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Published on February 3rd, 2016 | by Trevor Buckley

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

Read more: http://crankyflier.com/2016/02/02/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

Read more: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/02/01/jetblue-airways-strong-earnings-momentum-will-cont.aspx

Many state-owned airlines fully or partially privatised

Read more: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/95533-Many-state-owned-airlines-fully-or-partially-privatised#sthash.NlUG4Ej4.dpuf

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

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviation/transtasman-competition-to-heat-up-as-emirates-offers-worlds-longest-flight-20160128-gmgn64.html#ixzz3z1oycfQ5

Vietnam Air Plans Domestic Carrier as Budget Rival Gains Ground

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-02/vietnam-air-plans-domestic-carrier-as-budget-rival-gains-ground

Why You’re Still Paying Fuel Surcharges After the Oil Crash

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-01/why-you-re-still-paying-fuel-surcharges-after-the-oil-crash

Irish Aviation News:

Aer Lingus Considers Airbus A321LR, A330neo For Transatlantic Growth

Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/aer-lingus-considers-airbus-a321lr-a330neo-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

Read more: http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/aviation-authority-aims-expand-irelands-leasing-market-share

Dublin – London now the busiest city pair in Europe

Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/253012/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

Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/oleary-ryanair-in-robust-good-shape-europes-highest-margin-airline-despite-revenue-seasonality-264773

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]

Read more: http://www.ilghirlandaio.com/infrastrutture-immobiliare/135739/ryanair-9-nuove-rotte-da-milano-10-5-milioni-di-passeggeri-e-8-000-posti-di-lavoro/

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

https://youtu.be/-tMfeXvBe_w

Global Leaders in Aviation Finance

https://youtu.be/6TyQkTPW3yc

Learn to Fly with Simteach Aviation

https://youtu.be/nn-0uFQn_dQ

NZ Aviation Podcast w/c January 25 2016

https://youtu.be/v1FcdAKPfWw

Summary of the results Aviation Summit 2016

https://youtu.be/Sr56cAoHxRc