Aircraft Update:
OE-LAW Boeing 767-3Z9(ER)/W c/n 26417 Austrian Airlines Departed Lufthansa Technik hangar 06/02/15 arrived 30/01/16.
OE-LAZ Boeing 767-3Z9(ER)/W c/n 30331 Austrian Airlines To Lufthansa Technik hangar 06/02/16.
Global Aviation News:
Air Berlin pilots agree to 2016 pay cuts
Read more: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/air-berlin-pilots-agree-2016-212702883.html
Airbus Forgoes Pratt Engines for A321Neo First Flight, Uses CFM
Airlines Reap Record Profits, and Passengers Get Peanuts
Better inflight wifi over North Atlantic is months away: Intelsat CEO
easyJet shareholders reject calls by Sir Stelios to increase dividend payout
Focus on cost reduction amid competition, says Jet Airways
India’s aviation policies are still very constricted, says Benyamin Ismail of AirAsia X
Pension fund warns Government over Heathrow runway
Portugal Reverses TAP Privatization Plan, Raising Stake to 50%
R.I. Governor Wants to Set Aside $1.5M to Persuade Airlines to Add Routes
Singapore Air to Delist Tiger Air as Shareholders Accept Offer
Sky-high Wi-Fi: Canada’s airlines roll out more internet
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/canadian-airline-wi-fi-1.3409974
Irish Aviation News:
ASL Aviation Group Signs Conditional Agreement To Acquire TNT Airline Operations
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/27379
Bernice Moran is a senior first officer with Virgin Atlantic and the founder of The Be Sweet Company
Case over ownership of Boeing engines begins
daa Staff Raise €240,000 For Three Irish Charities in 2015
FPG Amentum delivers A330-200 to SATA International S.A.
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/27395
Milestone VP joins Sloane Helicopters as Sales and Marketing Director
Stobart Air is the target of a takeover by Aviation Finance Company
Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/companies/seen-and-heard-over-the-weekend-1.2525759
US route ‘very important’ to Cork
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/us-route-very-important-to-cork-380637.html
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus Cadets Charity Plane push challenge for Breast Cancer Research: http://bit.ly/1Kxhleb
College Ireland sees increased demand for Popular Short Course in Aircraft leasing & Project Management: http://bit.ly/1mkJlpJ
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 08-02-2016: http://bit.ly/1PfNLsj
Weekly Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 8 February 2016: http://bit.ly/1TN12vL
Tweets of the day:
@A350Blog Cathay Pacific #A350 1st commercial flight scheduled for next 1/May.
@airlineroute CITYJET CRJ900 operation for SAS to commence on 29MAR16.
@airlineroute Ethiopian Airlines to fly 787 to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila from 01JUL16, replacing 767-300ER.
@DubCook Contrary to popular belief, airlines aren’t non-profit charities. The concept of supply & demand still applies.
@Jamie_Freed Jetstar boss Jayne Hrdlicka has stepped down from the Woolworths board citing commitments at the airline.
Today’s Video Picks:
Aer Lingus – Let’s bring #HomeAdvantage
Etihad Boeing 777 Lightning Strike
Ethiopia: A modern aviation academy, by the Ethiopian Airlines, inaugurated
Ronald Rigney, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport about the challenges in aviation safety
Ryanair Cabin Crew Calendar 2016
