Daily Aviation Brief – 06/04/2020
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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:
OY-YDA Embraer 175STD c/n 17000344 Nordic Aviation Capital Registered 26/04/20 at Bydgoszcz ex G-FBJG.
OY-YDB Embraer 175STD c/n 17000351 Nordic Aviation Capital Registered 26/04/20 at Bydgoszcz ex G-FBJH.
SP-RKW Boeing 737-800 c/n 44807 Ryanair Sun First Service London Stansted-Warsaw Modlin 03/04/20 after transfer ex EI-GDN.
9H-QAW Boeing 737-8AS c/n 44698 Malta Air Registered at London Stansted 02/04/20 in Ryanair colours ex EI-FIG.
Global Aviation News:
Air Baltic service-resumption planning excludes Dash 8s and 737s
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/air-baltic-service-resumption-planning-excludes-dash-8s-and-737s/137703.article
A220 uncontained engine failures linked to resonance phenomenon
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a220-uncontained-engine-failures-linked-to-resonance-phenomenon/137658.article
Aircraft order backlog offers longer-term reassurance in challenging 2020
Read more: https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/aircraft-order-backlog-offers-longer-term-reassurance-in-challenging-2020.html
China’s airline market slowly recovering
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/290625/chinas-airline-market-slowly-recovering/
Flybe failure: ‘Bid being made to nationalise regional carrier’
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/365716/flybe-failure-bid-being-made-to-nationalise-regional-carrier
Icelandair Group: Completion of the sale of Icelandair Hotels to Berjaya
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/icelandair-group-hf-completion-of-the-sale-of-icelandair-hotels-to-berjaya/
Nicola Sturgeon pledges to support Loganair during coronavirus crisis
Read more: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/2113567/nicola-sturgeon-pledges-to-support-loganair-during-coronavirus-crisis/
Thai A350 descended below 670ft while still far from Frankfurt runway
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/thai-a350-descended-below-670ft-while-still-far-from-frankfurt-runway/137602.article
Wizz Air reveals the re-establishment of Sarajevo-Budapest Flights
Read more: http://www.sarajevotimes.com/wizz-air-reveals-the-re-establishment-of-sarajevo-budapest-flights/
Irish Aviation News:
Aviation authority fears on mobile spectrum boost
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/aviation-authority-fears-on-mobile-spectrum-boost-39099170.html
Avolon Q1 Business & Covid-19 Update
Read more: https://www.avolon.aero/newsroom-and-thoughts/avolon-q1-business-and-covid-19-update
CityJet has no plans to appoint examiner, says CEO Byrne
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/cityjet-has-no-plans-to-appoint-examiner-says-ceo-byrne-39099176.html
Fly Leasing Is Vulnerable To The Effects From The Coronavirus
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4335617-fly-leasing-is-vulnerable-to-effects-from-coronavirus
Michael O’Leary interview: Ryanair and Gigginstown chief shooting from the lip
Read more: https://www.racingpost.com/news/rp-classics/michael-oleary-interview-ryanair-and-gigginstown-chief-shooting-from-the-lip/430703
Nordic Aviation Capital strengthens its C Suite with two new appointments
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/nordic-aviation-capital-strengthens-its-c-suite-with-two-new-appointments/
Plane carrying medical supplies from China lands at Shannon Airport
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0402/1128163-shannon-airport-coronavirus/
Ryanair to Lose $325 Million From Oil Insurance Trades Gone Bad
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-03/ryanair-says-fuel-hedges-will-dent-profit-by-325-million
Tweet Picks:
@GoNationalAir Our beautiful new @Airbus A330 landed at Orlando International Airport @MCO to complete its FAA conformity onto our certificate.
@hharteveldt #Airlines that put the customer first now have a better chance of winning them back when they are ready to #travel again. #COVID19.
@jonostrower U.S. carriers race to shrink fleets as nearly 400 near-term aircraft deliveries loom.
@krisvancleave DOT says its reminding airlines they “have an obligation to provide prompt refunds to a ticketed passenger when an airline cancels a passenger’s flight, or makes a significant change in the flight schedule & the passenger chooses not to accept the alternative offered” by carrier.
@winglets747 A billionaire’s brief encounter with aviation: “I’ve never seen so much red tape in so many ways and obstacles that we had to overcome.”
Video Picks:
AirAsia Remains Optimistic Amid ‘Tough’ Environment: Group CEO
https://youtu.be/bh98ezBSFDs
Aviation and Covid 19 State of Play Series Europe
https://youtu.be/3rDBX6-YjQ0
Can Airlines Recover From Coronavirus?
https://youtu.be/fIgwT4E9V6Y
European airlines crippled by COVID-19 pandemic demand breaks from environmental taxes
https://youtu.be/7u4b9i0BmVQ
New England Patriots Plane Delivers 1 Million Masks to the U.S.
https://youtu.be/ELTzuJ8imh