Aircraft Update:
EI-EPG Boeing 737-8AS c/n 34985 Sun Express Deutschland Acceptance flight Montpellier-Valencia-Montpellier 23/04/19 to become D-ASXY.
VQ-BXL Airbus A320-251N c/n 7856 Azul Linhas Aéreas Ferried Teruel-Shannon 23/04/19 to become PR-YYD.
2-STRA Airbus A319-132 c/n 2396 Spire Flight Solutions Ferried Toulouse-Francazal-Keflavik-Bangor-Goodyear 24/04/19 ex SX-ABE.
Global Aviation News:
Beijing Bizav Group Tackles Cost of Flying in China
Boeing 737 MAX: Determining Costs Of Culpability And Groundings
China Expands Support to Boost Regional Aviation
Indian airlines interested in Armenian market: Civil Aviation Committee Chairwoman’s interview
ITB China announces Air China as new partner airline
Pichler flies the flag against the high threat of low-cost
Talking Points Episode 19: American Airlines VP of Planning, Vasu Raja
WestJet CEO Ed Sims will stick with Boeing 737 Max 8 as airline’s turnaround plan continues
Irish Aviation News:
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad
An interview with world-renowned Irish businessman Colm McLoughlin Executive Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free
Aviation Statistics Quarter 4 and Year 2018 – CSO
CDB Aviation Closes $525 Million Unsecured Credit Facility
Dáil debates Tuesday, 16 April 2019 Air Transport Preclearance Agreement: Motion
Norwegian reduces Dublin-Hamilton service in July 2019
Premier Airline Industry Awards Presented to European Airlines at APEX Dublin MultiMedia Market
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute The one-time Air France A350 service from Seoul to Paris (on 29MAR20) was highlighted due to the fact that AF is still in the middle of schedule update for summer 2020 filing, therefore the oddball A350 flight.
@Airlineroute China Airlines’ 60th anniversary logo jet made its debut on Taipei Taoyuan – Ontario route on 22APR19 (A350-900XWB).
@e_russell Fun fact, American flies A330s between Philadelphia and Charlotte because it does A330 maintenance in Charlotte and needs to ferry the aircraft to/from its Atlantic gateway in Philadelphia. #TheMoreYouKnow.
@e_russell Some #737Max tidbits in United’s first quarter financial filing – up to 110 daily flights were planned by end-2019 prior to the grounding. Still fewer than at either American or Southwest.
@jumbo747pilot Wise words. I have been talking about this with friends an colleagues over the past few months. The picture is a complex one and not just restricted to Asia. Investment in pilot training is a key aspect but there are others which are impacting European airlines in particular.
Video Picks:
An Etihad Volunteer who left a mark during the WorldGames
Cathay Pacific Hackathon 2018
Dómhnal Slattery – Alumni Award Winner 2019 for Business and Commerce
Royal Aeronautical Society Northern Ireland Handley Page Named Lecture 2019
Women in Aviation Finance – Julie Garland