Daily Aviation Brief – 08/01/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-DYS Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 37514 Ryanair rolled out of Eirtech Aviation Dublin 06/01/16 in Jelu Air colours.
EI-FMI Airbus A330-343 c/n 1651 Intrepid Aviation Partners Ferried Toulouse-Lourdes 07/01/16 ex F-WWCE.
G-GDFB Boeing 737-33A/W c/n 25743 Jet2 Ferried Newcastle-Dublin 05/01/16 for Dublin Aerospace.
G-GDFL Boeing 737-36N/W c/n 28568 Jet2 Airtest at Dublin 05/01/16.
PH-CDG Boeing 737-86J/W c/n 30881 Corendon Dutch Airlines Ferried Amsterdam-Dublin 07/01/16 on return to AerSale Inc to become N881XA.
9H-AEH Airbus A319-111 c/n 2122 Air Malta Ferried Malta-Shannon 07/01/16 for painting for Volotea Airlines.
Global Aviation News:
Air France Pays Tribute to its Last Boeing 747 with its Customers!
AirAsia Plans $1 Billion Bond Program to Finance Debt, Planes
Boeing’s Dreamliner Could Be a Lot More Profitable by Year-End
Cessna Drops Citation CJ2+ from Product Lineup
Delta expects operating margin of 16.5% to 17.5% for 4Q2015
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/delta-investor-update-512938
Easyjet and Ryanair passenger numbers grow despite terrorist threats
Epic E1000 Prototype Enters Flight-test Program
FAA Grounds Aviation Ridesharing Startups
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/faa-grounds-aviation-ridesharing-startups
Japan Joins World Trade Organization Case on China Aircraft Tax
Matchbyte and flynas announce partnership and new app
Read more: http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2016/01/prweb13149975.htm
Norwegian US licence battle continues
Read more: http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/norwegian-us-licence-battle-continues/
Qantas and American Airlines to add trans-Pacific routes in new joint venture
Spirit Airlines Replaces CEO After Carrier’s Stock Tumbles
World’s airlines started over 3,100 new routes in 2015; easyJet, Ryanair, Vueling and Wizz Air take top four places for most new routes
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/01/07/worlds-airlines-started-over-3100-new-routes-in-2015/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus named among the world’s safest airlines
Read more: http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/travel/Aer-Lingus-named-among-the-worlds-safest-airlines.html
Alliance welcomes Ryanair expansion at International Airport
BOC Aviation orders 30 more A320s
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boc-aviation-orders-30-more-a320s-420580/
Busy Bookings Start to the Year
Read more: http://www.ittn.ie/news/busy-bookings-start-to-the-year/
Irish prime minister meets space successes at ESA
Read more: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=47646
ITTN Launches TheTravelDirectory.ie
Read more: http://www.ittn.ie/news/ittn-launches-thetraveldirectory-ie/
Karl airport parking entrepreneurs deserve a chance
Ryanair announces extra Dublin services for summer
Ryanair demands air taxes cut amid Belfast flights decision
Ryanair is first to carry 100 million passengers in a year
Ryanair Launches New London Gatwick – Belfast Route & Adds More Flights To Dublin
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26859
Ryanair : New Belfast Base (No. 77)
Read more: http://www.4-traders.com/RYANAIR-HOLDINGS-PLC-1412410/news/Ryanair-New-Belfast-Base-No-77-21647006/
Ryanair’s new base at Belfast International Airport will have ‘huge impact’ – Danny Kinahan MP
Ryanair registers 17% hike in number of passengers in Belgium
Ryanair Snaps Up IAG’s Slots At Gatwick
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/ryanair-snaps-iag-s-slots-gatwick
Ryanair Tops 100 Million Passengers as Discount Flights Flourish
Ryanair’s £300m base is ‘a vote of confidence’ in Newtownabbey
Successful first six months for Global Trek at Belfast International
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Ryanair Expands Dublin services for summer 2016: http://bit.ly/1kQ7DHw
Ryanair takes delivery of 24 new aircraft in calendar year 2015: http://bit.ly/1YTVPXp
Top 10 aircraft to visit Dublin Airport in 2015: http://bit.ly/22HxdRh
Top 10 Irish Aviation news stories of 2015: http://bit.ly/1ReNS98
Tweets of the day:
@BelfastAirport We’ve capacity to double in size. In 2015 we’d 4.4M passengers, up 9% on previous year. In Dec alone, we recorded growth of 14.7% #hiRyanair.
@JohnLStrickland #Ryanair tops 100m pax in a year for 2015 & hits 91% December load factor #airlines.
@jordanmoates David O’Brien from Ryanair making point of how Air Passenger Duty makes flights from Belfast more costly.
@newsmulg @BelfastAirport @Ryanair says need help from NI exec to fix APD and assist industry.
@newsmulg Other routes could be five, or fewer. Said could give commitments if Stormont canned APD @Ryanair.
@newsmulg We will deploy aircraft, million passengers regardless. But routes dependent on cost. @Ryanair David O’Brien.
@newsmulg @Ryanair says KLM supported with 500k. It’s after its own assistance.
@newsmulg @Ryanair @BelfastAirport says missed opportunity to not let air industry grow. APD big feature of press launch.
@newsmulg @Ryanair David O’Brien says no plans to alter Derry airport schedule.
@Oliver__Clark Ryanair will seek to operate 5 routes from Belfast but these will depend on governments help over APD says David O’Brien.
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