Aircraft Update:
EI-GOA Embraer 190LR c/n 19000456 BA CityFlyer Delivered Guangzhou-Muscat-Larnaca-Warsaw 24-25/04/19 to become G-LCAA.
HL8354 Boeing 737-8KN c/n 40246 T´Way Air Registered at Shannon 21/04/19 ex A6-FDS.
OE-IGT Airbus A320-214 c/n 4394 GECAS Ferried Sofia-Shannon 25/04/19 for IndiGo Airlines ex HZ-AS37.
Global Aviation News:
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Kumho Asiana Group To Offload Stake in Asiana
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Norwegian: Postponement of delivery of Boeing aircraft
Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8 Engine Achieves 10 Million Flying Hours
Scotland’s air departure tax plans delayed
S7 Technics is first in Russia and CIS to perform base MRO checks on A320neo
United Adroit in Limiting Max-related Flight Cancellations
U.S. Airlines Continue to Add Used Aircraft
Virgin Atlantic Airways calls on SR Technics Engineering for complex cabin reconfiguration
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus and Donegal Tourism sector on board as Donegal Connect initiative begins
Arctic Aviation Assets DAC Reaches Agreement on Restructuring of Airbus delivery schedule
Avolon: Positioning Ireland at the Forefront of Global Start-up Innovation
CDB Aviation Receives Investment Grade Ratings from Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch
ICRR Air ambulance service waiting for lift-off
NAC delivered one new Embraer E195, MSN 19000766, to JSC Belavia-Belarusian Airlines on lease
New €4m state-of-the-art facility for ELFC
SMBC Aviation Capital delivers first Airbus A320neo to S7
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell JetBlue’s expansion to Europe “is something completely different for a few reasons, and I’m actually bullish on it.” @crankyflier.
@hharteveldt The evolved @United livery carries the #airline’s mission statement near the nose: Connecting people. Uniting the world. #avgeek #branding.
@jonostrower SCOOP: Since the 737 Max was grounded, representatives of Southwest Airlines paid a visit to a European A220 operator to kick proverbial tires on the aircraft and hear about the carrier’s experience with the new jet.
@LiveFromALounge GoAir pulls out of Maldives completely: GoAir began its international journey in 2018 with Phuket and Male. And now, GoAir is cancelling all their flights to the Maldives.
@navcanada ✈️✈️ #ICYMI – “It all starts with a good idea,” says NAV CANADA’s Noel Dwyer, about proposing new standards or procedures within @ICAO.
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