Daily Aviation Brief – 19/06/2015
Aircraft Update:
TC-SCL Boeing 737-8GJ/W c/n 39430 AnadoluJet Turkish registration applied at Shannon 17/06/15 ex EI-FGS.
VQ-BVD Boeing 767-319(ER) c/n 30586 Norwind Rolled out of Eirtech Aviation Shannon 15/06/15 in basic Icelandair colours and towed to Lufthansa Technik.
Flying In Ireland News:
DCU Management (Aviation Leadership) Open Evening
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2015/06/dcu-management-aviation-leadership-open-evening/
Irish Historic Flight Foundation
https://flyinginireland.com/2015/06/irish-historic-flight-foundation/
Thomson Airways brings Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ to Dublin
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2015/06/thomson-airways-brings-boeing-787-dreamliner-to-dublin/
Global Aviation News:
Aeroflot Scraps $4.8 Billion 787 Purchase in Boeing Show Setback
Airbus A380 Lessor Lapidus Hasn’t Give Up on Placing Planes
Airbus Bounces Back in Paris With Wizz Order to Claim Show Crown
Airbus Says Neo Success Pushes Short-Haul Successor Back to 2030
Airbus weighs expensive revamp to revive sales of A380 superjumbo
Airline holidays will be regulated like traditional packages, says Ettsa
AirAsia’s Fernandes opts for frugality
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-airasia39s-fernandes-opts-for-frugality-413749/
Big order pending, Emirates has issues with Boeing’s 787-10
Boeing Ditches Drag Reduction System For 777X
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/boeing-ditches-drag-reduction-system-777x
Boeing Places Remaining Overweight 787 ‘Teens’ With Ethiopian
Boeing Expands Volga Dnepr Group’s 747-8 Fleet, Includes Antonov 124 in Logistics Program
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23868
EasyJet to Close Rome Fiumicino Base as Discount Rivals Expand
easyJet to expand at Milan Malpensa, Naples and Venice and reduce services at Rome Fiumicino
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23894
Forget About Airline Mergers. Now It’s All About Trading Airport Slots
Greek Grexit fears not impacting on growing summer demand for Greek destinations; volatility of non-European markets examined
Go ahead for expansion Brussels South Airport
New Boeing Video Takes Viewers Inside 787-9 Dreamliner Flight Deck for Thrilling Takeoff
Singapore Air Wants to Bring Back Nonstop Flight to U.S.
Turkish Air Cool on Loaned Malaysia A380s as Routes the Priority
Virgin Atlantic fleet upgrade key to sustained profit growth
Wizz Air signs for 110 A321neo aircraft
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23881
Wizz signs for 110 high-density A321neos
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-wizz-signs-for-110-high-density-a321neos-413843/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus: LHR to DUB
Read more: http://www.director.co.uk/6797-flight-review-aer-lingus-london-heathrow-dublin-lhr-dub/
Aer Lingus praised for treatment of Berkeley families
Read more: http://utv.ie/News/2015/06/18/Aer-Lingus-praised-for-treatment-of-Berkeley-families-39360
ACI EUROPE Prague: ‘Cawley The Incredible’ has just one week left to save the world
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/06/17/aci-europe-prague-cawley-incredible-just-one-week-left-save-world/
Airline industry backs global emissions trading scheme says IAG CEO Willie Walsh
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/17/eu-airlines-ets-idUSL5N0Z32UM20150617
Asia the focus for Ireland’s aircraft leasing sector
Read more: http://businessandleadership.com/exporting/item/51010-asia-the-focus-for/
AWAS delivers first of three planned new A320 passenger aircraft on lease to Aegean Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/23902
CityJet traffic up 50% on its Dublin to London route
Danish pension funds dump Ryanair shares as labour dispute heats up
Look who’s coming to @BrayAirShow #brayairdisplay #bsf15 #positiveireland
Lufthansa to triple capacity on its Dublin–Munich service this winter
Read more: http://www.businessandleadership.com/business/item/51023-lufthansa-to-triple-capacit
NI exploring new air route development fund
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s attempt to obtain US rights for NAI. Part 2: Traffic impact on competitors
Open Sky: Ryanair is about to disembark in Tunisia [French]
Read more: http://www.tourmag.com/Open-Sky-Ryanair-s-apprete-a-debarquer-en-Tunisie_a74542.html
Ryanair executive becomes Malaysia Airlines COO
Read more: http://www.therakyatpost.com/business/2015/06/18/ryanair-executive-becomes-malaysia-airlines-coo/
US Airline plans for “Uber for private jets” service between London and Dublin as early next year
Irish Aviation Research Institute ™ Blog Posts:
DHL & Dublin Aerospace Plane Pull in aid of Aoibheann’s Pink Tie: http://bit.ly/1IasWIB
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 13-06-15: http://bit.ly/1GABLyI
Norwegian Airlines transfer of Boeing 787s from Irish register continues as CEO makes fresh appeal for US DOT approval: http://bit.ly/1dFMWe6
Ryanair adds extra flights on Dublin to Chania route to meet overwhelming demand: http://bit.ly/1dCzZl6
Thomson Airways new routes from Dublin to Cancun and Montego Bay further enhance connectivity: http://bit.ly/1K0Wrkx
Tweets of the day:
@Airbus We have passed an important milestone during #PAS15 with the 4,000th A320neo sale.
@airkarp John Leahy refers to prospective Boeing 757 replacement as ‘singing & dancing aircraft’, calls talk about it at #PAS15 ‘a lot of hot air’.
@AvWeekFlottau “I don’t like these air shows. Whenever I go to them I buy something” – Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi after ordering 110 A321neos at #PAS15.
@causewaytours For those of you who don’t know any better and reckon 2 Belfast airports is great see Dublin airport’s latest figures. Wakey wakey folks.
@DanielPearce Thomas Cook’s @marcoryan: we’ve had one of the most dramatic turnarounds in history, but we’re not well,we’re in remission #DigitalTravel2015.
@LeehamNews 110 A321neo @wizz for @airbus. Big disappointment for @boeing which aggressively priced Max 200.
@professorsabena #ATIS2015 shock horror. #dubaiAirports CEO calls for an end to fixed MCT values. Bravo and very brave pic.twitter.com/Qy9bTxz1N6.
@SITASummit Mark Schwab, CEO, @staralliance: We have to be more active in our collaboration #ATIS2015.
Today’s Video Picks:
Airline CEOs Call For A New Revolution In European Aviation
Boeing 737 MAX Wins at the Heart of the Market
Boom Time: Boeing’s KC-46 test plane flies with refueling boom
Boeing P-8A Poseidon Debut
Cécile Coune: Aviation industry to quadruple by 2050 | European CEO
Cseries cs300 arrives in Belfast