Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation attends IAA industry briefing: http://bit.ly/2oakZAm
Thought Leadership: Bombardier C Series Aircraft Analysis : http://bit.ly/2p0uY04
Aircraft Update:
A7-ACI Airbus A330-202 c/n 743 Qatar Airways Ferried Doha-Dublin 14/04/17 for painting.
EI-FXP Airbus A319-111 c/n 2158 Volotea Airtest at Ostrava 13/04/17 prior delivery ex N932FR.
EI-FZJ Boeing 737-800 c/n 44788 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 12/04/17.
EI-TVG Boeing 737-7ZF(BBJ) c/n 60406 Charter Jets Ferried Lyon-Alicante-Vilnius 15/04/17 after storage.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Dublin Airport connecting traffic soars by 66% in March: http://bit.ly/2pa8p98
SWISS introduces state of the art technology Bombardier CS100 on Dublin route: http://bit.ly/2otNg8g
Global Aviation News:
Auckland Airport launches app-based loyalty programme to boost revenues through personalisation
Airbus Faces Setback as Delta Reviews $14 Billion Jet Order
Alaska Air Is Overvalued And About To Enter A Decline
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4061740-alaska-air-overvalued-enter-decline
Boeing Completes Successful First Flight of 737 MAX 9
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33935
Cathay’s CEO Coronation Rites Fly in Face of Need for Change
Editorial: United Airlines: Brand on life support
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/editorial-united-airlines-brand-life-support
For Cathay’s New Boss, Fixing China Tops Lengthy To-Do List
Lyon Airport opens new terminal to low cost carriers
Read more: http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/viewnews.php?NewsID=84941
MIA and FLL are growing like never before, and that means one thing: cheap flights
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/biz-monday/article143482214.html#storylink=cpy
Moody’s warns UK airports’ passenger growth is set to fly lower due to Brexit uncertainty and the weak pound
Read more: http://www.cityam.com/262842/moodys-warns-uk-airports-passenger-growth-set-fly-lower-due
RDC Fare Watch Feb 2017
Read more: http://www.rdcaviation.com/Insights/Article/217/RDC-Fare-Watch-Feb-2017-
The Airline Industry: Overpacking Planes Since the 1940s
United Modifies Policy for Booking Crew on Crowded Flights
United to Reimburse All Passengers on Flight That Caused Uproar
Zimbabwe: Airzim Planes Grounded
Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201704140284.html
Why BA is putting premium on seat upgrade
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-why-ba-is-putting-premium-on-seat-upgrade-436209/
Irish Aviation News:
DMS Europe turns its attention to aircraft leasing
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33937
EI-FVP Boeing 737-800 Norwegian First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fvp-b737-800-norwegian-first-flight.html
EI-FZN Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fzn-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
EI-FZO Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight & Flown to Spokane, Wa for painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fzo-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
ESB International open offices at Dublin Airport
Read more: https://www.businessworld.ie/news/ESB-International-open-offices-at-Dublin-Airport-568089.html
Goshawk agree three aircraft deal with Aeroflot
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33936
IATA NDC Hackathon 2017 in Dublin, Ireland – Event Details
Read more: http://ndc.developer.iata.org/hackathon/dub17/
IATA NDC Hackathon 2017 in Dublin, Ireland – Free Ticket
Read more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iata-ndc-hackathon-2017-in-dublin-ireland-tickets-31481867112
Kerry Dublin PSO route to stay
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/kerry-dublin-flight-subsidy-to-stay-35615231.html
King & Wood Mallesons advises SkyCo’s Irish leasing platform’s inaugural transaction
Record numbers expected to pass through Knock Airport
Ryanair launches Lviv service from Sep 2017
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272368/ryanair-launches-lviv-service-from-sep-2017/
Ryanair Launches New London Luton – Bydgoszcz Route
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33927
Ryanair Launches 5 New London Stansted Routes 2 Months Early Due to Record Demand
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33929
Ryanair to open Seville maintenance hangar
Read more: http://atwonline.com/mro/ryanair-open-seville-maintenance-hangar
Start date for Kerry Berlin direct flights
Travel Extra’s Sunday Supplement 16 April
Understanding what happened to Rescue 116
Tweet Picks:
@jonostrower CCTV: Air China to cancel Beijing to Pyongyang flights from Monday, citing lack of passengers. (via @PBoykoff & @stevencnn).
@RichardMaslen75 After the fight for access into #Cuba, ULCC @SpiritAirlines becomes the latest carrier to announce closure of flights to Caribbean island.
@RichardMaslen75 Modern times indeed as Vietnam Airlines outlines plans to replace #Boeing #787 on @Airport_FRA routes with #Airbus #A350 from 01JAN17.
@RichardMaslen75 Data shows #Russia market continues to bounce back – traffic growth of 20.2%, 16.7% & 17.7% in first 3 months of 2017 as economy recovers.
@sushbhattarai The largest chopper company of #Nepal, #Shree Airlines has invested US$20M to start fixed wing service & it’s 1st #CRJ-200 arrived in #KTM.
Video Picks:
Estelle Crouigneau, Qatar Airways – Sponsor – Meet The Media, Dublin, Ireland, 2017
French airlines look to candidates to eliminate ‘unfair competition’
JetBlue Founder On United’s PR Fiasco: Offer Higher Prices To Overbooked Passengers | CNBC
Overbooking isn’t the real problem: Fmr. Spirit Airlines CEO
Paul Nolan, APG – Travel Industry Road Show sponsored by Shannon Airport
Ryanair Weekly News Round Up April 10 – 14
