Daily Aviation Brief – 08/05/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation at ISTAT Asia Conference: http://bit.ly/2qyfd0x
Acumen Aviation Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Amit Tyagi discusses market prospects for new Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 787-10 aircraft: http://bit.ly/2pc1AAn
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 2 May: http://bit.ly/2pSzcqQ
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 2 May: http://bit.ly/2qt3nSy
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 2 May: http://bit.ly/2qogszr
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 2 May: http://bit.ly/2p40ZR1
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USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 2 May: http://bit.ly/2p12oXF
Aircraft Update:
EI-GAL Airbus A320-214 c/n 3789 Aer Lingus Delivered Ostrava-Dublin 05/05/17 ex VQ-BAZ.
N496CS Boeing 737-4Y0 c/n 29203 GECAS Ferried Lasham-Shannon-Gander-Portsmouth-Dothan 04/05/17 for cargo converison ex 5N-BQL.
UR-PSX Boeing 737-8EH c/n 34280 Ukraine International Delivered Dublin-Kiev 05/05/17 ex EI-FXX.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
To be Updated
Global Aviation News:
Airbus books $4.8 billion in April commercial aircraft orders
Boeing orders and deliveries pace shows April slowdown
Connections key as Flybe gears up for growth
Delta Is Said to Consider Delaying $3 Billion Airbus Order
Doug Parker: ‘Our stock is so undervalued it defies logic’
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/doug-parker-our-stock-so-undervalued-it-defies-logic
IAG to add 2 or 3 planes to new low cost airline’s fleet in 2018
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iag-results-level-idUSKBN1810YR
IAG expects Alitalia troubles to mean faster Vueling growth in Italy
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-iag-results-m-a-idUKKBN1810XG
IAG Lifts Earnings on Long-Haul Recovery
Italy approves bridge loan to keep Alitalia operating until November
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/italy-approves-bridge-loan-keep-alitalia-operating-until-november
Norwegian evaluates long-haul flights from Germany
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/norwegian-evaluates-long-haul-flights-germany
Rolls-Royce Wants to Put Its Engines in the Boeing 797
Toronto Airport Said Worth $3.7 Billion in Possible Sale
3 Signs WestJet Airlines Ltd. Is Evolving
Read more: http://www.fool.ca/2017/05/04/3-signs-westjet-airlines-ltd-is-evolving/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus makes strong start to second quarter
Read more:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/aer-lingus-makes-strong-start-to-second-quarter-449504.html
Aer Lingus: no benefit to second runway
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/news/aer-lingus-no-benefit-second-runway-387069
Commission for Aviation Regulation Strategic Plan 2017 – 2019
Read more: http://www.aviationreg.ie/news/strategic-plan-2017-%E2%80%93-2019.779.html
Cork City FC partner up with Cork Airport
Read more: http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2017/05/04/cork-city-fc-partner-cork-airport/
DAA CEO Kevin Toland: One big project at a time
DAA wins two Middle East airport shop contracts
Derry airport in talks on potential new routes
http://www.derryjournal.com/news/derry-airport-in-talks-on-potential-new-routes-1-7948968
DUB looks to Brexit growth opportunities
http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/272694/dub-looks-to-brexit-growth-opportunities/
EI-FVT Boeing 737-800 Norwegian First Flight
Read more: See Link: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/05/ei-fvt-b737-800-norwegian-first-flight.html
EI-FZT Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/05/ei-fzt-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
EI-FZV Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight & Flown to Spokane, Wa for painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/05/ei-fzv-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
EI-FZW Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/05/ei-fzw-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
GECAS Delivers 767-300ER Factory Freighter to Star Air
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/34282
Fourth generation at Robert Kilkelly Travel
High-fliers at Avolon share €62m pay bonanza
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/highfliers-at-avolon-share-62m-pay-bonanza-35681710.html
IAG’s low-fare brand could operate alongside Aer Lingus
Shane Ross wants ‘to take on monopolies’ with independent third terminal at Dublin Airport
Read more: http://www.thejournal.ie/ross-terminal-airport-3373483-May2017/
Third terminal at Dublin Airport faces long wait for take-off
Thomson 2018 holiday schedule from Belfast International and City of Derry airports
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement: 10m a month is the new norm for Ryanair
Read more: http://www.travelextra.ie/travel-extras-sunday-supplement-10m-month-new-norm-ryanair/
17% increase in Donegal – Dublin passenger numbers
Read more: http://www.highlandradio.com/2017/05/05/17-increase-in-donegal-dublin-passenger-numbers/
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute Uzbekistan Airways to operate nonstop Tashkent – New York JFK service once a week from 27JUL17, with 787-8.
@A350Blog While Delta will take 5 A350-900s in 2017 as planned, it wants to postpone deliveries slated for 2019 and 2020 by 3 years.
@BoeingAirplanes Congratulations to our friends at COMAC for the successful 1st flight of the #C919. Let’s keep connecting the world.
@e_russell “As of now, not one single aircraft from Airbus is delivering on time to ALC in 2017,” said ALC chief Plueger.
@e_russell “We continue to look internally as to what that [excess widebody capacity] means for Delta,” said $DAL CEO Bastian in April.
@justinbachman #Airlines watchers: Crude oil is down ~8 percent this week, with the U.S. benchmark WTI back under $46. #JetA.
Video Picks:
Making silage at Dublin Airport
Ryanair Weekly News Round Up May 5th
Southwest Airlines Pilot Gives Gifts To His Millionth Passenger
The Check In: Airline Deregulation
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, other airline executives face House committee