Daily Aviation Brief – 20/10/2015
Aircraft Update:
C-FEAK Boeing 737-86Q/W c/n 30292 Sunwing Airlines Ferried Dublin-Toronto Pearson International 16/10/15 after summer-lease to Thomson Airways
D-ABKQ Boeing 737-86J/W c/n 37760 Air Berlin Ferried Munich-Ostrava 17/10/15 for paint prior delivery to Siam Air as HS-.
EI-DIR Airbus A330-202 c/n 272 Alitalia Ferried Rome Fiumicino-Abu Dhabi 16/10/15 for paint into new colours.
EI-EJK Airbus A330-202 c/n 1252 Alitalia Ferried Abu Dhabi-Rome Fiumicino 16/10/15 after paint into new colours.
EI-IMB Airbus A319-112 c/n 2033 Alitalia Ferried Norwich-Rome Fiumicino 19/10/15 after paint into new colours.
Global Aviation News:
Aeroflot to help 230,000 stranded Transaero passengers
Read more: https://www.rt.com/business/318668-aeroflot-transaero-russia-airlines/
Airfares Drop Due to Plunge in Oil Prices, But Rising Fees Negate Savings
Air Malta on track to regaining profitability
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25659
American Air’s Charlotte Hub Ranks Fourth in World for Connectivity
ANALYSIS: Has American-US Airways lived up to its promises?
Big 3 airlines flexing their political muscle in Washington
Bombardier seeking big orders as jet’s certification nears competition
Changing fortunes for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner
Read more: http://www.airlinequality.com/news/changing-fortunes-for-boeing-787/
Monarch boss predicts demise of the charter airline model
Read more: http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2018919
No price war, just good business model – Safair CEO
The 19-Hour Flight Is Coming Back
VN Air plans to scale down fleet expansion amid low travel demand
Westjet second custom-painted aircraft, inspired by Disney’s Frozen
Will 787 program ever show an overall profit? Analysts grow more skeptical
11 Most Profitable Airlines In The World: Will It Last?
Read more: http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/11-most-profitable-airlines-in-the-world-will-it-last-376243/
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Pricing of $1.0 billion Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Notes
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25656
Aer Lingus is set to call time on its business flyer ‘Gold Circle Club’
Aer Lingus to fly three new routes to US
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aer-lingus-to-fly-three-new-routes-to-us-34120488.html
A refreshed brand, revamped website and new routes: Aer Lingus takes flight under IAG
Aran air rivals clash on costs
Belfast to Brussels flights will begin in March
Canada to Ireland: underserved markets can offer rapid growth for both LCCs & legacy airlines
Cork Airport – onwards and upwards
Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/cork-airport-onwards-and-upwards-1.2395052
Exclusive: Dubai Duty Free’s Colm McLoughlin on building a successful business
First look – Ryanair teases new website
Read more: http://www.tnooz.com/article/ryanair-new-website-first-look/
Masterplan to be drawn up for airport site
Read more: http://connachttribune.ie/masterplan-to-be-drawn-up-for-airport-site-611/
Ryanair anticipates handling 315.000 passengers from Zadar Croatia next year
Read more: http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=207930
Ryanair to open Corfu base
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ryanair-open-corfu-base
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement 17th October
Read more: https://travelextra.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/travel-extras-sunday-supplement-oct-18-2015/
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Emirates Invites Candidates to Join its Flight Deck Team: http://bit.ly/1M2mYkX
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17-10-15: http://bit.ly/1MJFZr1
Where Transaero Airlines Irish Registered aircraft are stored: http://bit.ly/1VZlkzS
Tweets of the day:
@airlineroute ANA will begin codeshare service with Brussels airlines and germanwings / Eurowings from 25OCT15.
@airlineroute Taiwan’s Apple Daily citing EVA Air spokesperson: “the airline still does not rule out possibility of A350 order”.
@airlineroute EVA Air’s planned Boeing 787-10 order will allow the airline to further expand South East Asia and North America market, as well as Oceania.
@airlineroute Lufthansa will begin CityLine A340 operation to Philadelphia starting 18DEC15.
@airlineroute US Airways US1939, the final flight operating as US Airways on 16/17OCT15, is operated by Airbus A321, N152UW (Ship 152).
@AviaScopeTwits Demise of Russian Transaero Airlines means that there will be no 747-8Is and 380s in Russia. Too bad to have fewer orders on the 747-8Ipax.
@DENAirport Day: passengers want to keep their life moving while traveling with services that make them feel human #skiftforum.
Today’s Video Picks:
Delta CEO Anderson: Strong U.S. Dollar a Headwind
Final US Airways Flight #US1939
Painting the Disney Frozen-themed plane | WestJet
Patrouille Suisse Basel Tattoo 2015
#PaxEx TV: Digital traveler takes center stage at APEX Expo