Daily Aviation Brief – 23/09/2016
Aircraft Update:
EC-JVE Airbus A319-111 c/n 2843 Vueling Airlines To Eirtech Aviation paint hangar 21/09/16.
EC-LVA Airbus A320-214 c/n 1171 Vueling Airlines Ferried Barcelona-Ostrava 20/09/16 for paint prior transfer to Iberia ex EI-EZE.
EI-FRX Boeing 737-8AS c/n 44746 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Keflavik-Dublin 22/09/16.
EI-RUR Boeing 737-8MC c/n 44435 Rossiya Airlines Ferried Kaunas-Bournemouth 22/09/16 for paint prior delivery.
9V-SBF Airbus A319-132 c/n 3104 Silk Air Ferried Singapore-Sharjah-Athens-Shannon-Kemnble 20-22/09/16 for part-out & scrap.
Global Aviation News:
Aeroflot might have to sell Rossiya Airlines
Read more: http://www.aerotime.aero/en/civil/14198-aeroflot-might-have-to-sell-rossiya-airlines
Air France announces large scale fleet retrofit and refurbishment programme
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 56 – CEO Interview: Frontier’s Biffle
http://airlineweekly.com/airline-weekly-lounge-episode-56-ceo-interview-frontiers-biffle/
AirAsia to reward klia2 passengers for using web or mobile check-in – See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/travel/article/airasia-to-reward-klia2-passengers-for-using-web-or-mobile-check-in#sthash.6C4cesY7.dpuf
Avianca Airlines Are Seeking Separate Partners, Efromovich Says
Biggest Airbus A320neo Buyer IndiGo Switches to 20 Larger A321s
Canada’s next LCC strives toward lower fares
Read more: http://www.aerotime.aero/en/civil/14085-canada-s-next-lcc-strives-toward-lower-fare
EasyJet pilots back industrial action
Read more: http://atwonline.com/labor/easyjet-pilots-back-industrial-action
EC approves HNA Group acquisition of Gategroup
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/ec-approves-hna-group-acquisition-gategroup
Fastjet losses deepen to $15 million in 1H
http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/fastjet-losses-deepen-15-million-1h
Flynas closes in on new fleet order
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/flynas-closes-new-fleet-order
Hawaiian Air Targets London, Considers Role for A380 Superjumbo
LCC changes face of long-haul
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2016/09/22/lcc-changes-face-long-haul/
New CarTrawler Ancillary Revenue Yearbook Catalogs: $40.5bn in revenue boosts for 67 airlines
US Grants Airbus, Boeing a Chance to Sell Airplanes to Iran
Irish Aviation News:
Calls On Clare TDs To Lobby Against Third Runway At Dublin Airport
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/calls-clare-tds-lobby-against-third-runway-dublin-airport
Cityjet’s new Sukhoi Super Jet SSJ-100 visits London Southend Airport
Department liases with Attorney General over options for interim Aran air service
Read more: http://galwaybayfm.ie/department-liases-attorney-general-options-interim-aran-air-service/
Government starts assessing Aran Islands air service tenders
Government should explore possibility of building ‘second airport in Dublin’ as runway saga rumbles on
Read more: http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/government-should-explore-possibility-building-11921193
Government backing for Derry to London route ‘crucial’
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) delivers one new ATR 72- 600, MSN 1339, to Stobart Air
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30908
Ryanair adds routes and demands APD be scrapped
Read more: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/63197/ryanair-adds-routes-and-demands-apd-be-scrapped
Ryanair expands Thessaloniki routes in S17
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269001/ryanair-expands-thessaloniki-routes-in-s17/
Ryanair launches improved ‘Rate my Flight’ service across Europe
Ryanair Launches New Aberdeen To Faro Route
Read more: Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30905
Ryanair Launches Cardiff Summer 2017 Schedule
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30904
Ryanair Launches Newquay Cornwall Summer 2017 Schedule With New Route To Faro
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/30903
Ryanair plans additional new UK routes in 2017
Ryanair to fly Luxembourg-Lisbon starting March 2017
Ryanair unveils new flights to trump TAP as Portugal’s main airline
Six million reasons to smile at Shannon
State considers Dublin airport expansion
Read more: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/state-considers-dublin-airport-expansion-ktb93pt8g
Tourism Situation Outlook & Analysis Report – Performance update – July 2016
Read more: https://www.tourismireland.com/TourismIreland/media/220×124-pics/SOAR-July-2016_1.pdf?ext=.pdf
€1.3 million funding announced for IWAK not enough says Calleary
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 19 September 2016: http://bit.ly/2d2hnvI
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 19-09-16: http://bit.ly/2chSniJ
Tweets of the day:
@AlanWhiteside @BelTel @Ryanair More extra charges for O’Leary from DAA. Time to grow big style in @BelfastAirport Michael. #DAAtaketheproverbial.
@Ashok_Gajapathi Another month of record growth for Indian aviation. August records 24% – highest worldwide. #TransformingIndia.
@e_russell “I don’t see, at this point, making any radical network changes,” says @AmericanAir’s Nocella on whether it could close a hub. #Boyd16RNO.
@e_russell “We’re trying to make sure a network, as big as it is, doesn’t compete with each other,” says AA’s Nocella referring to its hubs. #Boyd16RNO.
@e_russell .@AmericanAir is retrofitting 4 777-200s with new biz class seats simultaneously in Hong Kong now, says Andrew Nocella. #Boyd16RNO.
@Gil_Bousquet CEO of @Ryanair Michael O’Leary in #Toulouse 27th of september @aeroport_tls.
@IrlEmbLisbon Open up Montijo airport to commercial traffic to increase capacityand get lower airfares @Ryanair.
@JohnLStrickland Dunkerley @HawaiianAir critical of extent of govt blessing of #airline JV’s as stifling competition. 84% of N.Atlantic capacity is in JVs.
@JustinMeyerKC Aviation expert Michael Boyd believes the US airport industry will cross the 1B enplanement mark in 2021. #Boyd16RNO.
@JustinMeyerKC SkyWest’s Chip Childs says economics for 50 seat jets is still strong (for now). Needs demand to stay high and fuel to stay low. #Boyd16RNO.
Today’s Videos Picks:
Aero-TV: Rainbow Aviation’s EMG-6 – The Cutest Motor Glider
Behind the scenes: SkyTeam’s Mojave desert photo shoot
CarTrawler Ancillary Revenue Yearbook by IdeaWorksCompany
CF6 – 80E1 Fuel Strainer Packings – GE Aviation Maintenance Minute
European Aviation Network – Installation of the first LTE antennas in the UK