Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read here: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
ASL Aviation Registers Airbus A330-300 Freighter in Dublin: https://tinyurl.com/yp57dbxd
Dublin Welcomes Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX: https://tinyurl.com/4auf2pve
EI-HHW Airbus A220-300 Delivered to ITA Airways: https://tinyurl.com/y8symfk7
Aircraft Update:
2-RBFA Boeing 737-4M0(F) c/n 29204 Royal Aero Ferried to Sunbang 26/08/25 ex EI-STU.
9XR-WU Boeing 737-8H6 c/n 40419 RwandAir Delivered to Kigali Int 27/08/25 ex 9M-MSG.
Global Aviation News:
Bizav Customer Demographics Shift amid New Expectations
Business Aircraft Activity Heats Up Globally in August
European aviation handles record summer traffic with 27% fewer delays
Eurowings to serve L’Osteria pasta onboard starting November 2025
Finnair August 2025 traffic results: passenger numbers pass one million, load factor stable amid capacity growth
Five more Airbus A320neo aircraft for Edelweiss by 2028
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/five-more-airbus-a320neo-aircraft-for-edelweiss-by-2028
Flybondi Appoints Hernán Morosuk as Chief Financial Officer
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/flybondi-appoints-hern-n-morosuk-as-chief-financial-officer
flydubai and TAROM sign interline deal to expand connectivity via Bucharest
Grupo Iberia ends the summer with over 34,000 flights operated in a record-breaking season for connectivity
TAP Air Portugal introduces Bluetooth to long haul entertainment system
Read more:
‘Unnecessary and burdensome’ – USA to drop its EU-261 equivalent passenger compensation rules
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/usa-to-drop-unnecessary-and-burdensome-passenger-compensation-rules/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus, Pittsburgh Steelers Partner – But No Flights?
Read more: https://liveandletsfly.com/aer-lingus-pittsburgh-steelers-partner-but-no-flights/
‘Carnage’ Amongst European Air Traffic Controllers – Ryanair Boss
Dublin airport growth in July was twice the European average
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/dublin-airport-growth-in-july-was-twice-the-european-average/
IBGAA 2025 International Business Aviation Conference
Read more: https://www.globalfboconsult.me/blog/ibgaa-2025-international-business-aviation-conference
Mary McKenna of Tour America shortlisted for the John Hays Entrepreneur Award
Ryanair ‘to raise bonus’ for staff catching passengers with over-sized carry-on bags
Shannon loses out on Ryanair plan for €400m repair plant
What’s New and What’s Cool at Limerick’s Foynes Flying Boat Museum
1,500 Dublin pilgrims charter three planes to travel to Lourdes
X Picks:
@RollsRoyce After 20 years of pioneering service in aviation innovation, we are retiring our Boeing 747-200 Flying Test Bed, N787RR.
@simonasbartkus New departure and arrival areas already open in expanded Kaunas Airport terminal. Kaunas Airport is getting more than 1.5x extra space to be ready to serve 2M annual traffic.
@simonasbartkus Ryanair to abandon the Latvia-Germany market altogether, as current routes from Riga to Cologne and Memmingen are not scheduled beyond October. Ryanair cancelled the route Riga-Berlin back in the spring.
@SimonCalder Record trips abroad by UK holidaymakers in 2024, though our top three – France, Spain, Italy – all saw a slight decliine in visits. The “balance of tourism” deficit – excess of spending on outbound trips over inbound visits – has surged to a record £46bn.
Video Picks:
The Iconic MIG-21 Makes Final Sortie Before Retirement
The Unconscious Stowaway – shortcut to santry … via heathrow.
Virgin Atlantic’s John Price Chats to ITTN’s Shane Cullen in the Latest Coffee Break
