Daily Aviation Brief – 02/07/2015
Aircraft Update:
EI-FLM Boeing 737-85F/W c/n 30571 Meridiana Delivered Phoenix Goodyear-Bangor-Shannon-Milan Malpensa 30/6-01/07/15 all white ex N571MQ.
EI-SEV Boeing 737-73S/W c/n 29078 Ryanair Positioned Maastricht-East Midlands 30/06/15 ex N278KA.
F-GZHS Boeing 737-84P/W c/n 35074 Transavia France Registered 26/06/15 in service Paris Orly-Nates-Paris Orly 30/06/15 ex EI-IGN.
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 plans to open A330 China plant, upbeat on output: CEO
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/30/us-airbus-china-bregier-idUSKCN0PA2HV20150630
Air Canada Expands European Network
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/249653/air-canada-expands-european-network/
Air Canada’s Gatwick service will mean lower London fares, but airline may be shooting itself in the foot
Aviation market in the UK to grow at a CAGR of 1.83% During 2015
Read more: http://www.cmo.com.au/mediareleases/23338/aviation-market-in-the-uk-to-grow-at-a-cagr-of/
Barcelona El Prat: Europe’s leading airport for LCCs a battleground in fight for business travellers
Boeing says it supports open skies policy
Read more: http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/boeing-says-it-supports-open-skies-policy-1.1544105
EasyJet ‘would open a base at Heathrow’, says McCall
Read more: http://travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/Details/55770
Emirates Issues Detailed Report Saying It Is Not Subsidized
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/emirates-issues-detailed-report-saying-it-not-subsidized
Emirates rebuts subsidy claims, says US airlines have ‘unclean hands’
Read more: http://atwonline.com/open-skies/emirates-rebuts-subsidy-claims-says-us-airlines-have-unclean-hands
Emirates’ Tim Clark: Subsidy dispute is destabilizing global airline industry
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/emirates-tim-clark-subsidy-dispute-destabilizing-global-airline-industry
Estonian Air CEO remains positive in spite of losses
Read more: http://balticbusinessnews.com/article/2015/7/1/estonian-air-ceo-remains-positive-in-spite-of-losses
Fitch: Ex-Im Charter Expiration Would Affect US Manufacturers
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24084
London Heathrow Best Option for Runway, Davies Report Says
Sarajevo to shut down B&H Airlines citing mounting debts
Read more: http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/38492-sarajevo-to-shut-down-bh-airlines-citing-mounting-debts
The Gambia Experience Chooses Titan Airways for Flights to Banjul
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24077
Virgin Atlantic to cut 500 jobs in restructuring
Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/virgin-atlantic-to-cut-500-jobs-in-restructuring-414189/
10-15 European countries asked Emirates to provide transatlantic services
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Adds its First Airbus A350XWB to Fleet of 1,300 Aircraft
CityJet annouces new Cork-London service
Danish unions allowed to strike against Ryanair
Read more: http://www.thelocal.dk/20150701/danish-unions-allowed-to-strike-against-ryanair
GuestLogix and OpenJaw focus on omni-channel retailing environment at recent conferences
Is Ryanair Taking a Closer Look at the 737-700?
Ryanair Calls For 3 Runway Solution
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24073
Ryanair gaining share at Budapest, while Wizz Air marks time
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/06/30/ryanair-gaining-share-budapest-wizz-air-marks-time/
Ryanair Launches European Wide Petition To ‘Keep Europe’s Skies Open’
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24071
Shannon Group model the right one – US exec
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2015/07/shannon-group-model-the-right-one-us-exec-56/
Tour operator Sunway suspends Tunisia holiday flights
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:
@CNBCWEX IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Heathrow runway – Without political vision & leadership, it will end up on the shelf gathering dust #Heathrow.
@FG_CMO Alan Leeks, Virgin Atlantic fleet planning guru, says Airbus A330neo is a “v capable” a/c & matches 787 in almost all respects #AscendEurope.
@FG_CMO Good job market is liquid as lot of airlines have no money but a lot of a/c on order: Russell Lee of Aviation Finance Co #AscendEurope.
@FG_CMO Bankers agree industry is approaching peak of the cycle, but unsure of timing of the turning point – best guess 2-3 years out #AscendEurope.
@FG_CMO A380 does feel like an aircraft that did come ahead of its time: Rami Myerson, analyst at Investec #AscendEurope.
@FG_CMO FG Ascend Morris: Boeing may have to reduce 777 prod rate in bridge period to 777X as too many slots to sell #AscendEurope.
@NickRaven_news Willie Walsh accuses Sir Howard Davies of “naivety” for believing costs of Heathrow expansion wld be borne by airlines 1/2.
@NickRaven_news Willie Walsh – Heathrow: while we blv wld b outrageous 2 burden passengers with cost of such expensive infrastructure, we will not pay 4 it.
Today’s Video Picks:
A major Chinese commitment for the Airbus A330
China’s A330 acquisition agreement: “Good news for Airbus”
First A350 XWB delivery to Vietnam Airlines (uncut version)
Highlights: First A350 XWB delivery for Vietnam Airlines
In the making: Vietnam Airlines’ first A350 XWB
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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