Daily Aviation Brief – 13/11/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Market Insights – Current Global Aviation & Macro Economic Trends: https://lnkd.in/fPHkmUE
Job Vacancy: AVP/VP Commercial Lease Management: https://bit.ly/3ef347a
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 9 November: https://bit.ly/3le7he4
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 9 November: https://bit.ly/2GHkkFK
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 9 November: https://bit.ly/3eI8VSL
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 9 November: https://bit.ly/3n6SNNt
North American Newsletter 9 November: https://bit.ly/36gUCAF
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Cityjet retires RJ85 fleet from service after 22 years in the skies: https://bit.ly/3eCLlXq
Delta launches scheduled cargo-only flight between New York JFK and Dublin: https://bit.ly/3eIL5GA
Ethiopian Airlines Dash 8-400’s transit Dublin Airport on delivery: https://bit.ly/2InOqPx
Qatar Airways activates Boeing 787-9 fleet on cargo-only flights on Dublin route: https://bit.ly/36dd2lK
Aircraft Update:
EI-DAC Boeing 737-8AS(F) c/n 29938 ASL Airlines Ireland Positioned Shannon-Leipzig 06/11/20 in Prime Air colours ex N541CC.
N238GE Boeing 737-8AS c/n 33548 GECAS Registered at Shanghai 09/11/20 for freighter conversion ex EI-DAJ.
OE-IET Boeing 777-36N c/n 33862 Celestial Aviation Ferried Dubai-Ciudad Real 04/11/20 ex A6-EBG.
SE-RRU Boeing 737-8JP c/n 39020 Norwegian Air Sweden Ferried Trondheim-Dublin 03/11/20 ex EI-FHY.
Global Aviation News:
Air Canada eyes converted freighters to capitalize on cargo boom
Read more: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-canada-to-tap-into-e-commerce-boom-with-converted-freighters
Crisis Kills Airbus A380 Secondary Market
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4386145-crisis-kills-airbus-a380-secondary-market
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays flies into its tenth UK base – Bristol Airport
Read more: https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/news-and-media-centre/2020/11/jet2com-and-jet2holidays-flies-into-its-tenth-uk-base
Loganair reveals 5 routes from Teesside – to compete with Eastern on 4
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/11/10/loganair-reveals-5-routes-from-teesside-to-compete-with-eastern-on-4/
Qatar Airways launches unbundled ‘basic business’ fare
Read more: https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qatar-unbundled-business-class-basic-fare
Southwest is reportedly looking to acquire up to 30 Boeing 737 Max jets
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-airlines-in-talks-more-boeing-737-max-aircraft-reports-2020-11?r=US&IR=T
Wizz Air says former CFO of British Airways-owner IAG joins board
Read more: https://in.reuters.com/article/wizz-air-moves/wizz-air-says-former-cfo-of-british-airways-owner-iag-joins-board-idINL8N2HR5G6
World’s only airworthy Catalina flying boat stranded in Loch Ness is saved with £25,000 crowdfunder
Read more: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18850749.worlds-airworthy-catalina-flying-boat-stranded-loch-ness-saved-25-000-crowdfunder/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus welcomes new testing regime changes
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1111/1177387-aer-lingus-on-changed-restrictions/
AerCap slides on pandemic hit lease rentals in Q3 miss
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/news/3634433-aercap-slides-on-pandemic-hit-lease-rentals-in-q3-miss
Cork Airport Warmly Welcomes The Government’s Supports For Irish Aviation
Read more: https://www.corkairport.com/news/detail/2020/11/10/cork-airport-warmly-welcomes-the-government-s-supports-for-irish-aviation
‘Customer is King’: ARI CEO Ray Hernan on preparing for the new trading environment
Read more: https://www.dfnionline.com/latest-news/customer-king-ari-ceo-ray-hernan-preparing-new-trading-environment-06-11-2020/
DoT to review Kerry Airport’s €306,000 investment loss as part of current application for regional funds
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-40078784.html
Dublin Airport to get planning waiver to open Covid-19 testing centre
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/dublin-airport-to-get-planning-waiver-to-open-covid-19-testing-centre-1.4405633
Shannon Chamber welcomes announcement that drive-thru Covid-19 testing centre to open at Shannon Airport
Read more: https://www.shannonchamber.ie/shannon-chamber-welcomes-announcement-that-drive-thru-covid-19-testing-centre-to-open-at-shannon-airport/
We Need A Common System Of Pre-Flight Testing In Europe – daa Chief Executive Dalton Philips
Read more: https://www.daa.ie/we-need-a-common-system-of-pre-flight-testing-in-europe/
Tweet Picks:
@sammayling A positive message from a buoyant Michael O’Leary, CEO of @Ryanair , telling @JohnLStrickland of @WTM_London that volumes of air traffic will bounce back quickly for summer 2021, especially in light of news about a vaccine that’s likely to be introduced shortly.
@sandeeprrao1991 Bengaluru is SFO’s 2nd largest market in Flag of India with 71,967 passengers (one way) according to data given by Sabre. Emirates had the largest market of passengers btw these two cities of 27%. A total O&D demand of 145,343 between BLR & SFO in 2019 with 5% growth YoY. #Avgeek.
@sandeeprrao1991 SpiceJet adds Nashik as its 14th UDAN destination; it also adds CCU-BLR.
@WTM_London “Airport testing is a complete waste of time. It’s too late and it takes too long” – Michael O’Leary, CEO, @Ryanair.
@WTM_London “None of us have any experience working through a global pandemic. We were grounded for 4 days after 9/11 and got back in the air pretty quickly, nothing prepared us for this” -Michael O’Leary, CEO, @Ryanair.
Video Picks:
Air Lease CEO on Q3 earnings, Boeing 737 Max and air travel demand
https://youtu.be/uGbMq1FexiE
FAA in final stages of review of Boeing 737 MAX
https://youtu.be/CwyG0GrxMfc
JetBlue CEO Expects Leisure Travel to Start Recovery in 2021
https://youtu.be/gmsBHvP48xo
Norwegian Air begs for cash as bankruptcy looms
https://youtu.be/zLL9l8O4owo
S Korea Airline Launches ‘Flight to Nowhere’ Id COVID-19
https://youtu.be/_6yF76TXfQw