Daily Aviation Brief – 15/10/2015
Aircraft Update:
EI-EJY Airbus A330-223 c/n 970 SATA International Ferried Lourdes-Manchester 09/10/15 for paint to become CS-TRY.
EI-EUW Boeing 737-7Q8 c/n 29350 AerCap (Transaero Airlines colours) Ferried Dublin-Bangor-Paine Field 06/7-10/15 for Southwest as N7873A.
M-ABIS Boeing 737-76N c/n 30133 AWAS Registered at Shannon 12/10/15 in all white colours ex 5Y-KQE.
Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP/W LN-DYR c/n 40870 is due to become EI-FHV some time this week, with LN-DYS c/n 39007 to become EI-FHW about a week later. One more aircraft is due to transfer to the Irish register before year-end.
Global Aviation News:
Alitalia Aims To A Profitable 2017 And Speeds Up Its Turnaround
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25577
DOJ said to side with foreign airlines in flight subsidy fight
Edmund Shing: Budget airlines EasyJet and Ryanair soar toward investment success
Finnair’s EUR 200 million hybrid bonds issued and admitted to trading on Helsinki Stock Exchange
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25575
Lessons Learned? AA/US CRS Integration & Cutover Coming This Weekend
Researchers descend on Museum of Flight to explore new tech for greener aerospace fuels
Singapore Changi Airport set to pass 55 million mark in 2015; Singapore Airlines group of carriers still account for over 50% of seats
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/10/13/singapore-changi-airport-set-to-pass-55-million-mark-in-2015/
Scandinavian Airlines targets long-haul growth in 2016; many new US services confirmed; Gothenburg Airport is fastest-growing presence
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/10/14/sas-targets-us-growth-in-2016/
Union working to organize Boeing’s South Carolina workers just got a bump from technology
Which of American’s Nine Hubs Are on the Chopping Block?
Read more: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/10/13/which-of-americans-nine-hubs-are-on-the-chopping-block/
10 Airport Hotels Where You’d Actually Want to Stay
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Leased, Purchased and Sold 70 Aircraft in the Third Quarter 2015
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25609
Aircraft lessor AerCap reports loss
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aircraft-lessor-aercap-reports-loss-31606762.html
Bombardier jet sales can take off, says expert
Call to action as growth points to ‘untapped potential’
CityJet to Take Delivery of 15 Superjet SSJ100
Read more: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/10/13/cityjet-to-take-delivery-of-15-superjet-ssj100/
Dublin Airport hits new heights thanks to Northern Ireland passengers
IAG CEO Willie Walsh: Now is our chance to make Chinese visitors properly welcome
Ryanair increases frequency from Cologne to Berlin Schönefeld from five to six daily due “overwhelming demand” from 16th November [German]
Ryanair To Connect Budapest With Four New Destinations Across Europe
Read more: http://hungarytoday.hu/news/ryanair-connect-budapest-four-new-destinations-across-europe-75305
Ryanair To Double Corfu Traffic By Opening Fourth Base In Greece
Ryanair to expand its operations in Malta by 35%
Read more: http://gozonews.com/58825/ryanair-to-expand-its-operations-in-malta-by-35/
State pays €700k extra to keep air service in place
Traffic in Irish Airspace Up 5.4% in Q3 2015
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news.jsp?i=562&gc=99&p=106&n=124
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus short-haul fleet changes: http://bit.ly/1jRyDX9
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 26-09-15: http://bit.ly/1MPxnjL
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 3-10-15 : http://bit.ly/1KSrdfg
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 10-10-15: http://bit.ly/1VLgdZn
Waypoint Leasing signs first Pacific deal placing Airbus H145 Helicopter: http://bit.ly/1iF2X6k
Why attend the IASA Aviation Symposium? : http://bit.ly/1iHir9X
Tweets of the day:
@airlineroute AerLingus appears to have loaded 2 new sets of flight numbers for Trans-Atlantic routes, each shows 6 weekly flights in 2016.
@LeoMassettiERA Hugh Flynn, @ASLGroup CEO:artificial restrictions on ownership&control rules will not help European airlines nor passengers #era15 @eraaorg.
@LeoMassettiERA Hugh Flynn, @ASLGroup CEO, calls for cost management optimization as decisive factor for airlines to successfully compete @eraaorg #era15.
@PEdmondAero @airberlin CEO: if weak Euro airline industry can’t defend itself against Gulf carriers, just wait until Chinese carriers arrive! #era1.
@PEdmondAero @airberlin CEO predicts other international airline groups which could include @airfrance or @lufthansa “will be established soon” #era15.
@PEdmondAero Gold Airline of the Year 2015/16 goes to ASL, parent of @AirContractors. Congratulations! A good night for the Irish! 🙂 @eraaorg #era15.
@PEdmondAero And the @eraaorg Award for Airport of the Year 2015/16 goes to… @ShannonAirport ! YAAYY! #era15.
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