Daily Aviation Brief – 08/12/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Acumen Launches New Digital Success Advisory (DSA) Service: https://bit.ly/2VqRPQl
Certificate Program in Aircraft Technical Records Review During Redelivery: https://bit.ly/36GNVIn
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 7 December: https://bit.ly/3gujREw
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 7 December: https://bit.ly/36S3AFY
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 7 December: https://bit.ly/2VOTi3b
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 7 December: https://bit.ly/3ovaIhv
North American Newsletter 7 December: https://bit.ly/37MiXPs
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus announces new Santorini route for Summer 2021: https://bit.ly/3qvPd1W
Ryanair grows its firm Boeing 737 MAX order book to 210 aircraft: https://bit.ly/36HRf7r
Aircraft Update:
EI-DAI Boeing 737-8AS c/n 33547 Ryanair Ferried Glasgow Prestwick-Astana 05/12/20 prior freighter conversion.
F-HTVS Boeing 737-86J c/n 37766 Transavia France Painted at Shannon 05/12/20 ex VP-CMV.
2-VSYG Boeing 737-85R c/n 34798 Avolon Aerospace Registered at Shannon 05/12/20 ex VT-SYG.
9H-ILD Airbus A320-232 c/n 3270 Lauda Europe Registered at London Stansted 03/12/20 on transfer ex OE-ILD.
Global Aviation News:
Guidelines for COVID-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers – Addendum to the Aviation Health Safety Protocol
Read more: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/guidelines-covid-19-testing-and-quarantine-air-travellers
Hamburg talks to us about key unserved routes; Toulouse #1 in Europe
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/02/routes-reconnected-hamburg-talks-to-us-about-key-unserved-routes-toulouse-1-in-europe/
Hub structure will be key to recovery, KLM CEO says
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/294840/routes-reconnected-hub-structure-will-be-key-to-recovery-klm-ceo-says/
Jet Airways may resume operations in summer of 2021: Report
Read more: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/jet-airways-may-resume-operations-in-summer-of-2021-report-6178231.html
JetBlue Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/jetblue-announces-pricing-of-common-stock-offering/
Keflavik seeks after Asia service as missing piece of network
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/03/routes-reconnected-keflavik-seeks-after-asia-service-as-missing-piece-of-network/
London Southend has ‘ultra-low costs and no slots’
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/02/routes-reconnected-london-southend-has-ultra-low-costs-and-no-slots/
“Now we have the right airport,” said easyJet about Brandenburg
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/02/routes-reconnected-now-we-have-the-right-airport-said-easyjet-about-brandenburg/
Oliver Wyman leading the business plan for new Alitalia
Read more: https://www.consultancy.eu/news/5309/oliver-wyman-leading-the-business-plan-for-new-alitalia
Pay Attention 007 – The Importance of ‘QRA’
Read more: https://thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com/2020/12/pay-attention-007-importance-of-q.html
“Quick wins are where you can combine passenger and cargo demand,” Virgin Atlantic says
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/03/routes-reconnected-quick-wins-are-where-you-can-combine-passenger-and-cargo-demand-virgin-atlantic-says/
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap: Potential Capital Structure Arbitrage Opportunity
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4392673-aercap-potential-capital-structure-arbitrage-opportunity
Aer Lingus chief calls for end to ‘flight shaming’ amid pandemic
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1205/1182568-covid/
CityJet CEO Pat Byrne says quarantine measures are ‘nonsense’
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1203/1182113-cityjet-ceo-says-quarantine-measures-are-nonsense/
Manchester move doesn’t mean Aer Lingus will desert Shannon
Read more: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2020/12/02/manchester-move-doesnt-mean-aer-lingus-will-desert-shannon/
Marginal recovery in activity at Belfast International Airport wiped out in October
Read more: https://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/12/05/news/marginal-recovery-in-activity-at-belfast-international-airport-wiped-out-in-october-2151467/
Minister Thomas Byrne Addresses the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting
Read more: https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2020/december/minister-thomas-byrne-addresses-the-asean-eu-ministerial-meeting.php
NAC delivered one De Havilland Dash 8-400, MSN 4184, to Link PNG on lease
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/nac-delivered-one-de-havilland-dash-8-400-msn-4184-to-link-png-on-lease/
Ryanair CEO says he wants another Boeing order within 18 months
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-max-ryanair-ceo/ryanair-ceo-says-he-wants-another-boeing-order-within-18-months-idUSKBN28D2L6?il=0
Tweet Picks:
@FlightGlobal Congratulations to @Ryanair for winning the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Europe region sponsored by @cirium #airlineawards2020.
@jetairways2021 The new owners of Jet Airways plan to operate it as a full-service airline with a strong presence in the domestic market while connecting prominent European and West Asian cities with Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
@jonostrower Ryanair, in characteristic fashion, buys 75 more 737s in the depths of an industry recession. The company now has 210 total 737-8-200 (Max) on order. First arrives in spring. Michael O’Leary wants to have 25-30 in its fleet by next summer. Has 3 Max sims now for retraining.
@routesonline “The key message for 2021, is that we want to reach 100 destinations again.” TAP Air Portugal’s Arik De provides an update on the flag carrier’s network strategy and target markets for the future.
@simonasbartkus .@Ryanair is not planning to resume routes from Palanga to @DublinAirport, from Kaunas to Bologna, from Vilnius to Billund in summer 2021.
Video Picks:
Altitude – Episode 1 – History in the making: Introducing space-based ADS-B over the North Atlantic
https://youtu.be/XNR-i0AhZoY
Aviation Hardtalk Live with Ryanair Holdings CEO, Michael O’Leary
https://youtu.be/6vlj-DmgoZI
Aviation’s Next Challenge: How Do Airlines Transport Vaccines?
https://youtu.be/ciLoap2_ic8
British Airways announces Belfast City Airport to London City route
https://youtu.be/_5x6aklg-8c
Eastern Airways opens new Cardiff route from Belfast City Airport
https://youtu.be/80Du7tBeSQI