Daily Aviation Brief – 03/02/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-DYS Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 37514 Jeju Air Air-Test at Dublin 29/01/16 and registered HL8061 02/02/16.
HS-PPN Airbus A319-132 c/n 2362 Bangkok Airways Delivered Dublin-Sharjah 02/02/16 ex OE-IEH.
YI-BAJ Boeing 737-405 c/n 24271 FlyBaghdad Ferried Erbil-Bucharest Henri Coanda-Shannon-Keflavik-Goose Bay 30/01-01/02/16 on return to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
American CEO Doug Parker Goes Across the Aisle to Discuss The Most Important Part of His Job
Boeing may face gap in bridge to 737 Max: Analyst
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-may-face-gap-in-bridge-to-737-max-analyst-421476/
Boeing VP: Low-cost good for airlines, passengers
Read more: http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-Boeing-VP-marketing-Air-traffic-doubled-prices-halved-1001100108
EasyJet to trial plane with fuel cells to help cut costs
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-easyjet-costs-idUKKCN0VB00D
Jazeera Airways eyes long-haul venture with foreign partner
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-jazeera-airways-chairman-idUKKCN0V903V
JetBlue Airways’ Strong Earnings Momentum Will Continue
Many state-owned airlines fully or partially privatised
Pressure on Lufthansa’s Eurowings as budget rivals eye Germany
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-lufthansa-lowcost-idUKKCN0VA2VN
Trans-Tasman competition to heat up as Emirates offers world’s longest flight
Vietnam Air Plans Domestic Carrier as Budget Rival Gains Ground
Why You’re Still Paying Fuel Surcharges After the Oil Crash
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus Considers Airbus A321LR, A330neo For Transatlantic Growth
Air France May Rent SSJ100 Aircraft From Irish carrier CityJet
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/business/20160202/1034090725/air-france-sukhoi-superjet.html#ixzz3z0p4B8mk
Aviation Authority Aims To Expand Ireland’s Leasing Market Share
Dublin – London now the busiest city pair in Europe
IAG CEO Willie Walsh threatens to pull British Airways aircraft at London City Airport
Read more: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7ea08abc-c9b1-11e5-a8ef-ea66e967dd44.html#axzz3z24PeDA9
Ireland Sees Aviation As Key To Its Economy
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/ireland-sees-aviation-key-its-economy
O’Leary: “Ryanair in robust good shape”. Europe’s highest margin airline despite revenue seasonality
Ryanair cleared for new OSL take-off
Read more: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/02/02/ryanair-cleared-for-new-osl-take-off/
Ryanair’s Metamorphosis Is Proving Successful
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/ryanair-s-metamorphosis-proving-successful
Ryanair’s 9 new routes from Milan. 10.5 million passengers and 8,000 jobs [Italian]
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
Ryanair takes delivery of a record six Boeing 737-800s this week: http://bit.ly/1KhD1uq
Tweets of the day:
@Airbus Congrats @BoeingAirplanes on the 1st flight of the #737MAX.Great to see the global Single Aisle fleet expanding w/ latest technology engines.
@CAPA_Aviation .@AirAsia X CEO flags return to Tehran after ceasing service in 2012 “due to sanctions… We are looking to come back.” #CAPAsummit #Iran.
@WestJet “In 2016 we evolved interline agreements with Philippine Airlines,
Aeroméxico into code-share agreements.” -Gregg Saretsky, CEO #WestJetQ4.
@winglets747 Etihad’s Hogan: it’s fine for Alitalia to be in SkyTeam and part of AF-KLM-Delta JV, “but it is important that Alitalia is treated fairly’.
@winglets747 Etihad: “We don’t need to expand into the Australian marketplace, nor do we have any intention to” (ATW Jan 2016) let’s see.
Today’s Video Picks:
General Aviation Airport Sustainability Program
Global Leaders in Aviation Finance
Learn to Fly with Simteach Aviation
NZ Aviation Podcast w/c January 25 2016
Summary of the results Aviation Summit 2016