Daily Aviation Brief – 10/01/2018
Acumen Aviation Newsletters 8 January:
Acumen Aviation Announces Senior Leadership Changes: http://bit.ly/2CT1VD1
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 January: http://bit.ly/2CFCu3m
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 January: http://bit.ly/2qFULMD
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 8 January: http://bit.ly/2ElhK1u
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 8 January: http://bit.ly/2CU9IAg
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 January: http://bit.ly/2m75iux
Aircraft Update:
EI-GCS Airbus A320-214 c/n 4101 Vueling Airlines being prepared for delivery Ostrava 09/01/17 to become EC-MUM.
OE-IZN Airbus A320-214 c/n 6966 GECAS Ferried Dusseldorf-Woensdrecht 09/01/18 for Easyjet Europe.
Global Aviation News:
Emirates, Etihad sign landmark security and intelligence agreement
Etihad Appoints Mark Powers As Chief Financial Officer
Read more: https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/etihad-appoints-mark-powers-as-chief-financial-officer/
Flying high on low costs
Read more: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/flying-high-on-low-costs/article10022515.ece
Flybe launches new ‘Close to You’ brand overhaul
Read more: http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/flybe-launches-new-close-to-you-brand-overhaul/
Headwinds grow for airlines as fuel costs take a toll
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/01/07/headwinds-grow-airlines-fuel-costs-take-toll/
Iceland’s Bluebird Cargo rebrands as Bluebird Nordic
Read more: https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/63217-icelands-bluebird-cargo-rebrands-as-bluebird-nordi
Leeds Bradford Airport dismay as BA reduces Heathrow flights
Lufthansa to hire 8,000 workers in 2018
Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/lufthansa-to-hire-8000-workers-in-2018/a-42069839
These Airlines Fear Your Twitter Rampage the Most
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-09/these-airlines-listen-when-you-vent-on-twitter
Tracing the rise of Wizz Air and the future of budget airlines
Turkish Airlines orders three more Boeing 777Fs
Read more: http://atwonline.com/aircraft-orders-deliveries/turkish-airlines-orders-three-more-boeing-777fs
US airlines maintain 2018 capacity growth targets as oil prices climb steadily
Wizz Air to open Vienna base with three based aircraft and 17 new routes; appears at first not to target easyJet or Eurowings
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2018/01/09/wizz-air-open-vienna-base-three-based-aircraft-17-new-routes/
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon: HNA Group’s aircraft lessor aims to grow from number three to world number one
Avolon in Strong Position Following a Transformative 2017
Read more: http://avolon.aero/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-Q4-FY-Business-Update-9-Jan-2018.pdf
EI-GDR Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2018/01/ei-gdr-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
GECAS to lease Ethiopian Airlines the first two AEI-converted 737-800 Freighters
Goshawk delivers its first Airbus A321 NEO to VietJet
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/goshawk-delivers-its-first-airbus-a321-neo-to-vietjet/
No sign of Brexit aviation threat being heeded
The untapped potential of unserved aviation routes – Dublin-Miami
Read more: http://www.airport-technology.com/features/untapped-potential-unserved-aviation-routes/
TrueNoord closes sale-lease back with Air Astana for Embraer E190 aircraft
Waypoint Leasing Places H145 Helicopter with CAF Táxi Aéreo in Brazil
Tweet Picks:
@crankyflier With an Assist From JetBlue, Hawaiian Chooses Long Beach As Its First New Airport to Serve with the A321neo.
@justinbachman Airlines have been consistently clear with Airbus and Boeing that size doesn’t really matter vs range, cost. (See A380.)
@JustinMeyerKC It’s a western Kansas milk run. United (SkyWest) will operate nonstop service between Hays (HYS) and Salina (SLN) as part of a DEN-HYS-SLN-ORD routing effective 09APR18. Nonstop distance between the two Kansas airports is 88 miles.
@KCIAirport Big news Kansas City! In May 2018 @Icelandair will begin nonstop flights to Iceland with easy connections to Europe. #KCIceland #KC.
@winglets747 JAL interested in freighter aircraft but is already strained to find pilots. Pilots for commercial flights likely to take preference.
Video Picks:
Boeing 767 on Beach #planesailing
Qatar Airways Group 2016-2017 Sustainability Report Highlights
Storm Eleanor Very Windy Landings at Dublin Airport
Take a bow: Boeing 787-10 Takeoff performance testing
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