Daily Aviation Brief – 18/10/2021
Acumen Aviation Newsletters:
National Institute of Management and Research Studies (NIMR) Guest Lecture: https://lnkd.in/ewyRXzxg
Certificate Program Aircraft Pre-Purchase Inspection / Sales Assistance: https://bit.ly/3Ca5lv3
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 11 October: https://bit.ly/3oYE6jE
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 11 October:https://bit.ly/3v2vZE3
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 11 October: https://bit.ly/3iQyDYi
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 11 October: https://bit.ly/3v1vDNQ
North American Newsletter 11 October: https://bit.ly/3anXfmS
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
EI-EDY Airbus A330-302 Aer Lingus Transferred to Aer Lingus UK as G-EIDY: https://bit.ly/3j32tcb
EI-ENB Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair DAC Transferred to Ryanair UK as G-RUKC: https://bit.ly/3AIWyiB
EI-SIA Airbus A320neo SAS Ireland restored to Irish Registry: https://bit.ly/2YC2fkU
Aircraft Update:
EI-DIR Airbus A330-202 c/n 272 AerCap Ferried Castellón-Palma-Amman 12/10/21 ex A6-EYV.
G-RUKC Boeing 737-8AS c/n 40289 Ryanair UK Re-Registered at London Stansted 13/10/21 ex EI-ENB.
LN-RGE Boeing 737-86N c/n 38037 SAS Airlines Ferried Oslo-Shannon 12/10/21 on return to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
AirAsia commences TaxiBot passenger operations in India
Read more: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/airasia-commences-taxibot-passenger-operations-in-india-7546771.html
Annual General Meeting of IATA 2022 to Be Held in Shanghai
Read more: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/annual-general-meeting-of-iata-2022-to-be-held-in-shanghai-301396532.html
AviaAM Leasing Delivers Its First 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter To The Lessee – Bluebird Nordic
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/aviaam-leasing-delivers-its-first-737-800-boeing-converted-freighter-to-the-lessee-bluebird-nordic/
Bengaluru Airport City appoints DP Architects, Portland Design as architectural consultants
Read more: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/bengaluru-airport-city-appoints-dp-architects-portland-design-as-architectural-consultants/2173684
Cross-fertilization of ideas leads to innovation – President of Emirates Sir Tim Clark
Read more: https://airlines.iata.org/ceo-interviews/cross-fertilization-of-ideas-leads-to-innovation
Denmark’s Great Dane Airlines Bankrupt After Just 2 Years In The Air
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2021/10/12/denmarks-great-dane-airlines-bankrupt-after-just-2-years-in-the-air/?sh=3a4dabb92d85
Delta Sees Capacity Fully Restored In Second Half Of 2022Read more:https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296947/delta-sees-capacity-fully-restored-in-second-half-of-2022/
Ethiopian Airlines Enter into an Interline Agreement with South Africa’s AirlinkRead more:https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ethiopian-airlines-enter-into-an-interline-agreement-with-south-africas-airlink/
EasyJet Still Open To Winter 2021 Route Pitches
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296937/easyjetstill-open-to-winter-2021-route-pitches/
How Copa Airlines uses crew pairing as an operational and strategic planning tool
Read more: https://blog.ibsplc.com/airline-operations/how-copa-airlines-uses-crew-pairing-as-an-operational-and-strategic-planning-tool
Interview: Vistara CEO Designate Vinod Kannon
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296936/interview-vistara-ceo-designate-vinod-kannon/
Irish Aviation News:
Air travel tax aid can be recovered from Aer Arann, court rules
Read more: https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/air-travel-tax-aid-can-be-recovered-from-aer-arann-court-rules-1199944.html
APG Ireland Appointed GSA for Virgin Atlantic
Read more: https://ittn.ie/news/apg-ireland-appointed-gsa-for-virgin-atlantic
ASL Aviation Holdings Signs LOI with Universal Hydrogen, Becoming a Launch Customer for Hydrogen-Powered ATR 72 Cargo Aircraft
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211011005712/en/ASL-Aviation-Holdings-Signs-LOI-with-Universal-Hydrogen-Becoming-a-Launch-Customer-for-Hydrogen-Powered-ATR-72-Cargo-Aircraft
Budget 2022 Speech by Minister Martin
Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/speech/16073-budget-2022-speech-by-minister-martin/
daa joins UNICEF’s global COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/airports/2412/dublin-airport/news/296897/daa-joins-unicefs-global-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/
Danske Drop Zone Opens at Belfast City Airport to Help Passengers Stay Connected
Read more: https://www.belfastcityairport.com/News/Danske-Drop-Zone-Opens-Belfast-City-Airport
Gulf carriers have done an exceptional job in serving Indian market: IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/gulf-carriers-have-done-an-exceptional-job-in-serving-indian-market-iata-dg/articleshow/86937875.cms
Libra Group Acquires KKR’s Interest In LCI
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/libra-group-acquires-kkrs-interest-in-lci/
MacLochlainn says government cannot ignore CODA
Read more: https://www.highlandradio.com/2021/10/08/maclochlainn-says-government-cannot-ignore-coda/
Ryanair Announces 2,000 New Pilot Jobs
Read more: https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-announces-2000-new-pilot-jobs/
Ryanair Holdings – Accelerating growth; now targeting 225m guests in FY2026 – Davy Research
Read more: https://www.davy.ie/research/public/article.htm?id=ST2_35698_1.xml.htm
Tweet Picks:
@AirMalta will operate its longest and farthest non-stop flight. The charter flight, to Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, will carry 135,690 AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the @MaltaGov to the African nation.
@ByERussell American Airlines is “planning for a robust peak travel period in the fourth quarter,” is said in an update Tuesday. Q3 net loss ex-times forecast at $620-675 million, revenues were down ~25% compared to 2019. $AAL.
@ByERussell Apollo continues to sell down its stake in @SunCountryAir. It plans to sell up to another 9.2 million shares after which it will no longer hold a majority of shares — nor hold majority voting power — in the carrier. $SNCY.
@ByERussell LATAM Airlines plans to fly 56% of 2019 capacity in October. It has fully recovered domestic capacity in 2 countries, Colombia and Ecuador.
@davidaKaplan .@AmericanExpress’s SVP Global Brand Media Bess Spaeth to @CNN’s @kerrymflynn about the return of live events & #usopen2021: “I used to have just our CMO on speed dial; now I have our Chief Medical Officer there too” @DPAAglobal #VideoEverywhereSummit.
Video Picks:
Airline labour shortage not an industry-wide issue, Citi airline analyst says
https://youtu.be/w1EAO3Whldw
Airline tickets bucked the inflation trend in September. Don’t expect it to last
https://youtu.be/5NzMUm5otes
American Airlines sees smaller-than-expected loss as travel picks up
https://youtu.be/RzLs2Kmopw8
Analyst discusses an ‘artificial constraint’ under Singapore’s ‘vaccinated travel lanes’ scheme
https://youtu.be/vB9SyYTnReg
Asian airlines ramp up flights as travel returns
https://youtu.be/TqqL-Lw_RwM