Daily Aviation Brief – 08/03/2021
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Certificate Program Aircraft Pre-Purchase Inspection / Sales Assistance: https://bit.ly/3aa2ash
Certificate Program Aircraft Leasing & Financing: https://bit.ly/3a0z6Uk
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 1 March: http://bit.ly/3r6XREb
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 1 March: http://bit.ly/3sHOcEt
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 1 March: http://bit.ly/301Wzyk
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 1 March: http://bit.ly/302qExO
North American Newsletter 1 March: http://bit.ly/3q8jUJ8
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR EI-LRE Enters Revenue Service: http://bit.ly/3kEjkBN
ASG Business Aviation Gulfstream G650 4K-ASG Visits Dublin: http://bit.ly/3v20Csx
Turkish Airlines Retro Livery Airbus A330 in Dublin: http://bit.ly/38gGTM2
Virgin Atlantic operates inaugural Airbus A350-1000 into Dublin: http://bit.ly/3echMhk
Aircraft Update:
D-AAGB Boeing 737-800 c/n 42277 Sky High Leasing Registered at Guangzhou 01/03/21 ex EI-FVM.
EI-FCB Boeing 717-200 c/n 55191 Volotea Ferried Venice-Stavanger-Keflavik-Goose Bay-Winnipeg-Victorville 01-03/03/21 return to lessor.
F-GRPK ATR72-212A(500)F c/n 727 Acia Aero Leasing Ferried Toulouse-Francazal-Keflavik 02/03/21.
OE-IED Airbus A330-343 c/n 1447 Fire Leasing Ferried Nates-Shannon-Victorville 26/02/21.
Global Aviation News:
Air Côte d’Ivoire receives its first Airbus A320neo
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-cote-divoire-receives-its-first-airbus-a320neo/
Air Lease Corporation (AL) CEO John Plueger on Q4 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Read more: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4408112-air-lease-corporation-al-ceo-john-plueger-on-q4-2020-results-earnings-call-transcript
Air Astana Sees Recovery After Loss-Making 2020
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-astana-sees-recovery-after-loss-making-2020/
American Airlines and JetBlue Begin Growth from New York and Boston with 33 New Routes, Joint Schedules and Codeshare Flights
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/american-airlines-and-jetblue-begin-growth-from-new-york-and-boston-with-33-new-routes-joint-schedules-and-codeshare-flights/
Belgrade – Toronto flights “top priority”
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/02/belgrade-toronto-flights-top-priority.html
BOC Aviation Delivers Final Of Ten Airbus A320neo Aircraft To Air China
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/boc-aviation-delivers-final-of-ten-airbus-a320neo-aircraft-to-air-china/
British Airways prepares for travel restart with testing kit plan
Read more: https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/news/04032021/british-airways-offers-discounted-rapid-covid-19-test-kits-for-customers-to-take-with-them-abroad?ref=News
Cargojet Ends the Year with a Strong Finish in the Fourth Quarter
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/cargojet-ends-the-year-with-a-strong-finish-in-the-fourth-quarter/
Emirates restarts flights to Newark via Athens
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/emirates-restarts-flights-to-newark-via-athens/
Irish Aviation News:
AEI to provide Macquarie AirFinance with four B737-800SF Freighter Conversions
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aei-to-provide-macquarie-airfinance-with-four-b737-800sf-freighter-conversions/
AerCap Holdings N.V. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter 2020
Read more: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aercap-holdings-nv-reports-financial-results-for-the-fourth-quarter-2020-301237883.html
Aer Lingus Flights to Split, Dubrovnik, and Pula Returning this Summer
Read more: https://www.total-croatia-news.com/travel/51159-aer-lingus-flights-to-split-dubrovnik-and-pula
ARI Chief People Officer Siobhán Griffin on International Women’s Day and doing things differently
Read more: https://www.moodiedavittreport.com/choosetochallenge-ari-chief-people-officer-siobhan-griffin-on-international-womens-day-and-doing-things-differently/
Belfast City Airport agrees Cloud Nine deal
Read more: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/belfast-city-airport-agrees-cloud-nine-deal-3148151
Boeing will come through ‘extremely difficult’ time: AerCap chief
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/boeing-will-come-through-extremely-difficult-time-aercap-chief/142712.article
DAA tenders for eight-year €425m upgrade of Dublin Airport
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/daa-tenders-for-eight-year-425m-upgrade-of-dublin-airport-1.4502650
New England Patriots plane touches down in Shannon
Read more: https://www.clareecho.ie/new-england-patriots-plane-touches-down-in-shannon/
Ryanair angry over 30% rise in air traffic control charges
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-angry-over-30-rise-in-air-traffic-control-charges-1.4498984
Ryanair CEO: ‘Unrealistic’ to think EU will have vaccine passports ready to go by summer
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/news/ryanair-ceo-unrealistic-to-think-eu-will-have-vaccine-passports-ready-to-go-by-summer-1159646
Tweet Picks:
@airlinewriter Today is like the old days on the stock market: Oil prices are up (see OPEC+); airlines are down. Just Monday the $UAL CEO said he no longer looks at oil prices first thing in the day.
@ByERussell JetBlue doesn’t appear to have amended its E190 retirement plan in its 10-K. 2025 date stands despite $273mn in fleet impairment charges on the fleet in 2020. Also, JetBlue’s A220 deliveries won’t hit 60 (the number of E190s) until 2025. $JBLU.
@ByERussell Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie says bookings made a positive recovery turn in February, boding well for travel this summer. “The exit rate coming out of March now feels a little bit better,” he said at a Raymond James conference today. $SAVE.
@eurowings In response to the surge in demand for flights between the UK and Mallorca we are entering the British leisure travel market. For the first time in our history, we’ll directly connect the holiday island Mallorca with Birmingham and Manchester.
@HardeepSPuri GoI has granted ‘in principle’ approval for development of 21 greenfield Airports in India. AAI had successfully started process of leasing 6 airports under PPP. India has led with a significant 89% growth rate, replacing Indonesia to the 3rd position in Asia ranking in 2019.
Video Picks:
AAIG Webinar Achieving Affordable Air Transport Across Africa
https://youtu.be/0hjSu1Vkm-8
A4Europe Destination 2050 – Policy Event
https://youtu.be/5_hBn9bx1OU
Eoghan Corry & Regina Doherty Tonight VMTV March 3 2021
https://youtu.be/ZwGqx0NSP8s
European airlines heading into ‘another bad winter,’ says analyst
https://youtu.be/eZSdO4CHFos
“Europe must remain a leading player in international aviation” – Adina Vălean for Destination 2050
https://youtu.be/ia_nvCV6piE