Daily Aviation Brief – 27/10/2015
Aircraft Update:
D-AIZB Airbus A320-214 c/n 4120 Lufthansa To Lufthansa Technik hangar 25/10/15.
EI-EPS Airbus A319-111 c/n 3377 Aer Lingus Ferried Dublin-Shannon 22/10/15 To Eirtech Aviation paint hangar for painting into Vueling colours.
EI-FIW Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 44706 Ryanair first flight 20/10/15. http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ei-fiw/
LN-RRO Boeing 737-683 c/n 28288 SAS Airlines To Lufthansa Technik hangar 25/10/15.
LY-MCA ATR 72-201 c/n 0212 Danu Oro Ferried London Southend-Dublin 26/10/15 on lease to Stobart Air. http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ly-mca/
VP-CPA Boeinh 737-7AW/W c/n 30031 Mid East Jet to Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 24/10/15.
Global Aviation News:
Airlines step up efforts to tackle cyber security risks
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/26/uk-airlines-cybersecurity-idUKKCN0SK23Y20151026
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says carriers won’t make the same mistakes they did a decade ago
Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2015/10/american-airlines-ceo-doug-parker-says-carriers.html
Athens Airport: strong growth helped by pricing strategy shows benefit of European deregulation
Avianca Said to Reject Efromovich Bid to Sell Brazil Airline
Boeing: 100 years of transforming global travel
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-100-years-transforming-travel-american-ingenuity/
Canada’s WestJet eyes low-cost transatlantic market
Read more: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d978c7d8-6ea8-11e5-8171-ba1968cf791a.html#axzz3pg1Z2dCG
Cathay Pacific’s new livery signifies fresh direction
Read more: http://www.aspireaviation.com/2015/10/26/cathay-pacific-fresh-direction/
China Said to Consider Consolidation Among Big 3 Airlines
Codeshare approval delay will damage airberlin: Hogan
Read more: http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_293100.html
Emirates Airline turns 30: Just as it has changed the world, now Emirates faces its own changes
Fly like an Egyptian (with German efficiency)
Read more: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/fly-like-an-egyptian-with-german-efficiency-.html
Free APIs that travel startups should consider when building any search product
IAG profit jump paves way for first dividend
Low costs keep IndiGo flying high in India’s cut-throat airline market
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/26/uk-interglobe-aviation-limited-ipo-idUKKCN0SK25P20151026
NASA Technology To Help Airlines Save Fuel, Time
Odds Increasing For A Spirit Airlines-Frontier Merger
Read more: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3603216-odds-increasing-for-a-spirit-airlines-frontier-merger
Opinion: Airlines Often Waste Millions on Each Aircraft Redelivery
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/mro/opinion-airlines-often-waste-millions-each-aircraft-redelivery
OPINION: Decisive action needed to resolve US-Gulf open-skies row
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-decisive-action-needed-to-resolve-us-gulf-418136/
Qatar Airways CEO Says Streaming Is the Future of IFEC
Read more: http://apex.aero/2015/10/20/qatar-airways-ceo-akbar-albaker-ifec#sthash.pBjmyMbA.dpuf
Report: CAPA Aviation Summit
Read more: http://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/2624868-report-capa-aviation-summit
To Fret, Or Not To Fret: Do Declining Unit Revenues At Airlines Still Warn Us Of A Coming Downturn?
United’s Acting CEO Pushes Service as Profit Optimism Grows
United Airlines to adopt single interface for disparate wifi services
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus Deal At Bradley Reflects Trend Of Smaller Hubs Trying To Lure Carriers
Read more: http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-connecticut-airline-incentives-20151026-story.html
Aer Lingus: New Owners Shake Up Flying With New Transatlantic Routes, Upgraded Service
ANALYSIS: Is CityJet deal the breakthrough that SuperJet International needs?
Aviation chief’s fears over Irish rankings in university tables
IASA Symposium Review
Read more: https://aviaero.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/iasa-symposium-review/
Keep quiet on Brexit talk, IAG boss Walsh warns Irish CEOs
One more Irish company affiliated with VTB Leasing demands $43 mln from Transaero
Read more: http://www.rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20151023/274816221.htm
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Qantas turnaround not just a case of good luck: Joyce
Ryanair challenges WizzAir and Blue Air on Italian routes
Read more: http://www.romania-insider.com/ryanair-challenges-wizzair-and-blue-air-on-italian-routes/158338/
Ryanair planning service cuts at Shannon
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2015/10/ryanair-planning-service-cuts-at-shannon-34980/
Shannon Group welcomes Mid-West Action Plan for Jobs
Read more: http://www.shannongroup.ie/shannon-group-welcomes-mid-west-action-plan-for-jobs/
Shannon airport set to lose two Ryanair routes next summer
Summer hope for Carlisle Airport passenger flights
The Growth of Ryanair
Read more: https://aviaero.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/the-growth-of-ryanair/
United Technologies Research Center Ireland leads Clean Sky 2 contract
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
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 24-10-15: http://bit.ly/1MZivyo
Where Transaero Airlines Irish Registered aircraft are stored: http://bit.ly/1VZlkzS
Tweets of the day:
@IATA Airlines should be able to take pax from A to B with speed, convenience and predictability. EU DG MOVE Hololei #AVSECWLD.
@IATA No time to lose in moving ahead with Smart Security. 3.5b passengers today will double in less than two decades. Tyler #AVSECWLD.
@IATA ICAO Sec Gen Liu joins #AVSECWLD with message of cooperation on theme “Collaborate, Coordinate, Communicate”.
@IATA Airlines and airports are core to how Ireland connects with the world. We see that everyday in the economy. Irish Trans. Min Donohoe.
@IATA Aviation is a catalyst for national economies being able to perform better. Irish Transport Min Donohoe #AVSECWLD.
@IntAirport 50% of all phishing scams target airlines, airports and passengers – Tony Tyler #AVSECWLD #CyberSecurity.
Today’s Video Picks:
Bruce Peddle, VP Chorus Aviation – CNA Stories
Creating the Finnair A350 Signature Menu with Kari Aihinen
Food in the Air: Behind Finnair’s Inflight Meals
IATA Recap – Tuesday 20
United – EcoSkies is Turning Garbage into Biofuel
Regards,
Trevor