Daily Aviation Brief – 27/09/2018
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:
EI-CSG Boeing 737-8AS c/n 29922 MIAT Mongolian Airlines Ferried Prague-Koltsovo-Chinggis Khaan International 24/09/18 after wer-lease to Travel Service.
EI-FYI Boeing 737-8 MAX c/n 42834 Norwegian Air International Delivered Shannon-Helsinki 27/09/18 tail markings applied at Shannon.
N665AC Boeing 767-36D c/n 35155 Aircastle Ferried Marana-Phoenix Sky Harbor-Saipan International 23/09/18 ex N638BC.
Global Aviation News:
After Near-Disaster, NTSB Eyes Tech to Keep Planes on Runways
Air New Zealand boss Christopher Luxon apologises for ‘challenging year’
Read more: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12129918
Double Whammy For Edinburgh Airport As Norwegian, Emirates Cut Flights
German researchers flight test retrofittable technologies to quieten airliners
IndiGo’s Passenger Load Factor Drops The Most In 18 Months
‘It’s time,’ says 1st Indigenous woman in Canada to start an airline on her own | CBC News
Montenegro Airlines takeover talks next week
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2018/09/montenegro-airlines-takeover-talks-next.html
New Jersey Lawmakers Back Jet-Fuel Tax Hike to Pay for Train Service
These Are the Fastest-Growing Destinations in Europe
Tourism boom partly to blame for Air New Zealand’s woes – aviation commentator
Read more: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12129933
U.K. Warns Flights May Be Grounded in Case of No-Deal Brexit
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus CEO Announces Brand Refresh and Free In-Flight Wi-Fi During APEX EXPO Keynote
Read more: https://apex.aero/2018/09/24/aer-lingus-brand-refresh-free-wifi-apex-expo
Belfast airport says Norwegian Air decision to axe US flights ‘moronic’
EI-GSK Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/2018/09/ei-gsk-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
EI-GXG Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/2018/09/ei-gxg-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
Eirtech Awarded STC for Removal of Economy Class Seats on B777
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/eirtech-awarded-stc-for-removal-of-economy-class-seats-on-b777/
Ireland’s aviation authority says flights to the UK could ‘stop at midnight’ with a hard Brexit
Read more: https://fora.ie/ireland-aviation-brexit-flights-risk-4254560-Sep2018/
Norwegian soars to 250,000 passengers on flights from Dublin Airport to the USA
Ryanair announce Dublin to Cagliari 2w and Cork to Naples 2w seasonal in summer 2019
Ryanair Agrees Cabin Crew Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) For Italy
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-agrees-cabin-crew-collective-labour-agreement-cla-for-italy/
Ryanair may cut planned capacity growth due to strikes
Shannon becomes first European airport to have facial recognition installed for US preclearance
Tweet Picks:
@AirlineFlyer .@_LaCompagnie @Airbus A321neo to feature 76 @RockwellCollins Diamond 2-2 seats, as well as @ZodiacAerospace 15.7 inch IFE screens. This is a much more compelling offer than the outgoing 757. #APEXexpo #PaxEx.
@DawnGilbertson .@Allegiant has big plans to get into the hotel business. Wall Street is skeptical.
@e_russell “I think we are right placing our confidences in this route,” says Cathay Pacific CEO Hogg on new Dulles route. Advance bookings are good and they hope to increase to daily “soon”.
@e_russell “Once we launch a new destination, we try to get to daily. I think you’ll see more of that to [our] new destinations,” says Cathay Pacific chief executive Hogg on its new services to @Dulles_Airport and @SeaTacAirport.
@ghimlay With @emirates retreating from Mexico service via Spain, @Aeromexico now plans to serve Barcelona, CEO tells @jmhdinger #APEXEXPO.
Video Picks:
Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh @ APEX EXPO 2018
Alaska Airlines testing virtual reality experience
Spirit Airlines CEO Robert Fornaro @ APEX EXPO 2018
Stobart Pilot Mentorship Programme
88th Saudi National Day Celebrations | Etihad Airways