Daily Aviation Brief – 19/10/2016
Aircraft Update:
EI-XLC Boeing 747-446 c/n 27100 Rossiya Airlines Ferried Shannon-Cambridge 18/10/16.
F-WTBB ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1109 Villa Air/Flyme Ferried Sonderborg-Shannon 17/10/16.
TF-SIS Airbus A320-232 c/n 4270 WOW Air to Lufthansa Technik 17/10/16.
2-TBXM Boeing 737-71B c/n 29371 AerCap Ferried Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport-Narita International Airport-Anchorage International-Paine Field 17/18-10/16 in basic China Southern colours ex B-5230 for Southwest Airlines.
Global Aviation News:
A Look At Airbus’s Commercial Orders And Deliveries In September 2016
Read more: http://seekingalpha.com/article/4012494-look-airbuss-commercial-orders-deliveries-september-2016
Air India, El Al and WestJet eye Washington DC service
Airlines Must Prove Long-Term Profitability, CEOs Agree
Alitalia, Air Malta deal ‘not dead’
Read more: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/70643/alitalia_air_malta_deal_not_dead_#.WAUMoegrLIU
Binter Canarias to set up new Cape Verde airline
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airlines/binter-canarias-set-new-cape-verde-airline
Boeing and Airbus pass 1,000 deliveries for 2016; Jet2.com welcomes first brand-new 737-800 while China Airlines receives first A350
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/10/17/boeing-and-airbus-pass-1000-deliveries-for-2016/
Brexit – Over & Out
Read more: http://www.airport-business.com/2016/10/brexit/
Call for Germany to improve airfreight infrastructure or lose out to neighbours
CSeries and SSJ close in on London City certification
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/cseries-and-ssj-close-london-city-certification
LATAM Airlines Group cuts capacity across network with overall seat availability down 5.5%; traffic for 2016 down 1.1%; now serves Africa
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/10/11/latam-airlines-group-cuts-capacity-across-network/
LCI Sees Recovering Market for Leased Helicopters
Logic dictates approval of Alaska-Virgin America merger; anti-trust hawks loom large
Norwegian Air to drive Gatwick growth – even if expansion bid fails
Qantas Returns to Beijing After 7 Years as Tourism Hits Record
Reykjavik/Keflavik Airport on course to break 6.5 million passengers; Icelandair and WOW air growing at explosive rates
Star Alliance network covers 1,000+ airports and 4,000+ routes; Frankfurt remains largest hub (for now); SIN – LHR is #1 route for ASKs
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/10/12/star-alliance-network-covers-1000-airports-and-4300-routes/
Sense of Place: In the air and on the ground
Read more: http://www.moodiedavittreport.com/sense-of-place-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/
Stuck in a plane circling above airport? It’s going to be history
TaxiBot Ready To Cut Cost and Carbon Footprint for Taxiing
The Difference Between Airport and Airline Statistics
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/difference-between-airport-airline-statistics-jesper-venema
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus’ Aer Bridge
Read more: http://pml.ie/aerlingus-aer-bridge/
Aer Lingus warning to passengers: Samsung Note 7 now banned from all US flights
Read more: http://www.thejournal.ie/samsung-aer-lingus-3028465-Oct2016/
As easyJet closes Brussels routes to Berlin and Milan, Ryanair launches seat sales to these destinations
Bobby Healy, CTO, CarTrawler, explains why he believes that Google poses the biggest long-term threat to travel industry
Read more: http://www.webintravel.com/bobby-healy-google-travel-opinion/
CityJet aims for profit by 2017
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/cityjet-aims-profit-2017
CityJet Flight Attendants Call for Action Over Proposed Pay Cuts
Read more: http://www.aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/cityjet-flight-attendants-call-for-action/
CityJet Readies For Third, Fourth SSJ100 Deliveries
Read more: http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/cityjet-readies-third-fourth-ssj100-deliveries
Dublin Airport Welcomes SAS Expansion
Read more: https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/dublin-airport-welcomes-sas-expansion
Irish Aviation Students Association 2nd Annual Symposium, October 21st
Read more: http://www.iasa.aero/
Michael O’Leary and Ryanair have done more for jobs, tourism and freedom than any (costly) State intervention
Ryanair carried 26.71 million passengers in Spain in first nine months of year extending it’s lead by 9 million passengers over Vueling [Spanish]
Ryanair Finally Bows to Brexit With Cut to Profit Guidance
Ten recent aviation accidents, fatalities and near misses in Irish airspace
Read more: http://irishpost.co.uk/ten-recent-aviation-accidents-fatalities-near-misses-irish-airspace/
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 17 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2dHZ92M
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2dVhmLM
Tweets of the day:
@e_russell Airbus aims for November 1st flight of A350-1000 (@united is the North American launch customer), via @FlightGlobal.
@e_russell “We have some really great assets. We have the great network potential in the US,” says new @united CCO Haywood.
@Oliver__Clark Dublin Airport MD Vincent Harrison says 100,000 people travel indirectly between Ireland + China as the two countries seek a direct air link.
@OpenJawTech For airlines, partnerships are vital to innovation. Look outside our industry & throw away fatalist legacy thinking #IATAWPS.
@skydavidblevins @AerLingus cabin crew (overheard on tonight’s flight to Belfast): “I love passengers from N. Ireland. They say thank you.” #OurWeeCountry.
@starflyergold And people wonder why @lufthansa Group is struggling: Seat reservations more expensive than Ryanair (example by @_austrian) #paxex.
Today’s Videos Picks:
Airbus delivers its 10,000th aircraft: Event highlights
Business Today: IATA global airlines projections and expectations for Aviation Industry,17/10/16
C Series – Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future
First ATR 72-600 HighCapacity Delivery to Cebu Pacific
NEW TECHNOLOGY NASA Concepts for Future Aircraft, Jet Fighter #MIND BLOW – Full Docmentary 2016
Ryanair’s ‘Exemplary’ Reforecast of Growth
Super Constellation – Engine Exhaust Flames