Daily Aviation Brief – 06/12/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 December: http://bit.ly/2BGCfVI
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 December: http://bit.ly/2jbUU46
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 4 December: http://bit.ly/2AoQrEz
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 4 December: http://bit.ly/2kmjiDr
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 4 December: http://bit.ly/2AooqNs
Aircraft Update:
D-ABXG Airbus A330-223 c/n 802 Air Berlin Ferried Shannon-Dublin 27/11/17 for Evelop.
D-AIDN Airbus A321-231 c/n 4976 Lufthansa to Lufthansa Technik 26/11/17.
D-AIRO Airbus A321-131 c/n 563 Lufthansa departed Lufthansa Technik 27/11/17.
D-ATUM Boeing 737-8K5 c/n 37240 TuiFly departed Atlantic Aviation Group 25/11/17.
SX-DGJ Airbus A320-232 c/n 3316 Aegean Airlines departed Lufthansa Technik 24/11/17.
SX-DVR Airbus A320-232 c/n 3714 Aegean Airlines to Lufthansa Technik 27/11/17.
Global Aviation News:
Asian T-Prop Group Sees PBN as Answer to Infrastructure Crisis
DHL Takes Delivery of First A330-300P2F
Fitch Sees Stability among North American Carriers Next Year
Gol CFO talks roadshow after lengthy restructuring
Read more: http://www.latinfinance.com/web-articles/2017/11/gol-cfo-talks-roadshow-after-lengthy-restructuring
Italy–Spain market experiences four years of consecutive growth; LCCs are leading airlines and continue to add capacity
Mattis Says Boeing Working to Fix Tanker Woes, Meet Commitments
Pivot to Millennials? It Might Work for Airlines
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-01/pivot-to-millennials-it-might-work-for-airlines
Royal Jordanian turnaround plan, with new Washington DC route, would be subject to US anti-Gulf tax
Why Virgin Atlantic is in it for the long-haul
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus has identified 10 more potential US routes – Willie Walsh
Read more: http://www.travelextra.ie/aer-lingus-identified-10-potential-us-routes-willie-walsh/
Aer Lingus wins ‘fly quiet and green’ nod from Heathrow
Avolon delivers one Airbus A320Neo aircraft to LATAM Airlines Group
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/avolon-delivers-one-airbus-a320neo-aircraft-to-latam-airlines-group/
Bombardier Belfast to make Airbus components
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42224410
Dublin based PowdAir postpones launch, plans to become airline rather than virtual carrier in 2018
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/powdair-update-745388
Ex-defence chief among contenders to head up Irish Aviation Authority
Flybondi and SMBC Aviation Capital mark delivery of the airline’s first aircraft
IAG CEO Willie Walsh urges airlines to prepare for CORSIA amid fear of regulatory force
Ryanair aims to turn up the heat in Berlin
Ryanair marketing chief on what the Amazon of travel means for 2018 and beyond
Read more: https://www.tnooz.com/article/ryanair-amazon-of-travel-jacobs/
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell $HA has seen “tremendous interest” from lenders in the A321neos, says CFO Okinaka.
@e_russell “We believe we will finance some of our A321neos,” says $HA CFO Okinaka. She does not say when or how many.
@e_russell Under $HA-JAL JV, Hawaiian could add new secondary points in Japan, like Fukuoka, Sendai, Nagasaki, says SVP of alliances.
@ghimlay Been a week of 737 deliveries in Argentina 🇦🇷 Aerolineas with first 737 Max, and now Flybondi with first 737-800.
@WandrMe More and corporate buyers are talking about #PaxEx, not just price. NDC helps better enable that. – Yanik Hoyles, @IATA’s Director NDC Program #IATAMediaDay #AvGeek.
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