Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 December: http://bit.ly/2EoTm29
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 December: http://bit.ly/2A1WmOO
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 17 December: http://bit.ly/2ChyJUj
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17 December: http://bit.ly/2rFlaYs
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 December: http://bit.ly/2A44pe3
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Dublin’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner Hat Trick: http://bit.ly/2EjiAzH
EI-GXM Boeing 737-800 Delivered to Ryanair: http://bit.ly/2rpEj0t
Aircraft Update:
EI-EPG Boeing 737-8AS c/n 34985 BlueSky 4 Leasing Ferried Woensdrecht-Montpellier 18/12/18.
EI-FLR Embraer 195LR c/n 190.00088 Ukraine International Ferried Clermont-Ferrand-Rome FCO 14/12/18 for paint prior delivery.
EI-HED Airbus A330-243F c/n 1414 ASL Airlines (Ireland) Delivered Leipzig-East Midlands 18/12/18 on transfer ex D-ALMB.
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic carries 18% more passengers during eleven months
Airbahn, a new US carrier planned for 2019
Boeing to Open Its First 737 Plant in China Under Shadow of a Trade War
CBP Reminds Travelers to Allow 72 Hours for ESTA
Read more: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-reminds-travelers-allow-72-hours-esta
China to Emerge as the World’s Largest Air Travel Market by 2020
Emirates to operate A380 to Glasgow
Flybe highlights seasonal trends
Read more: https://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/news/airportairline/46168-flybe-highlights-seasonal-trends
South Africa Civil Aviation Authority Grounds CemAir’s 21 Planes
Southwest’s CEO Bucks Skeptics With Hawaii Flights ‘Ready to Roll’
TAP Air Portugal CEO: US market ‘one of the most relevant to TAP’
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/tap-air-portugal-ceo-us-market-one-of-the-most-relevant-to-tap/
Transat’s Q4 profit hurt by fuel costs as hotel plans move ahead
XL Airways seeks strategic investor and shift in business model
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/xl-airways-seeks-strategic-investor-and-shift-in-business-model/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus to reintroduce business class on short haul routes to complement trans Atlantic expansion
AerCap Holdings – A Closer Look
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018
Air Astana unveils leased AerCap Embraer ‘Snow Leopard’ E190-E2
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Focus on Aerospace & Aviation December 2018
Read more: https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication-files/Focus-on-Aerospace-and-Aviation.pdf
Ireland West Airport set for busiest Christmas in its 32-year history
Ryanair: Last Call Before Takeoff
Over 1.15 + Million Flights will have been handled by the IAA in Irish Airspace this year – As 2018 draws to a close, the IAA is forecasting another record-breaking year for Irish air traffic
Tweet Picks:
@airlinewriter Foreigners flying to the US from visa-waiver countries must now apply for ESTA at least 72 hours out; no more day-of-flight approvals, says Customs and Border Protection.
@capa_india In the last 15 years, the commercial Indian airline fleet has grown by close to 500 aircraft. @IndiGo6E has added 200 of these, the first Indian carrier to reach this milestone. #IndianAviation.
@airinsight Interesting stat. At @Delta comparing their @AirbusInTheUS A321 and @BoeingAirplanes 737-900ER. From 2018 Form 41 – Tot Ops Costs/Hr/Seat: A321 is $28.05 and 737-900 $28.79. A321 is 2.6% lower.
@Boeing We’re celebrating the first delivery to @AirChinaNA with joint venture partner @COMACAmerica today from the new 737 Completion and Delivery Center in Zhoushan, China, marking a new era in #Boeing’s partnership with the Chinese aviation industry.
@ghimlay SkyWest Inc will sell @expressjet to ManaAir, a joint venture in which @United owns a minority stake, for around $70 million in cash.
Video Picks:
Flybe carries 1.7 million passengers from Belfast City Airport
Inside Delta’s new biometric boarding technology
Tommy Broughan TD’s speech on the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulations
Web Accessibility – Brian Dalton, QA, Aer Lingus
Wizz Air Co-Founder and CEO on Staying Ahead of the Curve
