Daily Aviation Brief – 04/08/2016
Aircraft Update:
2-ATTE Airbus A319-112 c/n 1018 AerCap To Be Ferried Sharjah-Heraklion Airport-Dublin 04/08/16 ex YA-TTE.
N7876A Boeing 737-7Q8 c/n 29355 Southwest Airlines Delivered Paine Field-Phoenix 02/08/16 ex EI-EUZ.
Global Aviation News:
Cabin Crew Strike to Cost Air France One ‘Long-Haul Aircraft’
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/business/20160802/1043854800/air-france-crew-strike.html
Delta’s refinery sacrifices profits for lower fuel cost – memo
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-jetfuel-exclusive-idUSKCN10E0EZ
DFW Airport to introduce mobile pay for restaurants and shops
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/aviation/sky-talk-blog/article93316447.html
Emirates Statement on Flight EK521
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30314
Flybe Group: New codeshare with airberlin
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30284
Houston Airport System director of aviation: best airports ‘catch the passenger by surprise’
Jet Airways to deploy Boeing 777 on Mumbai-Amsterdam route
Meridiana to add flights to Miami Airport with B767-300 aircraft
State aid: Commission finds Italy provided incompatible aid to airlines in Sardinia
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30295
United Airlines May Be Poised to Drop One of Its Hubs
Winnipeg Airports Authority ‘fighting’ with other airports for carriers
4K Invest completes takeover of Adria Airways
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/4k-invest-completes-takeover-adria-airways
7 things that surprised me when I flew on Europe’s budget airlines
Read more: http://uk.businessinsider.com/things-that-surprised-me-on-ryanair-2016-8
Irish Aviation News:
Airline faces objection to transatlantic plans
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0803/806575-norwegian-airlines/
Dublin Airport outlines buy-out scheme for second runway
Four Irish people onboard Emirates plane which ‘crash-landed’ in Dubai
IAG Relying on Aer Lingus to Soften Brexit Blow
Read more: https://skift.com/2016/08/02/british-airways-owner-relying-on-aer-lingus-to-soften-brexit-blow/
RAF commander is new patron of Ulster Aviation Society
Ryanair flights to Finland again to stop for the winter – Tampere and Lappeenranta negotiate the future of [Finnish]
Ryanair reports record July as it carries 11.3 million passengers
Read more: http://www.businesspost.ie/ryanair-reports-record-july-as-it-carries-11-3-million-passengers/
Transatlantic flight woes – Justin McCarthy reports on the ongoing controversy over efforts by Norwegian Air to launch low cost transatlantic flights from Cork and Shannon to Boston
Waypoint Leasing to Re-Deploy Aircraft from CHC to Operators in Africa and Asia
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Emirates Airlines 121st Boeing 777 visits Dublin Airport: http://bit.ly/29X2Ipg
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 21 July 2016 : http://bit.ly/2a3SxwB
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 21-07-16: http://bit.ly/29OXTNv
Tweets of the day:
@DENAirport Friday was our busiest day EVER with 186K pax, and @MayorHancock birthday! Thanks mayor for the boost to a record!.
@e_russell Avg fares are down 5-10% with low fuel, says @Delta CEO Bastian on @CNBC.
@e_russell .@flySFO lands its first ever nonstop to Berlin in May17, @airberlin will offer 4x weekly flights on an A330.
@emirates From 30 October 2016, Emirates will resume flights to Conakry, the capital of Guinea with a Boeing777-300ER aircraft.
@winglets747 Polish reports say Air China on 5 August will meet to discuss taking 49% stake of LOT.
Today’s Videos Picks:
British Airways or Aer Lingus? Flight Review BA CityFlyer operated by Aer Lingus. NCE to DUB Embraer
How SuperJet Helps Airlines Like CityJet to Expand Networks Profitably
The first A350-1000 is painted
The OTSP Workshop on Drones and the Future of Aviation