Daily Aviation Brief – 11/04/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 April: http://bit.ly/2nZqS44
Global Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 April: http://bit.ly/2opmzlL
India Aviation industry newsletter 10 April: http://bit.ly/2oXDWrr
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 April: http://bit.ly/2nZjC8d
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 10 April: http://bit.ly/2oQveyt
Thought Leadership: Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 787-10 Market Overview: http://bit.ly/2o0taRr
Aircraft Update:
EI-EFT Boeing 737-8AS c/n 37543 Jeju Air Airtest at Dublin 10/04/17.
G-GDFR Boeing 737-8Z9 c/n 30421 Jet2 Departed Atlantic Aviation Group 07/04/17.
G-OBYG Boeing 767-304(ER)/W c/n 29137 Thomson Airways to Atlantic Aviation Group 06/04/17.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus signs for Air Lease Corporation Airbus A321NEO-LR Leases: http://bit.ly/2oYz2NZ
Air Arabia Maroc announces new Dublin route: http://bit.ly/2nWCIig
Dublin Airport connecting traffic soars by 81%: http://bit.ly/2mYZ57c
New routes for Dublin Airport for Summer 2017: http://bit.ly/2nuzdMQ
Norwegian adds new route from Stockholm to Dublin for Summer 2017: http://bit.ly/2nRDklt
Ryanair adds 7 new Boeing 737-800 to fleet in January: http://bit.ly/2nunkGH
Ryanair expands fleet by 7 new aircraft in February: http://bit.ly/2ou6Wqq
Ryanair adds 8 brand new 737-800 aircraft in March increasing fleet to 384: http://bit.ly/2nIP4bx
Ryanair adds 22 new Boeing 737-800s in Q4 reaches milestone delivery of 450th aircraft: http://bit.ly/2outPdz
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic: the hybrid LCC punches above its weight; back to growth and positive EBIT in 2016
Air France-KLM says JV with Delta is a ‘major asset’
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/air-france-klm-says-jv-with-delta-is-a-major-asset-660681
Delta Delays Drag Into Fifth Day, Testing Passengers’ Patience
FCC Chairman Wants to Keep Planes Call-Free
Finnair and TAP Portugal: their location based long haul niche strategies compared
Indonesia refuses to approve Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa JV, protecting Garuda once again
LOT Polish Airlines: new LA service highlights value of long haul; short haul heat from LCCs remains
Russia Warns Airlines of Possible Halt to Turkey Charter Flights
Southwest Airlines and jetBlue take different paths to sustaining balance sheet strength
The US Big 3 airlines work to slash pensions while maintaining responsible balance sheet management
United Is Under Fire for Dragging a Passenger Off an Overbooked Flight
Virgin’s Purple Lights and Mood Music Win Alaska’s Love
Irish Aviation News:
CDB Aviation Lease Finance Delivers New Boeing 737-800 to Shandong Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33847
Christoph Mueller: The Airline Industry Mogul and Corporate Transformer
Cork-New York flights: ‘We are still on course for take-off’
EI-FZI B737-800 Ryanair Flown back to Boeing Field from Spokane after Painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fzi-b737-800-ryanair-flown-back-to.html
EI-FZM Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: See Link: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fzm-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
McEvaddys ready for T3 takeoff
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/mcevaddys-ready-for-t3-takeoff-35605645.html
Norwegian Air has plans for South America
O’Leary says Ibec is ‘clueless’ in cosy exchange with Ross – who still thinks it should be ‘extinct’
OpenJaw sets out plan to double workforce as it eyes up China market
Ryanair added the most daily flights to Eurocontrol network on a daily basis in February 2017 (+184 flights/day).
SMBC Aviation Capital delivers Airbus A320neo to Scandinavian Airline, SAS
Read more: https://www.smbc.aero/news/smbc-aviation-capital-delivers-airbus-a320neo-scandinavian-airline-sas-1
Tweet Picks:
@CAPA_Aviation @CAPA_Aviation Executive Chairman Peter Harbison: New runways can change the balance in an evolving market in Asia. #CAPASummit.
@CAPA_Aviation @Fly_Norwegian SVP Sales Lars Sande believes company will swap out 737NG orders for 737 MAX. #CAPASummit.
@CAPA_Aviation @jonostrower: Trans-Atlantic is “going back to its roots” with smaller aircraft. #CAPASummit.
@tonyfernandes April has seen big capacity cuts form competitors.
@tonyfernandes European roadshow starting.Focussed on leasing company. Competition strategy , growth. Success of Indonesia Phil amd india. Cost reduction.
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