Acumen Newsletters:
IrishAero News:
Boeing Delivers 180th 737 MAX to Ryanair Group: https://tinyurl.com/hkvvmbp3
EI-HUN Embraer 195-E2 delivered to Hunnu Air: https://tinyurl.com/mpp428ju
Ryanair Adds Second Challenger 3500: https://tinyurl.com/2s3zay5p
Aircraft Update:
EI-FPI CRJ900 c/n 15425 Cityjet Ferried Copenhagen-Valenica 14/04/25.
EI-GEF CRJ900 c/n 15244 Cityjet Ferried Norwich-Valenica 16/04/25.
Global Aviation News:
AerFin and Iberia Maintenance forge strategic partnership
Read more: https://avitrader.com/2025/04/11/aerfin-and-iberia-maintenance-forge-strategic-partnership/
Air India Express and Willis Lease Finance Corporation Ink Engine Sale & Leasebacks
China Eastern expands in Europe with new routes to Milan and Copenhagen, and strategic airspace edge
Europe’s travel in spring-summer 2025: More trips, longer stays, and bigger budgets
Read more: https://etc-corporate.org/news/europe-travel-spring-summer-2025/
Riyadh Air reveals its Business Elite product in 4-class configuration on B787-9
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus installs RECARO R3 seats on new Airbus A321XLR, enhancing comfort and sustainability
Clare TD Refutes Reports Regarding Calls For Shannon Stopover Reinstatement
How Ryanair aircraft get delivered
Read more: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-explainer-series/how-ryanair-aircraft-get-delivered/
‘It’s less hassle’: Huge surge in people flying Dublin to Kerry
Read more: https://www.newstalk.com/news/its-less-hassle-huge-surge-in-people-flying-dublin-to-kerry-2154801
Minister Lawless announces major expansion in aircraft mechanic apprenticeship places
New Appointment at Datalex
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2025/04/new-appointment-at-datalex/
X Picks:
@Airbus .@SaudiaGroup discloses first-ever order for 10 #A330neo aircraft for its subsidiary @flyadeal!. A key step towards the Kingdom’s ambition to be a major aviation hub – unlocking long haul routes and supporting the low-cost carrier’s goal to operate the region’s youngest fleet.
@AviationWeek A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.
@flyethiopian Ethiopian Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with @SAFRAN for the provision of Z400 economy class seats for 8 Boeing 777-9 aircraft at the Aircraft International Exhibition in Hamburg.
@LRosenblatt_ Boeing delivered 41 planes last month, bringing total deliveries for the first quarter to 130. That’s in line with its performance for the first two months of the year & the same time period in 2023, before the panel blowout last year.
Video Picks:
Air Taxis Could Be Coming to New York City
Aim To Take International Capacity To 40%: Indigo CEO Pieter Elbers
Airlines bank on European, Canadian holidays as U.S. travel plummets
