Daily Aviation Brief – 16/05/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 15 May: http://bit.ly/2pNnI4h
India Aviation industry newsletter 15 May: http://bit.ly/2qiWZjk
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 15 May: http://bit.ly/2r8p914
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 15 May: http://bit.ly/2pNcRr9
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 15 May: http://bit.ly/2qnwDKY
Aircraft Update:
EC-MOU Airbus A330-202 c/n 1777 Level Ferried Manchester-Barcelona 14/05/17 after paint.
VP-BRX Airbus A320-214 c/n 4641 GoAir Ferried Mineralnye Vody-Ostrava 15/05/17 for paint prior delivery.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus Airbus A320 EI-GAL Delivered: http://bit.ly/2qFhFCV
Aviation Job Search & Global FBO Consult: http://bit.ly/2qDbVJT
CityJet Takes Delivery of its Fifth Sukhoi Superjet 100: http://bit.ly/2qg7zau
Former Aer Lingus A320 Delivered to Allegiant Air: http://bit.ly/2pLypUZ
More than 130,000 passengers connected through Dublin Airport in April: http://bit.ly/2qe5ECV
Global Aviation News:
Air Namibia’s Frankfurt Route On the Chopping Block
Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201705110907.html
Air Arabia Revives Fleet-Expansion Plans as Fare Pressures Ease
AirAsia to launch Zhengzhou-based LCC
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/airasia-launch-zhengzhou-based-lcc
Airline Chess Master? Did Etihad’s James Hogan Outsmart Himself?
Boeing 737 Max Back in Flight as First Plane Delivery Looms
Canadian Airlines Race to Launch Ultra Low Cost Flights
Flybe announces first phase of winter 2017/18 schedule from Cardiff
How New Zealand air travel is changing forever
Read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/92575635/How-New-Zealand-air-travel-is-changing-forever
Low-cost airlines blaze trail in race over the Atlantic
Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/e76980da-3585-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3
Norwegian flights, to start in one month, almost booked up
Read more: http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2017/May/12/NorAir_sched-12May17.html
Turkish Airlines considers establishing long haul low cost operation
Irish Aviation News:
Airport Scales Are 99% Accurate
Read more: https://www.todayfm.com/News/Airport-Scales-Are-99-Accurate
Bumper year for airport as profits surge
Charity airport cycle will pay tribute to Rescue 116
CityJet revenue expected to jump by a third to €280m this year
Cork Airport launches competition for new Real Time Passenger Feedback Solution
Read more: http://avondhupress.ie/cork-airport-launches-competition-new-real-time-passenger-feedback-solution/
Dublin Airport must wait year for ruling on new runway
EI-FZV Boeing 737-800 Ryanair Flown back to Boeing Field from Spokane, Wa after painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/05/ei-fzv-b737-800-ryanair-flown-back-to.html
Evercore to advise Datalex on growth options
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/evercore-to-advise-datalex-on-growth-options-35712055.html
Guinness-dedicated outlet opens at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2
Read more: http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/viewnews.php?NewsID=85374
IAG poised to personalize fare offers
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/279056/iag-poised-to-personalise-fare-offers
Lagan Group wins €15m Shannon Airport contract
Read more: https://www.businessworld.ie/news/Lagan-Group-wins-15m-Shannon-Airport-contract-568369.html
Number of flights at Cork declined last month
Ryanair launches flights to Frankfurt from Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Sky’s the limit for Dr Coy’s after Ryanair deal
Thousands turn out to watch Westport Airshow
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2017/0514/875097-air-show-westport/
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute Etihad plans last A340-500 service in late-July 2017.
@CBCAlerts Bon voyage, Aeroplan … Air Canada to abandon Aimia and Aeroplan by 2020 and set up a new loyalty program of its own.
@juliejohnsson Here’s the latest on timing for 1st @Boeing #737Max delivery: May 22 as per Lion Air’s CEO.
@MaxK_J MoM by a different name? MDC’s 170-to 220-seat “MD-XX” studies from 1991.
@winglets747 AirAsia China JV will work with Huawei to create digital airline and smart airport – key trends not just for aviation but China too.
Video Picks:
AirAsia to Start China Venture
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-05-15/airasia-to-start-china-venture-video
A tour of China’s first big passenger jet – the C919 – BBC News
Destination Dash | Economy Class Kit Bag | Emirates Airline
Niki Lauda – Global 7000
Qatar Airways Inaugural Flight to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia