Daily Aviation Brief – 22/10/2015
Aircraft Update:
EI-DDY Boeing 737-4Y0 c/n 24904 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Vilnius Airport 21/10/15 prior return to lessor.
EI-RUW Boeing 767-36N(ER) c/n 30107 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Domodedovo-Tel Aviv 20/10/15 on return to lessor.
EI-STC Boeing 737-476(SF) c/n 24446 Air Contractors to Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 19/10/15.
F-WWYR Airbus A330-343 c/n 1624 CIT Aerospace Ferried Teruel Airport-Toulouse 21/10/15 in Skymark colours.
I-AIGJ Boeing 767-304(ER) c/n 28039 Air Italy Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 20/10/15 arrived 13/10/15.
Global Aviation News:
Air Berlin Labor Heads Say Ending Code-Share Could Kill Carrier
Air Arabia flies to success in a business-focused way — Ali
Aviation a tactical play, not a long-term structural story: Amit Khurana
Boeing 787 Ramp Up MRO Costs Close To Target
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/mro/boeing-787-ramp-mro-costs-close-target
Delta fleet strategy driven by opportunity, flexibility
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25678
Emirates Plans To Fly Between Almost Every African Market And Asia
Europe’s most competitive airport pairs and city pairs in S15 revealed
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/10/21/europes-most-competitive-airport-pairs-in-s15-revealed/
FedEx and TNT Express Update competition process
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25682
Indian aviation market continues double digit growth
Lufthansa and airberlin under growing pressure as German market growth picks up; Ryanair and Emirates both growing fast
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/10/21/lufthansa-and-airberlin-face-growing-pressure-in-germany/
MoD under fire for listing retired jets and grounded helicopters in new list of military assets
Russian Airline Transaero Triples as Buyout Lifts Survival Odds
SATA completes rebranding with extreme makeover – Azores
S7 Airlines Co-Owner Filyov Agrees to Buy Control of Transaero
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus announces direct flights to Los Angeles, Connecticut and Newark
Aer Lingus Announces Major Long-Haul Expansion for 2016
Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/aer-lingus-announces-major-long-150800085.html
Aer Lingus Resumes Los Angeles Service from May 2016
Aer Lingus says agreement on Ryanair connections possible by next year
Austin consulate office pushes Ireland-U.S. aerospace business connections
Aviation developments at centre of Action Plan for Jobs
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2015/10/aviation-developments-at-centre-of-action-plan-for-jobs-778/
Avolon Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement with Bohai Leasing
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25690
CEO Willie Walsh says IAG has `ambitions beyond Aer Lingus
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-21/british-airways-parent-on-the-hunt-for-next-deal
Dublin Airport Welcomes Aer Lingus’ Transatlantic Route Expansion
IAG boss says ‘firm plans’ for onboard Wi-Fi
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/uk-iag-wifi-idUKKCN0SF1OY20151021
Minister Donohoe welcomes Aer Lingus’ major long-haul expansion for 2016
Minister Flanagan Welcomes Three New Aer Lingus Ireland-US Air Routes
Qantas CEO Shares His Secrets for Operating Low-Cost and Full-Service Airlines Together
Roads first, air-route second said Councillor
Read more: http://www.donegalnow.com/news/roads-first-air-route-second-said-councillor/51459
Tourism could deliver Australia’s next boom, says Qantas CEO
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:
@annapbonne The market doesn’t allow aero companies to invest enough in R&D, the government needs to match fund: Michael Ryan @Bombardier #Aerodays2015.
@annapbonne It takes over 10 years to develop a new aeroplane engine and bring it to market says Warren East @RollsRoyce #Aerodays2015 #IETtransport.
@annapbonne Warren East says @RollsRoyce spent £1Bn on R&D last year #Aerodays2015 #IETtransport,
@BrianSumers Source says @united is ending DC-Kuwait City & Bahrain in Jan. Since ’10 it has been among the more unusual routes.
@LauraGoodes Willie Walsh’s Back to the Future day as he participates in an @AerLingus press conference for first time in 10 years! #IAG.
@T4toria Michael Ryan @Bombardier notes industry prospers through innovation, continued government and industry support for R&D vital #Aerodays2015.
Today’s Video Picks:
Aero-TV: AUVSI’s Brian Wynne – Reaching Out To The Rest Of The Aviation World
Aero-TV: The PB4Y-2 Privateer – A Priceless Aero-Treasure
BC Aviation Council’s Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year-Wayne Coulson
Rotary Ireland Conference Cork 2015 – Guest Speaker Kenny Jacobs Chief Marketing Officer Ryanair