Daily Aviation Brief – 02/12/2015
Aircraft Update:
A7-AIB Airbus A321-231 c/n 4382 Qatar Airways Departed Eirtech Aviation paint hangar Shannon 25/11/15 arrived 15/11/15.
EI-XLI Boeing 747-446 c/n 27648 Pembroke Exchanges Ltd Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Teruel Airport 01/12/15 for onward storage in Transaero Airlines colours.
LN-RPK Boeing 737-783 c/n 28317 SAS Airlines Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 28/11/15 arrived 17/11/15.
LN-TUK Boeing 737-705/W c/n 29096 SAS Airlines To Lufthansa Technik hangar 27/11/15.
SX-DGB Airbus A320-232 c/n 4165 Aegean Airlines Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 27/11/15 arrived 14/11/15.
Global Aviation News:
Air Malta Board of Directors approve FY2016/FY2018 business plan
Boeing 737 rate hike factors
Read more: http://leehamnews.com/2015/11/30/boeing-737-rate-hike-factors/
Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft deterioration
Read more: http://leehamnews.com/2015/11/27/bjorns-corner-aircraft-deterioration/
Colombia airport investment and construction opportunities improving as internal security improves
Debate takes off over airline tax
Read more: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/12/01/debate-takes-off-over-airline-tax/
Embraer S.A.: Embraer delivers its 1,200th E-Jet to Azul
Eurocontrol rates CDM performance at Helsinki airport in Finland highly
EU anti-terror chief backs Spain’s calls for passenger data collection
Read more: http://www.thelocal.es/20151130/eu-anto-terror-chief-backs-spain-calls-for-passenger-data-collection
Flybe ‘proposes domestic flights from RAF Northolt’
HNA of Hainan Airlines buys 24% of Azul as China’s airlines eye their final continent: South America
Labor Demands Will Challenge U.S. Airlines in 2016, Analyst Says
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and Aegean potential buyers of a Croatian Airlines stake
Read more: http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=209043
Munich – new home base for Transavia
Read more: http://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/item/2823-munich-new-home-base-for-transavia
One basic rule from a prolific builder
Read more: http://generalaviationnews.com/2015/11/30/one-basic-rule-from-a-prolific-builder/
Qantas shifts widebodies to international, restoring Asian presence despite no European connections
Scoot approaches profitability & becomes SEAsia’s top performing long haul LCC, boosting SIA outlook
Used B777-200ER or A340-300?
Read more: http://leehamnews.com/2015/11/26/used-b777-200er-or-a340-300/
Why Aftermarket Demand Is Not Tracking Airline Capacity
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-aftermarket-demand-tracking-airline-capacity-kevin-michaels
Irish Aviation News:
AWAS delivers additional new A320 passenger aircraft on lease to Aegean Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26399
Belfast International Airport and Belfast Boys’ Model School have checked into Business Class in a partnership that will yield benefits all round
Blue Air of Romania goes for growth from Dublin
Read more: http://actmedia.eu/economic/blue-air-of-romania-goes-for-growth-from-dublin/61241
Bond wins contract for offshore air support with PSE Kinsale in Ireland
Read more: http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/Bond-wins-contract-for-offshore-air-support-with-PSE-Kinsale
Icons festival chief defends standard of Belfast’s air links after Web Summit spin-off pulls out of city
IT Carlow joins new worldwide aviation group
Knock Airport records €536,000 pre-tax loss despite record year
Ryanair Seeks Norwegian Air, TAP Links as Aer Lingus Talks Fail
Ryanair sees no material hit from weak bookings after Paris attacks
Ryanair to sue Google in Irish court over ‘misleading adverts’
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Lessors and Leasing companies Update 21-11-2015: http://bit.ly/1MJegDc
Irish Aircraft Leasing News 28-11-2015: http://bit.ly/1OwW3vf
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 07-11-2015: http://bit.ly/1NVTG51
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 21-11-2015: http://bit.ly/1lAuGan
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 28-11-2015: http://bit.ly/1Ip3rEt
Tweets of the day:
@ChrisWort91 Long haul is the most missed opportunity in retail says David Brady @AerLingus @MarketforceAir #airtran15.
@FlyingFair “@Ryanair capacity up 22% this winter due to low fuel prices & +ve passenger financial conditions” says @HSBC’s Andrew Lobbenberg #airtran15.
@Kenny_Jacobs Vienna – capital of Ryanair’s smallest market. Someday we will be big here.
@LARA_Editor @AerLingus’s David Brady: “Days of LFAs stimulating market are limited. Must look elsewhere for growth, so change the offering.” #airtran15.
@LARA_StephanieT Andrew Loddenberg says we must remember EU isn’t the US. There’s no consolidation/chapter 11 & Gulf carriers are more relevant #airtran15.
@NorwegianUK “Scale is essential. Without scale there is no low-cost business” says @Fly_Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos #airtran15.
@NorwegianUK “We always monitor cost drivers Our network enables us to keep costs down” @Fly_Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos #airtran15.
@Oliver__Clark Luxair exec VP Martin Isler expects the European regional airline modern will still exist in 19 years time #airtran15.
@Oliver__Clark Fuel hedging savings could be used to fund a ‘fare war’ in Europe says Ryanair chief.
Today’s Video Picks:
A320 hits dramatic cross winds at manchester airport and goes around
#DeltaTakeoff in the Mojave
Ethiopian Airlines “All Women Functioned Flight” event Part I
Etihad Airways F1 Flypast
Ryanair eDreams Update
The most important flight of the year – Za’atari, Jordan