Daily Aviation Brief – 24/02/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-CJX Boeing 757-2Y0(ET)/W c/n 26160 Air Contractors noted outside Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 21/02/16 now with winglets fitted in full National Airlines colours.
EI-FOM Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 44720 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 23/02/16.
SE-MDA ATR -212A(500) c/n 788 Braathens Regional Ferried Visby-Norwich 22/02/16 ex EI-REN.
Global Aviation News:
Airline manufacturers escape threat of big costs from new U.N. climate standards
Between Narrow and Wide-Body: Is There an Aircraft for the Niche Midsize Market?
Beyond Profits: Ethiopian Airlines’ Rapid Growth is Helping to Transform its Home Country
British holidaymakers eye Portugal and Spain amid security issues in Egypt, Turkey
Fares to Europe tumble
Read more: http://blog.sfgate.com/cmcginnis/2016/02/22/fares-to-europe-tumble/
Flying Under the Radar at Air Berlin
In strategy shift, Boeing backs 7 MAX: sources
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2016/02/22/in-strategy-shift-boeing-backs-7-max-sources/
JetSmarter to expand private-jet shuttle options
Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-jetsmarter-new-funding-20160222-story.html
Qantas to keep 747 fleet at 11, reports record first half profit
SriLankan Airlines reversing plans to discontinue or reduce European flights
SunExpress exercises option for 10 Boeing 737 MAXs
SWISS welcomes its first 777 as Boeing kick-starts 2016 with double the deliveries of Airbus
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/02/23/swiss-welcomes-its-first-777-300er/
Tearing Down A Young A320 in Europe
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/mro/tearing-down-young-a320-europe#slide-0-field_images-1412081
Thailand’s Nok Air postpones JV with Euro carrier to 2017
The internet of wings
Read more: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2016/02/internet-wings
Vietjet and Airbus to establish A320/A321 flight & maintenance training center in Vietnam
Irish Aviation News:
Airlines Embracing Analytics to Stave Off Disruption
Read more: http://www.datanami.com/2016/02/22/airlines-embracing-analytics-to-stave-off-disruption/
‘Attractive ladies’ but not enough growth: Ryanair boss
Read more: http://www.thelocal.se/20160223/sweden-has-attractive-ladies-but-not-enough-growth-ryanair-boss
Bombardier won’t look for further investment from the North
Call for investigation into Stobart Air
Read more: http://www.donegalnow.com/election-2016/call-for-investigation-into-stobart-air/75627
Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport Recieves Four-Star Accreditation
Read more: http://www.hospitalityireland.com/clayton-hotel-dublin-airport-recieves-4-star-accreditation/24653
Food and transatlantic flights focus for Cork Business Association
Low oil is good for aircraft leasing group AerCap’s gas guzzlers
New Indian cargo carrier starts operations
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/new-indian-cargo-carrier-starts-operations
Ryanair flies in major boost for troubled Prestwick Airport
Ryanair files lawsuit against unknown Tweeps over threats
Read more: http://mynewsla.com/crime/2016/02/22/ryanair-files-lawsuit-against-unknown-tweeps-over-threats/
Ryanair has been main driver of traffic growth at Cologne/Bonn
Ryaniar launches four special flights for Wales opening Euro 2016 match
Read more: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/ryaniar-launches-four-special-flights-10937700
Ryanair pilots in Germany to lose their ‘Home Base’
Read more: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-pilots-in-germany-to-lose-their-home-base/
Ryanair unveils new routes from Scotland
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-35641809
Ryanair plans to fly from Rotterdam Airport [Dutch]
Read more: http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/rotterdam/2016/02/ryanair-wil-ook-vliegen-op-rotterdam-airport
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
An Emirates Airlines Irish Success story: http://bit.ly/1WslGjM
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 21 February 2016: http://bit.ly/1mRc3ib
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 21-02-2016: http://bit.ly/1QulTo3
Tweets of the day:
@e_russell All of @viajaVolaris 2016 deliveries are financed thru executed SLB agreements, says CFO Suares.
@e_russell Seats at @viajaVolaris will grow 18% in 2016, may translate to similar ASM growth as in 2015 (grew 25.1%), says CFO Suares.
@e_russell “We have not seen any effect of the Zika virus to our demand,” says @viajaVolaris management.
@RegionalAirport Ryanair to take on Wizzair on new routes announced today from Gothenburg-Warsaw and Skavsta-Gdansk.
@taafferj Move over Willie Walsh, #Alanjoyce is the Irish aviation man to watch. Well done you.
@winglets747 The David Neeleman partnership? Neeleman founded JetBlue and then Azul, which co-bought TAP.
Today’s Video Picks:
C-17 Globemaster III Aerial Refueling
F-22 Raptor Refueling At Red Flag
IASA Symposium 2015- Maintenance and Engineering Panel
Ryanair in Sweden 2016
USAF Thunderbirds Refueling
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