Aircraft Update:
EI-DYH Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 36570 Jelu Air Air-test at Dublin 11/10/15 to become HL8049.
EI-FIZ Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 44709 Ryanair Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin 10/11/15.
EI-STC Boeing 737-476(SF) c/n 24446 ASL Aviation Ireland Airtest from Atlantic Aviation Group hangar 10/11/15.
Global Aviation News:
Air Berlin: Board of Directors adopts strategic re-positioning plan
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26131
Dubai Airshow: Gulf carriers likely buyers of Airbus A350-900 ultra-long range
Ethiopian Airlines to order “at least” 10 more Airbus A350-900 – CEO
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/11/ethiopian-airbus-idUSL8N1363UL20151111#bMIDrA97VH8cpHUy.99
Etihad deepens strategic partnership with Air France-KLM
Read more: http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/33217/Etihad-deepens-strategic-partnership-with-Air-France-KLM
European leisure carrier is first to order 10-abreast Airbus A350
Jeff Smisek returns…in DOJ’s lawsuit against United
Read more: http://atwonline.com/blog/jeff-smisek-returns-doj-s-lawsuit-against-united
Mid-East partners consider European MRO base
Read more: http://atwonline.com/mro/mid-east-partners-consider-european-mro-base
Singapore Airlines rationalises operations
Read more: http://www.aspireaviation.com/2015/11/10/singapore-airlines-rationalises-operations/
Singapore Airlines to put A350-900 on new major German route
United’s Dominance at Newark Hub Attacked as Monopoly by U.S.
‘US, Europe need Emirates as much as it needs them’
Read more: http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/us-europe-need-emirates-as-much-as-it-needs-them-1.1616103
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon: 2015 Third Quarter Results
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26117
Boeing, Ryanair Celebrate Milestone 375th Next-Generation 737-800 Delivery
Budapest Airport welcomes Ryanair’s link to Israel
Read more: http://www.eturbonews.com/65793/budapest-airport-welcomes-ryanair-s-link-israel
Dublin Airport on course for record year after beating 2014 passenger numbers
Read more: http://www.businesspost.ie/dublin-airport-beats-2014-passenger-numbers-aims-for-record-year/
flydubai and Standard Chartered close financing deal
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26113
FTA Calls On MPs To Back Belfast Airport Plans
Government won’t cough up the cash for Derry airport
Read more: http://www.donegalnow.com/news/government-wont-cough-up-the-cash-for-derry-airport/56120
IAG is currently working on a standard specification for its A350 orders, to be delivered from 2018 and operated by all three of its long haul brands (BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus)
Irish lessor Avolon reports 33% rise in net income
Irish roll out obligatory drone register
Read more: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/11/irish_drone_registration_christmas/
Ryanair begins Israel operations
Read more: http://www.anna.aero/2015/11/11/ryanair-begins-israel-operations/
Why is Belfast losing out on International Air Routes??? It is time we stood together to secure new links
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-belfast-losing-out-international-air-routes-time-gavyn
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 07-11-2015: http://bit.ly/1NVTG51
Tweets of the day:
@conneally allocating #spectrum 4 #flightTracking is 1st step, nxt step is 2 look at live transmission of BlackBox data #WRC15 via @ITU.
@ITU Agreement reached at #WRC15 on allocation of #spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.
@pbdes ITU’s Rancy: Some military systems, outside ICAO reach, were worried about interference in allocating spectrum to sat-based ADS-B.#WRC15.
@winglets747 EVA Air and China Eastern both intend to launch service to Chicago in 2016.
@winglets747 Singapore Airlines pushed lower yields for record load factor in Jul and Aug – 85%. Will it continue? Following Cathay with this strategy?.
Today’s Video Picks:
Dubai Airshow 2015
Man flies around Statue of Liberty
Nordic Aviation – We fly!
Radio spectrum allocated for global flight tracking
UH-60 Black Hawk Deck Landing Qualifications (DLQ) on USS John C Stennis
