Daily Aviation Brief – 15/09/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Certificate Program Aircraft Technical Records Review (During Lease Term & Lease Transition) course : https://bit.ly/3jXBgG5
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 14 September: https://bit.ly/3iv8f42
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 14 September: https://bit.ly/2Fs5wdx
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 14 September: https://bit.ly/3hnkPkI
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 14 September: https://bit.ly/3kcfqyL
North American Newsletter 14 September: https://bit.ly/2ZC9PK5
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
GainJet Ireland gains another Gulfstream G550: https://bit.ly/3kclYNU
SONAS Aviation rebrands as ACASS Ireland adds second Challenger 605: https://bit.ly/2GW4VkM
Aircraft Update:
LZ-AWZ Airbus A330-223 c/n 874 DAE Capital Ferried Malta-Teruel 09/09/20 for onward storage ex TC-LNA.
N385AM Boeing 767-323 c/n 27059 Cargo Aircraft Management Ferried Wilmington Air Park-Shannon-Tel Aviv 09-11/09/20 for freighter conversion.
YR-SKY Airbus A320-232 c/n 4493 HiSky Moldova Registered in Ostrava 08/09/20 prior delivery ex OE-IEV.
Global Aviation News:
BA can survive ‘only with government’ support
Read more: https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/385972/ba-can-survive-only-with-government-support
Emirates adds Casablanca to its route network
Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-adds-casablanca-to-its-route-network/
Emirates adds Moscow to its growing network
Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-adds-moscow-to-its-growing-network/
Germany to drop blanket travel warning from October
Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/385932/germany-to-drop-blanket-travel-warning-from-october
Gulf Air resumes direct flights to India
Read more: https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/gulf-air-resumes-direct-flights-to-india-1.1599967984892
Jet2.com: low cost airline plans summer 2021 capacity near 2019 levels
LATAM Airlines Group appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
Low-cost airlines may have an edge in a price-sensitive, regionally focused travel market
Irish Aviation News:
ASD’s leading RFID functionality secures further success in Middle East
Read more: https://irishadvantage.com/ASD-RFID-tracking-airline-middle-east/
Eoghan O’Mara Walsh: State must prioritise return to skies
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-40048106.html
Government sitting on €240m from 2015 Aer Lingus sale windfall
Government ‘very conscious’ of importance of Cork Airport to region, says Taoiseach
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce Discusses Project Sunrise, Pandemic Plans
Read more: https://apex.aero/2020/09/10/qantas-ceo-project-sunrise-pandemic
Tough start for new boss of IAG as Walsh bows out
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0904/1163140-iag-ceo-walsh-stepping-down/
Webinar:
EUROCONTROL Aviation Hardtalk Live, 22.09.2020 An exclusive interview with IAG’s Founding CEO, Willie Walsh
Read more: https://www.eurocontrol.int/event/aviation-hardtalk-live-2
What lies beneath: Low flying aircraft on a mission to map Kilkenny
Read more: https://kilkennynow.ie/what-lies-beneath-low-flying-aircraft-on-a-mission-to-map-kilkenny/
Tweet Picks:
@aaiidrairport Civil construction work for 10 A320 type parking bays @Indore in progress in full swing #total 15 new parking bays,5 ATR type n 10 A320 type to add more facility to growth of Indore Airport along with part parallel taxiway #AAI cares.
@byerussell ICYMI: JetBlue adds 24 new routes in its latest play to “be nimble and play offense as we quickly adjust to new customer behaviors and booking patterns.”
@byerussell United’s planned new SFO-Bangalore flight is possible with two software mods to the 787-9: an engine thrust bump and a change to the fuel management software @crankyflier.
@crankyflier Interesting news that Envoy is shutting its LGA/JFK bases. When @AmericanAir and @JetBlue got together, they said they hoped to upgauge flying. Envoy flies only ERJ-140/145s in NY…
@winglets747 Practice what you preach – seems new livery from low-cost Pacific Airlines can keep the orange winglets from its former Jetstar Pacific days, reducing repainting costs.
Video Picks:
Aviation Hardtalk Live #1 with Wizz Air’s CEO József Váradihttps://youtu.be/40P3OH5Ptlo
EPS 130: Graham Williamson – President of ACASS Irelandhttps://youtu.be/ID0pXIadAvg
Ryanair boss says ‘there’s a greater danger of catching COVID-19 in Bolton than in Barcelona’https://youtu.be/xjlSY8Ob4u4
Ryanair’s O’Leary Slams U.K.’s `Mismanagement’ of Virushttps://youtu.be/hagvqjSUCQk
United Airlines CEO on diversifying its board of directorshttps://youtu.be/K8-8MNFlskg