Daily Aviation Brief -13/04/2018
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:
Acumen’s Point of Change: http//bit.ly/2GIzA45
China Aircrft Leasing Newsletter 9 April: http://bit.ly/2ExjNPt
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 9 April: http://bit.ly/2qfmh0K
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 9 April: http://bit.ly/2EwHA25
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 9 April: http://bit.ly/2HmokHw
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 9 April: http://bit.ly/2HnaaGi
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Boeing Delivers 500th Next-Generation 737 to Ryanair: http://bit.ly/2Eq5hch
Emirates coming to Dublin in search of flight crew for its global expansion plans: http://bit.ly/2HfJN4W
Aircraft Update:
EI-GJN Boeing 737-800 c/n 44838 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 12/04/18.
HL8303 Boeing 737-8FH c/n 30826 Jeju Air Delivered Dublin-Baku-Gimpo International 11-12/04/18 ex EI-ECD.
Global Aviation News:
Azul announces lease of two used freighter aircraft
Read more: http://newsroom.aviator.aero/azul-announces-lease-of-two-used-freighter-aircraft/
Crossover Jets Can Complement Workhorse Narrowbodies
Emirates Profit Rebound Threatened by Pilot Shortage
Read more: http://businessweekme.com/2018/04/12/emirates-profit-rebound-threatened-pilot-shortage/
First Wow Air A330-900 enters final assembly
Indian Budget Carriers Hold Long-haul Aspirations
Pilot Shortage Forces World’s Biggest Long-Haul Airline to Cut Flights
Russian aviation industry leasing portfolio up 488% in six years ended Dec-2017
Singapore’s Temasek Considers Stakes in HNA Units Swissport and Gategroup
There Are a Lot More Foreign Visitors Than the U.S. Thought
Zimbabwe Buys Four Boeing 777 Aircraft From Malaysia Airlines
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus owner IAG is considering buying low-cost airline Norwegian
Read more: https://fora.ie/iag-buying-norwegian-3953892-Apr2018/
Aer Lingus W18 Seattle frequency variations
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278089/aerlingus-w18-seattle-frequency-variations/
ASL to launch low-cost Tel Aviv-Paris flights
Read more: https://en.trend.az/world/israel/2885393.html
Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX no longer operate Reykjavik-Dublin route
Read more: : https://airlinegeeks.com/2018/04/11/icelandair-boeing-737-max-8-launch-delayed-indefinitely/
Icelandair increases Dublin to daily service for Summer 2018
Keogh’s Crisps flying high with Emirates deal
Read more: http://www.newstalk.com/Keoghs-Crisps-flying-high-with-Emirates-deal
Norwegian under the IAG umbrella is an exciting prospect – Davy Research
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=ST2_7187_1.xml.htm
Pisa Airport: Ryanair launches three new routes for 2018 [Italian]
Read more: http://www.pisatoday.it/cronaca/nuove-rotte-programmazione-2018-ryanair-pisa.html
Skin in the game, aircraft lessor SMBC makes its #PaxEx wishes known
Trade union warns of potential industrial action at Aer Lingus
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0412/954062-forsa-aer-lingus/
TrueNoord closes purchase of three Embraer E190 regional aircraft from GECAS
Tweet Picks:
@AirlineFlyer IAG (parent company of British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia) has acquired a 4.61% ownership position in @Fly_Norwegian, considers this a stepping stone to making a full offer to buy the airline.
@e_russell “Norwegian believes that interest from one of the largest international aviation groups demonstrates the sustainability and potential of our business model and global growth.
@GulfstreamAero We’ve delivered the 300th #G650. “We set out to change the game and ultimately, we did just that,” Mark Burns said.
@JohnLStrickland #IAG stake in @Norwegian all to play for in the coming months #airlines.
@jonostrower “The minority investment is intended to establish a position from which to initiate discussions with Norwegian, including the possibility of a full offer for Norwegian.”
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