Aircraft Update:
D-ABKD Boeing 737-86J/W c/n 37742 Air Berlin Ferried Munich-Ostrava 26/01/16 for paint into all white colours.
EI-FOF Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 44716 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 27/01/16.
EI-UNB Boeing 767-3P6(ER) c/n 26234 Capablue Ltd Ferried Moscow Domodedovo-Teruel 28/01/16 in Transaero Airlines colours.
OE-LAE Boeing 767-3Z9(ER)/W c/n 30383 Austrian Airlines To Lufthansa Technik hangar 23/01/16.
OE-LAX Boeing 767-3Z9(ER)/W c/n 27095 Austrian Airlines Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 23/01/16 arrived 13/01/16.
Global Aviation News:
Airlines Reap Benefits From Cheaper Fuel, Consumers Not So Much
Cathay Pacific’s Delivery of New Airbus A350 Delayed, Chief Says
Cebu Air Parent Sees Oil Bonanza Trumping Risks to Demand
Corporate travel: Technology, teleconferencing and travel. Renewed interest spikes – again
EasyJet to Intensify Cost Cuts as 2015 Terrorism Hurts Fares
Emirates to Take $14.5 Billion New Jets; 21 Airbus Superjumbos
Euro Championship bookings really taking off
Read more: http://www.blueskyexecutiveaviation.co.uk/issue_352/Euro_Championship_bookings_really_taking_off.htm
Europe’s top 5 airports analysed; Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Istanbul – the FLAPI hubs compared
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/01/27/europes-top-5-airports-analysed-for-airline-growth/
Europe’s 2016 crystal ball reading
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/europe-s-2016-crystal-ball-reading
Iran signs for 118 Airbus aircraft, including 12 A380s
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/iran-signs-118-airbus-aircraft-including-12-a380s
JetBlue Profit Doubles on Lower Fuel Costs, New Price System
Kenya Airways to Cut Jobs as Part of Turnaround Strategy
Korean Air puts Seoul into Glasgow Airport
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/27217
Logan to have most low-cost trans-Atlantic flights in US
Q3 2015/16 Trading Statement: Flybe’s Return To Growth Continues
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/27227
RwandAir to Add Europe Destination, Four Aircraft This Year
Russian Airlines Slash Ticket Prices Due to Low Demand
Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/557278.html
Thomas Cook and Thomson cancel all Tunisia summer holidays
Warsaw Modlin Airport plans big commercial upgrade and expansion
Read more: http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=46261
Irish Aviation News:
Air Partner and TALA: Keep aircraft off ground
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/67957/air-partner-and-tala-keep-aircraft-ground
Apollo Aviation Closes 2015 With Approximately 25% Growth in AUM
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/27210
Avolon boss lobbies government for trade links with Tehran
CityJet launches new routes to Bastia and Beziers
Colleran Molloy wants Shannon pilot academy
Read more: http://www.clarecourier.ie/article.asp?id=5013
daa Briefs UK Minister On Dublin Airport’s Key Role in Irish-UK Trade
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/daa-briefs-uk-minister-dublin-airports-key-role-irish-uk-paul-o-kane
Dara Murphy meets ambassador in lift-off effort for Cork-US flights
EI-FOJ Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2016/01/ei-foj-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
Massive increase in unscheduled Shannon Airport landings
O’Leary: European LCCs will feed long-haul services for legacy carriers
Paris attacks caused ‘blip’ in Ryanair demand
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/paris-attacks-caused-blip-in-ryanair-demand-34402432.html
Road Warrior – conference ambassdors recognised, serviced apartment market growing, electronic entry to Canada
Ryanair: Dublin Airport runway costs should not top €250m
Ryanair exclusively sponsors anna.aero in London Marathon with €5,000 for Anthony Nolan bone marrow transplants
Ryanair finally adds Toulouse to its portfolio of over 30 French airports
Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs: remove the ATC unions’ right to strike
Read more: http://aerotime.aero/en/airports/10016-ryanair-s-kenny-jacobs-remove-the-atc-unions-right-to-strike
Ryanair to fly to Brussels’ main airport from April
Read more: http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20081462/ryanair-to-fly-to-brussels-main-airport-from-april.html
Second transatlantic pilgrimage for Knock
Read more: http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/second-transatlantic-pilgrimage-knock
Willie Walsh (IAG) 2015 best CEO for the Spanish edition of Forbes [Spanish]
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Experience Thomson’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner Premium Club from Dublin to Cancun and Montego Bay: http://bit.ly/1PrUq5W
Irish Aircraft Leasing News 25-01-2016: http://bit.ly/1PO7kWf
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 25-01-2016: http://bit.ly/1TkoL6g
Tweets of the day:
@aspireaviation Credit Suisse: #Boeing #787 cash loss per unit declined 65% to just -US$6.7M from -US$19.2M in Q3.
@ghimlay @Allegiant’s growing size means it will likely have to report to DOT for consumer survey in 2017.
@ghimlay US govt amends Cuban sanctions – will allow for leased aircraft to be exported to Cuba, and for codesharing with Cuban airlines.
@ghimlay .SouthwestAir CFO notes “astounding” 32.7% in pre-tax ROIC in 2015 (airline had aspired to 15% not that long ago).
@ghimlay .SouthwestAir had 129 737 Classics in fleet as of end-2015, will retire all no later than mid-2018.
@WandrMe “It is a slippery slope to presume that our costs and prices can be higher based on service.” @Gary_Kelly, CEO @SouthwestAir #PaxEx #AvGeek.
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AerCap Dublin Airport Animations – Combined
Meet the One Pilot in the World with 10,000 Flight Hours in Boeing AH-64 Apaches
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