Daily Aviation Brief – 08/09/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation attending ISTAT Europe 2017 : http://bit.ly/2xQSv4x
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:
A6-FDE Boeing 737-8KN c/n 40235 FlyDubai Ferried Dubai-Bratislava-Shannon 05/09/17 ex EI-FEC to Lufthansa Technik.
EI-FVX Boeing 737-800 c/n 42090 Norwegian Air International Delivered Boeing Field-Oslo 05/09/17.
EI-GCO Airbus A320-214 c/n 5109 Air Asia India Registered at Dublin 04/09/17 prior delivery to become VT-IXC ex PR-MYS.
N916SC Boeing 737-86J c/n 30498 Jetran Ferried Teruel-Larnaca-Tel Aviv 06/09/17 ex EI-RUA.
Global Aviation News:
Air Berlin further shrinks long-haul network
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-berlin-further-shrinks-long-haul-network-440876/
Airbus Salvages United’s $14 Billion A350 Order With Smaller Jet
Boeing Bets China Will Need $1.1 Trillion in Planes Over Next 20 Years
British Airways risks strike action over plans to curb pension benefits
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/07/british-airways-naps-pension-retirement
Cathay in Talks With Pilots Over Compensation in Savings Push
CEO’s Dream of Giant Supplier Clashes With Boeing, Airbus Doubts
Costs for IAG’s low-cost airlines
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2017/09/07/costs-iags-low-cost-airlines/
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Welcomes WOW air Service Connecting Customers to Iceland
Finnair sweetens services in bid to win larger market share
Finnair to boost summer 2018 capacity 14%
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/finnair-boost-summer-2018-capacity-14
IAG’s low-cost airlines
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2017/09/06/iags-low-cost-airlines/#more-24661
Italian Transport Minister working to secure Meridiana/Qatar Airways partnership
JetBlue to Expand Program That Turns Grocery Clerks Into Pilots
LATAM Airlines Group makes strategic moves to bolster network strength as regional dynamics change
Mexico’s Interjet international passenger growth continues to surge as US competition intensifies
SAS pilots still threaten to strike
Read more: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/09/06/sas-pilots-still-threaten-to-strike/
SATA Audit May Lead To Strategic Partner
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/sata-audit-may-lead-to-strategic-partner/
United to replace 777-200s with A350s
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-to-replace-777-200s-with-a350s-440887/
World’s Best Airport Plans Quicker Check-ins With New Terminal
Irish Aviation News:
Cost reduction remains a key priority through IAG airline portfolio – CEO Willie Walsh
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/cost-reduction-remains-a-key-priority-through-iag-airline-portfolio/
Dauphin Replace Alouettes 1987
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0824/899677-new-dauphin-helicopters/
Governance experts urge shareholders to oppose re-election of Ryanair directors
Norwegian on Ryanair attack: O’Leary is bitter about losing his pilots to us
Peter Barrett interview: SMBC five years on
Read more: http://www.aircraftinvestor.com/articles/insight/peter-barrett-interview-smbc-five-years-on-733/
Portadown-based JW Kane Precision Engineering wins Safran deal
Read more: http://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/18548
Ryanair expands Dublin network from Oct 2017
Ryanair launches direct air-link from Pardubice to London Stansted
Ryanair links London Stansted to Oradea
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/09/06/ryanair-links-london-stansted-oradea/
Ryanair opens tenth base in Germany
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ryanair-opens-tenth-base-germany
Ryanair to Reduce Luggage Fee, Increase Bag Size
Takumi’s evolution continues as it targets the aerospace sector
Read more: https://www.aero-mag.com/takumis-evolution-continues-targets-aerospace-sector/
Unserved route in focus: Cork-Prague
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/274577/unserved-route-in-focus-cork-prague/
Waypoint Leasing Adds Lenders from Asia-Pacific Region
Read more: http://www.rotorandwing.com/2017/09/05/waypoint-leasing-adds-lenders-asia-pacific-region/
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell $AAL will have 53 widebody aircraft with premium economy cabin by end of 2017, says president Isom.
@e_russell Air Berlin continues to shrink: all #TXL long-haul flights (JFK and MIA) end 25 Sep.
@e_russell $DAL’s €375m investment in Air France was approved by the French carriers shareholders earlier this week, says CFO Jacobson.
@e_russell .@united needs to invest towards the premium end of the Y market with a real premium economy cabin on widebodies. $$s to be made there.
@e_russell United operates 55 777-200ERs, the first was delivered in the airline in June 1997. Retirements to begin ~2023.
@hharteveldt Long-haul @JetBlue flights just a matter of #airline being confident A321neoLR can reliably & safely fly US-Europe #AviationFest.
@SimpliFlying “We’re working on A321LR for trans Atlantic. If the market is profitable, we’ll operate the route.” @eashsundaram of @jetblue #AviationFest.
Video Picks:
Aircraft flying through the eye of Hurricane Irma
Airline Investors Brace for Turbulence
IASC – Shannon Airport
Kevin Toland Michael O’Leary could do my job and would be successful
Med-View Airline: Flag Carrier Acquires Boeing 777 Aircraft
Ryanair to Reduce Luggage Fee, Increase Bag Size