Happy Friday everyone and welcome back to the channel.
It’s been a busy week within the Aviation Industry and so comes another recap for topics
that didn’t get their own video on the channel.
Topics to be covered include the Singapore Airlines A380, Virgin Australia, the 737 MAX,
and more, so sit back and relax and enjoy this recap!
Beginning with Singapore Airlines and their Airbus A380s there’s some news surrounding
the future of the aircraft, the carrier will be keeping 12 of its Airbus A380s, and with
the 12 Airbus A380s, it is keeping it’ll be refurbishing all cabins on the aircraft.
The news which was revealed by Mainly Miles can be found below in the sources part of
the description.
However, the decision to reconfigure the A380s means that throughout all remaining 12 Airbus
A380s there will be a consistent product that will feature, of course, a lovely thing for
travelers that once the pandemic concludes will be back flying and using the Singapore
Airlines A380.
Reconfiguring the Airbus A380s was something the airline had already announced that it
was doing, it was a necessary refresh that would help SQ compete better with other carriers
at the time, this being 2017 that wee flying the A380.
Obviously, since then multiple airlines have either retired all their A380s or cut a considerable
amount, so things have changed yes, but Singapore will still be keeping that consistency.
It is expected that this current project will be completed by the end of 2021, which is
potentially when we could see all the Airbus A380s back in the sky with the airline.
Moving across the Boeing 737 MAX and Ryanair, speculation for some time has surrounded them
ordering more of the 737 MAX aircraft to help replace their existing 737s, ordering them
at this time would provide them with quite the hefty discount given the current crisis
over at Boeing with the type which actually earlier this week was certified by the FAA
and has officially been ungrounded in the United States and has paved the way for American
Airlines to return to the type to service with passenger operations.
For Ryanair though they are apparently not looking to acquire additional Boeing 737 MAX
aircraft thanks to a report by Reuters.
The Chief Executive of Ryanair said that he saw over time a way that they could purchase
the 737 MAX aircraft for an even cheaper price, right now though they’re more than ok with
the amount they have.
Indicating to me that we can defiantly expect a new order from Ryanair in the future, it’s
just a matter of when the airline believes that it is a necessary addition and they find
the right time to place the order and secure the prices that Eddie Wilson is talking about
in the statement earlier.
Virgin Australia was placed into administration back in April of this year and since then
its been a battle to secure the carrier's future, we’ve gradually learned more and
more about the airline moving forward with the biggest update being id say the retirement
and therefore removal of the 777s and A330s, essentially seeing Virgin Australia lose its
ability to fly overseas, especially to Asia which prior to the global pandemic was a location
it was indeed very gradually expanding into.
In a statement, Virgin Australia noted The plan will see the airline compete in its mid-market
heartland for guests who want a more premium experience at an affordable and competitive
price.
While Virgin Australia will serve all segments of the market, it will build its proposition
around its long-standing and most loyal guests, which include price-conscious corporate travelers,
small to medium businesses, premium leisure travelers, and holidaymakers.
Their domestic network will include Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and finally
the Gold Coast with their networks being gradually restarted.
However, certain lounges will closing in smaller airports where there was a pre-existing low
visitor count with the lounge in Canberra also is currently under review.
The carrier will yes be operating only the Boeing 737 series and will focus more on being
a mid-market airline if you will.
That concludes another Aviation News recap video, if you have any thoughts on the topics
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