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The Chairman of Estonia’s Nordica resigns. Remember this was the airline that took over Estonian Air routes the very day Eastonian Air shut down (November 8, 2015) as per European Commission orders to give back to the Estonian people the Euro 85 million in illegal aid that was used to keep the struggling national airline alive as it distorted competition. With no money to give back, Estonian Air had to shut down, just like Hungary’s Malev (February 3, 2012) and Cyprus Airways (January 9, 2015) for using illegal state aid. The Estonians learned from the Malev and Cyprus Airways EC ruling on how to circumvent EC rulings, and Nordica (Nordic Aviation Group) was readied and waiting in the wings for 2 months before the EC Ruling with Euro 72.7 million in new Estonian state aid for a “new” state airline. Now it has 18 aircraft (6 x ATR-72-600, 2 x CRJ700 and 10 x CRJ900) and is 49% owned by LOT. Has Nordica and Estonia circumvented EC rules? did they find a way to beat the EC and just let the old national airline collapse and start a new one with no repercussion? You know, all EU states should get out of the airline ownership business, airlines today need to swim or sink and state aid distorts competition, especially with private airlines who need make a return for their shareholders. Time for the EU states to get out of the airline business finally! No more public money for EU airlines, that is what the EC should be aiming for now.

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Read my regular Articles and Posts on LinkednIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/   Chairman of the Management Board of Estonian airline Nordica submitted his resignation   July 14, 2018 –  The Nordic Times       Jaan Tamm, Chairman of the Management Board of Estonian airline Nordica, submitted his resignation to the Supervisory Board of Nordic Aviation Group … Continue reading →

Smart way for Estonia to avoid illegal state airline support? On November 8, 2015 state owned Estonian Air was forced to shut down after the European Commission declared it cheated with state aid to stay afloat and that it return Euro 84.9 million. Estonia knew this decision was coming and had already decided that the country must have a Estonian airline at all cost and two months before the closure it set up two new public aviation companies, Nordica and OU Transpordi Varahaldus, with Euro 72 million allocated by the state, and screw the EC, they were going to use state aid for another state owned airline to distort and compete with other EU based airlines? Ho wcan the EC allow this, should the Hungarian and Cypriot Governments have put up new money again for a new state airline when Malev and Cyprus Airways was forced into bankruptcy for illegal state aid? The EC needs to get its act together, the Estonians laughed in their face, and started flying their new state owned airline Nordic Aviation Group, the same day estonian Air stopped flying! What was the point? and what is the lesson for other EU state airlines, and where it the protections for privately owned airlines against state owned airlines like SAS, LOT, airBaltic, Croatian Airlines when the EC rulings are circumvented?

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Read my regular Articles and Posts on LinkednIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/     This article was written and first published on gediminas.ziemelis.com on 13th February 2018   Smart way for Estonia to avoid illegal state airline support?         Tomas’s Comment: A sad story on how the European Commission failed privately owned airlines in the … Continue reading →

Possibly the ‘WORST AIRLINE’ in the world today financially, South African based Fastjet Group (once a LCC with 3 x A319’s, ex-Fly540), now just a point to point regional 2 x E190’s, 3 x ERJ145’s. Just received $10 million from shareholders to stay alive, after losing $48 million in 2016 on revenues of $68.5 million (-70% loss margin), and in 2017 it lost $24.5 million on revenues of $46.2 million (-53% loss margin) while it received $72.8 million in new investment in the same year along on top of its $35.2 million in debt. With cash balance down to $3.3 million on June 18, 2018 it was on the verge of collapse, having “burned” $16.7 million in 6 months and the investors have saved its ass again, but WHY? This fastjet has lost $303.4 million since 2012 on revenues of $308.1 million (-98% loss margin), and retained earnings at the end of 2017 were at a negative $338.5 million? its yield ($/RPK) is lower than its CASK, for a 108% breakeven load factor? Yet more money is forthcoming? as are 3 new ATR-72-600s’ to add more capacity and it wants to buy South Africa’s regional airline, Federal Air (aka FedAir, runs 18 x CE-208’s to Beech 1900D’s)? WHERE is the light at the end of the tunnel for this LOSER?

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Read my regular Articles and Posts on LinkednIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/   July 9, 2018     Tomas’ Comment:   So Fastjet gets another $10 million? this is the troubled airline that lost a ridiculous $48 million in 2016 on revenues of $68.5 million (-70% loss margin), then came in a new team in August 2016 and … Continue reading →

Boeing and Embraer sign MOU for a new strategic partnership

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Read my regular Articles and Posts on LinkednIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/   Airline Economics Daily – July 5, 2018       Putting an end to speculation, Boeing and Embraer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership that will focus on the development of a commercial airplane portfolio that ranges from 70 … Continue reading →

Fastjet hits back at media for being to harsh on it, yet while no one can be as bad as Fastjet was in 2016, with an operating loss of $US 63.9m (yes, -48% operating loss margin) operating 3 x A319’s, things have not changed much since August 1, 2017. The airline received $US 72.8m in new investment in 2017 and had an operating loss of $25.3 million and in that 18 months it has burned it all away with a smaller fleet (3 x ERJ-145, 2 x E190)? yes it reduced expenses, off course with smaller aircraft, but burning cash at $4.0m a month one has to really ask is this ‘new’ business model any better? as load factor is 71% and revenue per seat of just $60.90 means its yield is way too low, again another carrier offering LOW FARES, but NOT a LOW COST CARRIER! and PRASK is well below CASK, and they want more money? seriously?

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Read my regular Articles and Posts on LinkednIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/       Tomas’ Comment: They can paint a rosy picture, but it has been under a turnaround since August, 2016, so 22 months of restructuring they should be further along in their recovery, but they are not and yes they have down-gauged to much smaller … Continue reading →

SUMMARY: NO surprise! Fastjet of South Africa is on the brink of failure, without a cash immediate injection, as cash on hand is down to $US 3.3m, this airline’s LCC business model with A319’s was broken for years, then they abandoned the model for regional jet flying with 3 x ERJ-145’s and 2 x E190’s. With operations in Mozambique (under Solenta Aviation Mozambique), South Africa (“branding licence”? with Federal Airlines), Tanzania (Fastjet Tanzania 49% owned) and in Zimbabwe (FastJet Zimbabwe 49% owned) and still cannot make money, share price fell 70% today, and yet still the airline is valued at $US 29m seriously?

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SEE:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/   Fastjet warns it cannot continue without equity raising Airline Economics Daily – June 27, 2018 Tomas’s Comment: This is a sad story, the LCC model was a disaster, in 2016 it lost $US 48m on $US 68.5m in revenue? a -70% loss margin? what kind of business is that? They found a … Continue reading →

SUMMARY: The Chairman of the Republic of China (ROC) (aka Taiwan) based Daily Air, has been detained over fraud. It is alleged the airline created fake invoices to get more state subsidies, and at this point no word if there was any ‘irregularities’ with the recent acquisition of 4 x DHC-6 Series 400’s from Viking Air which has a value of $US 30 million. The airline flies into the highly volatile and politicized islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, which are claimed by the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) which considers the islands and Taiwan, its territory, and makes no bones about the fact the ‘renegade’ province will one day be part of the PRC again, ideally peacefully but by military force if need be. The ROC is now, sadly down to just 17 UN member states that recognize it over the PRC out of 193 UN member states, the tide is turning against Taiwan and its once big aspirations of full independence.

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SEE:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/   Head of Taiwan’s Daily Air detained over fraud June 21, 2018 Daily Air’s new Viking Air DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter     The Chairman of Daily Air Corporation (4 x DHC-6 Series 400 from Viking Air and 2 x Do228-212), a state-subsidized domestic airline, serving several of the offshore islands of … Continue reading →

SUMMARY: Canada’s PAL Aerospace, owned by Winnipeg based Exchange Income Corporation (EIC), is waiting for Guyana’s government approval to work with local operator Roraima Airways to provide aerial surveillance/patrol flights to the emerging oil and gas industry off shore.

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SEE:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/     PAL Aerospace not yet in operation in Guyana-will not be working without gov’t approval, Gouveia says Guyana New – June 20, 2018     PAL Aerospace King Air 200 MPA (maritime patrol aircraft), the aircraft that put Provincial/PAL on the map for MPA ————————————————————————————————————————     Tomas’s Comment:   PAL Aerospace … Continue reading →

After 8+ years, the Sukhoi SSJ100 program still struggles with just 125 in service, now launching their new 75 seat SSJ75 to take on the E175-E2, MRJ90 and CRJ900, while a SSJ130 is in the works with 115 seats to take on the E190-E2 and the CS100? just can’t compete as latest orders from small & weak, sanctioned or Russian airlines shows (Aero Mongolia, S7, Iran Air Tours and Aseman Airlines)

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SEE:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/ READ: Several previous articles on this site on the Sukhoi SuperJet Sukhoi SuperJet from Russia, with hope CAPA- June 19, 2018   Tomas’s Comment: Since now 86 months since the 1st SSJ100 was delivered to launch customer Armavia (Armenia) which took 1 of 2 on order on April 21, 2011 and went bust … Continue reading →

Nepal’s aviation sector removed from ICAO’s SSC (significant safety concern) list

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You can read more of my Articles and Posts on LinkedIN at:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-chlumecky-3200a021/    The Himalayan Times – June 22, 2018 – RASTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI Nepal’s aviation sector removed from ICAO’s SSC list Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil aviation, Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, has said that International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has removed Nepal’s aviation … Continue reading →

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