Daily Aviation Brief – 16/10/2015
Aircraft Update:
C-FFPH Boeing 737-81D/W c/n 39440 Sunwing Airlines Ferried Belfast International-Toronto Pearson 14/10/15 after summer-lease to Thomson Airways.
EI-DYJ Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 36572 Ryanair Ferried Glasgow Prestwick-Dublin 13/10/15 for painting.
EI-ERP Boeing 737-3S3 c/n 29245 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Belgrade 14/10/15 on return to lessor.
EI-RUM Boeing 737-7K9 c/n 34321 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Cambridge 14/10/15 on return to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
Aeroflot Seeks to Exit Deal for 22 Boeing Dreamliner 787s
anna.aero catches up with Carolyn McCall at easyJet’s new crew training centre; asks what flavoured cake she wants for their 20th birthday
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/10/15/anna-aero-meets-with-easyjets-carolyn-mccall/
Boeing Sees Significant Gain in China Traffic on Visa Changes
Boeing Statement on EVA Airways’ Intent to Purchase up to 26 Widebody Airplanes
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25629
California Dreamin’ – United uses 787 to grow San Francisco hub
Delta Is Bargain Hunting for Used Long-Haul Jets
Embraer: Further need for structural changes, business consolidation & capacity management in Europe
Embraer: Some European LCCs ‘reaching the limit of growth’ on trunk routes
Government supports new China Southern service to Christchurch
Singapore Air to Take World’s Longest Flight Crown From Emirates
Singapore Airlines to resume non-stop US services with A350-900ULR: a strategic imperative
Small Planet Airlines GmbH teams with TUI Deutschland
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25613
Virgin America expands capacity “rationally”, targeting unit costs below Southwest Airlines
Irish Aviation News:
ACS Aero Management Ltd. selects AerData’s CMS software
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25623
AerCap Executes 306 Aircraft Transactions
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25628
Avolon Delivers One B737-800 Aircraft to Malindo Air
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25630
Channel Sight: Company of man behind Ryanair’s first website raises €3.3m
CityJet to freshen fleet with delivery of 15 new aircraft
Counting the real cost of amending a Ryanair ‘budget’ flight
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/oct/15/amending-ryanair-flight
Cork Airport – flying low?
Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/cork-airport-flying-low-1.2391953
INSIGHT: Is Aer Lingus set to return transatlantic flights to Hartford?
Irish Aviation Companies Win Two Categories at ERAA Awards
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news.jsp?i=564&gc=99&p=106&n=124#sthash.Ht1inBWE.dpuf
Ryanair Announces New Summer Route From Birmingham To Corfu
Ryanair to fly from Bratislava to Corfu from April 2016
Read more: http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20061760/ryanair-to-fly-from-bratislava-to-corfu-from-april-2016.html
Ryanair to triple routes from Newcastle Airport, supporting hundreds of jobs
Read more: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ryanair-triple-routes-newcastle-airport-10264778
Ryanair will have 5 new routes from Alicante in the summer season 2016 [Spanish]
Read more: http://www.expansion.com/agencia/efe/2015/10/15/21244765.html
Ryanair will link Barcelona to Marrakech [Spanish]
Read more: http://www.econostrum.info/Ryanair-reliera-Barcelone-a-Marrakech_a20870.html
Shannon Airport receives Airport of the Year award
Read more: http://www.newstalk.com/Shannon-Airport-receives-Airport-of-the-Year-award
TBT: F-14 Tail Washes Up On Irish Coast
Read more: http://allthingsaero.com/military-aviation/gallery-tbt-f-14-tail-washes-up-on-irish-coast
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:
@AARCORP The @eraaorg Gold Airline of the Year award goes to ASL Ireland! AAR is proud to support their 757 fleet. Congrats to Hugh & Team! #ERA15.
@IrishEmbJapan Ambassador: @caeparcaviation a great example of Irish excellence in the aviation sector.
@LeoMassettiERA Larry Hochman: the company that has changed the most is probably Ryanair #era15 @eraaorg.
@LeoMassettiERA Larry Hochman: what passengers share about their travel experiences have a huge impact on airlines’ brand and reputation #era15 @eraaorg.
@LeoMassettiERA Larry Hochman: airlines stories are more emotive than any other. @eraaorg #era15.
@ShannonAirport This is the 2nd year running that we have been awarded this accolade, the first time this has happened in the history of the awards. #era15.
Today’s Video Picks:
Aviation Leasing in Ireland in Chinese from IDA Ireland
Finnair A350 XWB: A new era begins
Irish flight of hope video to accompany BMAA magazine article
Money Talks: Budget airlines EasyJet and Ryanair soar toward investment success
Steve Mason CIT at ISTAT Prague 2015
Regards,