Daily Aviation Brief – 24/10/2018
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Automatic Appoints Acumen for EASA CAMO Transition Project: http://bit.ly/2AoVLaV
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 22 October: http://bit.ly/2R0TDeA
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 22 October: http://bit.ly/2yt1Scz
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 22 October: http://bit.ly/2OFlCUp
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 22 October: http://bit.ly/2JbhK7E
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 22 October: http://bit.ly/2ODggt0
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Icelandair commences Boeing 737 MAX 8 service on Dublin route: http://bit.ly/2Cw7eqn
Ryanair’s first Boeing 737 MAX 200 to be registered as EI-HAT: http://bit.ly/2J9gIco
Aircraft Update:
C-FTJH Boeing 737-8BK c/n 29642 Sunwing Airlines Katowice-Dublin-Toronto 18/10/18 after summer lease to Travel Service Poland.
EI-GXI Boeng 737-800 c/n 44851 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 23/10/18.
2-ATRA ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1318 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Woensdrecht-St. Gallen-Billund-Mönchengladbach 22-23/10/18 ex B-22823.
Global Aviation News:
Gatwick chief warns of more industry turbulence
Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/75c39d46-d2df-11e8-a9f2-7574db66bcd5
Jet Airways Cancels Wet Leasing Deal With TruJet
Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/jet-airways-cancels-wet-leasing-deal-with-trujet#gs.jOpRRok
Jet Airways Seeks Loan Moratorium to Ease Cash Crunch
JetBlue Sees Cheaper Luxury Seats Spurring Trans-Atlantic Travel
Kenya Airways Union Warns of Strike as U.S. Flights to Start
Lufthansa Is Giving Boeing a Shot at New Wide-Body Deal
TAP Express CEO Strikes Out At Long Industry Lead Times
Read more: https://www.mro-network.com/airlines/tap-express-ceo-strikes-out-long-industry-lead-times
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Irish Aviation News:
Air France to Increase Capacity from Cork Airport by 24%
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-france-to-increase-capacity-from-cork-airport-by-24/
Automatic Appoints Acumen for EASA CAMO Transition Project
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/automatic-appoints-acumen-for-easa-camo-transition-project/
Awas Aviation directors share in €16m bonanza
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/awas-aviation-directors-share-in-16m-bonanza-37436262.html
Mason Hayes & Curran raises concern over diversity of aviation sector
Read more: https://irishlegal.com/article/mason-hayes-curran-raises-concern-over-diversity-of-aviation-sector
Russia’s biggest bank expands its Irish aviation leasing operation
Ryanair First Half Earnings: Short-Term Issues Become Opportunities
Ryanair Holdings – Guidance maintained; industry leadership position unchanged – Davy Research
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=ST2_11530_1.xml.htm
Ryanair’s O’Leary Says Happy to Continue as CEO for 2 to 3 Years
Ryanair readies for Banja Luka launch
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2018/10/ryanair-readies-for-banja-luka-launch.html
Shannon runway works up for engineering award
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2018/10/shannon-runway-works-up-for-engineering-award-24066/
Tweet Picks:
@bennyfactor Replying to @jonostrower 737th 737 last flew in 2013 as PK-YTF for Batavia, 747th 747 last flew in 2012 as D-ABTA for Lufthansa. 757th 757 is flying as N710TW for Delta. 767th 767 is flying as N1049A for Atlas Air. 777th 777 is flying as F-GZND for Air France.
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@jonostrower Boeing 787 number 787 is currently on the final assembly line. It will eventually fly for China Southern.
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