Daily Aviation Brief – 21/04/2017
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: Middle of Market (MOM) Analysis: http://bit.ly/2pGpzIB
Aircraft Update:
EI-FXM Airbus A319-111 c/n 2382 Volotea Delivered Shannon-Nantes 20/04/17 ex 9H-AEM.
EI-FZK Boeing 737-800 c/n 44783 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 19/04/17.
N694BC Embraer 190AR c/n 19000064 Nordic Aviation Capital Delivered Mojave-Portsmouth-Kelfavik-Norwich 18-19/04/17.
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:
Airbus And Boeing Vs. The Middle East 3
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4063607-airbus-boeing-vs-middle-east-3
Airline disruption: It will happen in the next decade – but no-one is preparing for it
Air travel to London and the Race to the City – are the capital’s major airports stuck in the slow lane?
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/air-travel-london-race-city-capitals-major-airports-stuck-glyn-jones
Alitalia staff to vote on new deal
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/alitalia-staff-vote-new-deal
American Air Pilots Say Uniforms Are Making Them Ill Too
Bengaluru-Mumbai Is One Of The Most Profitable Routes For Indian Airlines
Canada’s WestJet Plans Ultra-Low-Cost Unit to Fight Upstarts
Emirates Shifts Planes Eastward as Trump Ban Stymies U.S. Plans
Flying long haul with Norwegian
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/flying-long-haul-norwegian
Iberia Presents First Aircraft with new Premium Economy Seating Class
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33999
LOT Polish Airlines, Finnair lead network expansion race among Europe’s flag carriers; British Airways adds 20 new routes in two years
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/04/19/lot-polish-airlines-finnair-lead-flag-carrier-network-expansion/
Mitsubishi Aircraft Targets Paris Air Show Debut of Regional Jet
Norwegian Air Takes on Asian Rivals With $230 Fares to Singapore
Pack your bags, airlines are adding more summer routes
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/04/pack-your-bags-airlines-are-adding-more-summer-routes.html
Qatar Airways is MEB3 load factor champion to US in 2016; filled over 80% of seats on its 10 routes beating Emirates and Etihad Airways
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/04/12/qatar-airways-meb3-us-load-factor-champion/
United Picks a Funny Time to Attract More Passengers
VietJet Gets Shareholder Approval to Raise Foreign Ownership Cap
WOW Air to operate 24 aircraft by 2019
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/wow-air-operate-24-aircraft-2019
Irish Aviation News:
EI-FVR Boeing 737-800 Norwegian First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fvr-b737-800-norwegian-first-flight.html
EI-LNN Boeing 787-9 Norwegian Long-Haul First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-lnn-b787-9-norwegian-longhaul-first.html
Europe’s aviation industry heads to Belfast to plan future flights
Finnair finalizes A350 XWB sale-and-leaseback deal with GECAS
Read more: http://atwonline.com/leasing/finnair-finalizes-a350-xwb-sale-and-leaseback-deal
Flybe spreads wings with 13 routes and over 500 flights from Belfast City Airport
Intrepid Announces Delivery of 6th A330-300 to Turkish Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33988
NAC delivered one Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, MSN 4339, to Hawaii Island Air, Inc. on lease
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33987
Routes Europe makes Belfast debut
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/272473/routes-europe-makes-belfast-debut/
Ryanair’s Low Cost Flywheel
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4063779-ryanairs-low-cost-flywheel
Shannon Airport CUPPS fee approval application withdrawn
Read more: http://www.aviationreg.ie/news/deadline-extension-shannon-airport-cupps.775.html
Summer travel: 10 places to go where the airfare is low – Dublin, Ireland — Average airfare down 16% over last summer
Read more: http://www.cheapflights.com/news/summer-airfare-deals/
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute AirAsia X secured air traffic rights for 4 wkly Kuala Lumpur – Brisbane from June 2017, 7 wkly Kota Kinabalu – Seoul Incheon from July 2017.
@Airlineroute Montenegro Airlines plans to codeshare with Air Serbia to New York, subject to US DoT approval.
@HainanAirlines Our Dreamliners are coming to the UK! From May, 1st until October, 28th, our 787-9 will be operating on Manchester Beijing Route. #FlyHainan.
@winglets747 Strange govt policies that hamper growth #2378: Russia allows flights to pass through its airspace if from Madrid but not Barcelona.
Video Picks:
Alitalia workers vote on last chance rescue plan – corporate
Boeing’s 787-10 and 737 Max 9, and Airbus’s A319neo Airliners Achieve First Flights – AINtv
Emirates President Plans to Redeploy U.S. Capacity
No Re-Accommodation. Just Rest and Relaxation – Qatar Airways
Small Argentine Helicopter Manufacturer Aims to Revolutionize Helicopter Training – AINtv