Daily Aviation Brief – 21/12/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 December: http://bit.ly/2jbBKLw
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 December: http://bit.ly/2CVpOpT
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 December: http://bit.ly/2ARFHff
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 18 December: http://bit.ly/2kF7yso
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 December: http://bit.ly/2kGc3CZ
Aircraft Update:
OE-IAC Boeing 737-4MO(F) c/n 29202 ASL Airlines (Ireland) Delivered Shannon-Liege 20/12/17 ex N494CS.
OE-IGD Airbus A330-223 c/n 288 Celestial Aviation Registered at Lourdes 19/12/17 ex D-ABXA.
EI-RUN Boeing 737-8Q8 c/n 34702 VEBL-767-300 Ltd Ferried Teruel-Lasham 20/12/17 in Transaero Airlines colours.
OY-YAI ATR72-212A(500) c/n 879 NAC Aviation Ferried BZG-Billund 19/12/17 after paint, for Aeronova as EC-MUJ ex F-ORAA.
OY-YCL ATR72-12A(600) c/n 1458 NAC Aviation Delivered Toulouse-Billund 19/12/17 ex F-WWEG.
Global Aviation News:
ADV: airberlin exit from the market had ‘palpable’ effects on traffic in Nov-2017
Air Canada cites huge potential from AI and data mining to drive revenue growth
Air Canada and WestJet revamp their fleets while working to drive down leverage
Alaska Airlines: Struggling Virgin America Brand May Be Turning The Corner
British Airways begins biometric boarding at LAX
Read more: http://atwonline.com/security/british-airways-begins-biometric-boarding-lax
British Airways CEO urges action on UK’s China visa policy
Emirates to launch London Stansted service from June 2018
Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-launch-london-stansted-service-from-june-2018#
Farewell to the 747, the Plane That Shrank the World
London Stansted Cracks Long-Haul With Emirates Route to Dubai
Romanian airline Tarom sells two A310 aircraft
Read more: https://www.romania-insider.com/tarom-sells-two-a310-aircraft/
Vietnam Airlines mulling US flights for 2019; 10% growth expected for 2018; anna.aero travels to Hanoi to meet the airline’s EVP Le Hong Ha
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2017/12/20/vietnam-airlines-mulling-us-flights-for-2019/
Irish Aviation News:
Amedeo Completes Management Buyout of Majority Investor
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/amedeo-completes-management-buyout-of-majority-investor/
Avolon bond yields rise as Chinese parent’s woes continue
CDB Aviation Completes Delivery of Initial Five New A320neo Aircraft to GoAir
CDB Aviation Delivers Second A321-200 To Asiana Airlines
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/cdb-aviation-delivers-second-a321-200-to-asiana-airlines/
DAE to Lease Two New Airbus A320 Aircraft to Hongtu
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/dae-to-lease-two-new-airbus-a320-aircraft-to-hongtu/
JOE GILL: Buccaneering Ryanair to become a different beast
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/buccaneering-ryanair-to-become-a-different-beast-464725.html
Irish aerospace group aims to boost country’s exports
Read more: http://www.machinery.co.uk/machinery-news/emerald-aero-group/166295/
Limerick business leader calls for regional airport fund
Read more: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2017/12/17/regional-airport-fund/
OpenJaw Technologies opens its first office in China
Read more: http://www.openjawtech.com/openjaw-technologies-opens-first-office-china/
Ryanair Confirms It Will Recognize Cabin Crew Union
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-confirms-it-will-recognise-cabin-crew-union/
Ryanair Holdings – Perhaps unionization was inevitable but it is still a European consumer growth play
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=ST2_4245_1.xml.htm
Shannon Airport eyes new retail revenue
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/shannon-airport-eyes-new-retail-revenue-36418875.html
Simtech Aviation receives approval as an Aviation Security Training Organisation (ASTO) by the Irish Aviation Authority
Tweet Picks:
@FG_STrim Second ITC commissioner now asks why Boeing never replaced the 717. Boeing’s McAllister says the company’s investment in the 737 Max 7 shows the company’s commitment to the segment. It has differences from baseline 737 Max 8 that adds costs in production.
@FG_STrim The tariff on CSeries imports to Delta Air Lines is set at 292.21%, but could be terminated if the US International Trade Commission (ITC) decides that Boeing wasn’t harmed. The ITC ruling is due around 1 February.
@IABCNPhila January 30th at The Pyramid Club of Philadelphia: Join us for our first Executive Perspectives event of 2018, featuring @AerLingus executives and the Director of Commerce for the City of Philadelphia.
@jonostrower The Boeing argument that the Max 7 was fighting for a spot between 100 to 125 seats was always a strange one. The key to the design is they added more than 6 feet to the fuselage for added seating.
@winglets747 This isn’t ultra-long-haul territory. And missed is this hugely critical point: Hong Kong is furthest south in Asia a hub can support flights to both coasts of the US without notable payload restrictions. Geography is destiny.
Video Picks:
Aer Lingus & Dublin Airport – Roger Dow, U.S. Travel Association
Airlines stepping up recruitment in face of pilot shortage
A tribute to our pilots | Emirates Airline
Closer look at Qsuite on the Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000
The evolution of London Stansted Airport