Acumen Aviation Newsletters:Independent Technical Consultants – India: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1838757892
Podcast Navigating Through A Crisis: https://apple.co/2ztul5B
China Aviation Industry Newsletter 27 April: https://bit.ly/2W3cVEh
India Aviation Industry Newsletter 27 April: https://bit.ly/2YbaRNk
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 27 April: https://bit.ly/2S8X9H6
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 27 April:https://bit.ly/2Y4B00i
North America Newsletter 27 April: https://bit.ly/2y2wrZK
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Laudamotion adds 27th Airbus A320-200: https://bit.ly/2WRwPV2
Norwegian Re-Registers second Boeing 737-8 MAX Aircraft stored at Dublin: https://bit.ly/2xwzFnO
Sonas Aviation places Challenger 605 on Irish AOC: https://bit.ly/2XNdchs
Aircraft Update:
EI-GEP Boeing 767-323 c/n 24040 Spectre Overseas Aircraft Ferried Milan Malpensa-Bangore-Roswell 29/04/20 ex N359AA.
OE-IHH Airbus A320-232 c/n 2502 Laudamotion Ferried Vienna-Maastricht 27/04/20 ex AP-BMD.
Global Aviation News:
Airbus staying prepared for aggressive single-aisle rebound
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-staying-prepared-for-aggressive-single-aisle-rebound/138127.article
AirAsia Returning to Service Stronger
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/airasia-returning-to-service-stronger/
Antonov CEO: Completing one more Mriya aircraft ‘economically untenable’
Read more: https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/antonov-ceo-completing-one-more-mriya-aircraft-economically-untenable.html
Chinese carriers shift more operations to Beijing Daxing
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/chinese-carriers-shift-more-operations-to-beijing-daxing/138106.article
Cheap fuel should not tempt airlines to keep older aircraft: Ascend
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/cheap-fuel-should-not-tempt-airlines-to-keep-older-aircraft-ascend/138066.article
Comac makes first jet delivery after resuming production
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/orders-and-deliveries/comac-makes-first-jet-delivery-after-resuming-production/138105.article
Covid-19 puts airline hedge strategies under new focus
Read more: https://www.eurofinance.com/news/covid-19-puts-airline-hedge-strategies-under-new-focus/
Finnair is planning for an approximately 500-million-euro rights offering due to the COVID-19 impact
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/finnair-is-planning-for-an-approximately-500-million-euro-rights-offering-due-to-the-covid-19-impact/
SIA Group reserves liquidity for aircraft purchases
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/sia-group-reserves-liquidity-for-aircraft-purchases/138086.article
Southwest Air targets extra US$2.6B with stock, bond sales
Read more: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/southwest-airlines-to-issue-stock-debt-amid-travel-collapse-1.1428094
State aid: Commission approves Swedish public guarantee of up to €137 million to compensate airline SAS for damage caused by coronavirus outbreak
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/state-aid-commission-approves-swedish-public-guarantee-of-up-to-eu137-million-to-compensate-airline-sas-for-damage-caused-by-coronavirus-outbreak/
Wizz Air Announces A New Base In Lviv
Read more: https://newsroom.aviator.aero/wizz-air-announces-a-new-base-in-lviv/
Wizz to enter new markets and accelerate Abu Dhabi plans
Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/wizz-enter-new-markets-accelerate-abu-dhabi-plans
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus week of 26APR20 operations
Read more: https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291022/aerlingus-week-of-26apr20-operations/
Drone-to-door prescriptions trial takes flight in Ireland
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52206660
Irish Government backs airlines in battle over customer refunds
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/irish-government-backs-airlines-in-battle-over-customer-refunds-39167865.html
Lauda hands over Vienna Winter slots to Ryanair [German]
Read more: https://www.aerotelegraph.com/lauda-uebergibt-wiener-slots-an-ryanair
O’Leary: EU should give European airline aid, not just national
Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/oleary-eu-should-give-european-airline-aid-not-just-national-523304
Ryanair is #1 in Italy; we look at fares before COVID-19 using RDC data
Read more: https://www.anna.aero/2020/04/30/ryanair-is-1-in-italy-we-look-at-fares-before-covid-19-using-rdc-data/
Stobart Air staff did own majority stake, airline boss insists
Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/stobart-air-staff-did-own-majority-stake-airline-boss-insists-39169002.html
TD calls for Aer Lingus to be renationalised in light of COVID-19 pandemic
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/news/td-calls-aer-lingus-renationalised-light-covid-19-pandemic-1007702
Tweet Picks:
@David_Slotnick “It’ll be a while before we announce a big new airframe” Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun says on a media call, referring to the NMA and citing need to see what market looks like on the other end of this, but says that the specific NMA decision came a few months ago.
@jonostrower Boeing clarifies after CFO & CEO comments that 777X “will be certified as a part of the 777 family not as an all-new type.”
@jonostrower Boeing CEO Calhoun says the HEPA filters on its airliners do “in fact filter out the virus.”
@jmhdinger In-development 777X will have a separate type certificate, not falling under the original 777’s certificate, says CEO Dave Calhoun, citing “post-Max” environment. Certification still expected for 2021. @boeing #777X.
@MaxK_J .@Boeing ‘s Calhoun bullish on new a/c to @CNBC : “Retirements are going to be significant, and the investments, while not what they used to be…will continue to be made to get more fuel efficient, cleaner airplanes and create competitive advantages for each of our airlines”.
Video Picks:
Dubai Tourism Chief Helal Al Marri Expects July to Be the Time to Open Up
https://youtu.be/Knr1_Y9PWpE
Flight bookings surge as Beijing relaxes quarantine rules
https://youtu.be/dZihmLvNPus
Sector Focus – Airlines – Bloomberg
https://youtu.be/mKZZRvRvDoQ
Wizzair says Yes to enhanced health & safety
https://youtu.be/2mVFOEaDrxI
Worst Is Over for Chinese Airlines, Says Sobie Aviation
https://youtu.be/XDlZ_qfILyI
