Daily Aviation Brief – 19/05/2015
Aircraft Update:
A6-EAD Airbus A330-243 c/n 382 Emirates Airlines Ferried Dubai-Newquay 14/05/15 for part-out & scrap.
A7-BAK Boeing 777-3DZ(ER) c/n 36097 Qatar Airways Departed Eirtech Aviation Dublin 18/05/15 after painting.
G-CINP Airbus A330-223 c/n 353 Apollo Aviation Management Ferried St Athan-Lisbon 18/05/15 ex VT-IWA.
G-CINR Airbus A330-223 c/n 362 Apollo Aviation Management Ferried St Athan-Lisbon 18/05/15 ex VT-IWB.
Global Aviation News:
Airberlin: narrower 1Q loss helped by lower fuel prices, revenue growth as 2Q below “expectations”
Airline industry: Consolidation calls for regulation
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/58927/airline-industry-consolidation-calls-regulation
CIO interview: Hans-Petter Aanby, Scandinavian Airlines
Read more: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500246010/CIO-interview-Hans-Petter-Aanby-Scandinavian-Airlines
Fastjet Increases Fleet To 4 With Lease Of A319 Aircraft
How Europe’s top three carriers plan to win back market share
Is United Airlines two-timing Chicago?
Labour unrest grows stronger as Southwest Airlines continues to exceed most financial metrics
Lille Airport’s rapid growth since 2011; XL Airways France new for S15
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/05/18/lille-airport-grows-5-4-eight-years-volotea-fastest-growing-airline/
Lufthansa to go Nonstop to Finland’s Largest Skiing Resort
Lufthansa Group pension deficit reaches €10.2bn
Philippine Airlines Studying Replacements for A340
Read more: http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2015/05/philippine-airlines-fleet-replacement.html
Portugal Gets Three Bids for TAP in New Attempt to Sell Carrier
Southwest Opts for Bigger Cabin With Shift to Stretch 737s
TTG Interview: Advantage’s Julia Lo Bue-Said
Read more: http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/ttg-interview-advantages-julia-lo-bue-said/4696161.article
Virgin Atlantic Tentatively Schedules Last Boeing 747 London Heathrow Operation in April 2016
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/05/18/vs-744lhr-s16update1/
What American Airlines is doing differently as it sends US Airways banner off into the sunset
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus sale to IAG now hinges on Ryanair
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aer-lingus-sale-to-iag-now-hinges-on-ryanair-31230291.html
Airport FB page had ‘turned nasty’
Read more: http://www.southernstar.ie/News/Airport-FB-page-had-turned-nasty-15052015.htm
Belfast City airport calls for end to ‘outdated’ seats cap
Belfast City hopes inquiry will allow route expansion
Copenhagen mayor takes on Ryanair
Read more: http://www.thelocal.dk/20150518/copenhagen-mayor-takes-on-ryanair
Flights to Ireland on the rise ahead of both referendum and Bank Holiday
Read more: http://www.newstalk.com/Flights-to-Ireland-on-the-rise-for-both-referendum-and-Bank-Holdiay
George Best Belfast City Airport: Inquiry to examine route changes attempt
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-32758935
IAG vs Ryanair – Aer Lingus ownership matter rumbles on
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/59104/iag-vs-ryanair-aer-lingus-ownership-matter-rumbles
lowcosttravel group turnover rises to €643 million
Read more: http://travelbiz.ie/newsstory/lowcosttravel_group_turnover_rises_to_643_million
ON THIS DAY (May 18) First plane lands at Shannon
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2015/05/on-this-day-may-18-first-plane-lands-at-shannon-57567/
Ryanair approach key to government decision on Aer Lingus – Deputy PM
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/05/18/uk-aerlingus-m-a-idUKKBN0O30O220150518
Ryanair Introduces Newcastle and Dublin Routes
Read more: http://www.travelwires.com/ryanair-introduces-newcastle-and-dublin-routes-33642
14 most Dublin airport things that have ever happened
Read more: http://www.the42.ie/dublin-airport-3-2108041-May2015/?r_dir_d=1
Irish Aviation Research Institute ™ Blog Posts:
Dublin-Weston Executive Airport reports second year of bizav growth: http://bit.ly/1cLBZY1
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 16-05-15: http://bit.ly/1EMZINR
Ryanair accelerates Berlin Schönefeld-Cologne route launch and adds new routes in Berlin and Hamburg: http://bit.ly/1HlRq3G
Tweets of the day:
@DublinAirport Our app has won the Ovum OTR ‘Innovation in Cloud Services’ award for delivering “a compelling mobile application”.
@e_russell Emirates, Etihad and Qatar have increased capacity by a quarter to the USA since AA, DL and UA made case in January, says Parker. #NPCLunch.
@ghimlay US airlines expected to carry 2.4m pax/day this summer – all-time high, says @AirlinesDotOrg.
@ghimlay “It’s the happiest I’ve been for a while.” – @AirlinesDotOrg chief economist John Heimlich on US carriers’ financial healthtOrg.
@ghimlay RT @macilree But international air transport is not covered by the WTO – US has resisted this extension.
@ghimlay Funny that Smisek said Gulf carriers’ finances were uncovered from “obscure jurisdictions” (Sing, Aust, India, Belgium, Ireland, Malta & UK).
@RunwayGirl United CEO says US legacies offer better product now than any time in history. // Not in economy class seating, Jeff. #PaxEx #NPCLunch.
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About the Author
Trevor Buckley Blogger Irish Aviation Research Institute/ FlI Commercial Aviation News Curator/ Voted 7th in #Avgeek100 2013/ Twitter @IrishAero
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