Daily Aviation Brief – 01/10/2018
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:
Ethiopian Airlines delivers third Boeing 737 Max 8 through Dublin Airport: http://bit.ly/2NUmm7M
Laudamotion to operate new weekly Dublin-Innsbruck winter service: http://bit.ly/2OTe9NI
Aircraft Update:
OY-YBU ATR72-212A(600) c/n 541 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Mönchengladbach-East Midlands 29/09/18 ex XY-AJC.
OY-YCR ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1027 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Billund-Toulouse/Francazal 28/09/18 ex PR-ATQ.
2-MFID ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1178 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Billund-Sønderborg 28/09/18 ex 9M-FID.
2-SGSG Boeing 737-7H6(BBJ) c/n 29274 GainJet Ireland Ferried Athens-Shannon 28/09/19.
Global Aviation News:
Air travel ‘without your passport leaving your pocket’
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45628825
British Airways to run two biometric-boarding trials at JFK
Read more: http://atwonline.com/security/british-airways-run-two-biometric-boarding-trials-jfk
Cathay Pacific flights leaving Hong Kong set to cost up to HK$652 more as fuel surcharge introduced from November
Congo Airline, China’s Comac in Talks to Buy Three Aircraft
Delta CEO Ed Bastain said Detroit Metro Airport a key piece of company plans
Dreamliners Being Grounded Again on Rolls-Royce Engine Flaws
Grow or die seems to be the low-cost carrier motto
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/grow-or-die-seems-be-low-cost-carrier-motto
Iberia hails progress in innovation at WFS
Read more: https://www.airlines.iata.org/news/iberia-hails-progress-in-innovation-at-wfs
Inside The Airline For Millennials: LEVEL Airlines
Read more: https://simpleflying.com/inside-the-airline-for-millennials-level-airlines/
JetBlue thinks its business class service could ‘disrupt’ air travel to Europe
Lufthansa Group optimizes hub management of the network airlines and prepares for moderate growth in Summer 2019.
Read more: http://ti.lh.com/pmC4
Moody’s: European airlines could face severe credit impact from ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario
Researchers See the Light To Reducing Bird Strikes
UAE Willing To Start Open-Skies Talks with the European Union
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap takes Delivery of its First Boeing 737 MAX
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aercap-takes-delivery-of-its-first-boeing-737-max/
Aer Lingus is building a multimillion-euro training centre – but some staff’s future is unclear
Read more: https://fora.ie/aer-lingus-training-centre-4234534-Sep2018/4
A wonderful Portlaoise man and his flying machine
CityJet leases two Bombardier CRJ900 ERs from TrueNoord
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/cityjet-leases-two-bombardier-crj900-ers-from-truenoord/
Commission for Aviation Regulation Dublin Airport Passenger Advisory Group and Guidelines for Passenger Engagement
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund invests in Genesis Aircraft Services
ITIC says six of 51 recommendations have been achieved, 13 showing no progress
NAC delivered one ATR 72-500, MSN 723, to Aeronova on lease
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/nac-delivered-one-atr-72-500-msn-723-to-aeronova-on-lease/
Roadbridge and FCC close in on Dublin Airport runway contract
Ryanair Launches Record Prague Summer 19 Schedule
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-launches-record-prague-summer-19-schedule/
Ryanair To Open 2 New French Bases At Bordeaux & Marseille
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-to-open-2-new-french-bases-at-bordeaux-marseille/
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Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute Following AIRFRANCE European destination will switch to JOON-operating service from 31MAR19: Manchester, Stockholm, Prague and Madrid.
@AlexInAir “India-Doha sector has become a high-yield market, unlike India-Dubai sector where it is declining, according to the authorities”.
@AsiaJetWatch NTSB official: “The NOTAM system is really messed up. It’s written in a language that only a computer programmer could understand… just a bunch of garbage that nobody pays attention to.”
@e_russell ICYMI: Cathay Pacific “pleased” with A350-1000 performance to date, though CEO admits there are “always things you talk about with the manufacturer” with a new aircraft.
@vl_bryan “The papers said that, for pilot licences, the CAA would need to validate any EASA licence used to fly a UK-registered aircraft, and UK-issued licences would need to transfer to EASA if they wanted to operate EU-registered planes.”
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