Daily Aviation Brief – 07/03/2018
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
Aircraft Repossessions – Mitigating costs by Amit Tyagi: http://bit.ly/2F1ARST
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 5 March: http://bit.ly/2D1h7sJ
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 5 March: http://bit.ly/2Fp5nW5
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 March: http://bit.ly/2CZJcRm
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 5 March: http://bit.ly/2oQ4Ylf
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 5 March: http://bit.ly/2oHZV78
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus 12th Airbus A330 Enters Revenue Service: http://bit.ly/2oNymJ7
Ryanair increases fleet to 422 Aircraft in February: http://bit.ly/2CURv0I
Aircraft Update:
EI-FMY Airbus A319-111 c/n 2253 Volotea Airlines Ferried Nantes-Rzeszów 06/03/18 prior re-registration.
EI-GFL Airbus A330-223 c/n 968 AerCap Ferried Lourdes-Clark International 06/03/18 ex D-ABXE.
EC-MUC Airbus A319-112 c/n 2122 Volotea Airlines Re-Delivered Rzeszów-Nantes 06/03/18 ex EI-FMU.
Global Aviation News:
Air Arabia Says It’s Not In The Fray For Air India
Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/03/05/air-arabia-says-its-not-in-the-fray-for-air-india
Amid Growing U.S. Demand For A380 Flights, Qantas Could Drop DFW A380 Service
British Airways updates leased Titan Airways A320 S18 operation
Changi Airport fee hikes could hurt passenger demand: Jetstar group CEO
GE Readies Durability Fix for 500 Engines on Upgraded 737, A320
If Delta Lacks Fuel Tax Exemption In Atlanta, Does That Help American In Charlotte?
IAG’s Walsh calls for cheaper A380s as it considers fleet plan for Level
Making up the shortfall on European short-haul
Norwegian Air Shuttle To London: A Premium Economy Experience
Pay talks between Transavia and pilots unions resume
Read more: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2018/03/pay-talks-between-transavia-and-pilots-unions-resume/
UK airlines urgently need transition deal, warns Philip Hammond
U.S. Offers U.K. Worse ‘Open Skies’ Deal After Brexit
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus connection deal a model for future cooperation, says Ryanair CEO
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2018/0306/945311-ryanairs-michael-oleary/
CEO of Aer Lingus-owner IAG ‘relaxed’ on Brexit
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2018/0306/945381-willie-walsh-on-brexit/
CNBC Transcript: Alan Joyce, CEO Qantas
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/21/cnbc-transcript-alan-joyce-ceo-of-qantas.html
EI-GJG Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight & Flown to Portland, Or for painting
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2018/03/ei-gjg-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
Kremlin leasing company to set up Irish finance arm
Milestone Aviation Eyes Chinese HEMS Expansion
NI Air Ambulance tasked more than 200 times in first six months
Read more: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/health/northern-ireland-air-ambulance-tasked-14344134
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce blames airport operations for high airfares during Dreamliner launch
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-02/qantas-dreamliner-launch-high-cost-of-airfare-debate/9502292
Ryanair February Traffic Grows 5% To 8.6m Customers
http://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-february-traffic-grows-5-to-8-6m-customers/
Ryanair further expands Palma Mallorca service in S18
Ryanair plans to scrap Aberdeen-Malaga winter flights
Read more: https://stv.tv/news/north/1409372-ryanair-plans-to-scrap-aberdeen-malaga-winter-flights/
Tweet Picks:
@MaxK_J Michael O’Leary @Ryanair: “A downturn is imminent because we’ve had a good 3-4 years. Several airlines in Europe will fail – the next will be @Fly_Norwegian” #A4ESUMMIT.
@MaxK_J “I’ve been in the industry for 38-39 years and this is the best I have seen it…because we have a different set of airline leaders” Willie Walsh #A4ESUMMIT.
@MaxK_J “The @FT writes that there will be no flights between the UK and USA [after #brexit]…complete nonsense” Willie Walsh #A4ESUMMIT.
@thomaslinders #IAG’s Willie Walsh would even fly from an airport if it were a shed. “People have never gone to an airport only to look at its amazing architecture” #A4ESummit.
@thomaslinders “We’ll attack them every day” #IAG CEO Willie Walsh lashes out at @HeathrowAirport’s cost overrun for a third runway #A4Esummit.
Video Picks:
Arrival of first Boeing 737 MAX Icelandair in Iceland
Inside Bombardier CS300: A tour with a captain
Manchester Airport transformation time lapse Feb 2018
Neuer Look: Wings Connect
World’s Coolest Safety Video #AirNZSafetyVideo