Daily Aviation Brief – 16/09/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Certificate Program Aircraft Technical Records Review (During Lease Term & Lease Transition) : 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:
F-HOPZ ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1265 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Toulouse-Francazal-Billund 15/09/20.
N142AR Embraer 190AR c/n 19000142 Nordic Aviation Capital Registered 09/09/20 Parked at TUS.
2-SSFG Airbus A319-131 c/n 2326 Air Lease Corporation Ferried Shannon-Ljubljana 15/09/20 for HiySky Moldova ex ZS-SFG.
Global Aviation News:
Blue Air surviving for more than six months without external financial aid
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/blue-air-surviving-for-more-than-six-months-without-external-financial-aid/
Government will not be present in restructured Alitalia business ‘for an unlimited time’
Read more: https://blueswandaily.com/government-will-not-be-present-in-restructured-alitalia-business-for-an-unlimited-time/
Proposed A380neo would have offered double-digit fuel reduction: Clark
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/proposed-a380neo-would-have-offered-double-digit-fuel-reduction-clark/140099.article
Regional carriers receive less than 1% of state aid
Read more: https://www.aerfin.com/latest/interviews-articles/regional-carriers-receive-less-1-state-aid/
Revenue-hit low-cost carriers are turning to ‘passenger-freighter’ action
Read more: https://theloadstar.com/revenue-hit-low-cost-carriers-are-turning-to-passenger-freighter-action/
Thomas Cook OTA granted Atol licence
Read more: https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/385987/thomas-cook-ota-granted-atol-licence
United Airlines, Boosting India And Africa Flights, Says It Will Beat American To Bangalore
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2020/09/09/united-plans-five-new-routes-to-africa-and-india-and-says-it-will-beat-american-to-bangalore/#1b2fabdf3924
With airline fleets grounded, plane recyclers bet on parts boom
Read more: https://ca.reuters.com/article/idCAKBN26405X
Wizz Air registers Bosnia company
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2020/09/wizz-air-registers-bosnia-company.html
Irish Aviation News:
AAIU Final Report: Accident Cessna F172P Skyhawk (EI-ING), near Craughwell Airfield, Co Galway, 4 August 2018. Report 2020-015
Read more: http://www.aaiu.ie/node/1481
Birmingham and Manchester services take off from Belfast City Airport
Read more: https://www.belfastcityairport.com/News/BIRMINGHAM-AND-MANCHESTER-BELFAST-CITY-AIRPORT
EU SA.58214 Ireland – COVID 19 Adaptation Fund for the Re-Opening of Tourism and Hospitality businesses
Read more: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/case_details.cfm?proc_code=3_SA_58214
Incoming tour operators ‘need grant aid’ to stay in business
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-40047356.html
NI airports 85 per cent below normal levels in July
Read more: http://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/09/15/news/ni-airports-85-per-cent-below-normal-levels-in-july-2066644/
SR Technics announces management buyout of Armac Systems
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/sr-technics-announces-management-buyout-of-armac-systems/
Tweet Picks:
@AlexInAir ICELAND: Passenger arrives on commercial flight > passenger tested for #COVID19 on arrival > 5 day isolation > test again .Icelandic transport official tells me: “UK government can call us any time…we’d be happy to explain how this is working to safely keep air travel flowing”.
@byerussell Delta to mortgage SkyMiles program for up to $6.5 billion to help weather coronavirus hit. $DAL.
@Gasci_ie Watch out! Dublins RWYs 10 & 28 will be renamed 10L & 28R on Oct 8th. The new north runway construction is at an advanced stage and could be misinterpreted as an operational runway even though it will not open for use until late 2021 or early 2022.
@SpaethFlies Last call #Berlin #Tegel: Here you can book the very last flights from TXL @berlinairport on Nov 7, its last day, flying on @eurowings A319 from €88 for 45 mins over Berlin #avgeek.
@WandrMe The weekend TSA numbers (613k/809k) compare slightly favorably to the two-weeks-ago, non-LDW screening throughput (591/807). #PaxEx.
Video Picks:
Delta leverages frequent flyer program to borrow $6.5 billion
https://youtu.be/TQnSt-Hu9dc
Demand is cautiously returning for India’s domestic aviation sector: Vistara
https://youtu.be/qYKBT-jo66M
EU Expands Regulatory Relief for Airlines Through Winter
https://youtu.be/dWUuuTtrdKo
Flying now is ‘safer than going into a supermarket,’ says Wizz Air CEO
https://youtu.be/gCRXFGqabck
Grounded planes turn profit for used parts companies
https://youtu.be/CdeTgkmRxM0