Daily Aviation Brief – 09/05/2025

 Acumen Newsletters:

China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/3d8jtjmb

India Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/3zh8x4wy

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/5b9864az

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/4ztf5j8u

North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/rw8sjnd4

IrishAero News:

DAT Wet-Leases ATR72-600 to Emerald Airlines: https://tinyurl.com/msjrbawe

FlyArystan Expands Its Fleet with Irish Registered A320: https://tinyurl.com/msn7cbxs

IndiGo’s Boeing 787 Irish connection: https://tinyurl.com/3ec3442j

Aircraft Update:

EI-SCF Airbus A320-271N c/n 12528 SAS Connect Delivered Tolouse-Stockholm Arlanda 29/04/25.

VT-GSK Embraer 175 c/n 17000337 Star Air Delivered to Bangalore 28/04/25 ex SX-KAA.

Global Aviation News:

China Airlines finalises order for ten A350-1000

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/china-airlines-finalises-order-for-ten-a350-1000

Capital One opens cardholders-only lounge at Las Vegas airport 

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/capital-one-opens-cardholders-only-lounge-at-las-vegas-airport/

China Southern Airlines stops selling its Boeing 787-8 fleet

Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/China-Southern-Airlines-stops-selling-its-Boeing-787-8-fleet

DAE Receives Additional $282 million from Settlement of Insurance Claims

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/dae-receives-additional-us-282-million-from-settlement-of-insurance-claims

EFW and Confity Capital Partners Sign Multi-Aircraft A330P2F Conversion Agreement

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/efw-and-confity-capital-partners-sign-multi-aircraft-a330p2f-conversion-agreement

HALO AirFinance Completes Mezzanine Loan, Strengthening Aviation Financing Platform

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/halo-airfinance-completes-mezzanine-loan–strengthening-aviation-financing-platform

Mas expands Galistair CMI deal with 2nd A330-300P2F 

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/mas-expands-galistair-cmi-deal-with-2nd-a330-300p2f/

SKY Leasing Raises $1.35 Billion for its Flagship Fund – SKY Fund VI, L.P.

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/sky-leasing-raises–1-35-billion-for-its-flagship-fund—sky-fund-vi–l-p

Irish Aviation News:

Avolon agrees new us$1.1 billion unsecured term loan facility

Read more: https://avolon.aero/news/unsecured-term-loan-facility-april-2025

Dublin Airport will handle more than 36 million passengers this year, says DAA chief Kenny Jacobs

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/dublin-airport-will-handle-more-than-36-million-passengers-this-year-says-daa-chief-kenny-jacobs/a1819911769.html

IAG Cargo’s pharma shipments up 22% in 2024, led by India, Ireland 

Read more: https://www.stattimes.com/amp/latest-news/iag-cargo-pharma-shipments-jump-22-india-and-ireland-lead-growth-1354778

Ireland’s Fly4 Eyes Two Or Three 737NGs For 2026

Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/irelands-fly4-eyes-two-or-three-737ngs-2026

PACE Airports to Revolutionise International Standards for Airport Emissions Reporting

Read more: https://techbuzzireland.com/2025/05/01/pace-airports-to-revolutionise-international-standards-for-airport-emissions-reporting/

Paul Kelly departing Fáilte Ireland to become CEO of the RDS in September 

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/paul-kelly-departing-failte-ireland-to-become-ceo-of-the-rds/

Pulitzer winner Gates retiring from Seattle Times

Read more: https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/pulitzer-winner-gates-retiring-from-seattle-times/

Reputations index 2025: Aer Lingus 4th, Dublin airport 22nd, Ryanair 95th 

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/reputations-index-2025-aer-lingus-4th-dublin-airport-22nd-ryanair-95th/

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