Daily Aviation Brief – 15/01/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-FOC Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 44714 Ryanair BOE719 First flight Boeing Field-Eugene-Boeing Field 13/01/16.
OE-IEK Airbus A330-243 c/n 509 Hong Kong Aviation Capital Ferried Vienna-Bangor 12/01/16 in All White colours ex A6-EAO.
OE-LAX Boeing 767-3Z9(ER)/W c/n 27095 Austrian Airlines To Lufthansa Technik hangar 13/01/16.
Global Aviation News:
Airline Economic Analysis 2015-2016
AirAsia diversifies its Australia operation & regains New Zealand presence with Gold Coast-Auckland
Aviation sector to rescue Arab economies hit by cheap oil?
Boeing sets sights on $2 billion United small jets order: sources
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ual-aircraft-idUSKCN0US27I20160114
Chicago O’Hare International Airport: In a select group of airports with over 200 city destinations
China To Build 66 New Airports Over The Next Five Years
Read more: https://thenanfang.com/china-to-boost-airport-infrastructure-by-billions/
Cutting down runway queues
Read more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/cut-airport-congestion-fuel-waste-0114
Etihad’s Backdoor Access To Europe Slammed Shut As Germany Axes Air Berlin Codeshares
How Can Southwest Compete With Cheaper Low-Cost Carriers?
Interview – Pichler focuses on higher-yield routes
Read more: http://www.fvw.com/air-berlin-interview-pichler-focuses-on-higher-yield-routes/393/151821/11245
Is travel retailing finally about to take off?
Read more: http://www.tnooz.com/article/is-travel-retailing-finally-about-to-take-off/
Mexico’s Interjet looks to exploit new opportunities in the US during 2016. An IPO perhaps to follow
NetJets Pilot Pascal Lhoest on his Office in the Sky
Read more: http://www.superyachts.com/luxury/netjets-pilot-pascal-lhoest-on-his-office-in-the-sky-3385.htm
Opinion: The Aviation Trends Of Tomorrow
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/mro/opinion-aviation-trends-tomorrow
Qatar Air Says It Could Split Oneworld Over American Air Row
The new normal for our no-frills flights, how fast time has flown!
TUIfly to end Hamburg operations over LCC threat
Read more: http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/43096-tuifly-to-end-hamburg-operations-over-lcc-threat
United’s Quest to Be Less Awful
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-united-airlines-struggles/
U.S. Airlines Are the Best (at One Thing)
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-14/u-s-airlines-are-the-best-at-one-thing-
What The Whole World Can Learn From Travel Technology
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-whole-world-can-learn-from-travel-technology-greg-abbott
Will Celebrating Cheap Oil Give Aviation a Hangover?
Read more: http://skift.com/2016/01/13/will-celebrating-cheap-oil-give-aviation-a-hangover/
Irish Aviation News:
Acumen Aviation Appoints Yibang Wang As Sr. Technical Manager- China
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26968
AerCap Executes First Placement of Ten 737 MAX 8s to Travel Service
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26950
Aer Lingus Regional operator lost €13m in 2014
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aer-lingus-regional-operator-lost-13m-in-2014-34361945.html
American Airlines S16 Chicago – Dublin Aircraft Changes
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/14/aa-orddub-s16/
Employment boost as 100 local jobs created
ETIHAD S16 Operation Changes as of 12JAN16 (Note Dublin change)
Read more: http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/12/ey-s16update1/
Intensified PELOCO5 competition – easyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair, Vueling and Wizz Air – 231 routes operated by at least two of them
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/01/13/easyjet-norwegian-ryanair-vueling-wizz-air-competing-more/
Irish Airline chiefs will launch new lobby group next week in Amsterdam
Mobile travel tech firm MTT to create 70 new jobs in Dublin
Read more: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/2016/01/13/mtt-70-jobs-dublin-mobile-travel
Record year at Copenhagen Airport thanks to Ryanair
Read more: http://cphpost.dk/news/record-year-at-copenhagen-airport-thanks-to-ryanair.html
Ryanair adds 75,000 extra seats to Malaga
Read more: http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/69912/ryanair-adds-75-000-extra-seats
Ryanair Appoints Chiara Ravara as Sales and Marketing Manager for the Eastern Mediterranean
Ryanair Appoints New Sales & Marketing Manager for Cyprus
Ryanair becoming more of an easyJet
Read more: http://www.aspireaviation.com/2016/01/14/easyjet-ryanair-upmarket-battle/
Ryanair Plans To Open First Base In Romania In November
Ryanair updates mobile app
Read more: http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ryanair-updates-mobile-app/
Ryanair Welcomes Caa Investigation Into eDreams & Opodo
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26976
Tourism thrives but warning on staying competitive is timely
VLM Airlines carry crew of film “Broer” to Ireland for Première
Waha Capital acquires US$76.8 million of shares in AerCap Holdings
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:
@airlineroute AeroMexico and WestJet has announced codeshare partnership, previously reported on Airline Route on 22DEC15.
@e_russell .@united is nearing an order for 737-700s, reports @JLDastin. Would be a blow for #CSeries.
@e_russell “@United is refining its boarding algorithm and plans to roll it out later this year.” Woot! #paxex.
@ghimlay JP Morgan has initiated coverage of @SpiritAirlines and @VirginAmerica, rated overweight and underweight respectively.
@LeehamNews Market Intel: one or two good-sized “legacy” airline orders for #CSeries this year.
@winglets747 A reminder to all $1.5b Powerball ticket holders: the best way to be a millionaire is to start with a billion and then launch an airline.
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