Daily Aviation Brief – 08/08/2019
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Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 6 August: http://bit.ly/2YIywp3
Emirates Airlines anticipates reaching 2.5 million passengers on Dublin-Dubai route by year end: http://bit.ly/2KrBvJf
EI-GOH Airbus A319-112 c/n 3139 STLC Europe Leasing Ferried Nuremberg-Kaunas 07/08/19 ex LZ-AOA.
Read more: https://skift.com/2019/08/06/skift-global-forum-preview-air-france-klm-ceo-ben-smith-reveals-how-hes-winning-over-labor/
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/american-air-to-spend-90-million-on-l-a-stadium-sponsorship
Boeing CEO to Business Travel Execs: Trust Us, 737 Max Is Safe Now
Read more: https://skift.com/2019/08/05/boeing-ceo-to-business-travel-execs-trust-us-737-max-is-safe-now/
Read more: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/transport/425423-emirates-airline-reveals-boeing-777x-in-production-in-us
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/low-cost-carrier-wizz-air-soars-out-of-budapest-says-fitch-in-europe-wide-report-942196.html
Read more: https://www.oag.com/blog/air-canada-acquisition-of-air-transat
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/rolls-royce-stems-operating-losses-counts-cost-of-787-glitches
Saudi Arabia Gives Women Travel Rights in Major Policy Shakeup
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-01/saudi-to-allow-women-to-travel-without-permission-okaz-says
SmartWings Group cancels Smartwings Germany launch
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/smartwings-group-cancels-smartwings-germany-launch/
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/the-future-of-flying-british-airways-provides-a-glimpse-of-how-the-industry-could-look-100-years-from-now/
Wizz Air SWOT: ultra LCC builds on profitable growth
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/wizz-air-swot-ultra-lcc-builds-on-profitable-growth-481518
Boeing 767 approval granted to Atlantic Aviation Group CAMO and Technical Services
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/boeing-767-approval-granted-to-atlantic-aviation-group-camo-and-technical-services/
Brussels airlines increases Birmingham service from Nov 2019 operated by Cityjet
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285729/brussels-airlines-increases-birmingham-service-from-nov-2019/
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/cdb-aviations-new-customer-ural-airlines-receives-first-of-three-a320neo-aircraft/
IAG boss Willie Walsh: Cork Airport will not go out of business if charges are cut
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/iag-boss-willie-walsh-cork-airport-will-not-go-out-of-business-if-charges-are-cut-941561.html
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/irish-airlines-vs-daa-battle-lines-drawn-over-price-of-progress-at-dublin-airport-38377279.html
Ryanair investors ‘highly sceptical’ of air fares rebound
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-investors-highly-sceptical-of-air-fares-rebound-1.3977572
Ryanair more than doubles number of flights from Ukraine over year
Read more: https://www.kyivpost.com/business/ryanair-more-than-doubles-number-of-flights-from-ukraine-over-year.html
Ryanair traffic grows 9% to 14.8m passengers in July
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-traffic-grows-9-to-14-8m-passengers-in-july-1.3978389
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2019/08/shannon-celebrating-10-years-of-us-preclearance-10010/
@GescheW Air France-KLM will retire all 10 #A380s from the Air France fleet by 2022 and will place a firm order with Airbus for 60 #A220s with 30 options and 30 acquisition rights, in order to replace the A318s and A319s in the fleet of Air France.
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