Daily Aviation Brief – 13/09/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-OZM Airbus A300B4-622R(F) c/n 722 ASL Airlines Ireland Ferried Shannon-Leipzig 11/09/16 after paint into DHL colours.
EI-SLS ATR72-201(FF) c/n 198 ASL Airlines Ireland In Service Cologne-Berlin Schönefeld 09/09/16 ex HB-AFS.
EI-XLG Boeing 747-446 c/n 29899 Transaero Airlines Ferried Victorville-San Bernardino-Dublin 10/11-09/16 for painting for Rossiya Airlines.
OE-IEJ Airbus A319-132 c/n 2032 CobaltAir being prepared for delivery at Shannon 09/09/16 to become 5B-DCV.
VP-BVV Boeing 737-5Y0 c/n 25188 Vim Avia Delivered Ostrava-Moscow Domodedovo 11/09/16 ex EI-DTW.
Global Aviation News:
American Airlines adds seasonal service from DFW to two European cities
American Airlines to end Birmingham-New York flights
Read more: http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/american-airlines-to-end-birmingham-new-york-flights
Back in the Air—Tracking the Antonov An-22’s First Commercial Flight in Over 7 Years
Boeing Said to Mull Stretching 737 to Counter Airbus A321neo Jet
Boeing 737 and 787 Profit Gains Will Overwhelm 777 Decline, Analyst Says
Can These New Airlines Bring Canada’s Sky-High Fares Back to Earth?
China airports rising up as mega transit hubs
Read more: http://ttgasia.com/article.php?article_id=27940
EasyJet chief critical of legacy rivals’ approach
Read more: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2b9f89e-75c5-11e6-bf48-b372cdb1043a.html#axzz4JhSmaCAw
European Countries Commit to Global Carbon Market for Airlines
FG spends N5bn on Presidential fleet in 15 months
Read more: http://punchng.com/fg-spends-n5bn-presidential-fleet-15-months/
Forward From 15: The effects of 9/11 on Europe
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/forward-15-effects-911-europe
India has become one of the most competitive markets: Wolfgang Prock-Schauer
Kjos, Mogensen Predict Transatlantic Fragmentation
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/kjos-mogensen-predict-transatlantic-fragmentation
Lufthansa Closes In On Etihad, Air Berlin Deal
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/lufthansa-closes-etihad-air-berlin-deal
Lufthansa Group-Singapore Airlines JV Part 3: JV to support expanded Singapore-Europe capacity
Malaysian in Talks to Offload A380s to Chinese Operators
Margin squeeze could prompt airline consolidation
Politics, Policy and Power: “Sully” and the NTSB (Audio)
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-09-09/politics-policy-and-power-sully-and-the-ntsb-audio
Shakeout looms for Asian budget airlines
Read more: http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Shakeout-looms-for-Asian-budget-airlines
Tech giants pose major threat to airlines
Read more: http://atwonline.com/it-distribution/tech-giants-pose-major-threat-airlines
The Developing Transatlantic Low-Cost Battle
Read more: http://www.oag.com/blog/the-developing-transatlantic-low-cost-battle
Will Boeing Or Airbus Conquer India’s Fast Growing Air Travel Market?
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus smartens service for ‘guests’ – just don’t be late
ANA boss visits Alan Sparling in Dublin
Read more: http://travelbiz.ie/newsstory/ANA_boss_visits_Alan_Sparling_in_Dublin
APG – Win three new airline accounts
Read more: http://travelbiz.ie/newsstory/APG_-_Win_three_new_airline_accounts
Bombardier Belfast job fears as firm admits it will deliver just seven of 15 planned aircraft
Chinese, Indian and Australian travel agents eye the island of Ireland
Read more: http://hotelandrestauranttimes.ie/chinese-indian-australian-travel-agents-eye-island-ireland/
EI-FRW Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2016/09/ei-frw-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
EI-FRX Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2016/09/ei-frx-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
Record Traffic in Irish Airspace
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news/2016/09/09/record-traffic-in-irish-airspace
Ryanair and easyJet facing turbulence, says Deutsche
Ryanair Holdings – Optionality on €25 per share
Ryanair share price tipped to reach €25 mark
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/ryanair-share-price-tipped-to-reach-25-mark-420196.html
Travel Solutions – Adds new destination Orlando from Belfast
Read more: http://travelbiz.ie/newsstory/Travel_Solutions_-
_Adds_new_destination_Orlando_from_Belfast
What’s the greatest military aircraft of all time
Read more: http://blog.arconics.com/blog2/greatest-military-aircraft-of-all-time
8 Aviation Events starting week of 19 September on Ascend Aero’s Complete Guide to Aerospace Conferences & Events
Read more: http://www.ascendaero.com/events/
13 skilled engineering roles for aerospace industry as Datum takes off
Read more: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs/datum-tool-design-engineering-jobs-northern-ireland-aerospace
19% increase in traffic for Cork Airport in August
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/19-increase-in-traffic-for-cork-airport-in-august-420298.html
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 September 2016: http://bit.ly/2bSz6Ya
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 05-09-16: http://bit.ly/2cBWyM4
Tweets of the day:
@Datalex “70% of people book their flight before any other part of the journey” = huge opportunity for airlines. #AviationFest @airlinesblog.
@DMcGinn10 @CarTrawler @bhealy_ireland Insight from customer behaviour allows airlines to retarget for higher ancillary yield #AviationFest.
@FelicityStarr #williewalsh #AviationFest “Iberia 40% direct sales. Aerlingus 80% direct sales – IAG value a direct relationship.”
@Inflight_Steph 1/2 Gillani: @lufthansa group has 80 different databases containing customer info we’re working on streamlining/leveraging #AviationFest.
@Inflight_Steph 2/2 We’ve spent 60m euros so far on Smile, a 50-person project as part of multi year partnership w/ mngmnt consultants to improve data use!.
@Inflight_Steph Sadiq Gillani @eurowings: Lots of airlines introducing chief digital officers. Personalisation is getting closer #AviationFest.
@marklenahan Airlines need to act like Google in order to defend themselves from Google @bhealy_ireland #AviationFest.
Today’s Videos Picks:
Crew Life: Dublin to New York
Michael O’Leary Ireland & Aviation
Michael O’Leary Importance of Boeing to low cost airlines
Michael O’Leary Speaking about Norwegian trans Atlantic proposal
Roscoe’s interview with Captain Tawanda Chieza of Norwegian Airlines – 1st Sept