Daily Aviation Brief – 20/09/2017
Hi Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Acumen Aviation attending ISTAT Europe 2017 : http://bit.ly/2xQSv4x
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 September: http://bit.ly/2yjMFJf
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 September: http://bit.ly/2fuJ8Qs
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 September: http://bit.ly/2y8L5sY
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 18 September: http://bit.ly/2yiXgEn
Over 220 Delegates Attend Acumen Aviation 3rd Annual Aircraft Remarketing and Trading Management Conference: http://bit.ly/2fk0cbU
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 September: http://bit.ly/2fuQpzX
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
SAS Airlines increases Irish leased fleet: http://bit.ly/2fpXWmo
Aircraft Update:
HL7213 Boeing 737-86N c/n 36814 Jeju Air Delivered Budapest-Tashkent-Incheon International 18-19/09/17 ex EI-FJF.
ZS-AFJ ATR72-212A(500) c/n 715 AfriJet Delivered Dinard-Toulouse-Aguemar Airport 14-15/09/17 ex EI-FNP.
5N-JIC Airbus A330-223 c/n 891 Arik Air Ferried Perpignan-Bordeaux 17/09/17 ex EI-EWH.
Global Aviation News:
Consolidation of US legacy carriers restrains JetBlue’s growth
Read more: http://atwonline.com/open-skies/hayes-consolidation-us-legacy-carriers-restrains-jetblue-s-growth
EasyJet confirms interest in Air Berlin assets
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easyjet-confirms-interest-in-air-berlin-assets-441223/
Fifth freedom services ‘not a profitable way to operate a flight’: Kuwait Airways deputy CEO
Fleet expansion on the horizon for bmi regional
IAG Among Bidders for Air Berlin-Sources
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/09/18/business/18reuters-air-berlin-iag.html
Interview: How Washington is attracting new routes and changing perceptions
Long-haul low-cost, digitalisation and disruption – designing the future of aviation
New aircraft technology creates opportunities for smaller airports as city pairs proliferate
The nature of equity partnerships in the Middle East shift from Etihad Airways to Qatar Airways
Turkish Airlines to ‘recreate’ AnadoluJet
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/turkish-airlines-to-recreate-anadolujet/
ULCCs and US airline majors drive widespread discounting. Revenue starts to suffer
Minister defends state aid for Air Berlin
Read more: http://www.fvw.com/fvw-kongress-minister-defends-state-aid-for-air-berlin/393/178065/11245
Monarch eyes long-haul shift amid ATOL talks
Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/monarch-eyes-long-haul-shift-amid-atol-talks-11042172
New terms set to lower operational costs of Air Malta’s Manchester route
Norwegian CFO: Our model is already proven
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/norwegian-cfo-our-model-already-proven
United Airlines joins Qantas and Air New Zealand on Texas route. Complicates Air NZ-United JV
Irish Aviation News:
Analysis of Ryanair Pilot Numbers Crisis
Read more: https://ialpa.net/ialpa-analysis-of-ryanair-pilot-numbers-crisis/
Aviation commission ‘working with Ryanair’ on compensation
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017/0918/905540-ryanair/
Bombardier to cut almost 100 jobs in Belfast
Cancellation fiasco and EU court woes wipe €2bn off Ryanair value
Head of Norwegian Air looks to expand Irish Stewart service
Read more: http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2017/September/19/SWF_NorAir-19Sep17.html
EI-FZZ Boeing 737-800 Ryanair Flown back to Boeing Field from Spokane, Wa after painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/09/ei-fzz-b737-800-ryanair-flown-back-to.html
Historic DC-3 starts in Ireland rather than Luxembourg
Read more: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/historische-dc-3-startet-in-irland-anstatt-in-luxemburg/
Intrepid Celebrates Delivery of 2nd 747-8 Freighter to AirBridgeCargo Airlines
Over 150 Dublin Ryanair flights among month of cancellations
Over 700 pilots left Ryanair in last financial year, Ialpa claims
Qantas CEO: Airlines can use loyalty programs to be the disruptor
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/qantas-ceo-airlines-can-use-loyalty-programs-be-disruptor
Ryanair, Norwegian Air end talks on flight connections
Ryanair pilots leaves for Norwegian
Read more: http://norwaytoday.info/finance/ryanair-pilots-leaves-norwegian/
Ryanair Scrambles to Contain Damage From Cancellation Fiasco
Ryanair CEO vows damaging cancellation ‘mess’ will not happen again
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute British Airways resumes service to Seychelles, 2 weekly London Heathrow – Mahe Island service with 787-9 from 24MAR18.
@Airlineroute China Airlines to operate A350-900XWB on Taipei Taoyuan – Frankfurt route from 25MAR18, replacing 777-300ER (all-A350 service to Europe).
@Airlineroute Finnair to codeshare on JAL’s Tokyo Narita – Melbourne route from 29OCT17, subject to government approval.
@Airlineroute TAP Portugal has reverted its title back to TAP Air Portugal. Also reflected in the week of 17SEP17’s @OAG_Aviation schedules update.
@TodayInTheSky United’s farewell flight for the Boeing 747 sells out in less than 2 hours.
Video Picks:
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