Daily Aviation Brief – 08/06/2018
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 June: http://bit.ly/2LYQ4E0
India Aviation industry newsletter 5 June: http://bit.ly/2xJKGSf
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 June: http://bit.ly/2JdwNRK
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 5 June: http://bit.ly/2syJw73
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 5 June: http://bit.ly/2JsMXWO
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Ryanair Sun fleet expands to five Boeing 737-800 aircraft: http://bit.ly/2xFPkAO
Stobart Air Wet-Leases Embraer 190AR from Bulgaria Air: http://bit.ly/2sFbpd6
Aircraft Update:
EI-GGF Boeing 737-8F2 c/n 34409 Corendon Air Europe Painted at Shannon 05/06/18 to become 9H-TJA.
Global Aviation News:
Air Canada rouge is ‘similar but not identical’ to Qantas-Jetstar relationship
Airlines need to ‘find new ways to work to reduce the cost base for airlines’: Al Baker
BA swaps Grayling for H+K/Ogilvy for consumer PR brief; announces in-house departures
Read mroe: https://www.prweek.com/article/1479779
Boeing Wooed by Unions, Washington State in Race for `797′ Work
British Airways to suspend Calgary this winter
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/british-airways-to-suspend-calgary-this-winter-449240/
Emirates: flydubai becoming a ‘medium to full service airline’
Emirates, Synonymous With Luxury, Wants More Legroom Farther Back
Emirates: There will be casualties from higher oil prices
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/emirates-there-will-be-casualties-from-higher-oil-prices-807533
LOT CEO: European airlines should ‘very seriously whether they should hedge’
Qantas believes ‘IAG model is a great model’; ‘small airlines will not survive without synergies’
Qatar Airways CEO has ‘full confidence’ in IAG
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/qatar-airways-ceo-has-full-confidence-in-iag-808223
South African Airways Offers Spare Crew in Bid for Global Alliances
Irish Aviation News:
AAG granted A320 CAMO Approval
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aag-granted-a320-camo-approval/
IAG CEO Willie Walsh: UK visa policy the biggest impediment to UK airlines serving China
IAG CEO Willie Walsh: Qatar Airways partnership ‘very clear’ and ‘purely commercially driven’
IAG boss Willie Walsh reaffirms British Airways’ commitment to Australia
Read more: http://australianaviation.com.au/iag-boss-reaffirms-british-airways-commitment-to-australia/
IASC welcomes decision by aviation advisory specialists Stratos to establish Shannon base
Milestone Becomes Largest S-92 Fleet Owner
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says ‘people shouldn’t be worried about consolidation’; is ‘big fan’ of consolidation‘
Ryanair May Traffic Grows 6% To 12.5m Customers
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-may-traffic-grows-6-to-12-5m-customers/
Ryanair partner Laudamotion gets moving across Europe
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2018/06/06/laudamotion-gets-moving-across-europe/
Ryanair partner Laudamotion launches Berlin Tegel Airport base
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/a-warm-welcome-to-laudamotion-laudamotion-starts-up-in-berlin/
Tampa International Airport re-states desire for new Dublin route
Tweet Picks:
@AusBT Emirates CEO says the era of 2-3-2 business class “is gone” – from here on it’s all the same config as the A380s with direct aisle access on news A380s, Boeing 777-300ER and 777X #IATAAGM #PaxEx.
@e_russell Delta is holding off on adjusting its 2018 capacity growth forecast from up 2-3% due to oil prices, will make a decision by mid-summer.
@e_russell “If you think 5% [capacity growth] every year for four years at United, that’s an airline the size of Spirit,” says Cowen analyst Helane Becker. #airports.
@OpenJawTech @IATA now have 10% membership of ‘new model airlines’ (what they now call LCC airlines) says DG #IATAAGM.
@peterbellew Aviation the most urgent area in this seismic change.
@sgracetaylor Planeconsult’s Conor McCarthy says in the 90s when @Ryanair owed it’s catering company £17k and they refused to provide bar carts, it took £10 off fares & in the next 2 months load factors jumped from 65-75% – “nobody wanted the soggy doughnuts anyway” #FTEEurope #AvGeek #PaxEx.
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