Aircraft Update:
F-WTBH Airbus A320-214 c/n 2875 Allegiant Air Ferried Toulouse-Francazal-Lourdes-Shannon 19/03/19 for paint prior delivery.
OE-IBB Airbus A321-231 c/n 864 AerCap Ferried Montpellier-St Athan 20/03/19 by Azur Aviation for part-out & scrap ex SP-HAU.
OE-IBH Airbus A320-232 c/n 928 GECAS Air Test Lourdes-VLC-Lourdes 20/03/19 ex 5B-DCR.
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Irish Aviation News:
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@Airlineroute Ethiopian Airlines to operate 787-9 aircraft on Addis Ababa – Madrid – Dublin route from 15JUN19, replacing 787-8 (certain dates also operated by 777-200LR).
@CAPA_Aviation @CAPA_Aviation Chairman @p_harbison says much upside remains in India. Roughly 50 million passengers in the country can afford to fly internationally, but only 20 million have. #CAPASummit.
@CAPA_Aviation .@Delta EVP Peter Carter: says it is not more expensive fly internationally today than it was two decades ago — on average the costs is 10% less today as a result of international JVs. #CAPASummit.
@CAPA_Aviation .@SunCountryAir CEO Jude Bricker says about 90% of the airline’s markets are seasonal #CAPASummit.
@sandeeprrao1991 Runway capacity enhancements at BLR to begin from 25/04/19. This will help in increasing the Air Traffic Movement per hour at BLR to 44/hr by Winter schedule 2019/2020 + b4 the 2nd RWY is commissioned.
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