Daily Aviation Brief – 26/09/2018
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 24 September: http://bit.ly/2Obdsm0
India Aviation industry newsletter 24 September: http://bit.ly/2O4iYqs
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 24 September: http://bit.ly/2NAO0Xh
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 24 September: http://bit.ly/2zqdrSE
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 24 September: http://bit.ly/2Q2CT6x
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus makes seasonal return on Dublin-Warsaw Route: http://bit.ly/2xxDs1l
Swiss International to introduce Airbus A220-300 on Dublin-Zurich route: http://bit.ly/2I8flKB
Aircraft Update:
2-ATRG ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1268 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Woensdrecht-Mönchengladbach 25/09/18 ex B-22822.
2-RPDA ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1022 Nordic Aero Ferried Saarbrücken-St. Gallen–Altenrhein-Billund 25/09/18 ex PR-PDA.
Global Aviation News:
Ajay Singh: The turnaround man
Read more: https://www.livemint.com/Companies/t9wGYNXBYet9YoTWcZ8asI/Ajay-Singh-The-turnaround-man.html
A Dozen Grounded Emirates Airliners Returned to Service
airBaltic Receives Twelfth Airbus A220-300 Aircraft
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/airbaltic-receives-twelfth-airbus-a220-300-aircraft/
Bombardier CRJ Series Certified for Higher Maintenance Intervals
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/bombardier-crj-series-certified-for-higher-maintenance-intervals/
B777-200ER Values Continue To Nosedive
Read more: http://www.aircraftvaluenews.com/b777-200er-values-continue-to-nosedive/
Cambodia Hungry for More Foreign Investment in Airlines
China’s Big Three Airlines Are On A Fast Track To Overtake U.S. Big Three Within A Few Years
UK would allow European Union airlines to fly in no-deal Brexit, and keep EU rules
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/uk-would-allow-eu-airlines-fly-no-deal-brexit-n912626
520 million Indians expected to travel each year by 2037
7 Million Chinese to Travel Abroad This Golden Week
Read more: http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/72/72119.html
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Names Bart Ligthart Head of Trading and Portfolio Management
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aercap-names-bart-ligthart-head-of-trading-and-portfolio-management/
Aer Lingus announces plans for re-brand in 2019
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/Aer-Lingus-announces-plans-for-rebrand-in-2019
Aircraft leasing is flying for this hi-tech Limerick startup
Emirates Airlines Country Manager (Ireland) Enda Corneille – Learn From Leaders
Read more: https://www.learnfromleaders.ie/enda-corneille/
FPG Amentum arranges sale of one Jeju Air 737-800
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/fpg-amentum-arranges-sale-of-one-jeju-air-737-800/
How Joyce made Qantas soar again
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/how-joyce-made-qantas-soar-again-37344294.html
Intrepid Rebrands as Voyager
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/intrepid-rebrands-as-voyager/
L1 Treasury and Airborne Capital announce $250m portfolio to buy aircraft
Norwegian Air to stop flights from Belfast to US
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-45630876
Qantas chief Alan Joyce doubles down in war with Perth Airport
Ryanair boss O’Leary must be asking ‘should I stay or should I go?’
1st charity air ambulance to begin work soon
Read more: http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=26363
Tweet Picks:
@AirlineFlyer .@AerLingus to reveal a new branding scheme with the delivery of its A321LR. The shamrock and green will stay put, but that’s all we know for now. #APEXExpo.
@AusBT An Emirates-Etihad merger would be the airline deal of the decade but it won’t come without hurdles, fewer flights by the combined airlines, or potentially higher priced airfares…
@JohnLStrickland More challenges for regional long haul LCC flights: #Airline Norwegian ends Belfast to New York and Boston flights.
@MaxK_J .@AerLingus chief Kavanagh tells #APEXexpo delegates of plans to unveil “a refreshed brand in January which will reflect the airline’s modern outlook and ambition to be the leading value carrier across North Atlantic” (less green/more white?) #IAG.
@RunwayGirl From an enjoyment perspective, IFE is very important especially for longer flights. “It will be a mainstay in our product portfolio for some time,” says CEO Calin Rovinescu at the #APEXEXPO.
Video Picks:
Delta Airlines to trial facial recognition technology at Atlanta Airport
In the making: First Ultra Long Range A350 XWB delivered to Singapore Airlines
PM Modi inaugurates Sikkim’s first airport in Pakyong
RB A320neo fleet launch
SkyWest departs with the first ever CRJ 900 fitted with the ATMOSPHÈRE cabin