Daily Aviation Brief – 22/05/2017
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:
EI-FLR Embraer 195AR c/n 19000088 GECAS Ferried Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen-Clermont-Ferrand 18/05/17 ex TC-YAU.
EI-FSE Airbus A330-243 c/n 293 DAE Capital Ferried Ras Al Khaimah-Sharjah 18/05/17 after storage.
EI-FVT Boeing 737-800 c/n 42280 Norwegian Air International Delivered Boeing Field-Oslo 18/05/17.
EI-FZV Boeing 737-800 c/n 44794 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 18/05/17.
EI-GAD Airbus A340-313 c/n 236 HiFly Malta Acceptence Flight Malta 17/05/17 to become 9H-JAI.
N758BC Embraer 190AR c/n 19000097 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Marana-Nashville 16/05/17 ex C-FHON.
TC-LOB Airbus A330-343 c/n 1491 Turkish Airlines Delivered Zurich-Istanbul 18/05/17 ex EI-FNZ
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Airbus A350-1000 Ireland overflights: http://bit.ly/2q6OWCj
Ryanair adds seven brand new 737-800 aircraft in April increasing fleet to 391: http://bit.ly/2r2hxO2
Global Aviation News:
Boeing: A Surprise From Vistara?
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4074448-boeing-surprise-vistara
Bombardier Offered to Shrink C Series for United to Juice Sales
Branson Hints at New U.S. Airline Venture After Alaska Spat
Cathay Pacific needs a budget airline
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-05-19/singapore-air-s-cheap-lesson-for-cathay-pacific
Delta eyes big late summer order; analysts don’t like Boeing’s chances
Etihad Airways’ $4 Billion Expansion Plan Stalls
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-19/etihad-airways-4-billion-expansion-plan-stalls
Heathrow calls on Government to ring-fence domestic routes as part of expansion plan
Jet2 prepares for busy summer with new Airbus A330 at Manchester Airport
Singapore Airlines to re-integrate SIA Cargo division
Singapore Airlines Plunges After Posting Surprise Loss
Special report: Airlines await green light for consolidation
The Next Big Boeing-Airbus Battle Comes Into Focus
UBS: Airline Industry Over-Ordered; Airbus More Exposed
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/ubs-airline-industry-over-ordered-airbus-more-exposed
US jet fuel demand stronger than expected despite rising prices
Weighing The Boeing 777-9
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4074574-weighing-boeing-777minus-9
Why New York’s Stewart Airport May Be the Next Budget Air Travel Hub
Read more: http://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-new-york-stewart-airport-may-be-the-next-budget-air-travel-hub
Irish Aviation News:
Alan Joyce’s ‘boring’ flight path keeps Qantas in rare air
EI-FVU Boeing 737-800 Norwegian First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/05/ei-fvu-b737-800-norwegian-first-flight.html
Etihad appoints Greystones man as interim CEO
How Dublin airport uses big data to improve the customer’s journey
Read more: https://business-reporter.co.uk/2017/05/16/dublin-airport-uses-big-data-improve-customers-journey/
Interview with… Eamonn Brennan – CEO Irish Aviation Authority
Read more: https://www.enav.it/sites/public/en/Home/Intervista/Traduzione-di-Eamonn-Brennan.html
Ireland set for tourism boost thanks to 10pc increase in seat capacity on transatlantic routes
Lack of preclearance ‘not an issue’ for Cork Airport
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/lack-of-preclearance-not-an-issue-for-cork-airport-450382.html
New legal action against council over runway plan
NAC delivered one ATR 42-500, MSN 689, to PT Transnusa Aviation Mandiri on lease
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/34498
Ryanair begins trialing connecting flights through Rome
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ryanair-begins-trialing-connecting-flights-through-rome
SMBC Aviation Capital had its credit ratings upgraded to ‘A-’ from ‘BBB+’ by Fitch Ratings.
Read more: https://www.smbc.aero/news/smbc-aviation-capital-receives-rating-fitch
The Excess Baggage Company Opens At Dublin Airport
Tifco planning to double size of its airport hotel
US unions oppose Norwegian Air flights between Ireland and the States
WOW air Takes Off From Cork Airport
Tweet Picks:
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@e_russell Canadian start-up Jetlines seeks to lease first aircraft, likely a 737-300.
@ghimlay Branson Hints at New U.S. Airline Venture After Alaska Spat.
@R_Wall VietJet’s Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, from trading commodities to buying @BoeingAirplanes 737 Max and @Airbus A321neo planes.
@winglets747 JetBlue asks US DOT to review Delta-Korean Air ATI JV, authorised over a decade ago but in different competitive marketplace.
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