Daily Aviation Brief – 20/06/2017

Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:

China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 19 June: http://bit.ly/2rvbCxt

India Aviation Industry Newsletter 19 June: http://bit.ly/2sGFUkh

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 19 June: http://bit.ly/2sJOWy3

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 19 June: http://bit.ly/2tjqXm3

USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 19 June: http://bit.ly/2sGybD5

Aircraft Update:

EI-GCC Airbus A320-233 c/n 2044 Ernest Airways Ferried Toulouse/Francazal-Loudres 19/06/17 ex PR-MBL.

Global Aviation News:

Airbus Adds Cost-Saving Upgrades to A380 to Boost Sales

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-18/airbus-seeks-superjumbo-order-boost-with-fuel-saving-winglets

Air Serbia drafts development strategy

Read more: http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/06/air-serbia-drafts-development-strategy.html

Alitalia in administration: attempts business as usual with long haul growth; labour unrest remains

Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/insights/analysis/alitalia-in-administration-attempts-business-as-usual-with-long-haul-growth-labour-unrest-remains-350623

American Airline Scuttles Plan For Tighter Economy Cabin Seating

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2017/06/18/american-airline-scuttles-plan-for-tighter-economy-cabin-seating/#739a33921bc1

Boeing: MAX 8 doing well with launch customer Malindo Air

Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/boeing-max-8-doing-well-launch-customer-malindo-air

Boeing Takes on Airbus With $30 Billion Flurry for Biggest 737

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-19/boeing-set-to-commit-to-first-new-jet-since-2013-with-bigger-737

Bombardier Sees More C Series Orders by End of Year

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-06-19/bombardier-sees-more-c-series-orders-by-end-of-year-video

Carriers have yet to win over agencies in battles with GDSs

Read more: http://www.travelweekly.com/Mark-Pestronk/Carriers-have-yet-to-win-over-agencies-in-battles-with-GDSs

Ethiopian Air Said to Plan $3 Billion Deal for Airbus A350s

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-18/ethiopian-air-said-to-plan-3-billion-deal-for-airbus-a350s

Moody’s: US airports will be pressured by expansion plans, but airlines have the capacity to absorb costs

Read more: https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-US-airports-will-be-pressured-by-expansion-plans-but–PR_368158

‘No Borders, Only Horizons’ Qatar Ad Says Amid Shut Gulf Skies

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-18/-no-borders-only-horizons-qatar-ad-says-amid-shut-gulf-skies 

Pratt & Whitney to Power IAG 47 Airbus A320neo Aircraft

Read more: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pratt–whitney-to-power-iag-47-airbus-a320neo-aircraft-300475643.html

Saudi Arabia outsources airport operations

Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/saudi-arabia-outsources-airport-operations-677938.html

Two U.S. Airports Test Fingerprint Scans As a Replacement for IDs

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/fingerprint-scans-tested-at-two-u-s-airports-to-replace-ids

Irish Aviation News:

A new ‘five-star’ airline is flying from Dublin – with free Doha stopovers

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/a-new-fivestar-airline-is-flying-from-dublin-with-free-doha-stopovers-35840985.html

Boeing, AerCap Announce Order for 30 787-9 Dreamliners

Read more: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2017-06-19-Boeing-AerCap-Announce-Order-for-30-787-9-Dreamliners

Boeing, CDB Aviation Lease Finance Sign Commitment for 737 MAX, 787 Dreamliners

Read more: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2017-06-19-Boeing-CDB-Aviation-Lease-Finance-Sign-Commitment-for-737-MAX-787-Dreamliners

Boeing, GECAS Announce Order for 20 737 MAX 10s

Read more: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2017-06-19-Boeing-GECAS-Announce-Order-for-20-737-MAX-10s

CDB Aviation Lease Finance Orders LEAP-1B-Powered B737 MAX Aircraft

Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/cdb-aviation-lease-finance-orders-leap-1b-powered-b737-max-aircraft/

CDPQ & GE Capital Aviation Services to join forces in creating USD 2-billion global aircraft financing platform

Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/cdpq-ge-capital-aviation-services-to-join-forces-in-creating-usd-2-billion-global-aircraft-financing-platform/

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) orders 100 A320neo aircraft

Read more: http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/06/ge-capital-aviation-services–gecas–orders-100-a320neo-aircraft.html

Interview: Kevin Cullinane, Cork Airport

Read more: http://bizplus.ie/interview-kevin-cullinane-cork-airport/#.WUURNNq-B1I.linkedin

Malaysia Air Nears A330Neo Deal Though Price Is Sticking Point – CEO Peter Bellew

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-17/malaysia-air-closer-to-a330neo-deal-but-price-a-sticking-point

Ryanair shares tipped to soar despite airline sector challenges

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/ryanair-shares-tipped-to-soar-despite-airline-sector-challenges-35837201.html 

Start feeling cabin pressure – to buy goods while you fly

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/small-business/advice-centre/start-feeling-cabin-pressure-to-buy-goods-while-you-fly-35837221.html

TrueNoord closes financing facility for two Embraer E190 aircraft leased by Air Astana

Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/truenoord-closes-financing-facility-for-two-embraer-e190-aircraft-leased-by-air-astana/

Warning That Shannon Could Be Badly Affected By Brexit

Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/warning-shannon-badly-affected-brexit/ 

Tweet Picks:

@Airbus John Leahy: “Comparing the #A321neoLR vs. the MAX10: we have 10 more seats, more range (+1000nm) & up to 10% lower fuel burn” #PAS17

@jonostrower GE: Already submitted 3 rounds of proposals to Boeing on CFM engine for 797/NMA. One or two slots available under the wing. Not 3. #PAS17

@jonostrower GE’s David Joyce says Boeing and Airbus have asked GE for 800 more Leap/CFM56s from 2017-2019 than first planned. #PAS17.

@R_Wall Boeing to again cut outlook for passenger Very Large Aircraft in next 20-year forecast.

@R_Wall Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss sees demand for MOM-type aircraft of around 4,000 planes.

@sharingingrowth Less than 10% of world’s population has flown in an aeroplane says @SpiritAero.

@spectatorindex China has built over 115 new airports over the past twenty-five years, going from 94 airports to over 210.

Video Picks:

Boeing Paris Air Show 2017 Order announcements

https://youtu.be/llX3Ve9stlM

Boeing Played Big on the Opening Day of the Paris Air Show

https://youtu.be/XHqfPGzZ1-E

Dassault’s Falcon 8X Business Jet Flies at Paris Air Show 2017 – AINtv Express

https://youtu.be/cg00EKi1eaY

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017 – AINtv Express

https://youtu.be/YeqryYh_yw0

Ryanair’s CMO, Kenny Jacobs In an interview with 5 Live Wake up to Money’s Sean Farrington

https://youtu.be/74dA4fZqjaE

The New Boeing 737 MAX 10

https://youtu.be/CXpBX1Gp9p8