Daily Aviation Brief – 25/01/2021
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Market Insights: Amazon activity places the spotlight on freighter conversion opportunities: http://bit.ly/393Bed5
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 January: http://bit.ly/3oVzNTJ
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 18 January: http://bit.ly/2M2fPIk
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 18 January: http://bit.ly/35R1VQq
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 18 January: http://bit.ly/35NRJI3
North American Newsletter 18 January: http://bit.ly/39Kl0EO
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
ASL Airlines (Ireland) adds EI-DAC Boeing 737-800(BCF) to fleet: http://bit.ly/2Y6aZfM
ASL Airlines (Ireland) adds EI-DAD Boeing 737-800(BCF) to fleet: http://bit.ly/2LXA2iA
Aircraft Update:
B-LDS Airbus A330-243(F) c/n 1032 Air Hong Kong Air Test at Hong Kong 18/01/21 ex EI-HEE.
EI-DPC Boeing 737-8AS c/n 33604 ASL Airlines Ireland Ferried Glasgow Prestwick-Novosibirsk-Jinan Yaoqiang International 18-20/01/21 for cargo conversion.
EI-FVM Boeing 737-800 c/n 42085 Norwegian Air International Ferried Stavanger-Budapest 18/01/21 prior return to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus updates production rates in response to market environment
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/airbus-updates-production-rates-in-response-to-market-environment/
American Airlines Goes Green with Silver Eagle
Read more: https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/american-goes-green-silver-eagle/
Boeing Commits to Deliver Commercial Airplanes Ready to Fly on 100% Sustainable Fuels
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/boeing-commits-to-deliver-commercial-airplanes-ready-to-fly-on-100-sustainable-fuels/
How does travel heal itself?
Read more: https://www.phocuswire.com/How-does-travel-heal-itself
IAG Amendment Agreement for Acquisition of Air Europa
Read more:
Regio Lease Acquires Savina Technic
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/regio-lease-acquires-savina-technic/
Start-up EGO Airways reveals first 11 routes involving nine Italian airports
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2021/01/11/start-up-ego-airways-reveals-first-11-routes-involving-nine-italian-airports/
The inside story of how Alaska Airlines went all-in on the returning Boeing 737 Max
Read more: https://skift.com/2021/01/22/the-inside-story-of-how-alaska-airlines-went-all-in-on-the-returning-boeing-737-max/
Transport Canada introduces additional requirements to allow for the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/transport-canada-introduces-additional-requirements-to-allow-for-the-return-to-service-of-the-boeing-737-max/
Irish Aviation News:
ACIA Aero Leasing transitions four aircraft to Sahel Aviation Service
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/acia-aero-leasing-transitions-four-aircraft-to-sahel-aviation-service/
Aer Lingus owner IAG cuts Air Europa deal to €500m
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/aer-lingus-owner-iag-cuts-air-europa-deal-to-500m-1.4463013
Aircastle Announces Pricing of $750 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Notes
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aircastle-announces-pricing-of-750-million-aggregate-principal-amount-of-senior-notes/
AvAir welcomes Evaldas Kuzminas to the team
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/avair-welcomes-evaldas-kuzminas-to-the-team/
Avolon predicts more airline start-ups than failures in 2021
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/avolon-predicts-more-airline-startups-than-failures-in-2021-39988196.html
Finnair re-starts passenger flights from the UK and Ireland to Finland
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/finnair-re-starts-passenger-flights-from-the-uk-and-ireland-to-finland/
IASA Podcast Episode 2 Matt Gee COO Six West Aviation
Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1494736/7254244-iasa-podcast-episode-2-matt-gee-coo-six-west-aviation
ITAA notes that many customers are still hesitant to book holidays for Summer 2021
Read more: https://itaa.ie/2021/01/20/itaa-notes-that-many-customers-are-still-hesitant-to-book-holidays-for-summer-2021/
Ryanair suspends EX-YU operations until late March
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/01/ryanair-suspends-ex-yu-operations-until.html
Tweet Picks:
@AirlineFlyer The @usairforce expect the new Air Force One, designated VC-25B, to begin operations in 2024. So hopefully it’ll be ready by the tail end of the first Biden term.
@ByERussell American’s new long-haul routes from JFK are part of its newly approved Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. American plans to add long-haul flying from JFK to feed new short-haul flying on JetBlue.
@ByERussell “I think the right thing to do is for United Airlines, and for other companies, to require the vaccines and to make them mandatory,” United CEO Scott Kirby told staff yesterday. via @lesliejosephs $UAL.
@FlySWISS This week, our Swiss WorldCargo achieved another milestone: For the first time, LX2700 touched down in Lima, Peru. A Boeing 777-300ER will now connect Zurich to one of South America’s largest economies, with several more flights planned for the coming weeks.
@hharteveldt .@delta expects corporate travel to return “aggressively” in 2H 2021, says CEO Ed Bastian #airline #earnings $DAL.
Video Picks:
Airline Recovery Starts in Second Half of 2021: Avolon CEO Domhnal Slattery
https://youtu.be/_3Dp6FxQwqw
Austrian Airlines COVID-19 Tested Flights from Vienna Airport and Rapid Antigen Testing Strategy
https://youtu.be/SE5oiJVfwaQ
Aviation StraightTalk Live with Lufthansa CEO, Carsten Spohr
https://youtu.be/W65W-3B1FFw
BA-owner IAG buying Air Europa in cut-price deal
https://youtu.be/diQlGsgD-HQ
How Brexit’s Impact on European Aviation Could Run Deep
https://youtu.be/sDIrhr28tk8