Daily Aviation Brief – 26/10/2016
Aircraft Update:
N737GG B737-8AT/BBJ2 c/n 40118 Mid East Jet departed Atlantic Aviation Group 21/10/16.
OY-SRF Boeing 767-219F c/n 23327 Star Air to Atlantic Aviation Group 21/10/16.
OY-SRG Boeing 767-219F c/n 23328 Star Air departed Atlantic Aviation Group 21/10/16.
SX-DVJ Airbus A320-232 c/n 3365 Aegean Airlines departed Lufthansa Technik 21/10/16.
Global Aviation News:
Alaska Air Fends Off JetBlue Plea to U.S. for Prized Cuba Route
Airlines Back Heathrow Runway Expansion — At the Right Price
Airlines need to fund pilot training
American Airlines leads the oneworld charge with 36% of alliance capacity; Dallas/Fort Worth is largest hub; LHR – HKG is #1 for ASKs
China Southern to add 20 787-9s in first phase of refleeting as it prepares long-term hub strategy
Delta Creates a Class Higher Than First Class
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-25/how-to-fly-even-higher-than-first-class
EasyJet has almost 40% of Geneva market; seven new routes launched in 2016; Fuerteventura, Inverness, Krakow and Munich new for W16/17
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2016/10/24/easyjet-has-almost-40-percent-of-geneva-market-in-2016/
EasyJet plans to operate from Heathrow
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/easyjet-plans-operate-heathrow
Would-Be London Hub on North Sea Steps Up Push to Lure Carriers
S7 Airlines Part 1: Russia’s #2 airline’s main focus is domestic, with pockets of strength in Asia
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus owner IAG welcomes Heathrow expansion plan
Read more: https://www.businessworld.ie/news/Aer-Lingus-owner-IAG-welcomes-Heathrow-expansion-plan-566306.html
Air Canada rouge increases Vancouver – Dublin seasonal flights in S17
Alcock and Brown: Seven facts about the world’s first transatlantic flight that landed in Galway in 1919
Avolon delivers one Airbus A320-200 to Volaris
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31371
BBC World Service HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur Interview with Chief Executive of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary
Podcast: https://audioboom.com/posts/5198727-chief-executive-of-ryanair-michael-o-leary
Dublin Airport Managing Growth Chamber Business Breakfast
Eirtech Aviation Services completes first training event
Read more: http://www.eirtechaviation.ie/news-events/eirtech-aviation-complete-first-composites-training-course
Fresh Fears Over Aer Lingus’ Committment To Shannon
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/fresh-fears-over-aer-lingus-committment-shannon
IAG CEO Willie Walsh warns over passenger costs following Heathrow decision
JetBlue: Cork-US air route delay ‘a concern’
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/jetblue-cork-us-air-route-delay-a-concern-427326.html
New York airline express concern at delay of transatlantic flights from Cork
New Knock Airport First Commercial Flights 1985
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/1021/736456-1st-aer-lingus-flight-to-knock/
Ryanair CEO tells Maggie Lake: Heathrow is not enough, the U.K. needs more runways
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/25/news/heathrow-airport-runway-uk-government-gatwick/index.html
Ryanair Calls For 3 Runway Solution To London Capacity Crisis
Ryanir introduces automatic ‘My Ryanair’ account membership for bookings
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2016/1025/826712-ryanair/
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Air Transat increases Dublin capacity by 28% for Summer 2017: http://bit.ly/2eFGRkZ
Aviation Courses Ireland: http://bit.ly/2erlfcc
Free RaeS Lecture My Life in Irish Aviation – A Process of Change by Con Clarke: http://bit.ly/2dEXAqc
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 24 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2dCriYe
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 24 October 2016: http://bit.ly/2eCUdxU
Ryanair announces largest ever Milan expansion: http://bit.ly/2eLWpCy
Ryanair returns Boeing 737 EI-EFS to lessor: http://bit.ly/2emM4Pm
Tweets of the day:
@AvGeekJames Willie Walsh has commented: – “Public must benefit not just Heathrow owners”. “Heathrow is the most expensive hub in the world”. #Heathrow.
@dominicgates New jet orders scarce, @Boeing is likely to cut 777 production further &may curtail planned rate hikes of other jets.
@ghimlay .@JetBlue has made unspecified minority investment in CA public charter operator JetSuiteX, after losing on @VirginAmerica bid.
@ghimlay .@SpiritAirlines started selling expedited security at LGA today, plans to roll out to more airports. Will offer TSA pre-check later this yr.
@ghimlay .@SpiritAirlines CEO leaves door open for potential CSeries order – “we need to explore all the options in this space”.
@vl_bryan IAG CEO says “We will be vigilant in ensuring that #Heathrow does not raise charges” (IAG shares down on fears costs could rise for it).
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About the Author
Trevor Buckley Blogger Irish Aviation Research Institute/ FlI Commercial Aviation News Curator/ Voted 7th in #Avgeek100 2013/ Twitter @IrishAero
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