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Published on October 16th, 2018 | by Alan Dwyer

Daily Aviation Brief – 16/10/2018

Acumen Aviation Newsletters:

China Aviation Industry Newsletter 16 October: http://bit.ly/2ylx39J

India Aviation industry newsletter 16 October: http://bit.ly/2yHxyu4

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 16 October: http://bit.ly/2EjXCBt

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 16 October: http://bit.ly/2OoV1Lx

USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 16 October: http://bit.ly/2AaS8VM

Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:

ASL Airlines Boeing 737-300 EI-STA completes Aer Lingus wet-lease operation: http://bit.ly/2NGqLGw

Ryanair adds a record six Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 27 hour period as fleet to grows to 450: http://bit.ly/2ElYhCN

Turkish Airlines introduces Boeing 737 MAX 8 on Dublin route: http://bit.ly/2yim9S1

Aircraft Update:

EI-TVG Boeing 737-7ZF(BBJ) c/n 60406 Charter Jets Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Alicante-Perpignan 15/10/18 after storage.

EJ-IOBN Embraer 190CJ c/n 19000632 GainJet Ireland Delivered Orlando Melbourne International-Shannon 13/10/18 ex N730MM.

VT-IKE Airbus A320-232 c/n 2138 IndiGo Airlines Painted at Shannon 11/10/18 prior delivery ex A7-ADH.

Global Aviation News:

Aircraft could be grounded due to no-deal Brexit, National Audit Office warns

Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/313698/aircraft-could-be-grounded-due-to-no-deal-brexit-national-audit-office-warns

Airbus May Beat Boeing to Market With Range-Boosting Plane

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-11/airbus-plans-range-boosting-jet-before-boeing-air-transat-says

Air Transat boss hints at expansion of Thomas Cook partnership

Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/313825/air-transat-boss-hints-at-expansion-of-thomas-cook-partnership

American Airlines Wants to Know What’s So Boring About Its New Logo

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-12/american-airlines-thinks-its-eagle-is-so-fly-it-s-suing-over-it

Bob Crandall: Blame deregulation for cramped airline seats

Read more: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Bob-Crandall-Blame-deregulation-for-cramped-airline-seats

Boeing ‘Concerned’ About Jet Airways

Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/aircraft-maker-boeing-concerned-about-jet-airways-says-official#gs._uc7UMI

Q and A: WestJet CEO talks future of Swoop and partnership with the U of A in Edmonton

Read more: https://edmontonjournal.com/business/westjet-ceo-talks-future-plans-in-edmonton

Q2 2018 LCC Performance; Spring damped, shocks absorbed

Read more: https://www.rdcaviation.com/News/Q2-2018-LCC-Performance%3b-Spring-damped%2c-shocks-absorbed

TUI in talks with German Intro Aviation Group to sell Corsair

Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/tui-talks-german-intro-aviation-group-sell-corsair

Two Small Planet Airlines enter restructuring within a month

Read more: https://www.aerotime.aero/aerotime.team/21943-two-small-planet-airlines-enter-restructuring-within-a-month

U.K. Regulator Lands Heathrow Slots as First Target Post Brexit

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-11/u-k-to-vet-ba-american-air-pact-in-new-brexit-antitrust-role

UK authority to re-examine Oneworld transatlantic pact

Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-authority-to-re-examine-oneworld-transatlantic-pa-452594/

World’s Longest Flight Is a Triumph Over Oil Prices

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-10-12/world-s-longest-flight-a-triumph-of-tech-over-oil-prices-jn6bhx2a

UAE carriers face headwinds on stiff competition, rising fuel bill and lower yields

Read more: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/609021/UAE-carriers-face-headwinds-on-stiff-competition-r

Irish Aviation News:

Director of Aer Arann ‘happy’ to sell airline and airport to the Government

Read more: https://galwaybayfm.ie/director-of-aer-arann-happy-to-sell-airline-and-airport-to-the-government/

Dublin Airport Welcomes New WestJet Service To Calgary

Read more: https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/dublin-airport-welcomes-new-westjet-service-to-calgary

Elix Aviation Capital Confirms a Lease Transaction for six ATR 72-600 with Lion Air Group

Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/elix-aviation-capital-confirms-a-lease-transaction-for-six-atr-72-600-with-lion-air-group/

Flying high: Global tourism back at 2010 levels as Ireland welcomes nine million overseas visitors

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/flying-high-global-tourism-back-at-2010-levels-as-ireland-welcomes-nine-million-overseas-visitors-37411076.html

Less means more for NI tourism

Read more: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/business/less-means-more-for-ni-tourism-1-8661516

Review: What’s it like to fly transatlantic from Cork with Norwegian?

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-talk/review-whats-it-like-to-fly-transatlantic-from-cork-with-norwegian-37395691.html

Ryanair bets on Catalonia with the opening of 6 new routes in summer, including Girona-Brussels

Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-bets-on-catalonia-with-the-opening-of-6-new-routes-in-summer-including-girona-brussels/

Ryanair establishes maintenance subsidiary in Germany [German]

Read more: http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-wartungstochter-deutschland-engineering-mro/47123

Ryanair is operating the most routes this winter serving the greatest number of country markets with the greatest number of airports on its network in Winter 2018-2019

Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2018/10/10/w18-19-network-analysis-airlines-serving-most-routes-country-markets-and-airports-identified-here/

Ryanair to launch six new routes from Belgian airports (from Summer 2019)

Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/six-new-routes-belgian-airports-summer-2019-michael-o-leary-reaches-out-belgian-unions/

Ryanair will launch a new route from Bournemouth to Dublin next year

Read more: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16976381.ryanair-will-launch-a-new-route-from-bournemouth-to-dublin-next-year/

Tweet Picks:

@e_russell Delta says it has no “obligation for payment of any kind to the manufacturer for routes flown beyond any mileage threshold” for the A220.

@e_russell Engines for Emirates’ latest A380 commitment are not hitting performance parameters, threatening the entire deal.

@jonostrower Has anyone done a side-by-side comparison of the operating economics of the Singapore’s 2013 A340-500 and the 2018 A350-900ULR?.

@snocounty Snohomish County is proud to be home to @BoeingAirplanes 777 and the new 777x wing plant. We love aerospace innovation and @Boeing leads the way.

@tonyfernandes Analysts may not understand the massive potential and value behind the AirAsia ecosystem in the digital realm but Google sees it.

Video Picks:

Calgary’s Global Future – A special announcement with Ed Sims

https://youtu.be/_2uoHUDuFkI

How Air New Zealand is re-thinking #PaxEx with their virtual reality game

https://youtu.be/cDFZPXNApm0

Kenny Jacobs of Ryanair comments on facilities at Dublin airport

https://youtu.be/cVpwWKAOZU

Love Where You’re Going | WestJet

https://youtu.be/m18rmm7S7So

With smart tunnel, clear Dubai immigration without passport in 7 steps

https://youtu.be/NjfX3D8gfHY