Daily Aviation Brief – 08/10/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Certificate Program in Aircraft Maintenance Reserves Management: https://bit.ly/365XyBL
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 5 October: https://bit.ly/3nkFKJq
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 5 October: https://bit.ly/33y2xt6
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 5 October: https://bit.ly/2SsGca9
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 5 October: https://bit.ly/30xuAai
North American Newsletter 5 October: https://bit.ly/33sSPsa
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
European Aviation Wellbeing Committee (EAWC) and BeFit2Fly Ltd Announce Strategic Partnership: https://bit.ly/2RGgkYb
GainJet Ireland gains another Gulfstream G550: https://bit.ly/3kclYNU
SONAS Aviation rebrands as ACASS Ireland adds second Challenger 605: https://bit.ly/2GW4VkM
South African carrier Airlink represented by AVIAREPS in Ireland: https://bit.ly/35VcKBv
Aircraft Update:
N215AC Airbus A320-214 c/n 12144 Aircastle Registered 30/09/20 Parked at Goodyear ex XA-IJA.
N235GE Boeing 737-8AS c/n 29939 GECAS Registered 30/09/20 at Shanghai prior cargo conversion ex EI-DAF.
N638AC Airbus A320-214 c/n 1132 Aircastle Registered 30/09/20 Parked at Goodyear ex XA-IJT.
SP-LLF Boeing 737-45D c/n 28752 LOT Polish Airlines Ferried Warsaw-Shannon 01/10/20 for VX Capital Partners prior freighter conversion.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus Corporate Jets launches ACJ TwoTwenty business jet
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/airbus-corporate-jets-launches-acj-twotwenty-business-jet/
MAX jets back on the agenda for Somon Air
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/294029/max-jets-back-on-the-agenda-for-somon-air/
Nearly 70% of Travelers Plan to Fly Internationally Within the Next Six Months
Read more: https://www.oag.com/pressroom/nearly-70-of-travelers-plan-to-fly-internationally-within-the-next-six-months
New Norway based airline being established
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/new-norway-based-airline-being-established/
Qatar Airways Announces Fifth New Destination in 2020 and Further Expands U.S. Network with Launch of Flights to San Francisco Starting 15 December
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/qatar-airways-announces-fifth-new-destination-in-2020-and-further-expands-u-s-network-with-launch-of-flights-to-san-francisco-starting-15-december/
UAE-Israel routes a ‘great opportunity,’ Etihad CEO says
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/294091/uae-israel-routes-a-great-opportunity-etihad-ceo-says/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus flights to continue post-Brexit despite ownership rules, says IAG
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/aer-lingus-flights-to-continue-post-brexit-despite-ownership-rules-says-iag-1.4373339
Aer Lingus schedules Airbus A330-300 London Heathrow service in Winter 2020/21
Read more:
Aviation sector has been ‘demonised’, says DAA CEO Dalton Philips
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/1006/1169869-airports-transport-committee/
CDB Aviation Agrees to Lease Additional Six A321neos to Wizz Air
Read more:
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for multi-mission H160
Read more: https://www.gecas.aero/milestone-becomes-first-leasing-customer-for-multi-mission-h160/
New summer 2021 Derry to Majorca route ‘hugely important’ – Ferguson
Read more: https://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/travel/new-summer-2021-derry-majorca-route-hugely-important-ferguson-2964491
Ryanair DAC -v- An Taoiseach & ors High Court Judgement
Read more: https://www.courts.ie/view/judgments/4c363613-d8d4-4813-91ff-ea95c099d390/be85dc86-dd01-4377-9982-0698e26e77dd/2020_IEHC_461.pdf/pdf
Tweet Picks:
@ByERussell Grab share while others are down? Qatar Airways adds San Francisco to its map in December, via @benmutzabaugh.
@ByERussell JetBlue opens new Los Angeles base, plans 21 routes by December.
@KianiKress Our Interview with a pretty bold #WizzAir CEO. Says ” #Lufthansa won’t be able to pay back it’s state aid – but we will be as big in 2021 as we were in 2019″.
@MaxK_J And then there were none? Angles on last two @British_Airways #B747-400s at LHR today before they operate the airline’s final London Jumbo Jet departures tomorrow (almost half a century since the first BOAC 747 service).
@PPaulCharles As @TelegraphTravel is now reporting, we’re going to see an airport testing strategy announced this week by @transportgovuk which will “help to unlock quarantine” and enable tour operators, hotels etc to offer testing packages. #COVID19.
Video Picks:
Lufthansa ‘Hopeful’ Germany-India to Agree on Flight Regime
https://youtu.be/a7-vnzXdHy4
Thailand businessman turns an old plane into a cafe amid coronavirus pandemic
https://youtu.be/ryDE8–riW4
US airlines may test passengers to revive industry
https://youtu.be/dK1NVcMgUus
Welcoming Accra to Qatar Airways’ network
https://youtu.be/N5Kll8gMmxw
2020 Conversations With The C-Suite | Future of Aviation, Travel & Tourism
https://youtu.be/-2KfWCcZVhY