Daily Aviation Brief – 04/12/2015
Aircraft Update:
EI-EUZ Boeing 737-7Q8 c/n 29355 AerCap Ferried Shannon-Bangor-Paine Field 03/12/15 in Transaero Airlines colours for Southwest Airlines.
EI-RJF RJ85 c/n 2337 Cityjet Ferried Shannon-Dublin 02/12/15 after paint into new colours.
EI-RJW RJ85 c/n 2371 Cityjet Ferried Dublin-East Midlands 02/15/15 for paint into new colours.
OE-IEH Airbus A319-132 c/n 2362 CIT Aerospace Ferried Madrid-Dublin 03/12/15 ex OO-TCS.
2-IDBU Boeing 767-37E c/n 25077 Jet Test International Ferried Moscow Vnukovo-Teruel 02/12/15 in Transaero Airlines colours ex EI-DBU.
Global Aviation News:
AirAsia pushes new regional schedules, secondary hub growth
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/airasia-pushes-new-regional-schedules-secondary-hub-growth
Autodesk and Airbus show the future of aerospace design and manufacture in pioneering generatively designed 3D printed partition
Boeing Completes Detailed Design for the 787-10 Dreamliner
Brazil’s Airline Dreams Burst as Deep Recession Cripples Travel
Buffalo Airways, of TV’s Ice Pilots NWT, has licence suspended
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/north/buffalo-airways-suspended-1.3346524
Dreamliners don’t crack: Boeing 787 survives fatigue testing
Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2015/12/02/dreamliners-don-t-crack-boeing-787-survives.html
Gustin: Europe should adopt Middle East attitude of using airlines as economic drivers
How an Eighteenth-Century Statistician Is Helping to Find MH370
Indonesia Orders Airbus A320 Inspections After Crash Report
LATAM studying A320neo suitability for transatlantic ops
Luxair exec: Turboprops must get faster, bigger
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/luxair-exec-turboprops-must-get-faster-bigger
Malaysia Airlines, Emirates agree to extensive codeshare pact
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/malaysia-airlines-emirates-agree-extensive-codeshare-pact
Reduced lateral separation introduced over the North Atlantic
Read more: http://www.nats.aero/news/reduced-lateral-separation-introduced-over-the-north-atlantic/
The rise of Chinese aircraft lessors
Read more: http://www.aspireaviation.com/2015/12/03/rise-of-chinese-aircraft-lessors/
The TTG Interview: A transatlantic, low-cost battle
Read more: https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/features/the-ttg-interview-a-transatlantic-low-cost-battle-1860
Tianjin Airlines’ Shift To Widebody Aircraft Begins In 2016
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/tianjin-airlines-shift-widebody-aircraft-begins-2016
Why HNA’s Azul Investment Looks Strange, But Is Significant
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/why-hna-s-azul-investment-looks-strange-significant
With ETOPS Delayed, WestJet Will Wet-lease Two 767s
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/etops-delayed-westjet-will-wet-lease-two-767s
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus traffic grows in November
CIT Aerospace Delivers Two Airbus A321s To Air Canada
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26424
O’Leary is still O’Leary
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/o-leary-still-o-leary
Plans to attract two million tourists to Northern Ireland in 2016
Read more: http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/revealed-plans-attract-two-million-10541903
Report shows Irish airlines get the most complaints in the EU
Ryanair in Boeing 737 delivery ramp-up
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/ryanair-boeing-737-delivery-ramp
Ryanair nears 100m passenger milestone in November
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:
@FlyingFair “It seems Etihad alliance with partners going beyond traditional Alliance” says @staralliance COO Jeffrey Goh #airtran15.
@FlyingFair “Airline ticket now a fast-moving consumer good” says @FlyingBrussels CEO Bernard Gustin #airtran15.
@LARA_Editor Keith Wallis of @AirCanada: @IATA NDC “can be a lot of things, but the only thing it really is, is a communications standard”. #airtran15.
@NorwegianUK “More people are making weekend trips even from #Europe to #NewYork” says @Fly_Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos #airtran15.
@NorwegianUK “The future of long-haul travel is great. We want fares to come down for the masses” CEO Bjorn Kjos #airtran15 .
@NorwegianUK “New @BoeingAirplanes have range to unlock new destinations from regional cities” says CEO Bjorn Kjos #airtran15.
Today’s Video Picks:
Andrew Haines of the Civil Aviation Authority on the regulation of Airport Expansion
GE Aviation’s Auburn Additive Production Plant
Hunter Keay – 2015 Commercial Aviation Industry Summit
Ministry of Transport says serious efforts needed to improve Thai aviation industry
Shannon Airport unveils exhibition to mark 70 years of transatlantic aviation