Daily Aviation Brief – 14/02/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation Announces 2016 Operational Review: http://bit.ly/2kNbHw3
Acumen Aviation Featured In Global Transport Finance: http://bit.ly/2lqJNXK
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 13 February : http://bit.ly/2laSHYz
Global Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 13 February: http://bit.ly/2lburFK
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 13 February: http://bit.ly/2knqWYT
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 13 February: http://bit.ly/2kJGiu7
Aircraft Update:
EI-FVK Boeing 737-800 c/n 42276 Norwegian Air International Delivered Boeing Field-Oslo 13/02/17.
N812MD Embraer 170SU c/n 17000030 GECAS Ferried Griffiss AFB-Gander-Keflavik-Shannon-Alverca 08/09-02/17.
OO-TSA Boeing 777-FHT c/n 38969 ASL Airlines Belgium Ferried Liege-Singapore 12/02/17 for FedEx.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Dublin based Global FBO Consult Receives IBAC IS-BAH I3SA recognition: http://bit.ly/2ksHOyS
Emirates Airlines 2600th Boeing 777 flight to Dublin: http://bit.ly/2jnf2B2
Global Aviation News:
AENA: Spain’s airport operator must cut charges, but airline yields are already falling
Boeing’s US$14 Billion Singapore Air Order Does Not Fill 777, 787 Gap: CEO
Read more: http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/60/60643.html
Cheap Fuel Is Making European Aviation More Competitive
Read more: https://skift.com/2017/02/13/cheap-fuel-is-making-european-aviation-more-competitive/
Emirates chair stands firmly by airline’s US operations
Emirates is riding out turbulence in the airline sector and its brand is even jumping ahead of British Airways
Read more: http://www.cityam.com/258616/emirates-riding-out-turbulence-airline-sector-and-its-brand
EU to take tough stand against Gulf carriers
Read more: http://timesofoman.com/article/102572/Business/Aviation/EU-to-take-tough-stand-against-Gulf-carriers
EVA Air to Retire Boeing 747s in August 2017
Read more: http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/60/60649.html
Hainan Air to launch over 10 international flights this year
Norwegian, from regional to mainline competitor
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2017/02/08/norwegian-regional-mainline-competitor/#
Qatar Airways ready to ‘open its books for US inspection’, says Al Baker
PAL: New airport crucial to growth
Read more: http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/pal-new-airport-crucial-growth
Paris Airport Tests Facial Recognition at Security
Why Norwegian Air thinks United, Delta and American pilots should hold their tongues
Wizz Air set to fly from Frankfurt this summer – sources
Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wizz-air-set-fly-frankfurt-112248186.html
QRA 9th February 2017
Read more: http://milradar.livejournal.com/1670.html
Irish Aviation News:
Air France to replace Cityjet on Dublin-Paris route
Brexit not clouding Ryanair’s long-term thinking
CityJet ends London – Paris route in March 2017
Cork air traffic will soon be controlled by virtual tower in Dublin
EI-FTV Boeing 737-800 Ryanair Flown back to Boeing Field from Spokane, WA after painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/02/ei-ftv-b737-800-ryanair-flown-back-to.html
EI-FTW Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/02/ei-ftw-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
Irish Air Traffic Grows as IAA Warns on Risks from Brexit
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news/2017/02/13/irish-air-traffic-grows-as-iaa-warns-on-risks-from-brexit
Michael O’Leary – from puppy love to no more Mr Nice(r) Guy
New product to help airports prevent delays
Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/new-product-to-help-airports-prevent-delays-1.2967015
Ryanair S17 Aberdeen operations as of 09FEB17
Travel Extra Sunday Supplement 12 February
Read more: http://eepurl.com/cBDyYr
US travel ban: Meeting on pre-clearance deal brought forward
Waterford Airport has entered ‘detailed discussions’ to bring back commercial flights
Read more: https://fora.ie/waterford-airport-3228572-Feb2017/
75th anniversary of WWII plane crash tragedy off Donegal that claimed 12 lives
Tweets of the day:
@Airlineroute Air China adds 4 weekly Beijing – Zurich service with A330-200, from 07JUN17.
@Airlineroute QATAR Airways on 06MAR17 to operate one-time 777-300ER service to Berlin, ahead of ITB Berlin 2017.
@e_russell An $AAL about face on 2017 domestic capacity growth? “No plan to shift international capacity back to domestic,” CFO Kerr tells Evercore.
@hiddenEurope Air Baltic & Air Berlin axed flights to Kaliningrad so the Russian exclave is very isolated. Only EU link this summer is weekly to Barcelona.
@winglets747 Jetstar Japan will deploy its 21st aircraft, an A320, in March 2017. This is one of four aircraft subleased. 28 aircraft by 2019.
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