Daily Aviation Brief – 04/09/2015
Aircraft Update:
EC-LZO Boeing 767-35D c/n 27902 Privilege Style Ferried Tel Aviv-Madrid 31/08/15 after summer-lease to Privilege Style ex EI-FDI.
LY-ONJ Airbus A320-214 c/n 4203 Small Planet Airlines Ferried Lisbon-Kaunas 02/09/15 after summer-lease to Privilege Style ex EI-ONJ.
5H-FJF Airbus A319-131 c/n 2308 FastJet Delivered Montpellier-Hurghada-Dar Es Salaam 29/08/15 ex EI-FGR.
Global Aviation News:
Accounting Shenanigans at the UAE’s Etihad Airways
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-britton/accounting-shenanigans-at_b_8056512.html
BMI Regional, Loganair To ‘Rationalize’ Operations
Boeing, Jet2.com Finalize Order for 27 Next Generation 737-800s
Canadian airports reporting growth of 4.1% in first half of 2015
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/09/01/canadian-airports-reporting-growth-4-1-first-half-2015/
Delta Air Lines seat capacity is up 3.7% at Salt Lake City Airport; will introduce non-stop London Heathrow service from S16
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/08/28/delta-air-lines-seat-capacity-is-up-3-7-at-salt-lake-city/
Dreamliners for Kenya Said to Be Stalled With Funding Gap
Emirates celebrates it’s 150th 777 delivery
Read more: http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/2015/09/emirates-celebrates-its-150th-777-delivery.html
Emirates receives company record delivery of four new wide-body Aircraft in one day
JetBlue in Talks With Azul to Let Fliers Book on Both Carriers
Jet2 Plays MAX Advantage to Place First Aircraft Order
Kenya Airways gets $240 mln in loans from government, Afreximbank
Read more: http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFKCN0R20PV20150902
Mitsubishi MRJ Set for Late October First Flight
MPD asks TACV to account for the acquisition of aircrafts with state authorization
Route droppings this winter at Europe’s biggest airlines
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/09/02/route-droppings-this-winter-at-europes-biggest-airlines/
Stratajet Set to Launch Online Charter Booking Engine
TCAS, ADS-B Unreliable on East Coast During September
Thomson Airways planning over 20 new routes for S16; growing 787 fleet serving new long-haul markets; Croatia growing, Tunisia on hold
The Russian Airline That Was Too Big to Fail
Read more: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-09-02/the-russian-airline-that-was-too-big-to-fail
Up to 6,000 KLM layoffs as reorganization continues
Read more: http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/09/03/up-to-6000-klm-layoffs-as-reorganization-continues/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus takeover offer closes as airline joins IAG
Boeing Employees Choir chose to tour Ireland because of Boeing’s history of and ongoing business with Irish companies
Read more: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/79316/boeing-employees-choir-free-concert
Cork Airport say unified marketing strategy could help region
Read more: http://www.redfm.ie/news/cork/cork-airport-say-unified-marketing-strategy-could-help-region/
DAA exploring new Dublin Airport runway options
Read more: http://utv.ie/News/2015/09/03/DAA-exploring-new-Dublin-Airport-runway-options-44275
Dublin Airport Welcomes Ryanair Expansion
Inside Shannon
Read more: http://www.limerickpost.ie/2015/09/02/inside-shannon/
Minister Donohoe unveils Ryanair’s Dublin Summer 2016 schedule and the next phase of ‘Always Get Better’ programme
New guest post – Shannon Airport vs. Dublin Airport
Read more: http://gotireland.com/2015/09/02/shannon-airport-vs-dublin-airport/
New RTÉ documentary goes Inside Shannon Airport
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2015/09/new-rte-documentary-goes-inside-shannon-airport/
Ryanair Announces Extra Chania-Athens Flight On Election Day, Sept 20, in Greece
Ryanair apology for spokesman’s Cork comments
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/ryanair-apology-for-spokesmans-cork-comments-351712.html
Ryanair flying high in CPH despite labour battle
Read more: http://www.thelocal.dk/20150902/ryanair-flying-high-in-copenhagen-despite-labour-conflict
Ryanair Launches New Base at Milan Malpensa from Dec 2015
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2015/09/03/fr-mxp-dec15/
Ryanair plan to serve Terceira ‘rejected without explanation’ – CEO
Ryanair Refines Crew’s Blue-Collar Look to Boost Business Appeal
Ryanair: Record August passenger statistics ahead of what will be a cut throat Winter
Ryanair still has huge plans in Copenhagen
Read more: http://cphpost.dk/general/ryanair-still-has-huge-plans-in-copenhagen.html
Ryanair to add new Dublin-Amsterdam route
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0903/725376-ryanair-dublin/
Ryanair Holdings – Strong summer demand
Safety fears allayed ahead of Portrush Airshow
Save the Aran Islands Aeroplane Service
Read more: https://www.change.org/p/joe-mchugh-enda-kenny-save-the-aran-islands-aeroplane-service
Tourism Ireland welcomes new and extra Ryanair routes
Tourism Tsar for Cork
Read more: http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/tourism-tsar-for-cork/688698/
Up, up and away! Aer Lingus begin recruiting for 2016 pilot cadetship
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 22-08-15: http://bit.ly/1PrpcqX
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 29-08-15: http://bit.ly/1F5w084
RTÉ One to aire new six part factual series ‘Inside Shannon’ : http://bit.ly/1LAl8Xq
Tweets of the day:
@allyversprille Gulfstream exec on potential #JSTARS competitor Bombardier “It’s not just the aircraft which we think are superior but … product support”.
@Blessoboy @Ryanair Eindhoven was ok for getting to #Amsterdam, but the direct route is now a real bonus! #RyanairAGB2 #RyanairEuroTour.
@DaraDoy Wow. Ryanair giving @Paschald a globe to celebrate 30 years of flying. How times have changed since o Leary used pressers to berate pols.
@JohnLStrickland #Jet2 goes new -places large order for #Boeing737NG’s Profiting from end of production run as MAX ramps up?.
@JohnLStrickland Ryanair 95% Aug load factor, easyJet close 94.4% & raises year end guidance to range of £675m- £700m Truly the European #airline leaders.
@NobbyFM104 #Recruits was brilliant well done to everyone involved. Aer Lingus should do a fly on the wall for their pilot cadet programme next Jan 😜
@ValerioDeMolli CEO of @Ryanair O’Leary Will participate @TEHAmbrosetti to the Forum #teha $100M invested in SEA @infoMalpensa 100M passengers.1stEU Carrier.
Today’s Video Picks:
Cityjet events and promotions 2015
Dublin ATC: Buy some new planes!
Emirates receives four wide-body aircraft in one day
Meneer Van Dam verrast met A380
New piers equipped with unique technologies
Ryanair sbarca a Malpensa, obiettivo 450.000 passeggeri l’anno
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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