Daily Aviation Brief – 31/03/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 30 March: https://bit.ly/2QUf5nW
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 30 March: https://bit.ly/2UPici7
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 30 March: https://bit.ly/39zSmEw
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 30 March: https://bit.ly/2xxxJeE
North America Newsletter 30 March: https://bit.ly/39sOu89
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Laudamotion adds 27th Airbus A320-200: https://bit.ly/2WRwPV2
Norwegian Re-Registers second Boeing 737-8 MAX Aircraft stored at Dublin: https://bit.ly/2xwzFnO
Aircraft Update:
VP-CMU Boeing 737-86J c/n 37761 AMCK Aviation Ferried Seoul-Hazrat Shahjalal International-Bahrain-Sofia-Shannon 30-31/03/20 ex HL8052.
VP-CMV Boeing 737-86J c/n 37766 AMCK Aviation Ferried Seoul-Hazrat Shahjalal International-Bahrain-Sofia-Shannon 30-31/03/20 ex HL8053.
Global Aviation News:
Aircraft lessors cheered by US airline bailout
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/aircraft-lessors-cheered-by-us-airline-bailout-1.4215783
Airline Investors: We’ve Been Here Before
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4334610-airline-investors
Air Italy: Announcement of unbinding offers
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-italy/
British Airways extends Revolving Credit Facility
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/british-airways-extends-revolving-credit-facility/
easyJet: Fleet Grounding
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/easyjet-fleet-grounding/
First Air New Zealand cargo flight to depart for Shanghai tonight
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/first-air-new-zealand-cargo-flight-to-depart-for-shanghai-tonight/
Qatar Airways Resumes Scheduled Belly-hold Cargo Operations to China in Response to Increased Demand
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/qatar-airways-resumes-scheduled-belly-hold-cargo-operations-to-china-in-response-to-increased-demand/
SAS turns to cargo flights using idled passenger planes
Read more: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sas-turns-to-cargo-flights-using-idled-passenger-planes-2020-03-30
Urgent Demand for Medical Equipment Is Making Air Cargo Fees ‘Absolutely Crazy’
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-30/-absolutely-crazy-air-cargo-fees-highlight-supply-chain-squeeze
Irish Aviation News:
eCOMM Merchant Solutions Helps Bring Home 700 Irish People Stranded in Australia
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200327005448/en/eCOMM-Merchant-Solutions-Helps-Bring-Home-700
Inflight Dublin launches wellness app to help passengers breathe easy
Read more: https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/03/30/inflight-dublin-launches-wellness-app-to-help-passengers-breathe-easy/
Ireland’s response to COVID-19: Transport measures
Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ed29dc-irelands-response-to-covid-19-transport-measures/
Ryanair Important Customer Notice 30 Mar – Limited Schedule Extended
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-important-customer-notice-30-mar-limited-schedule-extended/
Stranded Irish scrambling to get home amid ‘Wild West of aviation’
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/stranded-irish-scrambling-to-get-home-amid-wild-west-of-aviation-39080361.html
Tweet Picks:
@FlySWISS Today at 7:37h our longest ever non-stop flight LX8900 took off to Santiago de Chile on behalf of @EDA_DFAE in order to bring Swiss travelers back home.
@HorizonsqtQiao New progress on China MA700 turboprop project, XCAC will soon install the vertical & horizontal Stabilizer (made on composite) to the 001 static-test aircraft.
@LondonAirTravel Garuda Indonesia is leasing to Air India six weekly slot pairs at London Heathrow for a period of two years.
@olivershah Travel giant Tui has taken an EUR 1.8bn bailout loan from the German government. “One of the conditions of the KfW bridge loan is that TUI waives dividend payments for the duration of the bridge loan.”
@winglets747 A little look at Delta’s MD-88s due to be retired early. MD-88 is oldest aircraft (29 years) but also least utilized at about 6 hours a day (flown). High age gives low ownership cost allowing selective use.
Video Picks:
Airlines transfer services to Beijing Daxing Airport
https://youtu.be/4LzOXN00xcM
Over 70% of airlines have only 3 months of cash-cover, IATA warns
https://youtu.be/ae7AvEP7tDo vi
Singapore Airlines announces massive S$15b financing plan
https://youtu.be/jDTkpIIo_qw
What comes next for airlines amid coronavirus crisis: Former Continental CEO
https://youtu.be/KhlpPB_BzHY
EIN9019 Welcome Home message from Dublin ATC
https://youtu.be/G4dkBke5pps
About the Author
Trevor Buckley Blogger Irish Aviation Research Institute/ FlI Commercial Aviation News Curator/ Voted 7th in #Avgeek100 2013/ Twitter @IrishAero
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