Daily Aviation Brief – 08/08/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
3rd Acumen Aviation China Event To Take Place in Beijing: http://bit.ly/2uTnL4h
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 31 July: http://bit.ly/2tWfBbA
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 31 July: http://bit.ly/2uM5h4O
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 31 July: http://bit.ly/2tW7XOr
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 31 July: http://bit.ly/2wdsmv4
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 31 July: http://bit.ly/2vevzNR
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
To be updated this week
Aircraft Update:
G-JECE DHC8-402 Dash 8 c/n 4094 Flybe Ferried EXT-Shannon to IAC Hangar 06/08/17.
OY-SRG Boeing 767-219(ER)(SF) c/n 23328 Star Air Two airtests from Atlantic Aviation Group 06/08/17.
9H-FOX Airbus A340-313 c/n 185 Hifly Malta Position Amman-Madrid 07/08/17 ex EI-GAC.
Global Aviation News:
Airberlin, JetBlue to partner on US flights
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/airberlin-jetblue-partner-us-flights
American-China Southern deal hinges on ‘slot exchange’
Buffalo airport making big push for transatlantic flights
Read more: http://buffalonews.com/2017/08/05/buffalo-airport-makes-big-push-trans-atlantic-flights/
Cebu Pacific chief operating adviser sees ‘a pretty solid future’ for low cost long haul
CEO: Brussels Airlines brand to stay for now
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/ceo-brussels-airlines-brand-stay-now
China-Korea aviation: airlines impacted by politics; HNA weighs larger Asiana Airlines stake
Congress Backs Buying Planes That Russia Abandoned to Use as Future Air Force Ones
Eurocontrol notes decline of European charters, services halve since 2007
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/eurocontrol-charter-flights-a-segment-in-decline-700388
How to enjoy long-haul standards on short-haul British Airways flights
IAG reports marginal growth and slight dip in Europe passengers
IATA meeting reveals cracks in airline optimism
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.com/Robert-Silk/IATA-meeting-reveals-cracks-in-airline-optimism
JPMorgan says buy the dip in these airline stocks after the industry’s terrible earnings season
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/01/jpmorgan-says-buy-the-dip-in-these-airline-stocks.html
Long haul low cost ‘here to stay’ with ‘potential to grow’: Nok Air
Luxembourg Findel Airport – – poised to become a low cost alternative in its region
Nashville airport to land direct flight to London
Read more: http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/08/03/nashville-airport-direct-flight-london/538475001/
One-way airfare purchases have soared
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/One-way-airfare-purchases-have-soared?ct=
Opinion: U.S. Airline Consolidation Has Gone Too Far. Or Maybe Not.
Singapore Air Offers Unpaid Leave to Crew in Cost-Cutting Review
South Africa Appoints Jarana to Turn Around Unprofitable SAA
This $600 Mattress Pad Will Revolutionize Your Next Overnight Flight
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-01/airweave-traveler-mattress-pad-review
Viva Air Group to accelerate Latin America expansion following Peru launch and Airbus order
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Holdings N.V. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2017 and Announces New Share Repurchase Program of $250 Million
Read more: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170803005546/en/
AerCap Holdings – Q2 results underpin positive long-term thesis
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=ST2_866_1.xml.htm
Cork Airport Claim Norwegian Air’s Direct Transatlantic Flights Had A Part To Play In Wow Air Suspension
Delays at major airports ‘could help Cork and Shannon’
Does American opportunity Knock for West of Ireland?
Dublin Airport ‘e-gates’ to speed up passport checks and shorten queues
Flying Adventure: The Ted Tour
Read more: http://www.pilotweb.aero/news/flying-adventure-the-ted-tour-1-1650281
Jet2.com adds ski flights from Belfast International
Read more: https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/jet2com-adds-ski-flights-from-belfast-international
Ken O’Toole, currently Chief Executive Officer at Manchester Airport, has been appointed as the new CEO at London Stansted.
Read more: http://www.heart.co.uk/essex/news/local/stansted-gets-new-ceo-in-manchester-swap/
Ryanair adds Rome – Tel Aviv service in Winter 17
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274143/ryanair-adds-rome-tel-aviv-service-in-w17/
Southend Airport receives boost thanks to Stobart deal
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement 6 August
Tweet Picks:
@BBCNewsnight “With policy support, it ought to be relatively straightforward to agree a deal on aviation” – IAG chief executive Willie Walsh #newsnight.
@e_russell “I would strong encourage the OEMs to carefully review the production rates closely and realistically,” says ALC chair Udvar-Hazy.
@e_russell Long-haul LCCs are a “third leg in the widebody equation that’s going to grow over time,” says ALC chief Plueger.
@e_russell Long-haul LCCs are driving demand for new widebodies across transatlantic, he says.
@jonostrower Woah. The Godfather of leasing just said: “It would be a shame if something happened to your single-aisle production rates.”
@PatCarrollTouch 🙈@marklenahan ‘ @Ryanair are 5th biggest airline globally – with top 3 = U.S. Carriers & 6 & 7 Chinese airlines’ wow ! #TechThursdaykk.
@winglets747 Norwegian CEO Kjos: long-haul low-cost didn’t work before because “in the past the internet didn’t exist”.
Video Picks:
Briefing by South African Airways on their 1st Quarterly Report and Related issues
NYPD trains EMTs for aviation rescue
Ryanair People – Episode 1. Engineer
SAA appoints Vuyani Jarana as new CEO
Visit Pittsburgh – Bob Kerlik – USA Summer Soirée 2017 – Irish Connection with WOW Air to Dublin and Cork
Why Shares of American Airlines Are Selling Off