Aircraft Update:
EI-DYS Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 37514 Jeju Air at Dublin 11/01/16 prior delivery.
EI-DYT Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 33634 Jeju Air at Dublin 11/01/16 prior delivery.
M-ABIW Airbus A320-232 c/n 2359 Indigo Delivered Shannon-Istanbul Sabiha Gocken 10/01/15 arrived 26/10/15 ex SX-DGU on lease from CIT Aerospace.
SX-TZE Boeing 737-48E c/n 27632 BlueBird Airways Ferried Craiova-Keflavik 08/01/16 on return to lessor ex EI-DOV.
Global Aviation News:
Airberlin-Etihad: the loss of 29 codeshare routes endangers competition in Germany, says Etihad
All Nippon Airways and the A380: Airbus wins a new customer in return for invaluable Skymark support
As Boeing Turns 100, Defense Ops Look Pivotal To Its Future Performance
Airline to axe London to New York service
Read more: http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2019913&c=setreg®ion=2&cat=7
Channel Islands Blue Islands airline to operate as Flybe
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-35280134
Death of the in-flight movie: Qantas’ entertainment revolution
Read more: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11571431
DFW’s International Surge Continues with airberlin, but Retention Outside of oneworld is Challenging
Read more: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2016/01/07/dfw-air-berlin-ow/
Dubai airport pips London Heathrow in international passenger traffic
Emirates Expands Switzerland Operation, Adds Second Daily Service to Geneva
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26907
European Commission approves FedEx takeover of TNT Express
Hotlist 2016: Industry influencers
Read more: http://buyingbusinesstravel.com/feature/1125172-hotlist-2016-industry-influencers
IAG blames Paris terror attacks for empty seats
Read more: http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2020189
IATA: Decline in Air Freight Volumes Bottoms Out
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/26895
Kurds to Get West-European Flights as FlyErbil Plans May Debut
Southeast Asia’s low cost airline fleet expands by 13% in 2015 as short haul capacity growth slows
Taiwan is Poised for Aviation Growth
Read more: http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12154624/taiwan-is-poised-for-aviation-growth
Irish Aviation News:
Avolon chief executive takes up post in Hong Kong after HNA buyout
Bell repeats call for HSE to install heli-pad at Lourdes
China Needs to Order Hundreds More Planes, Avolon CEO Says
Fire crews to use new drones for better view of blazes
Lidl Ireland advertising head joins Ryanair
Read more: http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2020202&c=setreg®ion=2
Matthias Wenk appointed as Ryanair’s Marketing Operations Director
Ryanair increases flight frequency between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Malaga
Read more: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/ryanair-increases-flight-frequency-between-10717326
Ryanair awarded Oslo Gardermoen slots
Read more: http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/43063-ryanair-awarded-oslo-gardermoen-slots
Ryanair increases London Gatwick presence
Read more: http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ryanair-increases-london-gatwick-presence#
Solgari partners with AVIANET to bring cloud business communications
Read more: http://www.channelemea.com/spip.php?article37605
£1.9m loss for Stobart airline
Read more: http://www.in-cumbria.com/19m-loss-for-Stobart-airline-d524bfd2-da42-4ab5-92c2-770a6c2ef515-ds
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Irish Aircraft Leasing News 08-01-2016: http://bit.ly/1mJh2lf
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 08-01-2016: http://bit.ly/1OSdmUU
Ryanair Expands Dublin services for summer 2016: http://bit.ly/1kQ7DHw
Ryanair takes delivery of 24 new aircraft in calendar year 2015: http://bit.ly/1YTVPXp
Top 10 aircraft to visit Dublin Airport in 2015: http://bit.ly/22HxdRh
Top 10 Irish Aviation news stories of 2015: http://bit.ly/1ReNS98
Tweets of the day:
@e_russell Emirates will upgauge @Dulles_Airport flts to an A380 from a 77W from 27Mar16, follows UA exiting mrkt on 25Jan16.
@lineup_andwait Delta is doing some crazy stuff with A330 domestically in FEB. ATL-SFO/SAN/SEA/MCO/LAX/JFK, MSP-SEA/LAX/HNL, JFK-LAX.
@lineup_andwait Looks like Delta’s A321s are gonna have Captain side HUD display. First I’ve seen in an airbus at a US carrier.
@lineup_andwait So it begins… ORD-DUB is going from LAA 767-300 to LUS A330-200 for the summer seasonal. First Intl cross-fleeting of the new airline.
@winglets747 Air China top up order for 6x 77Ws: more 777 bridge orders from greater China. BR, now CA – who’s next? MU, CZ, CI? CX unlikely?.
Today’s Video Picks:
Aviation This Week – January 8, 2016
Hellenic Army Aviation in Thessaloniki parade
Maura Moloney, Dublin Airport Travel Services, Travel Industry Road Show, October 2015
UNSOS – Aviation Projects
Why Beacon Wants to Be the ‘Netflix’ — and Not the ‘Uber’ — for Private Aviation
What’s Driving the M&A Among Aircraft Lessors?
