Daily Aviation Brief – 20/04/2017
Good Morning All
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:
EI-FZI Boeing 737-800 c/n 44782 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 18/04/17.
OY-SRV Boeing 767-346F c/n 35816 Star Air Delivered Shannon-Cologne 19/04/17 ex EI-GAG.
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:
Alaska Air Group ups merger synergy targets as the margins for 2017 compress
China’s airlines’ growing presence in Latin America: China Eastern considers Mexico City
Emirates Trims U.S. Flights After Trump’s Bans Cut Demand
Flybe chief financial officer jumps ship from struggling airline
Frontier and Spirit Airlines ramp up their fleets to support bullish views on passenger stimulation
IAG Cargo’s Critical product passes the 1,000 mark
Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites
Saudi Wealth Fund to Get Airports in Privatization Push
SunExpress: “Lufthansa’s biggest strategic project”
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/sunexpress-lufthansas-biggest-strategic-project-336789
United shifts 787s to Washington Dulles from Houston
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap posts $7.2 billion in 1Q 2017 financing transactions
Read more: http://atwonline.com/leasing/aercap-posts-72-billion-1q-2017-financing-transactions
Coindrum continues European expansion with second German installation
Demand for Chinese visas from Irish business travellers rises
Dublin and Cork airports set for €13m upgrade of ‘explosive detection’ system
International Aerospace Coatings (IAC) brand to launch in US at MRO Americas
Read more: http://www.prweb.com/releases/iacbrand/mro/prweb14227577.htm
O’Leary’s April climate propaganda should fool nobody
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/olearys-april-climate-propaganda-should-fool-nobody-joseph-curtin
Qatar Airways to fly first Dublin-Doha route from June, with connections to Tokyo, Sydney, Auckland and many more
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33979
‘Queen of the Sky’ – Family’s poem for Capt Dara Fitzpatrick a month after horror helicopter crash
33m people go through Irish airports in 10% rise
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/33m-people-go-through-irish-airports-in-10-rise-448126.html
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell EK will end 1 of 2 daily flights to BOS, LAX and SEA. Reduce freq to 5x weekly from 7x to FLL and MCO.
@e_russell United wants joint ventures with Avianca, Azul and Copa.
@e_russell “We expect the second quarter to be United’s best PRASM
performance in two years,” says $UAL pres Kirby. PRASM forecast to rise 1-3%.
@embraer #E190E2 prototype #3 is in the USA, conducting flights in natural icing conditions to validate test data collected earlier in simulations.
@RichardMaslen75 IranAir will debut its #Airbus #A330 in scheduled service on routes from #Tehran to #Gothenburg, #Paris & #Stockholm from the start of May.
Video Picks:
Aero-TV: PALU Angels at Heli-Expo 2017 – A New Approach To Heli-Approaches
Airbus Corporate Jets: Your world above the world
Aircraft Illustrations – The aviation art work of Andy McKay
BASE: Boeing Accelerated Student Experience
Presentation of the French institute for Aviation Safety (IFSA)