Daily Aviation Brief – 06/07/2015
Aircraft Update:
D-AIFE Airbus A340-313 c/n 434 Lufthansa Ferried Frankfurt-Dublin 06/07/15 for paint into Star Alliance colours.
D-AIGY Airbus A340-313 c/n 335 Lufthansa Ferried Dublin-Frankfurt 30/06/15 after paint into Star Alliance colours.
EI-FIR Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 61578 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 02/07/15.
N457DC Boeing 737-8GJ/W c/n 34903 BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management Ferried Lasham-Norwich 04/07/15 for paint ex VT-SPQ.
N915MD MD82 c/n 49519 GECAS Scrapped at Stockholm Arlanda 02/4-07/15 ex EC-HGJ.
Flying In Ireland News:
AAIU publish Preliminary Report into Blackstairs Mountain Crash
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2015/07/aaiu-publish-preliminary-report-into-blackstairs-mountain-crash/
New services, extra flights spell record numbers at Dublin Airport, but its infrastructure is creaking under the strain
Global Aviation News:
Aeroflot mandates Avinco to remarket narrowbody fleet
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/24128
Aeroflot Reviews A350 Purchase Following 787 Cancellation
airBaltic CSeries Arrival Will Support Silk Road Strategy
Airport investment in Eastern Europe: opportunities abound but caution needed amid changing markets
Berlin seeks private investors for new airport – Bild
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/05/germany-berlin-airport-idUSL8N0ZL0M420150705
Edinburgh in bid to lure Scotland’s first direct flight with China
Fuel Burn Reduction Helped Embraer Place E-Jets at KLM
Greek capital controls cause major disruption for European airlines
Read more: http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/234457753
Risk of “fewer domestic routes” at expanded Heathrow
Russian Domestic Yields Have Slipped By a Third
South Carolina conference highlights Boeing’s rising profile in the South
SriLankan Airlines, airberlin, NIKI in codeshare deals
Read more:
http://www.economynext.com/SriLankan_Airlines,_airberlin,_NIKI_in_codeshare_deal-3-2269.html
Ukraine Needs to Develop Open Skies Philosophy
What will the travel landscape look like by 2030?
Read more: http://www.amadeus.com/blog/06/07/what-will-the-travel-landscape-look-like-by-2030/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus passenger numbers up 2% in June
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0706/712898-aer-lingus-traffic-stats/
Aer Lingus to start Cork to Düsseldorf service in 2016
Read more: http://www.businessandleadership.com/business/item/51209-aer-lingus-to-start-cork-to
British Airways-owner IAG prepares to swallow Aer Lingus
CITYJET Adds London City – Cork Service from Oct 2015
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/03/wx-lcyork-oct15/
DELTA Plans A330-300 Atlanta – Dublin Service from late-May 2016
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/06/dl-atldub-may16/
Irish Father and Son Duo Ready for Air Show Take-Off
Read more: http://www.braysummerfest.com/irish-father-and-son-duo-ready-for-air-show-take-off/
Minister Donohoe welcomes new Aer Lingus Cork to Dusseldorf Service
Ryanair Adds 3rd Daily Gothenburg – London Service from mid-Sep 2015
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/02/fr-gotstn-sep15/
Ryanair to launch Edinburgh-Copenhagen route
Read more: http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/101834/ryanair-to-launch-edinburgh-copenhagen-route
Shannon Estuary Search & Rescue Exercise For Foynes 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:
@FionaDonnelly96 Transport minister @Paschald confirms €1m fund for marketing of regional ports and airports @CorkAirport @Corks96FM @C103Cork.
@Kenny_Jacobs @DubGot1 Hi, Got is a great place and we will grow in Sweden. So far, there isn’t enough consistent demand to operate a route from Dublin.
@neelammathews #RoutesSilkRoad #China overtaken US outbdmarket spend over $100million #avgeek.
@Niamh_OMahony Would like to support @CorkAirport but DIFFERENCE in flights between departing Dublin / Cork for 5 days in August is €1200. (€300 v €1500).
@skydavidblevins Passenger figures up 8% at @BelfastAirport. They’re expecting 152,000 passengers this week – 21,000 on Saturday 11th July alone! #travel.
@SpaethFlies Experts #routessilkroad in Tbilisi say @TRANSAERO might well take their #A380 and B747-8s ordered, maybe deferred for a year or two.
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