Daily Aviation Brief – 11/07/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-DTW Boeing 737-5Y0 c/n 25188 Pan JSC Aircraft Leasing Ferried Vienna-Vilnius 06/07/16 in Transaero Airlines colours after storage.
EI-UNS Boeing 777-212 c/n 28514 VEBL 767-300 Ltd Ferried Teruel Airport-Singapore 07/07/17 in Transaero Airlines colours by Azur Aviation prior delivery to Vim Avia.
LY-SPC Airbus A321-231 c/n 415 Grand Cru Airlines Air Test at Kaunas 08/07/16 prior wet-lease operations ex EI-ETM.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus Is Running Out of Buyers for Its Enormous A380s
Airbus set for Virgin, Germania order boosts at Farnborough
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airshow-britain-germania-idUSKCN0ZQ08H
Boeing’s Agreement With Iran Comes Under Congressional Scrutiny
Boeing 777X Stretch Is The VLA Aircraft The World Has Been Waiting For
Read more: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3986818-boeing-777x-stretch-vla-aircraft-world-waiting
Bombardier under less pressure to ink C Series deals at air show: executive
Bulgaria’s National Carrier Owes Millions to Sofia Airport
CAPA Iran Aviation Finance and Travel Summit, Tehran, 17-18 September 2016
E-commerce boom drives demand for B737 freighter conversions higher than supply
Ex-Lehman Trader Seeks Fix to Capitalism in Crowdfunded Airline
Flybe ‘suspends’ Scottish flight plans
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-36757805
European Airlines: Quitting While You’re Behind
Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/07/08/european-airlines-quitting-while-youre-behind/
Farnborough Airshow 2016: Top trends to watch out for
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/08/farnborough-airshow-2016-top-trends-to-watch-out-for.html
Monarch Airlines restructure 2: lower fuel, labour productivity drive return to profit. Risks remain
Why Airports Have to Speed-Date Airlines
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-06/why-airports-have-to-speed-date-airlines
Irish Aviation News:
Belfast International Airport is officially back in the top 10 of UK airports.
Read more: http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/belfast-airport-returns-to-uk-top-10.html
City of Derry Airport confirmed that discussions “are currently ongoing” with Citywing regarding its new cross-border Derry to Dublin service
David Cameron to fly in comfort on Craigavon-made seats
Donegal Council considering funding Derry Airport in a regional context
Enda Kenny to raise issue of Cork-US flights with Barack Obama
Irish Aviation Authority head Eamonn Brennan is in it for the long haul to the US
Ryanair adds extra flights for Ireland’s Austrian World Cup Qualifier
Ryanair adds new routes at Leeds Bradford Airport
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Ryanair celebrates carrying two million passengers at Paphos with seat sale
Ryanair marks return to Aberdeen with two new routes
Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/business/business-news/ryanair-marks-return-aberdeen-two-8369752#4Gbu6dxp8Rgb5iMh.99
Surf Air Europe plans to launch new service between Dublin and London in October
Read more: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d7aaff9a-4399-11e6-b22f-79eb4891c97d.html
Talks on Aran Islands flights deadlocked, says Seán Kyne
TRAVEL Extra’s Sunday Supplement: Aer Lingus to announce 2017 trans-Atlantic routes
See Link: http://eepurl.com/b9fUmP
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Dublin Aerospace Awarded Airbus Belgua APU contract : http://bit.ly/28YD55W
Dublin Aerospace wins 5 year multi-million dollar landing gear contract with AirAsia : http://bit.ly/28Wb6oo
First Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) registered in Ireland: http://bit.ly/29arbku
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 4 July 2016: http://bit.ly/29h5mpo
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 04-07-16: http://bit.ly/29I9fPP
Tweets of the day:
@AlexInAir Agreed, David! SWISS #CSeries🇨🇭 will be a pax favourite. Great legroom, seat design, spacious cabin & huge windows.
@e_russell .@AmericanAir says it has repainted three-quarters of the combined AA-US mainline fleet in its new livery.
@e_russell .@lufthansa’s first A350-900 is in final assembly. EIS scheduled for this “winter”.
@jonostrower Emirates took its 80th A380 in June. Only 20 airlines in the world have more A320s than EK has superjumbos.
@NTSB NTSB investigating 7/7/16 landing of a Delta A320 at Ellsworth AFB in SD instead of its intended destination of Rapid City (7 miles away).
Today’s Videos Picks:
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BOC Aviation: Asia-Pacific Is Growth Market of the Future
Vice-Chancellor Sir Peter Gregson in conversation with easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall