Daily Aviation Brief – 12/01/2018
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
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-DSD Airbus A320-216 c/n 3076 Alitalia Ferried Rome Fiumicino-Shannon 11/01/18 for Allegiant Air as N273NV.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus Lifts Narrow-Body Output in China, Explores A380 Pact
Airbus’s Whale of a Plane Will Take to the Skies This Summer
Acapulco Airport Operator Has First Holiday Slump in Eight Years
County to consider new incentive package to bring international flights
Credit Suisse Sees InterGlobe Aviation Soaring. Here’s Why
Does China Really Need the Airbus A380
Icelandair Goes West to San Francisco
Read more: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icelandair-goes-west-to-san-francisco-300581616.html
JetBlue Delays Fleet Update as Boeing, Airbus Target Small Jets
LATAM unveils special plane for Pope’s Chile-Peru trip
Read more: http://santiagotimes.cl/2018/01/10/latam-unveils-special-plane-for-popes-chile-peru-trip/
NIKI CEO steps down; IAG deal may be in jeopardy
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/niki-ceo-steps-down-iag-deal-may-be-jeopardy
Watch Out, Airlines. High Speed Rail Now Rivals Flying on Key Routes
$70 Million Reward on Offer In Hunt for Missing MH370 Jet
Irish Aviation News:
Airport veteran Brian Drain to head up human resources in latest DAA shake-up
Read more: http://www.travelextra.ie/airport-veteran-brian-drain-head-human-resources-latest-daa-shake/
Airlines launched 3,500+ routes in 2017, Ryanair remains number one for new services as LCCs continue to dominate
EI-FVZ Boeing 737-800 Norwegian Air Shuttle Delivered
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2018/01/ei-fvz-b737-800-norwegian-air-shuttle.html
Lufthansa scrapes past Ryanair in fight to fly most passengers
Read more: https://www.thelocal.de/20180110/lufthansa-scrapes-past-ryanair-in-fight-to-fly-most-passengers
Ryanair eyes French bases
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ryanair-eyes-french-bases
Ryanair keeps big investors onside after rocky 2017
Ryanair seeks UK AOC to save UK-EU flights; Spain the most-impacted country market
Ryanair wants to start in Dusseldorf [German]
Read more: http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-duesseldorf/43339
Team Accessories Eyes Capability Additions After Ownership Change
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell $DAL expects Korean regulatory approval of its Korean Air JV in 1H18, will implement partnership shortly thereafter, says CEO Bastian.
@e_russell $DAL is extending the lives of some MD-88s to make up for the CSeries delays, says CEO Bastian.
@e_russell $DAL is “mindful” of rising jet fuel prices, says CEO Bastian. They’re up ~30% yoy.
@ghimlay .@flybondioficial first route – Cordoba-Puerto Iguazu on 26 January. Airline will begin service to 11 destinations.
@jmhdinger Fort Lauderdale’s Silver Airways set to expand into Caribbean with purchase of San Juan’s Seaborne Airlines.
Video Picks:
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