Daily Aviation Brief – 03/07/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation Aircraft Assets Available for Sale: http://bit.ly/2tnPNnx
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 28 June: http://bit.ly/2tX8JHh
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 28 June: http://bit.ly/2tnNAcx
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 28 June: http://bit.ly/2tjmIdm
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 28 June: http://bit.ly/2tk1MlO
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 28 June: http://bit.ly/2s1bzcW
Aircraft Update:
EI-FDA Airbus A319-112 c/n 1618 Airspeed Ireland Leasing Registered 28/06/17 parked Abu Dhabi ex A6-RRC.
N279EA Boeing 737-86J c/n 36881 Eastern Airways Ferried Montréal-Shannon-Olbia 30/06/17 for Meridiana.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus Airbus A320 EI-GAM Delivered: http://bit.ly/2uwjUqc
Global Aviation News:
Air India Divestment Set In Motion
Amsterdam Airport Tests Express Lane for Light Travelers
Airway Routes Could Soon Become Extinct in Europe
Boeing ‘797’ doesn’t exist yet. One airline already says it wants it first
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/news/companies/norwegian-boeing-797-kjos-interview/index.html
F-35 Unreliability Risks Strain on Pentagon Budget, Tester Says
How America’s Aircraft Carriers Could Become Obsolete
IAG sees growing roles for AI, virtual reality in airlines
Read more: http://atwonline.com/technology/iag-sees-growing-roles-ai-virtual-reality-airlines
NetJets Receives 50th Challenger 350, 30th Global
Norwegian Air chief aims for more low-cost Seattle-Europe routes
Southwest Becomes Latest Airline to Reduce Flights to Cuba
U.S. Demands Overseas Airport Security Boost, Not Laptop Ban
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus’s CEO insists its controversial loyalty scheme is ‘of value to the market’
Read more: https://fora.ie/stephen-kavanagh-aerclub-3467187-Jun2017/
After a 56-year wait Cork gets US direct flight
DAA warns curbs on new Dublin runway could cost 17,000 jobs
Dublin Airport saw record number of passenger journeys in 2016
EI-FYA Boeing 737-8 MAX Norwegian Delivered
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/06/ei-fya-b737-8-max-norwegian-delivered.html
EI-FYB Boeing 737-8 MAX Norwegian Delivered
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/06/ei-fyb-b737-8-max-norwegian-delivered.html
Irish duo steer Norwegian’s transatlantic Max flagship
It’s why I fly – Community – Dublin Trip Saturday 1 July
KL-Darwin route losing money in 10 years, says MAS CEO Peter Bellew
Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/06/251535/kl-darwin-route-losing-money-10-years-says-mas-ceo
Memorial to victims of R116 tragedy is unveiled in Castlebar
Norwegian boss says airline has a three-year US headstart
Norwegian’s historic transatlantic flights take off from Ireland
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/norwegians-historic-transatlantic-flights-take-off-from-ireland/
Plans To Expand Norwegian Air Services From Shannon
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/130485/
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement July 1 2017
Read more: http://mailchi.mp/irelandmail/travel-extras-sunday-supplement-july-1-2017
Trump’s travel ban: Uncertainty over impact on Irish airports
Walsh: IAG’s Level and Vueling on standby to fill Alitalia capacity
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/walsh-iag-s-level-and-vueling-standby-fill-alitalia-capacity
Tweet Picks:
@atterseeluftfah IAG CEO Willie Walsh: New long haul LCC Level will operate from Rome Fiumicino to fill possible @Alitalia gap. @A4Europe @British_Airways
@A4Europe “Airlines need to have full transparency were airports are investing – passengers will benefit” says @Finnair CEO #avgeek #EUAviation25.
@campaignforleo Congratulations to @CorkAirport on its transatlantic debut More to come #FlyNorwegian.
@ldonceel “Flying in Europe has never been cheaper, but costs of airport on the high” – IAG CEO W Walsh to the EP.
@winglets747 If AA board rejects Qatar Airways stake, could AA go extreme and use it as opportunity to cut ties with Qatar and Etihad?.
@winglets747 NZ transport ministry thought there was no chance of another operator HK-NZ. Now full double daily in summer.
Video Picks:
Additonal airline tax ‘unnecessary’ and treats passengers like ‘piggy banks’: Nicholas Calio
How to Tell You’re on a Boeing 737 MAX
Interview with Rodin Lyasoff, CEO of A³ by Airbus
Jackie Chan celebrates Hong Kong Airlines’ inaugural flight to Vancouver
Norwegian Air Shuttle CEO: Low costs, high standards fuel strategy
Qatar Airways seeks stake in American Airlines