Daily Aviation Brief – 08/06/2015
Aircraft Update:
AP-BMC Airbus A320-232 c/n 2496 Shaheen Air International Delivered Indianapolis-Goose Bay-Dublin 06/05/15 ex EI-EWO.
ER-AXL Airbus A319-112 c/n 2849 Air Moldova Delivered Dublin-Chișinău 05/06/15 ex EI-FFY.
LY-ONJ Airbus A320-214 c/n 4203 Small Planet Airlines Ferried Jersey-Porto 03/06/15 on summer-lease to Privilege Style ex EI-ONJ.
OK-MEJ Airbus A320-214 c/n 3097 CSA Czech Airlines Ferried Prague-Ostrava 04/06/15 for paint into all white prior delivery to Pakistan International as AP-BLT.
Flying In Ireland News:
Dublin based ASL group drives future growth with launch of European Airline brand
Global Aviation News:
AirAsia X starts to see improvements following capacity cuts. Full recovery could hinge on MAS
Alitalia unveils new brand identity and livery
Azores’ SATA Internacional set for first A330
Read more: http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/37788-azores-sata-internacional-set-for-first-a330
Bidders make improved offers for Portugal’s TAP airline
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/05/us-portugal-tap-privatisation-idUSKBN0OL27C20150605
Boeing Plans 777 Production Cut Before 777X Assembly – Pros And Cons
Boeing predicts both strong air traffic and plane sales this year
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/05/us-boeing-paris-forecast-idUSKBN0OL2E820150605
Boeing to Offer Aircraft Financing If Trade Bank Shuts
Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-would-provide-more-jet-finance-if-ex-im-bank-shut-1433528462
Critical for Changi Airport and SIA to join hands
Delta’s Unorthodox Fix-It Man Is Feuding With Rivals Again
Emirates president rebuffs Chicago mayor in subsidies row
Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/emirates-president-rebuffs-chicago-mayor-in-subsidies-row-594286.html
Etihad Airways Challenges Suppliers To Transform, Innovate And Collaborate At Annual Vendor Symposium
Read more: http://www.abudhabicityguide.com/news/news-details.asp?newsid=19417&newstype=Local%20News
Europe’s Top Airlines to Spend Billions in Battle to Win Back Passengers
How Iceland’s airlines have helped spur a tourism boom, lifting its battered economy back to health
IATA: New airline chiefs take up big challenges
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iata-new-airline-chiefs-take-up-big-challenges-412829/
Iberia opens a base in Barcelona with 57 pilots and crew [Spanish]
JetBlue Defends Open Skies, Calls For Regular Reviews of Joint Ventures
Mayors lead Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport mission to European destinations
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/59851/mayors-lead-dallasfort-worth-international-airport-mission-europe
More trouble for Norwegian Air
Read more: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/06/03/more-trouble-for-norwegian-air/
Oman Air wary subsidy row may ripple through Gulf
Read more: http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/oman-air-wary-subsidy-row-may-ripple-through-gulf-1.1530608
Qantas Torn as Boeing Dreamliner Risks Spoiling Escape From Junk
Romania starts talks to sell stake in state-controlled airline
Vueling Enter Its 11th Summer Season Operating More than 700 Daily Flights
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23522
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus traffic up 1.5pc in May
Read more: http://www.businessandleadership.com/business/item/50880-aer-lingus-traffic-up-1-5pc
Aircraft leasing activities to distort trade figures, says ESRI
American Airlines’ VP hints at year round Shannon service
Avolon Delivers an Airbus 320-200 to Pegasus Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23541
Avolon Delivers One Boeing 737-800 Aircraft to Malindo Air
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23540
EI-FIN Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2015/06/ei-fin-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
EI-FIO Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2015/06/ei-fio-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
Flybe service from Cork to Cardiff to start on 6 June
Read more: http://www.businessandleadership.com/business/item/50883-flybe-service-from-cork-to
Flying the friendly skies
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/world/flying-the-friendly-skies-31275546.html
Irish Aviation Authority invests in EMM with B-Connected
Read more: http://www.techcentral.ie/fDv0Y#ixzz3cE78ZBEp
Irish Open makes for busy time for high-flying Ian
Read more: http://fermanaghherald.com/2015/06/irish-open-makes-for-busy-time-for-high-flying-ian/
NI airports struggle to land Germany routes
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-33011888
Record Passenger Numbers In May At Dublin Airport
Ryanair does not see cost-effectiveness of introducing the line Osijek – Dublin [Croatian]
Read more: http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/271316/3/Ryanair-ne-vidi-isplativost-uvodjenja-linije-Osijek—Dublin
Ryanair increases flights to Copenhagen
Read more: http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/101726/ryanair-increases-flights-to-copenhagen
Ryanair launched flights from Glasgow to Crete
Read more: http://ftnnews.com/aviation/27403-ryanair-launched-flights-from-glasgow-to-crete.html
Shannon’s transatlantic milestone to be marked by airshow
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement: 10 airports join the queue for pre-clearance
Read more: https://travelextra.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/travel-extras-sunday-supplement-june-7/
United Airlines launches non-stop Dublin to Chicago route
Read more: http://www.businessandleadership.com/business/item/50889-united-airlines-launches-no
Irish Aviation Research Institute ™ Blog Posts:
Connectivity enhanced at Dublin Airport as four new services commence: http://bit.ly/1Gf4CZ6
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 06-06-15: http://bit.ly/1FA0EXp
Ireland Aviation, Tourism and Travel Twitter List Updated 6th June : http://bit.ly/IvEsHB
Ryanair announces significant Spanish expansion as claws back market share: http://bit.ly/1KgmVyN
Tweets of the day:
@etainkidney CDG airport waiting for transfer… PlayStation booths, music chairs, plug sockets beside comfy chairs. It’s basically nicer than my gaf.
@winglets747 Etihad CEO James Hogan about its investment in Alitalia going forward: “We have no legacy. We are not involved with the past”.
@winglets747 Philippine Airlines London load factor 60-65%. Considering triangulating London with Rome.
@winglets747 How serious is Ryanair about improving? There’s an acronym: AGB. (Always Getting Better).
@winglets747 Ryanair considering interlines within 5 years. Airports are asking for it – and could give incentives?.
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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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