Daily Aviation Brief – 26/09/2016
Aircraft Update:
EC-JVE Airbus A319-111 c/n 2843 Vueling Airlines To Eirtech Aviation paint hangar 21/09/16 for paint prior transfer to Iberia.
EI-FRY Boeing 737-8AS c/n 44750 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 23/09/16.
EI-XLP Boeing 777-312 c/n 28531 Rossiya Airlines Delivered Xiamen Gaoqi International-Moscow Vnukovo 04/09/16.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus unveils new livery on second A350-1000 test aircraft
Read more: http://atwonline.com/eco-aviation/airbus-unveils-new-livery-second-a350-1000-test-aircraft
Alaska Air’s Virgin Bid Seen Facing Concerns Near Deadline
Read more: Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/alaska-air-s-virgin-bid-seen-facing-concerns-days-from-deadline
Boeing Still Studying Larger 737 Max 10 to Enter Service After 2019
Read more: http://fortune.com/2016/09/22/boeing-still-studying-larger-737-max-10-to-enter-service-after-2019/
Cebu Pacific Takes First High Capacity 78-seat ATR 72-600
IAG and Finnair switch to bellyhold on London-Helsinki partnership
IAG Cargo invests in top end of the market with major new freight facility
Read more: https://theloadstar.co.uk/iag-cargo-invests-top-end-market-major-new-freight-facility/
Lufthansa Reviews U.K. Demand After Brexit, Plans No New Routes
Mitchell airport looks to add direct flight to Miami, more international flights
Orlando Airport records its biggest month ever in international traffic
Regional aircraft maker ATR mulls returning to China
Read more: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1007762.shtml
Saudia acquires 63 new additional airplanes as part of its fleet expansion and modernization plan.
September Is the Best Month for You to Fly
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-23/september-is-the-best-month-for-you-to-fly
Southwest Airlines hiring surges as U.S. aviation employment soars
Spanish LCC Volotea to step up fleet rollover plans
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/spanish-lcc-volotea-step-fleet-rollover-plans
Stansted Airport set to call on Government to increase passenger cap
The run for long-haul connections to China
Read more: http://www.lhconsulting.com/company/news/article/the-run-for-long-haul-connections-to-china/
Turkish turbulence tips tourism traffic
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/268766/turkish-turbulence-tips-tourism-traffic/
What SIA’s A380 move says about air travel trends
Read more: http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/what-sias-a380-move-says-about-air-travel-trends
Irish Aviation News:
Breen Plays Down Impact Of New Dublin Runway On Shannon
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/breen-plays-down-impact-new-dublin-runway-shannon
CUH plans helipad for next year
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cuh-plans-helipad-for-next-year-422421.html
EI-FTA Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2016/09/ei-fta-b737-8as-ryanair-first-flight.html
Hamilton promotes the best of province to German tour operators
Memorandum of Understanding between the CER and the Irish Aviation Authority
Read more: https://selectra.ie/energy/guides/energy-market/cer
New airport noise management regime in Ireland pursuant to EU Reg 598-2014
NI air ambulance may not be up and running in time for NW 200
Pay to 11 high-fliers at Dublin-based lessor soars 160pc to €24.3m
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce shares plans for non-stop flights on Sydney-Paris & Melbourne-Rome routes using Boeing 787
Ryanair expands Faro routes in S17
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269009/ryanair-expands-faro-routes-in-s17/
Ryanair expands Thessaloniki routes in S17
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269001/ryanair-expands-thessaloniki-routes-in-s17/
Ryanair plans additional new UK routes in 2017
Travel Extra’s Sunday Supplement 25 September
Read more: http://www.travelextra.ie/travel-extras-sunday-supplement-going-underground-dublin-airport/
Under the stewardship of Peter Bellew Malaysia Airlines takes steps to recovery
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/268743/malaysia-airlines-takes-steps-to-recovery/
£214m business park planned close to Dublin Airport
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:
@flightradar24 At DAL, ABQ, AUS, MDW, DEN, or PHX in the next few days? @Boeing & @SouthwestAir will be testing the #737MAX—N8704Q.
@Oliver__Clark 11h11 Ethiopian plans route to Chengdu and services to either Chicago or Houston in summer 2017, says CEO Tewolde Gebremariam #WorldRoutes.
@routesonline AI can show the destinations that don’t have direct routes – Steve King, Black Swan #WorldRoutes.
@routesonline Evert Meyer from @Qantas says partnerships require hard work on both sides #WorldRoutes.
@routesonline Steve King’s research shows that the number of start ups in an area correlates with increasing passenger numbers #WorldRoutes #BlackSwan.
Today’s Videos Picks:
Airbus Group Leadership University Toulouse campus inauguration
David O’Brien explains why Ryanair cuts flights to Greece
RPAS Training and Flight Testing with iFly Technology
Ryanair Belfast Summer 2017 Destinations