Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aircraft Update:
EI-FLR Embraer 195AR c/n 19000088 GECAS Air Test at Clermont-Ferrand 23/02/19 prior delivery to Ukraine International ex TC-YAU.
EI-GGA Embraer 195LR c/n 19000184 Stobart Air Positioned London Southend-Amsterdam 24/02/19 in all white colours on wet-lease to KLM Cityhopper ex G-FBEL.
G-EUPJ Airbus A319-131 c/n 1232 British Airways Ferried London Heathrow-Shannon 23/02/19 for paint into BEA “red square” retro colours.
OO-JAD Boeing 737-8K5 c/n 39093 TUI Airlines Belgium Ferried Brussels-Shannon 22/02/19 on return to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
Air France-KLM To Launch Medium-Haul Tender This Year
Brand New Boeing 737s Destined For Air Italy Are Going Into Storage
Connect Airways completes Stobart Air and Flybe acquisitions
Delta proposes flights between Haneda, Tokyo’s city airport, and 5 new U.S. cities
Emirates airline to explore direct flights to Calicut in Kerala
Europe’s big five take more than half of region’s air travel market as small airlines struggle
Flydubai will return to profit in 2019, says CEO
Indian Airlines Can Beat Emirates and Etihad, Says Spicejet Co-founder Ajay Singh
Lufthansa criticized over ‘absurd’ 40-minute inter-city flight
Sukhoi Inspects 48 Superjets for Cracks in Uncertified Titanium
Thailand Accelerates Push To Regain FAA Category 1 Rating
VisitBritain launches campaign with Scandinavian Airlines to boost tourism to Britain
Irish Aviation News:
BA CityFlyer outlines leased BAe146/Avro RJ operations on London City to Dublin route in 2Q19
British Airways chooses Ireland again for repainting aircraft in retro styles
Capital Investment Plan from 2020 at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport Capital Investment Programme 2020 + Submission to CAR
Runway plan: Farmer says family grounded in ‘no man’s land’
Ryanair to fly new MAX 8 to Sweden
Tourist incentive proposed to attract more Shannon flyers
Tweet Picks:
@Airlineroute Cebu, The host city of #RoutesAsia 2019, to receive SilkAir Boeing 737 MAX 8 service starting April 2019.
@Airlineroute Evelop Airlines A350-900XWB to serve selected domestic Spain routes in late-April and early-May 2019, including Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Malaga, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Valencia.
@Airlineroute IATA and ICAO code for easyJet Europe Airline is EC/EJY.
@e_russell Amazon HQ2 in Arlington is already being touted by airlines for new service, including in United’s application for a new Tokyo Haneda slot for a flight from @Dulles_Airport.
@MAS We are thrilled to announce the launch of Amal, a new charter service specifically for Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages to Jeddah and Medinah! A big thank you to YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali for officiating the launch and we look forward to bigger and better ventures in the future.
Video Picks:
AMAL by Malaysia Airlines
Connecting the World – Ministerial Plenary #GAvS2019
Taxes On Aviation Are Crazy,India Has Highest Number Of Taxes: Ajay Singh On Aviation
Ukrainian Aviation Reforms
World’s Fastest-Growing Aviation Market Is Slowing