Daily Aviation Brief – 16/03/2018
Aviation Event:
The Road Ahead for Asset Management -Dublin 18 April
See Link: https://everestevents.co.uk/wp-content/Programmes/Programme-AAM-18.pdf
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 12 March: http://bit.ly/2tFHODS
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 12 March: http://bit.ly/2Gg5xgx
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 12 March: http://bit.ly/2FvaJ2W
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 12 March: http://bit.ly/2GjmXck
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 12 March: http://bit.ly/2HsQekd
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
EI-FPX Bombardier CRJ-900LR Delivered To Cityjet: http://bit.ly/2FM4N4W
Ryanair triplet Boeing 737-800 deliveries: http://bit.ly/2FyReTg
Aircraft Update:
EC-MVM Airbus A320-232 c/n 2747 Vueling Airlines for delivery ex Shannon x EI-GEK.
EC-MVN Airbus A320-232 c/n 2753 Vueling Airlines for delivery ex Shannon ex EI-GEL
EI-GEZ Boeing 737-73V c/n 32413 BBAM A/c Leasing Ferried Soekarno–Hatta International-Sharjah-Lasham 15-16/03/18 for JetTime ex HL8207.
VP-BDR Boeing 777-212 c/n 28532 Standard Chartered Avn Finance Ferried Kula Lumpur-Alice Springs 15/03/18 after storage ex EI-FNN.
Global Aviation News:
Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Swings to Loss After Low-Cost Squeeze
Cathay’s full-year loss doubles as margin pressure continues
Delta has strong interest in Boeing’s new mid-market aircraft
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/bastian-delta-has-strong-interest-boeing-s-new-mid-market-aircraft
Fitch Rates British Airways Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-1
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/fitch-rates-british-airways-pass-through-certificates-series-2018-1/
France-Spain capacity up by more than one-quarter in past four years; large hubs are top airports, Vueling is leading airline
Germany’s Biggest Airline Culls Berlin-New York Route
Global Carriers Line Up to Replace This Famous Dying Airline
Great Lakes sees sharp increase in airlift from UK
Read more: http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/great-lakes-sees-sharp-increase-in-airlift-from-uk/
Heathrow ‘must pay for costs overrun’ on new runway
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/299867/heathrow-must-pay-for-costs-overrun-on-new-runway
How Airbus And Boeing’s Single-Aisle Jet Party Could End
Lufthansa Sees Harder 2018 as Rivals Rush to Fill Air Berlin Gap
MASkargo joins IAG Cargo program
Read more: https://www.freightweek.org/index.php/en/more-news-2/3132-maskargo-joins-iag-cargo-program
Philippine Airports Could Get a Multibillion-Dollar Makeover
SAA ‘remains optimistic’ with five year turnaround plan; ‘This time it is different’: CEO
Wide-body aircraft on short- and medium-haul routes; Japan is leading market in 2018, ANA and JAL top airline rankings
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces 20-F Filing
Read more: https://www.aercap.com/media/news/aercap-holdings-nv-announces-20-f-filing-6/
Busy St. Patrick’s Day At Dublin Airport
Read more: https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/busy-st-patricks-day-at-dublin-airport
Chase and Avios Group Limited Introduce the Iberia and Aer Lingus Visa® Signature Cards, Just in Time for Summer Travel Bookings to Europe
Hainan Airlines Launches New Dublin-Beijing Route
Read more: https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/hainan-airlines-launches-new-dublin-beijing-route
Hainan Airlines plans Dublin / Edinburgh launch in June 2018
IAA – Introduction of Declared Training Organisations (DTOs) delivering training for Non-Commercial Pilot Licences and associated Ratings and Certificates only
Milestone provides 4 new H135s to ADAC
Read more: https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/milestone-provides-4-new-h135s-adac/
Record February At Dublin Airport
Read more: https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/record-february-at-dublin-airport
Routes revisited: what next for Belfast?
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/277410/routes-revisited-what-next-for-belfast/
Ryanair extends lead as Italy’s biggest carrier
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ryanair-extends-lead-as-italys-biggest-carrier-446733/
Ryanair: First Flights To Turkey Launched
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-first-flights-to-turkey-launched/
Strong 1.7% Air Traffic Growth Through Irish Airspace in February
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news/2018/03/13/strong-1.7-air-traffic-growth-through-irish-airspace-in-february
Tony Flynn leaves Ethiopian Airlines
Read more: http://travelbiz.ie/newsstory/Tony_Flynn_leaves_Ethiopian_Airlines
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute IBERIA has extended 346-seater A340-600 “345” operation until late-October 2018.
@ghimlay LATAM expects JV with American to be implemented early next year, says senior VP of customers Claudia Sender.
@WandrMe “All capacity is not created equal. Growing in a hub and growing connectivity in a hub is dramatically different than point-to-point growth.” $UAL’s Kirby @United #AvGeek #PaxEx.
@WandrMe “Unless you want to dominate Bangor and Burlington, Boston isn’t a great place for a hub-and-spoke model.” – @martysg on why $JBLU (and its massive O/D traffic bias) is best suited to win in Boston. #PaxEx #AvGeek.
@winglets747 Improving food is one of three big initiatives for Cathay in 2018. Seemingly small and hard to quantify but very important to passengers.
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