Daily Aviation Brief – 20/06/2018
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Acumen Aviation CIO Amit Tyagi speaking at Ishka Aviation Finance Festival Dublin: http://bit.ly/2JLYSQv
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 June: http://bit.ly/2yi1fVR
India Aviation industry newsletter 18 June: http://bit.ly/2K2AmJY
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 June: http://bit.ly/2JKXayO
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 18 June: http://bit.ly/2JMTrkg
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 June: http://bit.ly/2M1yizs
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Cityjet wet-leases G-SMLA Bae 146-200 from Jota Aviation: http://bit.ly/2JIjUzg
Ryanair adds eight brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft in May: http://bit.ly/2LWkZjP
Aircraft Update:
SX-EMY Airbus A320-214 c/n 1615 Ellinair Delivered Montpellier-Boryspil-Thessaloniki 18/06/18 ex EI-GFW.
VP-CIB Embraer 190LR c/n 19000227 GECAS Registered at Norwich 15/06/18 in all white colours ex TC-YAL.
Global Aviation News:
Air France offers defiant staff rooms for rest breaks in bid to end labor conflict
Air Philip would like to see ‘level playing ground’ for LCCs in South Korea
BA to pull some fares from GDSs
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/305945/ba-to-pull-some-fares-from-gdss
Eastar Jet to receive 737 MAX 8 by end of 2018
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/eastar-jet-to-receive-737-max-8-by-end-of-2018-809885
Flybe to re-establish Ronaldsway base
JetBlue founder raising funds for new U.S. airline
LCCs need to focus on development demand in secondary cities: JEJU air
More expansion at OSL Gardermoen
Read more: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2018/06/15/more-expansion-at-osl-gardermoen/
Norwegian reaches ‘peak’ in route growth
Read more: https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/norwegian-reaches-peak-in-route-growth-14508
Start-up carrier FlyLolo prepares for Southampton-Skiathos services
Southwest Chases Elite-Level Flyers by Poaching Them From Rivals
Troublesome advanced engines for Boeing, Airbus jets have disrupted airlines and shaken travelers
Turkish Airlines in talks with Boeing on 777X jet order for ultra-long haul plans
Irish Aviation News:
Calls To Reduce Long Term Parking At Dublin Airport
Read more: http://www.98fm.com/Calls-To-Reduce-Long-Term-Parking-At-Dublin-Airport
CHC Ireland crew featured on BBC’s Close Calls: On Camera
Read more: http://www.chcheli.com/node/183
Cork Airport’s new VIP lounge is a ‘model for the rest’
Cork to get Ireland’s first ‘flying doctor’
Hainan Airlines’ service to Dublin switches to 787-9
See Tweet: https://twitter.com/Airlineroute/status/1008387587554152449
ICD arm paid $2.2bln for AWAS leasing business, accounts show
Ireland West Airport to welcome Pope Francis to the airport as part of historic visit to Knock Shrine
Read more: http://www.irelandwestairport.com/news/ireland-west-airport-to-welcome-pope-francis-to-the-airport
Kerry Airport feels Brexit squeeze
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/kerry-airport-feels-brexit-squeeze-848972.html
NAC has committed to lease four new Embraer E190’s to LOT Polish Airlines
Travel Extra’s Sunday Supplement 17 June
Tweet Picks:
@ghimlay .@Emirates says no plans to pursue ties with US big 3, plans to continue building codeshare relationships with @JetBlue and @AlaskaAir.
@ghimlay .@JetBlue returns to pre-Maria levels in Puerto Rico. @FlightGlobal schedules data confirm that airline will operate similar level of flights this month from June 2017.
@JohnLStrickland For an airport that for some years in 2000’s couldn’t muster even 4,000, YES 4,000 passenger a year @SouthendAirport is really motoring, already an @easyJet base & now @Ryanair to base 3 #aircraft from 2019 Good surface links widen catchment @bernardlavelle.
@KianiKress If you don’t run into challenges you were not innovative enough” says Klaus Röwe head of @Airbus #A320 Family.
@winglets747 Airbus staying mum on which airline will be the third operator of the A350-1000. It won’t be in 2018, however. @A350_Production seems to indicate 3rd operator will be Virgin Atlantic.
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