Daily Aviation Brief – 16/12/2020
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Certificate Program in Aircraft Leasing & Financing: https://bit.ly/3a0z6Uk
Certificate Program Aircraft Redelivery Management: https://bit.ly/37alFiZ
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 14 December: https://bit.ly/3a7V5sq
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 14 December: https://bit.ly/2LvQ2rz
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 14 December: https://bit.ly/3mpW75T
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 14 December: https://bit.ly/3gOw47c
North America Aviation Industry Newsletter 14 December: https://bit.ly/3mijiyA
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
Ryanair Resumes Dublin-Santorini Route For Summer 2021: https://bit.ly/2VM9wdo
US DOT Filing Reveals planned Aer Lingus UK-US Flights: https://bit.ly/2KgXRRa
Aircraft Update:
EI-EVY Boeing 737-8AS c/n 40319 Sun Express Delivered Shannon-Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen 11/12/20 in AnadoluJet colours to become TC-JZV.
EI-GSV Airbus A320-232 c/n 2587 CDB Aviation Ferried Belgrade-Shannon 11/12/20 ex YU-APG.
EI-RDL Embraer 175 c/n 17000345 Falco Leasing Ferried Milan Linate-Maastricht 10/12/20.
EC-LKG Airbus A320-214 c/n 1047 Iberia Express Ferried Madrid-Ireland West Airport Knock 11/12/20 for part-out & scrap.
Global Aviation News:
Air Canada’s revised Transat purchase gets proxy advisory firms’ OK
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/12/07/air-canadas-revised-transat-purchase-gets-proxy-advisory-firms-ok.html
British Airways partners with ZeroAvia for hydrogen plane development
Read more: https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-airways-partners-with-zeroavia-for-hydrogen-plane-development/
Cancelling of Flights to Sydney Airport Detrimental to International Students
Read more: https://www.cbu.ca/newsroom/releases/cancelling-of-flights-to-sydney-airport-detrimental-to-international-students/
Cargojet Announces Expansion Of ACMI Services With DHL
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/cargojet-announces-expansion-of-acmi-services-with-dhl/
Emirates president Tim Clark says business travel could bounce back in 2022
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tim-clark-emirates-business-travel-spc-intl/index.html
Mesa Air Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2020 Profit December 9, 2020
Read more: http://investor.mesa-air.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mesa-air-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2020
Middle Eastern airlines saw an 86.7% traffic drop for October
Read more: https://www.arabianaerospace.aero/middle-eastern-airlines-saw-an-86-7-traffic-drop-for-october.html
Qatar Airways to Launch Flights to Seattle from 15 March 2021, Marking Second New U.S. Destination Announced This Year
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/qatar-airways-to-launch-flights-to-seattle-from-15-march-2021-marking-second-new-u-s-destination-announced-this-year/
United Makes Bold Environmental Commitment Unmatched by Any Airline; Pledges 100% Green by Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100% by 2050
Read more: https://hub.united.com/united-pledges-100-green-2050-2649438060.html
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Early Tender Results and Upsize of Debt Tender Offers
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aercap-holdings-n-v-announces-early-tender-results-and-upsize-of-debt-tender-offers/
Avolon Selects HID Mobile Access to Create Secure and Convenient Employee Experiences
Read more:
Cork Airport Passenger Numbers Down by 89% This Christmas
Read more: https://www.corkairport.com/news/detail/2020/12/11/cork-airport-passenger-numbers-down-by-89-this-christmas
Evolve UK Podcast – Aerospace and Aviation – Gerry Reynolds, MD, Takumi Precision Engineering and Chairman of Emerald Aero Group
Podcast: https://globalambition.ie/evolve-uk-podcast-aerospace-and-aviation/
Irish aviation sector cannot afford to wait for Covid-19 vaccine rollout writes Donal Moriarty interim chief executive of Aer Lingus
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/irish-aviation-sector-cannot-afford-to-wait-for-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-1.4434019
Ryanair to restart flights from Bournemouth Airport
Read more: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18936558.ryanair-restart-flights-bournemouth-airport-european-destinations/
UK CAA awards Belfast City Airport with highest accessibility services rating
Read more: https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/146555/uk-caa-belfast-city-airport-accessibility-rating/
Tweet Picks:
@ACAirports Sydney Airport @flyYQY is crucial to the local area, for international students studying at @cbuniversity it is an absolutely essential service. International students contribute more than $165 million to our local economy each year.
@AlanLevin1 .@FAANews says U.S. pilots may safely take the #CoronavirusVaccine. That includes the #airline/#cargo crews who will be ferrying it around the country. Only restriction is they must wait 48 hours after the shot before flying.
@AirlineFlyer GOL says it’ll offer its aircraft for free to help distribute the COVID vaccines throughout Brazil.
@ByERussell Aer Lingus plans to set up a UK subsidiary in Belfast to begin flights between Manchester and the US next summer, per DOT filing. Initial routes to Boston, New York JFK and Orlando with A330-300s.
@ByERussell Alaska expects its first MAX 9 delivery in January, about two months before revenue flights begin.
Video Picks:
Aer Lingus Seeks Permission for UK-US Routes
https://youtu.be/y3D6C-OYQso
Investors are leapfrogging over Covid-19 news and buying airline stocks: Asset manager
https://youtu.be/K043teVJ8wI
Jim Gavin Assistant Director Safety Regulation Division IAA on leadership, culture, values, resilience & the realisation of potential
https://youtu.be/Fa0jlEj4mZY
Lift airline takes to the skies
https://youtu.be/wl8NKWN5NWU
Options bull fly with Spirit Airlines
https://youtu.be/M95Ej_CwZOY