Daily Aviation Brief – 14/08/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
3rd Acumen Aviation China Event To Take Place in Beijing: http://bit.ly/2uTnL4h
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 August: http://bit.ly/2vzWlRf
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 August: http://bit.ly/2vhxdfy
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 8 August: http://bit.ly/2wD9KVN
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 8 August: http://bit.ly/2vhoR7V
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 August: http://bit.ly/2hF6uqd
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
SAS Airlines increases Irish leased fleet: http://bit.ly/2fpXWmo
Aircraft Update:
EI-FCT Embraer 190STD c/n 19000593 GECAS Ferried Hyderabad-Muscat-Larnaca-Clermont-Ferrand 11-12/08/17 ex VT-LBR.
EI-FYF Boeing 737-8 MAX c/n 42829 Norwegian Air International Delivered Boeing Field-Oslo 11/08/17.
EI-GCC Airbus A320-214 c/n 2044 Ernest Airways Delivered Lourdes-Milan Malpensa 12/08/17 ex PR-MBL.
Global Aviation News:
Airfares for Japan’s low cost carriers leveling off
Read more: https://asia.nikkei.com/Japan-Update/Airfares-for-Japan-s-low-cost-carriers-leveling-off
A New Way to Tell Your Airline You Hate It
Air Lease not considering airline portfolio deals
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-lease-not-considering-airline-portfolio-deals-440010/
Airline profits: ready to depart
As Airlines Brace For Fare War, Here’s Why Delta’s Margins May Survive
Read more: http://www.investors.com/news/as-airlines-brace-for-fare-war-heres-why-deltas-margins-may-survive/
Buy Delta because of its ‘respect’ for customers and employees: Barclays
Cramer explains why analysts missed the rally in Boeing’s soaring stock
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/09/cramer-explains-why-analysts-missed-boeings-roaring-rally.html
High Flyer Interview: TAP Portugal Co-Owner, David Neeleman
Read more: https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/neelemantap-update/
IAG Cargo eyes new partnerships, e-commerce and ‘a robust market’
Read more: https://theloadstar.co.uk/bullish-iag-cargo-eyes-new-partnerships-e-commerce-robust-market/
IAG Faces Brexit Conundrum
Read more: https://airwaysmag.com/industry/iag-faces-brexit-conundrum/
JetSMART’s debut in Chile offers a test case for LCC staying power in Latin America
SpiceJet’s Revenue Rises For Seventh Straight Quarter, Tops Estimates
The Death and Life of Helicopter Commuting
Tunisia Back on Tourism Map as Brits Overcome Terror Fears
U.S. Company Offers to Take Financial Risk of New MH370 Search
Why Airlines Hate Flying to Venezuela
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus adds capacity from the UK to Dublin
Read more: https://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/1027559-aer-lingus-adds-capacity-uk-dublin
Aer Lingus boosts Toronto capacity in Winter 2017
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274244/aerlingus-boosts-toronto-capacity-in-w17/
An airport in upstate New York wants a piece of Ireland’s budget transatlantic boom
Read more: https://fora.ie/syracuse-hancock-airport-irish-flights-3538498-Aug2017/
Avolon owner seals Frankfurt deal
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/avolon-owner-seals-frankfurt-deal-36020256.html
Cork Airport Hosts ‘A Taster Of West Cork Creates’ Exhibition
Read more: http://www.corkairport.com/news/detail/2017/08/04/cork-airport-hosts-Taster-exhibition
Dublin Airport set to handle 30m passengers this year
EI-FYF Boeing 737-8 MAX Norwegian Delivered
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/08/ei-fyf-b737-8-max-norwegian-delivered.html
Fast and Flexible: Inflight Dublin grows footprint in IFE
Read more: https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/08/11/fast-and-flexible-inflight-dublin-grows-footprint-in-ife/
Fly Leasing profit falls more than a third to $7.9m
From Cork to Rhode Island- Irish Tourist are Coming
Read more: http://johnstonsunrise.net/stories/from-cork-to-warwick-irish-tourist-are-coming-to-ri,126830
Ireland’s Fly Leasing builds toward $750 million acquisition goal
Read more: http://atwonline.com/leasing/ireland-s-fly-leasing-builds-toward-750-million-acquisition-goal
Lessor Avolon says MAX 10 launch will cannibalize part of line-up
Read more: http://atwonline.com/leasing/lessor-avolon-says-max-10-launch-will-cannibalize-part-line
Northern Ireland Airport chiefs appeal to UK government to end APD
Plaque unveiled to white stone used to guide aircraft over Belfast during Second World War
Ryanair extends its dominance over other airlines in Europe [Spanish]
Read more: https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2017/08/09/companias/1502304171_269458.html
SMBC sets sights on becoming top lessor
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/smbc-sets-sights-on-becoming-top-lessor-36024662.html
Tourism feels the pinch
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/tourism-feels-the-pinch-1.3181558
Waypoint Leasing Places AW139 Helicopter with HEVILIFT in Australia
Read more: http://www.epicos.com/article/151530/waypoint-leasing-places-aw139-helicopter-hevilift-australia
‘We have the planes’: Norwegian Air is certain it will launch more Irish routes
Read more: https://fora.ie/norwegian-air-ireland-3-3540705-Aug2017
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell Delta will fly the A350 on its new ATL-ICN route (and future JV partner hub) from March 2018.
@ghimlay Copa plans to stick with fleet of 19 E190s for next 4-5 years, but CEO says airline is open to new 100-seater or operating just 737s.
@ghimlay Copa sees a lot of passenger movement between Panama and Venezuela, CEO says airline feels it has a responsibility to serve those passengers.
@winglets747 Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti on profitability of HKG route: We wouldn’t have launched HK if we didn’t think we could make money.
@winglets747 Will be interesting to see how flyadeal and Saudia work together in a dual-brand strategy.
Video Picks:
Airbus reveal updated ‘plane of 2050’ concept
Eoghan Corry Morning Ireland August 11 2017
How Pilotless Planes Could Save Airlines $35 Billion | CNBC
Norwegian: a new player in direct transatlantic flights
Outfitting the New 737-based Boeing Business Jet Demonstrator – AINtv