Daily Aviation Brief – 10/07/2015
Aircraft Update:
CS-TKS Boeing 767-36N(ER) c/n 30841 Euro Atlantic Airways Delivered Shannon-Lisbon 09/07/15 ex EI-FKI.
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Flying In Ireland News:
Aer Lingus cabin crew approve roster deal as winter schedule confirmed
Air Astana award 2nd contract to AFTA to train Cadet Pilots at Cork
Cork Airport’s fight back begins thanks to the ‘coalition of the willing’
Global Aviation News:
Airbus: Lessors financed 50% of deliveries in 2014
ANALYSIS: How Heathrow is feeling the squeeze
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-heathrow-is-feeling-the-squeeze-414302/
Analysis – The Battle For Seattle: Alaska vs. Delta – Part Three
Read more: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/07/08/analysis-the-battle-for-seattle-alaska-vs-delta-part-three/
Boeing gets China Eastern order for 50 737s
Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-gets-china-eastern-order-for-50-737s/
Boeing 737 could edge A320 on 2015 deliveries
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-737-could-edge-a320-on-2015-deliveries-414473/
IATA: Airlines seeing yield weakness with lower oil prices and stronger capacity growth
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/airlines-financial-monitor—june-2015-463371
Madeira Airport set to break 2.5 million annual passenger milestone
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/61230/madeira-airport-set-break-25-million-annual-passenger-milestone
Norwegian celebrates anniversary of low-cost flights to America and announces new route to Boston
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24199
Norwegian takes off in the Spanish domestic market with seven routes into the Canary Islands
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24198
Oil prices are down, so why is United Airlines buying into biofuels? Symbolic or sound strategy?
Open Skies Battle Illustrates Contradictions Among Industry Players
Russian airlines: Keep existing agreements with Cyprus
Read more: http://atwonline.com/open-skies/russian-airlines-keep-existing-agreements-cyprus
Swiss International Air Lines challenges ‘stop the clock’ decision
Read more: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b08fc118-4ee9-484b-aaaf-18969f21949
Swiss Aims to Impress with New 777 Seats and Cabins
Read more: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/07/09/swiss-aims-to-impress-with-new-777-seats-and-cabins/
Irish Aviation News:
EMC looks to UK amid connectivity concerns
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/emc-looks-to-uk-amid-connectivity-concerns-341542.html
Michael O’Leary brands Greek government ‘lunatics’
Read more: http://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/michael-oleary-brands-greek-government-lunatics
Michael O’Leary: Greece elected a “bunch of lunatics”
Read more: http://www.newstalk.com/Greece-elected-a-bunch-of-lunatics
Ryanair Adds Edinburgh – Copenhagen Service from Nov 2015
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/09/fr-edicph-nov15/
Ryanair’s board votes to accept IAG offer for Aer Lingus stake
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0710/713833-ryanair-iag-bid/
Ryanair offered Amsterdam slots
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ryanair-offered-amsterdam-slots
Ryanair offers more than twice the number of destinations from Italy of its nearest rival easyJet
Ryanair’s O’Leary May Offer Greece Free Flights Amid ‘Tragedy’
Ryanair plans to offer free domestic Greek flights
Ryanair Sifts Passenger Data to Mirror Amazon’s Personal Touch
Ryanair to Launch Israel Service from Nov 2015
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/09/fr-eth-w15/
30 aircraft to fill the skies above Shannon for air show
Irish Aviation Research Institute ™ Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus expands British Airways code-share to London City route: http://bit.ly/1KGvDaZ
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 04-07-15: http://bit.ly/1GVYXnK
Tweets of the day:
@GavinDuffy #OnThisDay 8-7-85 30yrs ago #Ryanair launched. 15 seater Waterford to Gatwick Now europe’s largest airline. pic.twitter.com/TReMeuAH24.
@GregCantyFuzion This article is serious re impact of Cork connectivity for business #EMC @RoghobC @CorkChamber @CorkAirport.
@IHFcomms Summer tourism season off to great start with 83% of hoteliers seeing increase in advance bookings @paschalD @Failte_Ireland @TourismIreland.
@JA815A Cathay Pacific, Thai Air Asia, Indonesia Air Asia, Air Asia, Vietnam Airlines and Korean Air will relocate to Terminal 4 of SIN in 2017.
@KianiKress @lufthansa goes low cost and makes CEO of @germanwings head operations at @MUC_Airport + CFO of Lufthansa airline.
@KianiKress Tragic of ever shrinking @airberlin capacity down 10% year on year, but still load factor down on 2014, 10%points < @easyjet @Ryanair.
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The Royal International Air Tattoo Show-reel 2015