Daily Aviation Brief – 23/06/2021
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
Tech Debt: The often-ignored gap in the digital value chain: https://lnkd.in/gPf4jpY
Certificate Program Aircraft Pre-Purchase Inspection / Sales Assistance: https://bit.ly/3yWJvdF
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 21 June: https://bit.ly/3cY7f7P
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 21 June: https://bit.ly/3cXJVr7
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 21 June: https://bit.ly/3xC7Nbp
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 21 June: https://bit.ly/2SJvkZs
North American Newsletter 21 June: https://bit.ly/3zFO4tf
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Hungarian Air Force Airbus A319 visits Dublin Airport: https://bit.ly/3z5W8mK
Italian carrier Neos adds two new Irish registered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to fleet: https://bit.ly/3xkxptw
Second Airbus A330-300 arrives in Ireland West Airport Knock: https://bit.ly/2U6JvrT
Aircraft Update:
EI-GHJ Embraer 190LR c/n 19000202 Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Bydgoszcz-Hurghada 18/06/21 on delivery to Airlink.
EI-MYY Airbus A330-243 c/n 868 Altavair AirFinance Ferried Abu Dhabi-Dresden 13/06/21 for cargo conversion ex A6-EYQ.
9A-ABC Boeing 737-8Q8 c/n 30667 ETF Airways Delivered Shannon-Zagreb 18/06/21 ex OE-ISA.
Global Aviation News:
Delta plans to hire more than 1,000 pilots by next summer as travel demand surges
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/21/delta-plans-to-hire-1000-pilots-by-next-summer-as-travel-demand-surges.html
Dubai to reopen Terminal 1 ahead of ‘huge’ surge in passenger traffic
Read more: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/dubai-to-reopen-terminal-1-ahead-of-huge-surge-in-passenger-traffic-1.1244767
Emirates boosts operations in Jordan and introduces second daily A380 service to Amman during July and August
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/emirates-boosts-operations-in-jordan-and-introduces-second-daily-a380-service-to-amman-during-july-and-august/
Eurowings Discover has been granted Air Operator Certificate
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/eurowings-discover-has-been-granted-air-operator-certificate/
GOL Concludes Equity Capital Increase
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/gol-concludes-equity-capital-increase/
HSBC upgrades European low-cost carriers
Read more: https://www.sharecast.com/news/broker-recommendations/hsbc-upgrades-european-low-cost-carriers–7998360.html
India’s first subscription based airline
Read more: https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/indias-first-subscription-based-airline/674321/
Jet Airways: NCLT approves Kalrock-Jalan consortium‘s resolution plan
Read more: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/jet-airways-nclt-approves-kalrock-jalan-consortium-s-resolution-plan-11624346600996.html
WestJet introduces service to Amsterdam from Calgary
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/westjet-introduces-service-to-amsterdam-from-calgary/
Irish Aviation News:
Adrian Cummins: Long road to recovery for tourism and hospitality, but we’re up for the challenge
Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-40318214.html
British Airways CEO Sean Doyle calls UK ‘crazy’ for not exploiting success of vaccination drive
Read more: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/british-airways-chief-calls-uk-crazy-for-not-exploiting-success-of-vaccination-drive-1.1242010
Carry-on bags now cost more with Aer Lingus basic economy fares
Read more: https://paxex.aero/aer-lingus-carry-on-fee/
easyJet Announces London Gatwick Service from Belfast City Airport
Read more: https://www.belfastcityairport.com/news/easyjet-london-gatwick-from-belfast-city-airport
Joint Committee on Transport and Communications strongly recommends to Government the immediate roll-out of a rapid antigen testing pilot programme for aviation
Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20210618-joint-committee-on-transport-and-communications-strongly-recommends-to-government-the-immediate-roll-out-of-a-rapid-antigen-testing-pilot-programme-for-aviation/
Ryanair plans up to ten aircraft at Zagreb base
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/06/ryanair-plans-up-to-ten-aircraft-at.html
Seraph Aviation Group places two A320-200s with Pakistan International Airlines
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/seraph-aviation-group-places-two-a320-200s-with-pakistan-international-airlines/
Visit Barbados appoint TravelMedia.ie as PR Representatives in UK Market
Read more: https://www.travelmedia.ie/press-releases/travelmedia-ie/visit-barbados-appoint-travelmedia-ie-as-pr-representatives-in-uk-market/
Tweet Picks:
@ByERussell “The longer this pandemic lasts, it becomes clearer that business travel will recover,” says Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr on an analyst call earlier today. Previously, the group has said it expects 90% of business travel to return by 2025.
@emirates In July, we will boost our @Airbus A380 network, bringing our flagship experience to 15 cities on 129 weekly services from @DXB.
@emirates Emirates is expanding services across its network to meet strong leisure travel demand as entry restrictions ease for travellers. By the end of July, the airline will be operating 880 weekly services to 124 destinations.
@jlo_said IATA boss Walsh sharing his view on the government’s handling of Portugal “Then to pull the rug from underneath people in the way they did, I think was very, very poor, and just demonstrates that they’re really not thinking about consumers or the public.”
@jonostrower Now official, but little surprise given Alaska’s arrival in Oneworld with Qatar Airways.
Video Picks:
EU Lifts Travel Restrictions for Americans
https://youtu.be/cgSaU3Aq_0k
France welcomes back fully-vaccinated American tourists as travel warnings ease
https://youtu.be/8W4ksCSJlG4
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle: Bookings look better every week
https://youtu.be/MBD43wBRdkw
From July 1, possible to travel with Covid passport to facilitate free movement: European commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders
https://youtu.be/G3l7nb3N7sM
GE Aviation and Safran to develop more fuel efficient commercial aircraft engine
https://youtu.be/K4jhTkEr9Sk