects challenges of year-round sustainability
Etihad Heads Off Trump Tensions With Pledge Not to Grow in U.S.
Etihad-Lufthansa partnership: Lufthansa – the good guys of globalisation, starting along the road
FedEx Pushes for Infrastructure Fix as Trump Eyes Investment
Flight attendants press White House for exemption from travel ban
London Heathrow expansion ‘will improve emerging markets connections’, despite collapse of routes to Africa
Lufthansa sees rapid growth of Gulf airlines slowing
Read more: http://gulfbusiness.com/lufthansa-sees-rapid-growth-gulf-airlines-slowing/
Norwegian eyes low-cost airline pact with Ryanair and Easyjet
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/01/news/companies/norwegian-low-cost-alliance-ryanan-easyjet/
Norwegian sets out vision of low cost carrier alliance
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/272235/norwegian-sets-out-vision-of-low-cost-carrier-alliance
The 300 best holidays in Europe for 2017
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/articles/summer-holiday-booking-guide/
TSA adds 11 new airlines to PreCheck program
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/316320-tsa-adds-11-new-airlines-to-precheck-program
UK airports set to be served by Heathrow after third runway opens are named
United CEO: Flying With ‘Subpar Product and Subpar Schedules Doesn’t Work’
Read more: https://skift.com/2017/02/01/united-ceo-flying-with-subpar-product-and-subpar-schedules-doesnt-work/
WestJet founder helps bring Portuguese airline TAP back to Canada
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus chief says we should privatise terminals
Aer Lingus now planning direct flights to Las Vegas
Aer Lingus scraps summer service from Dublin to Porto
Bombardier and CityJet Finalize Purchase Agreement for up to 10 CRJ900 Aircraft
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/32828
Brussels Airlines ‘left passengers in dark’ over exit from Belfast
Fáilte Ireland eyeing €157m business tourism bonanza
Pressure mounts for Air Corps inquiry
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/pressure-mounts-for-air-corps-inquiry-441826.html
Ryanair adds 15 new routes from Eilat and Tel Aviv for winter 2017/2018
Ryanair Launches Athens Winter 2017 Schedule With 2 New Routes To Katowice & Krakow
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/32793
Ryanair Launches Record Winter 2017 Barcelona Schedule
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/32794
Ryanair Launches Record Winter 2017 Madrid Schedule
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/32784
Ryanair says no to on-board Wi-Fi, transatlantic routes – and flights from Waterford
Read more: https://fora.ie/ryanair-waterford-flights-3214742-Feb2017/
SAS to set up Irish HQ in airline price war
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/jobs/sas-to-set-up-irish-hq-in-airline-price-war-35416379.html
The “best, most and worst” Ryanair airports 2007-17; 2,800 air services, from over 250 airports including 80+ bases
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/02/01/best-most-worst-ryanair-bases/
Viva Las Vegas: Aer Lingus boss to gamble on winter route on way to more growth
Tweets of the day:
@e_russell Air Canada Rouge will offer new seasonal service to #KEF from #YYZ (4x weekly) and #YUL (3x weekly) with an A319 from June-October.
@e_russell #ORD’s master gate lease with AA and UA is up for renewal in 2018, first time in 30 years.
@ghimlay .@Avianca to enter commercial and strategic alliance with @United, says terms “to be negotiated”.
@JohnLStrickland .@wizzair reduced year end guidance from €245-255m to €225-235m Key factors-price pressures, rising fuel costs & weather.
@winglets747 How times have changed. Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr about United Arab Emirates: It is “one of the world’s leading aviation centres”.
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