Daily Aviation Brief – 14/09/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Podcast: Gearing up: Exploring a career in leasing and asset management: https://bit.ly/3iaRqLA
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 September: https://bit.ly/337keyp
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 8 September: https://bit.ly/2ZgCjZP
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 8 September: https://bit.ly/3i8EYME
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 8 September: https://bit.ly/2ZhX5rS
North American Newsletter 8 September: https://bit.ly/337ClEr
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:
EI-GBB Boeing 737-8JP c/n 36809 FlyGangwon Air Test at Ostrava 10/09/20.
G-ECOJ DHC8-400 c/n 4229 HEH Aviation Ferried Aberdeen-Niederrhein 09/09/20 for onward storage.
G-JEDR DHC8-400 c/n 4087 Norddeutsche Landesbank Ferried Exeter-Saarbrücken 05/09/20.
Global Aviation News:
A tale of two airports—how Qatar Airways and Emirates pursued different strategies as the pandemic spread
Read more: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/tale-of-two-airports-doha-and-dubai-in-the-pandemic/
Bengaluru airport, BMRCL ink MoU for airport metro, railway halt station
Read more: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-airport-bmrcl-ink-mou-for-airport-metro-railway-halt-station-6588215/
British Airways continues to restore domestic connectivity for winter season
Read more: https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/ba-winter-season-domestic-connectivity/
Businessman urges country to set up new carrier to facilitate travel
Read more: https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/09/11/businessman-urges-country-to-set-up-new-carrier-to-facilitate-travel/
Emirates SkyCargo utilises B777 preighters for Onam festival flights
Read more: https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/emirates-skycargo-utilises-b777-preighters-for-onam-festival-flights/
European airline bailouts hit €26.6 billion: HSBC
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/european-airline-bailouts-hit-266-billion-hsbc/140125.article
How IndiGo is moving towards a touchless flying experience
Read more: https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/strategy-and-management/how-indigo-is-moving-towards-a-touchless-flying-experience/78008800
IATA unveils online platform to ease Covid vaccine supply chain challenges
Read more: https://theloadstar.com/iata-unveils-online-platform-to-ease-covid-vaccine-supply-chain-challenges/
Travel industry calls on administration to establish testing protocols for international travel
Read more: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/515708-travel-industry-calls-on-administration-to-establish-testing-protocols
Irish Aviation News:
Alan Joyce CEO Of Qantas Airways On The Future Of Air Travel
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-the-pat-kenny-show/alan-joyce-ceo-qantas-airlines-future-air-travel
Fitch Rates Ryanair’s EUR850m Notes ‘BBB’
Read more: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-rates-ryanair-eur850m-notes-bbb-11-09-2020
Mike Ryan of WHO: Special consideration for air travel needs to be given to Ireland, an island nation with an economy based on trade and tourism
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0910/1164378-ryan-who/
Moldova start-up carrier HiSky delays launch of Chisinau to Dublin route to 2 October
Read more:
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/293562/hisky-moves-service-launch-to-oct-2020/
Monocle Acquisition and AerSale Announce Revised Merger Agreement
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/monocle-acquisition-and-aersale-announce-revised-merger-agreement/
NCA to grow managed 747-400F fleet with ASL deal?
Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/logistics/carriers/nca-to-grow-managed-747-400f-fleet-with-asl-deal/
Tweet Picks:
@AAI_Official With a brighter September, #AAI Hubballi Airport @aaihbxairport is all set to handle more flights. @IndiGo6E has increased frequently on Hubballi-Bengaluru sector with daily flight ops and recommenced ops on Hubballi-Chennai route 4 days a week w.e.f 6th September. #IndiaFlyBack.
@FATIIIAviation According to Taiwan’s Apple Daily, Taiwan’s newest up-scale airline Starlux adds 8 A330-900s, 1 A350-900 and 3 A321neos to its leasing order. The 1st A330neo delivery will be in 4Q21 while the 1st A350 delivery push back to 1Q22. All 39 planes will be delivered by 2024. #AvGeek.
@flightradar24 Three Boeing #777X test aircraft active along with the #737MAX test flight for EASA.
@piperaircraft The 5000th Archer is through the first part of flight test and off to paint and interiors.
@sgiordano77 5 737-800s in Brisbane that we’ll be moving (simultaneously) to Goodyear AZ next week- the first of the Virgin Australia lease returns. Heading out tomorrow night to the W Coast to catch a Chartered Falcon 7X. It will carry the 11 of us (10 pilots, 1 Engineer) to BNE. #avgeek.
Video Picks:
Airline industry warns of challenges for transporting Covid-19 vaccine
https://youtu.be/KKZe68tlQ6g
AirAsia CEO: Seeing green shoots of travel recovery
https://youtu.be/BwsfsIhOfVE
F-15 Pilot Recounts Flying over NYC on 9/11/01
https://youtu.be/fsSx2hs3MGY
Flying Out of Turbulence with Tony Fernandes
https://youtu.be/PnxXtY_AyDw
How the airline industry has changed since 9/11
https://youtu.be/LuhQWZCrziQ