Daily Aviation Brief – 12/05/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Market insights – Risk Exposure for airlines and lessors: https://lnkd.in/fPHkmUE
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 11 May: https://bit.ly/3dLMNp1
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 11 May: https://bit.ly/2SQn9ao
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 11 May: https://bit.ly/2SWfFTh
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 11 May: https://bit.ly/2YRB3Nl
North America Newsletter 11 May: https://bit.ly/3cp19et
Aircraft Update:
EI-FNX Airbus A330-243 c/n 283 I-Fly Position Teruel-Vnukovo 11/05/20 after storage.
SP-RKU Boeing 737-800 c/n 44806 Ryanair Sun Position London Stansted-Aberdeen 11/05/20 in Ryanair colours ex EI-GDK.
VP-CMS Airbus A320-232 c/n 1895 Castlelake Ferried Doha-Bucharest-Birmingham 04/05/20 ex A7-ADD.
Global Aviation News:
Air Serbia considering China flights
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2020/05/president-air-serbia-considering-china.html
As American Airlines Charlotte Hub Pushes Through Crisis, The Airbus Bastion Will Get Boeing 777s For Europe Flights
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2020/05/09/american-airlines-charlotte-hub-pushes-through-crisis-and-will-get-boeing-777s-for-europe-flights/#4df063e96dee
Delhi airport gets ultraviolet rays, shoe sanitizer mats in its battle against COVID-19
Read more: https://www.cnbctv18.com/aviation/delhi-airport-gets-ultraviolet-rays-shoe-sanitizer-mats-in-its-battle-against-covid-19-5891541.htm
Emirates’ Tim Clark: Coronavirus is a black swan event for the airline industry
Read more: https://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/emirates-tim-clark-coronavirus-is-a-black-swan-event-for-the-airline-industry-1.1015208
European Airlines Resume Flights For Summer Travel At Different Paces, But British Airways/IAG, Air France-KLM And Lufthansa May Converge
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willhorton1/2020/05/10/european-airlines-resume-flights-for-summer-travel-at-different-paces-but-british-airwaysiag-air-france-klm-and-lufthansa-may-converge/#4a9290a51b57
Ethiopian Airlines Ready to Be Savior to Fellow African Carriers
Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/ethiopian-airlines-ready-to-be-savior-to-fellow-african-carriers
Eurowings takes up further connections in May
Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/eurowings/eurowings-takes-up-further-connections-in-may/
EU Bans Bonuses, Curbs Takeovers for Some Covid-19 Bailouts
Read more : https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/eu-bans-bonuses-curbs-takeovers-for-some-covid-19-bailouts
‘Europe needs a break’: EU plots to restart travel and tourism
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/europe-needs-a-break-eu-plots-to-restart-travel-and-tourism-despite-covid-idUSKBN22L0ET
First UAE-India repatriation flight captain’s patriotic inflight announcement goes viral
Read more: https://gulfnews.com/uae/listen-first-uae-india-repatriation-flight-captains-patriotic-inflight-announcement-goes-viral-1.71398934
Future alliance among considerations for revived Alitalia: minister
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/future-alliance-among-considerations-for-revived-alitalia-minister/138299.article
Greybull and Apollo weigh up swoop for Virgin Atlantic
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/05/09/greybull-apollo-weigh-swoop-virgin-atlantic/
IAG scales back planned deliveries to 75 over next three years
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/iag-scales-back-planned-deliveries-to-75-over-next-three-years/138262.article
Italy Weighing Candidates for New Alitalia Company
Read more : https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/italy-weighing-candidates-for-new-alitalia-company-sole-says
Irish Aviation News:
Airlines That Have Suspended Dublin Airport Services Due To COVID-19
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/airports/2412/dublin-airport/news/290839/airlines-that-have-suspended-dublin-airport-services-due-to-covid-19/
CityJet closes its Brussels Airport base
Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/cityjet-closes-its-base-of-brussels-airport/
EasyJet ups flights from Belfast despite Covid impact fears
Read more: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/easyjet-ups-flights-from-belfast-despite-covid-impact-fears-39180209.html
Government spends €5.2m on new aircraft to help Covid-19 response
Read more: https://www.thejournal.ie/pc12-defence-forces-coronavirus-5094311-May2020/
International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (ICAGY) CEO Willie Walsh on Q1 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4345415-international-consolidated-airlines-group-s-icagy-ceo-willie-walsh-on-q1-2020-results
Ryanair criticises aircraft parking charges in Dublin
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0508/1137343-ryanair-criticises-aircraft-parking-charges-in-dublin/
Ryanair starts flying daily between Porto and London on 22 May
Read more: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/ryanair-starts-flying-daily-between-porto-and-london-on-22-may/54056
Stobart Air could face competition to retain Aer Lingus regional contract says IAG CEO Willie Walsh
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/stobart-could-face-competition-to-retain-aer-lingus-regional-contract-1.4247823
Sun, sea and sand: Travel industry preparing for a bonanza fire-sale this autumn
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/sun-sea-and-sand-travel-industry-preparing-for-a-bonanza-fire-sale-this-autumn-39194104.html
Walsh Wants British Airways To Keep London Gatwick Flights After Coronavirus
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willhorton1/2020/05/09/walsh-wants-british-airways-to-keep-london-gatwick-flights-after-coronavirus/#3b655c8d3ede
Tweet Picks:
@Lord_Sugar Branson’s Virgin airways wants money from the UK. Question is not whether to give him money, but if the airline is worth saving. Virgin’s performance has been unimpressive. Over two decades it’s lost money but managed to cherry-pick the best routes to the US and the Caribbean.
@Oliver__Clark Some corporates are keen to get going with travel as soon as they can and IAG will assess this in relation to capacity deployed, CEO Willie Walsh says.
@Oliver__Clark Airlines that have taken state aid will be weighed down with debts that need to be repaid which will influence their future behaviour, IAG’s Willie Walsh says.
@Oliver__Clark Walsh would like British Airways to retain a “presence” at Gatwick, but that is just an opinion as consultation is live.
@TSAmedia_LisaF BREAKING: On Friday, May 8th, 215,444 individuals came through @TSA checkpoints nationwide. Exactly one year earlier, 2,602,631 people were screened at security checkpoints across the country. It’s the highest volume since March 25th.
Video Picks:
#IAG Chief Executive Willie #Walsh takes questions from #UK committee
https://youtu.be/lAEyAAHz_mg
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says EU transport chief ‘talking nonsense’ on state aid
https://youtu.be/D6z__m_W900
Southwest Airlines Beginning to See Traffic Recovery, CEO Kelly Says
https://youtu.be/Z6qZ8c5q36s
Southwest Air Beginning to See Traffic Recovery, CEO Kelly Says
https://youtu.be/Z6qZ8c5q36s
United in dedication, we share our gratitude | Qatar Airways
https://youtu.be/h4U0QiBG41o