Daily Aviation Brief – 14/03/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-FOT Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 44730 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 11/03/16.
EI-RUR Boeing 737-8MC/W c/n 44435 SB Leasing Ferried Teruel Airport-St Athan 11/03/16 in Transaero Airlines colours.
G-NRWY Boeing 737-8JP/W c/n 39024 Norwegian Air UK Positioned Stavanger-London Gatwick 12/03/16 ex EI-FHI.
Global Aviation News:
Airline Industry Looks for Solutions as Pilot Shortage Intensifies
Airlines to move towards mobile and phase out cash payments: Travelport
A4E MD outlines issues association aims to address
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/a4e-md-outlines-issues-association-aims-to-address-53374744
China Eastern to boost international capacity by more than 20%
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/china-eastern-boost-international-capacity-more-20
IATA CEO calls for CIQ to make better use of advance passenger data
IATA CEO expects rapid evolution in relationship between airlines and customers
IndiGo takes delivery of Asia’s first A320neo
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/indigo-takes-delivery-asias-first-a320neo
Kenya Airways expects improved profits with lower fuel cost and slim fleet
Private investment in Europe’s airports on the increase
Sriwijaya Air and regional subsidiary Nam Air to expand in 2016, fighting off Garuda and Lion
Irish Aviation News:
Aviation Authority blasts pilot union for Norwegian comments
Brand hugely important for CityJet: chairman
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/brand-hugely-important-for-cityjet-chairman-534136
Changing course: Flynas CEO Paul Byrne
Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/changing-course-flynas-ceo-paul-byrne-624574.html
Drones and the Law in Ireland: an Overview
EasyJet expansion will lead to 100 new jobs at Belfast International Airport
Flybe axes Belfast City Airport link with Newcastle
‘Globally relevant’ loyalty programmes essential for FSCs: Aer Lingus CEO
Ryanair’s CMO Says It Already Knows the Customers for Its New Private Jet
Ryanair enters corporate charter market
Read more: http://atwonline.com/finance-data/ryanair-enters-corporate-charter-market
Ryanair’s Jacobs Calls for EU Reform Support
Ryanair says German market share push ahead of plan
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-europe-tourism-ryanair-idUKKCN0WD16V
Technology partner ‘on the shopping list’ for CityJet
Read more: http://centreforaviation.com/news/technology-partner-on-the-shopping-list-for-cityjet-534138
Travel Extra Sunday Supplement: Seeing double at ITB Berlin & Aer Lingus starts T/A plan for 2017
Read more: https://travelextra.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/travel-extras-sunday-supplement-march-13-2016/
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 7 March 2016: http://bit.ly/1p0kZDl
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 07-03-16: http://bit.ly/24K3TdC
Tweets of the day:
@CandiceOnTech Riccardo Boin from McKinsey & Co says full service carriers will continue to loose the short haul market to low cost carriers. #CAPASummit.
@CAPA_Aviation .@cellpointmobile expects to see airlines bidding for passengers’ business #CAPASummit
@CAPA_Aviation SUN founder Geoffrey Lipman: Dec-2015 Paris Agreement is one of the most significant developments in the history of aviation #CAPASummit.
@Datalex .@AerLingus CEO Stephen K-Loyalty “essential to sustainability”-“must give customers a reason to stay” #CAPAsummit.
@newsmulg Return flights with Brussels Airlines from @BELFASTCITY_AIR £240. Last Aer Lingus from Dub was £45…
@tmongecuriel And yet another bold statement from @p_harbison: he finds it easier to book flights through OTAs than through airline websites. #CAPASummit.
@tmongecuriel “Many CEOs of FSCs don’t realise how far away they are from a true LCC, cost conscious mentality”, says E. Venter of Comair at #CAPASummit.
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