Daily Aviation Brief – 07/09/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 September: http://bit.ly/2eV6rCV
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 September: http://bit.ly/2iU9nUG
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 4 September: http://bit.ly/2eBWVaS
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 4 September: http://bit.ly/2eV5drj
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 September: http://bit.ly/2vYwgYb
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
SAS Airlines increases Irish leased fleet: http://bit.ly/2fpXWmo
Aircraft Update:
CS-TLO Boeing 767-383(ER) c/n 24318 EuroAtlantic to Lufthansa Technik hangar 04/09/17.
LN-RRE Boeing 737-85P c/n 35706 SAS Airlines departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 04/09/17 arrived 21/08/17.
LN-RRU Boeing 737-883 c/n 28327 SAS Airlines to Lufhansa Technik hangar 04/09/17.
OY-SRI Boeing 767-25E(SF) c/n 27193 Star Air departed Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 04/09/17 arrived 28/08/17.
OY-SRP Boeing 767-232(SF) c/n 22220 Star Air to Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 04/09/17.
Global Aviation News:
A hard landing for the Gulf’s high flyers
Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/c8334df6-8da8-11e7-a352-e46f43c5825d
Asian LCC long-haul capacity growing faster than short-haul; IndiGo overtakes Lion Air to become continents largest; India biggest market
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/08/30/asian-lcc-long-haul-capacity-growing-faster-than-short-haul/
Attracting airlines taking longer than planned, admits Southend Airport
Boeing ‘Skeptical’ of United Technologies-Rockwell Collins Deal
Brussels gives Berlin green light to temporarily rescue insolvent Air Berlin
Read more: https://www.thelocal.de/20170905/brussels-gives-berlin-green-light-to
Columbus will get nonstop flight to Europe eventually, local observers say
Delta’s Guidance Cut That Everyone Expected Sends Airline Stocks Lower
EasyJet open new office in Austria to keep flying in case of hard Brexit
Germania: Regarding the Air Berlin State Aid Decision
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/regarding-the-air-berlin-state-aid-decision/
How Wow Air’s CEO charted his own course despite never having had a ‘job’
Kuwait Airways grows summer seat capacity by 33%; now operating nine 777-300s; expecting to pass the three million passenger barrier in 2017
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/08/31/kuwait-airways-grows-summer-seat-capacity-33/
One Crucial Item to Pack the Next Time You Fly, and Other Travel Tips
SAS’s strong summer ends with squalls on horizon
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/sas-s-strong-summer-ends-squalls-horizon
Spain overtakes Sweden to become Norwegian’s #2 market; long-haul routes only account for 4.6% of seats in S17 but growing fast
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/09/06/spain-overtakes-sweden-becomes-norwegians-second-largest-market/
This Airline Is Making a Profit Flying Out of Caracas
Travel barriers are the worst part of the new Cold War
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-01/travel-barriers-are-the-worst-of-the-new-cold-war
United Tech Forges Aerospace Giant With $23 Billion Rockwell Buy
Irish Aviation News:
Adria Airways Switzerland secures ACMI deal with Dublin based Powdair
Read more: http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/08/adria-airways-switzerland-secures-acmi.html
Avolon Receives Credit Rating from Kroll
Avolon Sees Clear Winners, Losers In 737 Max Lineup
Eastern Airways adds Newcastle – Belfast service from Sep 2017
GIC to Invest in BBAM Through Acquisition of Significant Minority Interest
GOL announces transactions for 12 Boeing 737 aircraft with GECAS
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/gol-announces-transactions-for-12-boeing-737-aircraft/
IAG Traffic Rises In August As BA Dips But Aer Lingus Grows
Ryanair Opens New Memmingen Base (No. 85) & Launches S18 Schedule
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-opens-new-memmingen-base-no-85-launches-s18-schedule/
Ryanair Scraps Two Cabin-Bag Rule as Thrifty Flyers Delay Planes
Tweet Picks:
@airkarp Azul sees new aircraft (A320neo & E195-E2) & ancillary revenue as the keys to its future.
@airkarp Azul started bag fees June 1 w/ ‘minimal customer disruption,’ CEO Rodgerson says. Bag fees ‘just the first step of unbundling our product.’
@airkarp Southwest plans to have a fleet of 707 aircraft by the end of 2017 comprised entirely of 737-700s, 737-800s and 737 MAX 8s.
@WandrMe It took nearly 4 months in the shop but @United’s 1st 767-300 with Polaris seats is now back in SFO. Commercial service soon. #PaxEx #AvGeek.
@winglets747 AirAsia learns from its first time around in Japan (& ANA advice) and has opened a physical store to sell tickets.
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