Daily Aviation Brief – 01/07/2015
Aircraft Update:
A7-AIA Airbus A321-231 c/n 4173 Qatar Airways Ferried Shannon-Doha 29/06/15 after painting arrived 20/06/15.
C-GHPE Boeing 767-33A(ER)/W c/n 33423 Air Canada Rouge Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 28/06/15 arrived 20/05/15.
EI-FIR Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2015/06/ei-fir-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
Flying In Ireland News:
Bombardier C-Series aircraft flight tests show performance better than targets but fails to win Paris orders
Cork Airport’s passenger numbers fall 5.9% in the first five months of the year as it losses two Czech services
Global Aviation News:
Airbus A330 Order From China to Help Build Bridge to New Version
Air Canada can celebrate a solid cost performance for rouge as it approaches its second anniversary
American Airlines Halfway Done Repainting Old Fleet in New Colors
Jetstar Hong Kong licence application rejected: Hong Kong becomes an island of protectionism in Asia
LOT Polish Airlines seeks Star Alliance flexibility as it grows long haul to Bangkok, Seoul & Tokyo
London Heathrow turns out the lights in Terminal 1
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/london-heathrow-turns-out-lights-terminal-1
Lufthansa eyes Eurowings as platform for consolidation
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/us-lufthansa-investment-idUSKCN0P91O920150629
Paul Mifsud, the Netherlands and the brave new world of Open Skies
Read more: http://atwonline.com/open-skies/paul-mifsud-netherlands-and-brave-new-world-open-skies
United Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines form long-term strategic partnership
United Airlines’ moves in New York reflect the heightened competition in the US transcon market
Will an Azul-TAP partnership skew the alliance dynamics in Brazil as Avianca Brazil joins Star?
Irish Aviation News:
Activist investor Crystal Amber sells 3.5 percent Aer Lingus stake
Aer Lingus Regional report 7 point load factor growth in May
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24035
ARI opens The Loop as new duty free era begins at Auckland International
Read more: http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=43988
Avolon delivers an Airbus 321-200 to Air Berlin
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24042
Avolon Launches Book Pioneers and Aviators, A Century of Irish Aviation
AWAS delivers second planned new B737-800 passenger aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24041
High Fliers: Are Ireland’s Travel Tech Companies The Best In The World?
IAA, ISAVIA in cross-border comms world-first
Read more: http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2015/06/iaa-isavia-in-crossborder-comms-worldfirst/
Kahala Aviation Announces the Acquisition One Airbus A320-200
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24032
Mangoes may have sparked in-flight alarm and divert to Shannon
New outlet at Shannon for family business
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2015/06/new-outlet-at-shannon-for-family-business-18985/
Norwegian ‘frozen out’ of transatlantic arena: Ryanair
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/norwegian-39frozen-out39-of-transatlantic-arena-414115/
Ryanair applies for nine daily slots at Amsterdam Schiphol [Dutch]
Ryanair gets Schiphol airport landing rights from this winter
Ryanair to open a new base at Gothenburg
Read more: http://www.rustourismnews.com/?p=44834
The Eagle Has Landed
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/eagle-has-landed-brian-keogh?trk=hb_ntf_MEGAPHONE_ARTICLE_POST
Irish Aviation Research Institute ™ Blog Posts:
IAG carriers deploy Airbus A320 Sharklet fitted aircraft on Dublin routes: http://bit.ly/1J2StGB
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 20-06-15: http://bit.ly/1Ir0i67
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 27-06-15: http://bit.ly/1dnbDvb
Ireland leveraging its aviation experience to drive unprecedented growth: http://bit.ly/1IsktAw
Tweets of the day:
@juliejohnsson Take a deep breath, #787 watchers. Aeromexico says no sign of fire in @BoeingAirplanes Dreamliner diverted to @ShannonAirport.
@PEdmondAero @airfrance “planning >3000 more job losses, 15-20 aircraft cut from fleet, & route closures” says @lemondefr.
@winglets747 China, India and the US forecast to be largest growth markets for visitors to Europe.
@winglets747 Malaysia Airlines: A380s “purchased when the connecting market between Europe and Australia was firmly in the hands of SE Asian carriers”.
@winglets747 Ryanair’s advice to European aviation? “Be more like Dubai”
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Today’s Video Picks:
Alan Peaford interview – talking Business Aviation at TAG Farnborough
G HILI RV 3B 1st flight
Infrared inspection of a flap B767 200SF search for water ingress in compositeparts
Ryanair and Innovation: Kenny Jacobs, Chief Marketing Officer – Phocuswright Interview
100 years of the Eclair propeller – 2015 Paris Air Show – Dassault Aviation