Daily Aviation Brief – 19/10/2015
Aircraft Update:
EI-LED Airbus A321-211 c/n 6726 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Teruel Airport 17/10/15 for storage.
EI-OVB Airbus A321-211 c/n 6756 Transaero Airlines Delivered Hamburg Vnukovo-Teruel Airport 16/10/15 for storage.
EI-UNJ Boeing 737-86J/W c/n 36883 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Teruel Airport 15/10/15 on return to lessor.
EI-UNK Boeing 737-86J/W c/n 36119 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Teruel Airport 15/10/15 on return to lessor.
EI-VKO Airbus A321-211 c/n 6678 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Teruel Airport 17/10/15 for storage.
Global Aviation News:
Airberlin to cease flights to Russia
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/airberlin-cease-flights-russia
Air France-KLM CEO and Employees Prefer to Grow, Not Shrink
AirwaysNews High Flyer Interview: Henry Harteveldt on the Significance of AA/US Integration Day & Cutover
AirAsia Japan eyeing 20-plane fleet in 4 years
Read more: http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/AirAsia-Japan-eyeing-20-plane-fleet-in-4-years
Boeing, Airbus Shares Slump on ‘Bubble’ for Used Wide-Body Jets
Bombardier Said to Hold Talks With JetBlue on CSeries Order
Bombardier: We are 100% committed to the CSeries
Read more: http://atwonline.com/manufacturers/bombardier-we-are-100-committed-cseries
Delta CEO warning prompts questions about Boeing 777 production levels
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/us-boeing-airbus-orders-idUKKCN0SA0M220151016
Dutch not considering a stake in Air France-KLM
Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dutch-not-considering-a-stake-in-air-france-klm-2015-10-14
EasyJet Dismisses Lufthansa Low-Cost Plan in Contest for Germany
Era of airline merger mania comes to a close with last US Airways flight
IndiGo eyes up to $510 million in India’s biggest IPO in three years – sources
Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/indias-indigo-airline-ipo-price-144502950.html
KLM sells seven Fokker 70s to Air Niugini
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25649
London City Hub to Get Russian Superjet as CSeries Falls Short
Luxair boosts winter break capacity with nearly-new Boeing
Nationalizing the Russian sky: foreign airlines encouraged to get packing
Read more: http://neurope.eu/article/nationalizing-the-russian-sky-foreign-airlines-encouraged-to-get-packing/
Recapitalisation of the Aurigny Group
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25652
SAS cuts international flights out of Nordics
Read more: http://www.thelocal.se/20151016/sas-cuts-foreign-routes-from-nordics
SpiceJet to order ‘significant’ no. of aircraft this fiscal
The Little Gear That Could Reshape the Jet Engine
UAE, Germany plan talks over Air Berlin-Etihad code share
Rea more: http://gulfbusiness.com/2015/10/uae-germany-plan-talks-air-berlin-etihad-code-share/#.ViIYZn6rTIU
VivaAerobus pulls back on US routes as the Viva Group takes aim at Costa Rica
Irish Aviation News:
A321-211SL, Transaero Airlines, D-AYAN, EI-OVB (MSN 6756)
Read more: http://xfw-spotter.blogspot.ie/2015/08/a321-211sl-transaero-airlines-d-ayan-ei.html
AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Proposed Public Offering of $400 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Notes
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25647
ATL Partners and PSP Investments Launch Aviation Leasing Platform with Industry Veteran Richard Wiley
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25631
Avolon Delivers One B737-800 Aircraft to Malindo Air
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25630
BOC Aviation Announces Agreement to Sell 24 Aircraft
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25648
Captain Mark’s maiden voyage home
Read more: https://shar.es/1uhe6H
China Construction Bank to set up global aircraft leasing headquarters in Dublin
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/1016/735251-china-construction-bank-ireland/
Global aviation giant moves into new Donegal office
Ryanair Asking for 12,5 Million Kuna in Incentives, Zadar Delegation Urgently Flies to Dublin
Ryanair’s Cawley backs Irish Airbnb rival
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/ryanairs-cawley-backs-irish-airbnb-rival-31613193.html
Ryanair to establish new summer base in Corfu
Ryanair to make Corfu Airport its fourth Greek base from April 2016
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/10/16/ryanair-to-make-corfu-airport-its-fourth-greek-base/
Ryanair will start as soon as possible from Dusseldorf says Kenny Jacobs [German]
Read more: http://www.derwesten.de/wirtschaft/ryanair-will-nach-duesseldorf-aimp-id11193653.html
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
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17-10-15: http://bit.ly/1MJFZr1
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:
@A350Blog Singapore Airlines 1st A350-900 registration number 9V-SMA was previously used on the 1st B747-400 in 1989.
@AvWeekHelen #MROE Mick Hickey, Group Director Operations @Ryanair – Only thing certain about Oil -> UNCERTAINTY #aviation #avmro.
@BBD_Aircraft Over 90% of #CSeries certification program done! In final stage for cert in 2015! #era15.
@grahamck63 @united best international airline @nitraveltradenewsandevents #nita15 well done Barry and the team.
@jameszysull Ryanair have dropped 2 routes Shannon to Poitiers & Nice & cut frequency on 3 routes Shannon – Memmingen, Manchester & Paris for Summer 2016.
@simonjmcnamara So very pleased to welcome @flybe back into ERA!! #era15.
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Norwegian – The Global Airline