Aircraft Update:
5B-DCV Airbus A319-132 c/n 2032 CobaltAir Delivered Shannon-Larnaca 30/09/16 ex OE-IEJ.
5H-FJA Airbus A319-111 c/n 2176 FastJet Ferried Dar es Salaam-Hurghada International-Sofia 30/09-01/10/16.
9H-AEL Airbus A319-111 c/n 2332 Air Malta Ferried Malta-Shannon 27/09/16 for Volotea Airlines.
Global Aviation News:
American Airlines and Delta: the worst is over for Latin America’s weak revenue performance
Cathay Pacific ends 747 flights, its future defined not by 777s/A350s but by diversifying
Delta plans Trans-Atlantic additions for S17
Dubai to Become World’s Busiest Airport This Decade, CEO Says
EasyJet buckles in for a bumpy ride with profits set to take a tumble
Read more: http://www.cityam.com/250517/easyjet-buckles-bumpy-ride-profits-set-take-tumble
Figures reveal that BA are rising to the challenge of EasyJet and Ryanair (low cost carrier/no frills airline business model)
Read more: http://blogfactory.co.uk/archives/42601
Flybe CEO urges government to greenlight Heathrow expansion
Read more: http://www.traveldailymedia.com/241879/flybe-ceo-urges-government-to-greenlight-heathrow-expansion/
Frontier Airlines’ on-time performance hiccups in summer 2016; IPO still in abeyance
jetBlue Airways, armed with its premium product Mint, is poised to disrupt the trans-Atlantic market
Jet2.com: seats at new Stansted base in summer 2017 exceed the entire network growth in summer 2016
Long-range passenger jet market under pressure
Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/434ffd16-84ba-11e6-a29c-6e7d9515ad15
Lufthansa to complete takeover of Brussels Airlines for possible integration into Eurowings
Malaysia AirAsia: challenges emerge to recent good results but costs, brand awareness are strengths
Russia approves 25% sale of Saint Petersburg’s airport to Qatar investors
Valencia, all-year-round!
Read more: https://vlcmiguel.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/valencia-all-year-round/
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Delivers New A350XWB to LATAM
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/31080
Aer Lingus Takes Bradley International Airport Back On Trans-Atlantic Map
ALPA Pilots Put a Face to #DenyNAI in New Campaign
Read more: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160928006507/en/ALPA-Pilots-Put-Face-DenyNAI-Campaign
Dublin Airport may get third terminal
Read more: http://www.irishcentral.com/business/dublin-airport-may-get-third-terminal
Dublin’s Transatlantic Market Continues to Expand
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dublins-transatlantic-market-continues-expand-paul-o-kane
Flybe considering new Derry to Heathrow route
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/travel/flybe-considering-new-derry-to-heathrow-route-35097387.html
KLM to double flights on Dublin-Amsterdam route
Proposal For Memorial To Be Erected To Victims Of Air Disasters In Shannon
Read more: http://www.clare.fm/news/proposal-memorial-be-erected-victims-air-disasters-shannon
SpiceJet Selects AeroDocs Safety and Compliance Document Management Software by Arconics
Read more: http://blog.arconics.com/blog2/spicejet-selects-aerodocs-for-paperless-cockpit-zest-and-zing
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
To be updated
Tweets of the day:
@DFNI .@TFWAnews social, economic and political forces strong dictating travel retail performance – Mortensen.
@DFNI #Dufry’s Julian Diaz: Air travel consistently grown above GDP #travelretail @TFWAnews.
@DFNI #Dufry’s Diaz says increased commercial revenue focus by airports mean #travelretailers are facing growing pressures.
@DFNI #Dufry’s Julian Diaz: Air travel consistently grown above GDP #travelretail @TFWAnews.
@DFNI Millennials will encompass 1/3 of all travelers by 2020, #Dufry CEO Diaz.
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