Daily Aviation Brief – 12/10/2016
Aircraft Update:
F-WTBA ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1069 Azur Aviation Ferried Sønderborg Airport-Shannon 11/10/16 for paining into FMI Air colours.
N916FD Boeing 757-27B(F) c/n 24137 FedEx departed Lufthansa Technik 07/10/16.
N919FD Boeing 757-23A(F) c/n 24636 FedEx to Lufthansa Technik 07/10/16.
SX-DVM Airbus A320-232 c/n 3439 Aegean Airlines departed Lufthansa Technik 07/10/16.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus to cut A380 assembly rate to one aircraft per month from 2018
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-a-idUSKCN12B0GL
American Airlines Limits Growth in Effort to Raise Fares
Boeing, Atlas Air Announce Agreement for 767 Passenger to Freighter Conversions
China Goes All Out to Become ‘Global Aviation Power’
Read more: Read more: https://sputniknews.com/military/201610031045950901-china-aircraft-technology/
Emirates to launch daily service to Fort Lauderdale
Read more: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/emirates-to-launch-daily-service-to-fort-lauderdale.html
Europe’s Regionals Back on Track Ahead of ERA Assembly
Fastjet’s Failure Is Missed Opportunity For African Air Transport
Finnair increases frequencies to Tokyo and Hong Kong with the A350 for summer 2017
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31154
How Catapult Innovation Creates An Inclusive Organization
IAG is redesigning its plans to meet the challenges of Brexit [Spanish]
Read more: http://www.expansion.com/mercados/2016/10/11/57fb64b9e2704eec338b45fc.html
Spirit Airlines: touting solid financial position, but investors stay laser-focused on unit revenue
SWISS to fly Boeing 777s to Miami, San Francisco
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/swiss-fly-boeing-777s-miami-san-francisco
The American Way – Too many airline mergers? Blame politics
Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/airline-consolidation-democratic-lobbying-antitrust
Turkish Airlines defers 39 A321neo & 737 MAX deliveries
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airframes/turkish-airlines-defers-39-a321neo-737-max-deliveries
Vueling closes bases, rolls out restructuring plan
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/vueling-closes-bases-rolls-out-restructuring-plan
Wheels Up CEO: Make Private Aviation as Easy as Uber
Read more: http://www.inc.com/bill-carmody/wheels-up-ceo-make-private-aviation-as-easy-as-uber.html
Irish Aviation News:
Air Traffic Up 5.7% in September
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/news/2016/10/11/air-traffic-up-5.7-in-september
Company report: Belfast International Airport Ltd
Croatia Airlines to run Osijek – Dublin charters
Read more: http://www.exyuaviation.com/2016/10/croatia-airlines-to-run-osijek-dublin.html
Development of destinations at Cork Airport
Read more: http://www.redfm.ie/news/cork/development-of-destinations-at-cork-airport/
Drones are a ‘game changer’ for search and rescue missions
Fatal air crash: ‘James Bond’ plane was refused UK permit
Government agreeable to using Irish ports and airports to control immigration to UK
Massive Bóthar airlift takes off from Shannon Airport
O’Leary set to speak at Mullingar networking event
Read more: http://topic.ie/oleary-set-speak-mullingar-networking-event/
Ryanair Holdings – Q2 results preview: business model continues to thrive; sterling slide an issue
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=rair20161011_10102016.htm
Safety notices issued to Air Corps and Coast Guard
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2016/10/safety-notices-issued-to-air-corps-and-coast-guard-40726/
Shannon flights cancelled over lack of aircraft
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2016/10/shannon-flights-cancelled-over-lack-of-aircraft-80572/
Shannon Airport welcomes new SAS service to Stockholm
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner visits Dublin Airport: http://bit.ly/2dBS4Cu
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 10 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2dOppcN
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 10 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2d2Dg1y
New ACI Europe Passenger data reveals Dublin Airport was Europe’s fastest growing major airport in August: http://bit.ly/2e3hpo7
Ryanair announces a record 76 new routes for Summer 2017: http://bit.ly/2dpRVlS
Ryanair welcomes over 5 new aircraft into fleet in September: http://bit.ly/2dZHTXt
Volotea announces first Irish route from Verona to Cork Airport: http://bit.ly/2ecn2Dk
Tweets of the day:
@Airlineroute Sabre timetable is currently listing 4th weekly flight for Air Canada rouge’s Vancouver – Dublin in S17, however this is unconfirmed.
@CorkAirport @deckie we’re working on it by adding @cityjet @flybe @volotea as well as @AerLingus @Ryanair scheduled services to the network @CorkAirport.
@e_russell Turkish defers deliveries of 92 A321neos and 75 737 Max jets,
@e_russell Possibly where Boeing found those 737 Max delivery slots for Qatar Airways? @misterjamieb.
@KevDoyle_Indo Liveline leading with an anti-Ryanair story just 24 hours after this story. Coincidence?.
@PamCameronMLA Another successful jobs fair by @BelfastAirport today, bringing 100 more jobs to South Antrim!.
@ShannonAirport The cooperation of @TourismIreland @NiallGibbons was a key factor in securing this new route for Shannon. Välkommen till Shannon, @SAS.
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Dave Bryon – Keynote and After Dinner Speaker – Airline Speaker
Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s Group Chief Executive Peter Bellew says that it expects business in China to pick up in the coming months
Money Talks: An interview with Bilal Eksi on Turkey’s aviation.
Money Talks: An interview with Turkish Airlines chairmen Ilker Ayci
PSA Airlines New Hangar Ribbon Cutting
San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
Southwest Airlines: Employees Michelle and Matthew Watch their Commercial