Daily Aviation Brief – 06/06/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 29 May: http://bit.ly/2qytrKQ
India Aviation industry newsletter 29 May: http://bit.ly/2rx4zIr
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 29 May: http://bit.ly/2s6mSRV
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 29 May: http://bit.ly/2r3NJPP
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 29 May: http://bit.ly/2rf3wM9
Aircraft Update:
9H-FOX Airbus A340-313 c/n 185 HiFly Delivered Teruel-Beja 03/06/17 ex EI-GAC.
9H-JAI Airbus A340-313 c/n 236 HiFly Delivered Teruel-Beja 03/06/17 ex EI-GAD.
UR-PSY Boeing 737-8EH c/n 34281 Ukraine International Delivered Dublin-Kiev 02/06/17 ex EI-FXY.
Z-FJE Airbus A319-131 c/n 2281 FastJet Ferried Sofia-Borg El Arab-Shannon-Kemble 02/03-06/17.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus adds 11th Airbus A330 to growing North American fleet: http://bit.ly/2rs8Blo
Boeing delivers first 737-800 with short field performance package to Ryanair: http://bit.ly/2rbQH5j
Bombardier CSeries CS300 aircraft lands in Dublin Airport: http://bit.ly/2qukIta
Global Aviation News:
Auckland ready to become global hub for Asia and South America
Boeing Delays Norwegian’s First 737 Max Plane a Second Time
Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, Scanners Pushed to Avoid Airline Laptop Ban
Boon for flyers as airlines step up US routes
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/boon-for-flyers-as-airlines-step-up-us-routes-451509.html
China’s Jet Challenge
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/china-s-jet-challenge
Debt Recast To Be An Important Component of Air India’s Turnaround, Aviation Secretary Says
Delta Poised to Regain Power Over Airfares After Two-Year Slump
Emirates’ First Class is Becoming Even More Elite
GVK Sells 10% Stake In Bengaluru Airport To Fairfax
Hainan Airlines to open three international routes
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/hainan-airlines-open-three-international-routes
IAG Chief Walsh Stands Behind Embattled British Airways Manager
IAG long-haul LCC Level makes inaugural flight
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/iag-long-haul-lcc-level-makes-inaugural-flight
Lufthansa Weighs Slowing Deliveries of 777X in Blow to Boeing
Trump to Kick Off Infrastructure Drive With Air-Traffic Proposal
Without Balance, Open Skies May Mean Closed Gates
Irish Aviation News:
Airport talks with potential carrier at an “advanced stage”
Read more: http://www.munster-express.ie/business/airport-talks-with-potential-carrier-at-an-advanced-stage/
Belfast City Airport hoping for growth following takeover
Belfast to Iceland route could lead to cheap US and Canadian flights
CityJet flies 500,000th passenger from Antwerp to London City Airport
Read more: http://www.wharf.co.uk/news/business/cityjet-flies-500000th-passenger-antwerp-13129138
EI-FYB B737-8 MAX Norwegian First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/06/ei-fyb-b737-8-max-norwegian-first-flight.html
Irish Charm, Strategically Applied!
Read more: https://www.oag.com/blog/ryanair-irish-charm-strategically-applied
NAC delivered two Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s, MSNs 4340 and 4345, to SpiceJet on lease
New routes set Cork Airport up for growth
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/new-routes-set-cork-airport-up-for-growth-451677.html
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement 4 June
59,000 passengers travel through Kerry Airport in first three months of this year
Read more: http://www.radiokerry.ie/59000-passengers-travel-kerry-airport-first-three-months-year/
Tweet Picks:
@AP BREAKING: Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad says it is suspending flights to Qatar amid Gulf diplomatic rift.
@CAPA_Aviation Branded global alliances aren’t dead – yet. Reports of their demise have been greatly exaggerated.
@CAPA_Aviation Long haul narrowbody operations are coming – with important implications for route networks.
@e_russell Embraer pitches E195-E2 as “solution” for JetBlue fleet review.
@SpaethFlies Thinking about an all @BBD_Aircraft fleet says @airBaltic CEO, hinting at more #CSeries orders beyond current 20 #IATAAGM.
Video Picks:
NBAA: Privatization of U.S. Air Traffic Control Bad for Business Aviation – AINtv
New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight – AINtv
One on One with Pat Foye, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Ryanair Weekly News Round Up June 2
SMBC Aviation Capital – Asiana Airlines A350 Delivery
$200M Concourse At Ft. Lauderdale Airport Allows For Airline Growth