Daily Aviation Brief – 19/04/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation attends IAA industry briefing: http://bit.ly/2oakZAm
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 April: http://bit.ly/2oIePcB
India Aviation industry newsletter 18 April: http://bit.ly/2oRAgd9
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 April: http://bit.ly/2pcwKv3
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 18 April: http://bit.ly/2nXYOlt
USA Aviation Newsletter 18 April: http://bit.ly/2oI90NR
Thought Leadership: Bombardier C Series Aircraft Analysis : http://bit.ly/2p0uY04
Aircraft Update:
D-ABGR Airbus A319-112 c/n 3704 Eurowings Ferried Dublin-Dusseldorf 14/04/17 after painting.
D-ABNK Airbus A320-214 c/n 1769 Eurowings Ferried Dublin-Dusseldorf 14/04/17 after painting.
EI-GAU Airbus A319-112 c/n 2318 Volotea Registered at Ostrava 15/04/17 prior paint and delivery ex N935FR.
N294SK Embraer 145LR c/n 145497 GECAS Ferried Regina International-Griffiss International 14/04/17.
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:
A Look at Airspace in North Korea and the Surrounding Area
Read more: https://blog.flightradar24.com/blog/a-look-at-airspace-in-north-korea-and-the-surrounding-area/
Are New Budget Flights Between the U.S. and Europe Really a Bargain?
Austrian Airlines mulls Airbus A321 design limit extension
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/austrian-airlines-mulls-airbus-a321-design-limit-extension
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Group orders 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s
Boeing to Dismiss Hundreds of Engineers Amid Sales Slowdown
CSeries and A320neo Flight Ops
Read more: https://airinsight.com/2017/04/05/cseries-a320neo-flight-ops/
John Thomas helped save the US airline industry. Can he steady Virgin Australia?
Joint agreements help American Airlines serve customers better
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article144531424.html
Low cost airlines brought 13% more passengers to Spain during the first quarter
Lufthansa Says Starting Local Airline in India a ‘Misadventure’
Norwegian boss Bjorn Kjos shrugs off IAG’s low-cost, long-haul push as more transatlantic routes take off
Read more: http://www.cityam.com/263013/norwegian-boss-bjorn-kjos-shrugs-off-iags-low-cost-long
The next Battle of The Atlantic
Read more: https://airinsight.com/2017/04/10/next-battle-atlantic/
United Air CEO Calls Dragging Incident a ‘Humbling Experience’
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon Q1 2017 Business Update
Read more: http://avolon.aero/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Q1-Update-Final-18-April-2017.pdf
Avolon doubles its aircraft fleet after $10bn CIT deal
Business as usual, says new US owner of aircraft seat-maker
Cityjet to establish a base at Tallinn Airport
Cork loses out as passengers continue to flock to Dublin Airport
Read more: https://fora.ie/air-traffic-ireland-3345169-Apr2017/
CSO statistical release – Aviation Statistics
Read more: http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/as/aviationstatistics2016/
Getting Breakfast in Order: Retail inMotion Helps Ryanair Serve Up a Full Irish
Read more: http://apex.aero/2017/04/18/getting-breakfast-in-order-retailinmotion-ryanair#sthash.admikm6D.dpuf
Rescue 116: Aviation expert Kevin Byrne on the questions that still need to be answered
State sold Aer Lingus stake for €335m – where did the money go?
Willie Walsh happy with response to budget carrier Level
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell No update on $UAL’s widebody fleet review. “We continue our comprehensive review of our fleet and orderbook,” says CFO Levy.
@e_russell “The widebody market is severely depressed across the board. There’s tremendous opportunities in the used market,” says $UAL CFO Levy.
@e_russell “We are actively looking at [used] widebodies and narrowbodies,” says $UAL CFO Levy.
@WandrMe $UAL bought 12 73Gs off lease so far in 2017, expects to do more of that (and more used aircraft) going forward. #AvGeek #PaxEx.
@winglets747 IAG’s long-haul LCC LEVEL will be part of the American Airlines/IAG-led transatlantic JV #CAPAsummit.
Video Picks:
American Airlines 757 Go-around at St Maarten (SXM) on 4/15/2017
Boeing 737 MAX 9 Completes First Flight
Cessna 182s departure from Sligo Airport, Ireland
Emirates SkyCargo takes Emirates Team New Zealand’s boat to the skies
JetBlue Founder On United’s PR Fiasco: Offer Higher Prices To Overbooked Passengers
Tribute to Rescue 116
United CEO: I’m Sorry. We Will Fix This