Daily Aviation Brief – 24/08/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Introducing ‘SAM’; A New Solution for the Aviation Industry: https://bit.ly/31IB9GU
Webinar – Gearing Up: Exploring a career in leasing and asset management: https://lnkd.in/diF7hGW
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 August: https://bit.ly/3g5PnXA
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 17 August: https://bit.ly/2Y8JGSl
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 17 August: https://bit.ly/2FxYnbm
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 17 August: https://bit.ly/3iM5wDd
North American Newsletter 17 August: https://bit.ly/342PW1Y
Aircraft Update:
G-LCAC Embraer 190LR c/n 19000513 BA Cityflyer Delivered Warsaw-Norwich 21/08/20 ex EI-GSW.
N281AC Boeing 737-804 c/n 28231 Aero Capital Solutions Registered 19/08/20 at Nursultan prior cargo conversion ex EI-GRE.
N288AU Boeing 737-490 c/n 28888 Automatic Leasing Ferried Edmonton-Tampa 17/08/20 ex C-FLRS.
Global Aviation News:
A close look at Iceland’s pandemic flight activity
Read more: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/iceland-flight-activity-pandemic/
Ambitious Mas Air Cargo set for European expansion
Read more: https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/ambitious-mas-air-cargo-set-for-european-expansion/
American Airlines to conduct 1,000 cargo-only flights in September
Read more: https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/american-airlines-to-conduct-1000-cargo-only-flights-in-september/
Covid vaccine: is air cargo ready for ‘the biggest product launch in history?
Read more: https://theloadstar.com/covid-vaccine-is-air-cargo-ready-for-the-biggest-product-launch-in-history/
Delta Air Lines (DAL) brings back more flights across Atlantic and Pacific this winter and summer 2021
Read more:
Emirates airline expects return to full capacity by summer 2021
Read more: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/transport/451050-emirates-airline-expects-to-return-to-full-capacity-by-summer-2021
EU Commission Gives the Green Light for Brussels Airlines Stabilization Package
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/eu-commission-gives-the-green-light-for-brussels-airlines-stabilization-package/
Lübeck Air, a new scheduled airline, takes off to Munich and Stuttgart
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/08/21/lubeck-air-a-new-scheduled-airline-takes-off-to-munich-and-stuttgart/
National Airlines Council of Canada seeking assistance from feds
Read more: https://www.insauga.com/national-airlines-council-of-canada-seeking-assistance-from-feds
Restructured SAA will boost aviation sector and act as a vital lifeline
Read more: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-08-18-restructured-saa-will-boost-aviation-sector-and-act-as-a-vital-lifeline/
Irish Aviation News:
Alaskan model may help restart the Irish aviation industry
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/alaskan-model-may-help-restart-the-aviation-industry-39454430.html
Belfast International Airport has said it wants to see coronavirus testing rolled out at airports
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-53866081
Delta drops Shannon service until 2022 at least
Read more: http://clareherald.com/2020/08/delta-drops-shannon-service-until-2022-at-least-28222/
Ireland’s Aviation Gala Ball 2020 postponed until further notice
Read more: https://allevents.in/dublin/ireland%E2%80%99s-aviation-gala-ball-2020/1000087942677917
Ireland’s airlines among worst-hit in Europe by Covid-19
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-40036103.html
Minister for Health launches online COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form
Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/21899-minister-for-health-launches-online-covid-19-passenger-locator-form/
Q&A: competition law and state aid for the aviation sector in Ireland
Read more: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6d1778ca-9d25-4377-8b85-204fccc482e4
Ryanair Launches Flights from Ukraine to Cologne, Dusseldorf
Read more: https://open4business.com.ua/ryanair-launches-flights-from-ukraine-to-cologne-dusseldorf/
Tweet Picks:
@CamWallace_NZ The team @FlyAirNZ stand ready to welcome JQ back once the restrictions are lifted. Market-wide low fares from all carriers represent strong underlying demand and are good for everyone. @andykirto.
@byerussell AirTrain to LaGuardia could open by 2025, but travelers will have to catch it from Willets Point.
@byerussell JetBlue adds Steamboat-NYC flights as Colorado ski town’s pandemic connections keep growing.
@MaxK_J BA bids farewell to world’s first GE-powered #777 as ‘ZZA flies into retirement.
@Oriana0214 The Air Force is reviewing whether an F-16 fighter’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, known as Auto-GCAS, kicked in during a flight last month at Nellis Air Force Base, which would mark the 10th aircraft saved (11th life saved) to date.
Video Picks:
A Better Future for All conversation series with Kerry O’Brien and Alan Joyce
https://youtu.be/0xkYlNhcX4A
Arm wrestle of an interview, Michael O’Leary & Mary Wilson on RTÉ Drivetime Aug 19 2020
https://youtu.be/kici3tmyWxU
Border closures ‘politically driven’: Alan Joyce CEO Qantas Airways
https://youtu.be/elB7o8Q8wxk
COVID-19: “Simply, there shouldn’t be” a green list – Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson
https://youtu.be/avwBvXvsJqU
The Road to Recovery for Asia’s Travel Sector
https://youtu.be/ynqNmhs2Gu8
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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