Daily Aviation Brief – 13/01/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-DYS Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 37514 Jeju Air at Dublin 11/01/16 prior delivery (Corrected).
EI-DYT Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 33634 Jeju Air at Dublin 11/01/16 prior delivery (Corrected).
LN-RRK Boeing 737-883 c/n 32278 SAS Airlines Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 09/01/16 arrived 21/12/15.
SE-RES Boeing 737-7BX c/n 30707 SAS Airlines To Lufthansa Technik hangar 09/01/16.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus Warming to Jumbo-Sized A350 Able to Take on Boeing’s 777X
Blue Islands seeks franchise partnership with flybe
Boeing, ANA Celebrate Airline’s 100,000th 787 Dreamliner Flight
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26916
Delta Passes United to Become No. 2 in U.S. After American
Etihad Airways Delivers Another Year Of Strong Growth In 2015
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26934
Google Exec Says Delivery by Drone Possible Within a Few Years
Interview: VistaJet CFO Laela Pakpour Tabrizi
Read more: http://www.baviation.cn/en/people/6143-interview-vistajet-cfo-laela-pakpour-tabrizi
Jota Aviation purchases Avro RJ85 from Falko
Read more: http://corporatejetinvestor.com/articles/jota-aviation-purchases-avro-rj85-from-falko-134/
The world’s fastest growing airlines
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/12094810/The-worlds-fastest-growing-airlines.html
Transat A.T. Inc. initiates search for acquirers for its tour operating operations in France, Greece
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26943
United Airlines sales hurt by Paris attacks, weaker oil industry demand
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ual-estimates-idUSKCN0UP2GM20160112
Transaero accused of breaking lease agreements
Read more: http://atwonline.com/lessors/transaero-accused-breaking-lease-agreements
Vietnam Air to Sell 8.8% Stake to Japan’s ANA, CEO Says
Virgin Atlantic Poised for $4.3 Billion Airbus A350 Deal
WestJet gains ETOPs for 767s, flies own widebodies to Hawaii
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/westjet-gains-etops-767s-flies-own-widebodies-hawaii#
Irish Aviation News:
IAA Safely and Efficiently Managed 1 Million Flights in 2015
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news/2016/01/12/iaa-safely-and-efficiently-managed-1-million-flights-in-2015
IAG Passes Lufthansa in Carrier Ranking With Air France in Sight
Lobo Leasing Announces a New EVP & Managing Director New EVP & Managing Director to Build on the Company’s Success and Further Accelerate Growth
Read more: http://loboleasing.com/2016/01/lobo-leasing-announces-new-evp-md/
London Stansted: traffic growth is resurgent thanks to lower airport charges; Ryanair dominates
Private Company Sought Control Of Shannon Airport As Part Of Hub Negotiations
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/private-company-sought-control-shannon-airport-part-hub-negotiations
Ryanair and easyJet eye work with rivals
Read more: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2d2e6ec0-b39e-11e5-b147-e5e5bba42e51.html#axzz3x2XKRP9o
US visitors spent record $1.2 billion dollars in Ireland last year -13% growth
We’re flying high, insists airport boss, but it’s now or never for cutting air passenger tax in Northern Ireland
We’ll keep on growing, says boss of City Airport
WOW air announces low-cost fares to LA and San Francisco from Dublin
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26920
WOW air launches ‘game-changer’ flights from Dublin to US West Coast from €199pp
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing News 08-01-2016: http://bit.ly/1mJh2lf
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 08-01-2016: http://bit.ly/1OSdmUU
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:
@AirlineReporter Most telling #AkbarAlBaker comment re: 10-abreast coach: We are in the business of making money.
@e_russell Fyi, @Delta is not bigger than @united as @business reports. DL only flew more RPMs than UA in 2015. UA ASMs 250bn vs DL ASMs 247bn.
@Jamie_Freed AirAsia X flights from Gold Coast to Auckland can’t be great news for Air NZ, Virgin or Jetstar as daily AAX A330s have 377 seats.
@winglets747 20h20 Japanese airlines and airports take top spots in OAG’s rank of on time performance – but at what cost to efficiency?.
@winglets747 Could ANA-Vietnam Airlines work? Probably. Is it an integrated, tight Delta-Virgin Atlantic, Etihad-Jet? No.
@winglets747 People say Vietnam Airlines will benefit from ANA’s management. How much benefit from an airline with low productivity, high cost?.
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