Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
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IrishAero News:
China Airlines Positions A330-300 to Ireland West Airport: https://tinyurl.com/bdcs9yj6
CityJet Adds Ex-Lufthansa CRJ900: https://tinyurl.com/5n6w7mw4
Ryanair Group Expands MAX Fleet with 196th Delivery: https://tinyurl.com/3f9a8c8f
Aircraft Update:
A6-FPF Boeing 737-8 c/n 60986 FlyDubai Delivered Boeing Field-Shannon-Dubai International 29/09-01/102/25.
EI-FPT CRJ900 c/n 15438 Cityjet Ferried Valencia-Keflavik-Gander-Toronto-Dayton 30/09-01/10/25.
TF-PPD Airbus A320-251N c/n 7676 PLAY Ferried Dublin-Toulouse-Francazal 30/09/25 returned to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic marks 30 years with Europe’s first in-flight choir concert via Starlink
Air France and Delta to appoint new ground handling partner at Amsterdam Schiphol
Braathens forced to apply for bankruptcy for its Airbus operations due to lack of liquidity in Braathens International Airways AB
Birmingham Airport eyes new transatlantic and European routes
Read more: https://airserviceone.com/birmingham-airport-eyes-new-transatlantic-and-european-routes/
Breeze Airways To Launch First International Routes In Early 2026
Delta Air Lines to launch first-ever New York–Porto route in 2026
Emirates takes home 2 global accolades at the 2026 APEX awards
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus expanding Indy-Dublin service with extra weekly flight
AFG Aviation Ireland acquired two CF6-80E1A4/B engines from GEAM
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/afg-aviation-ireland-acquired-two-cf6-80e1a4-b-engines-from-geam
Aircraft engine repair could create 2,500 jobs
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/09/25/aircraft-engine-repair-could-create-2500-jobs/
Department of Transport publishes new Statement of Strategy 2025–2028
FROSCH Ireland Announces the Acquisition of John Galligan Travel (JGT)
IATA Study Confirms that SAF Technology Rollout is Main Bottleneck to Net Zero, not Feedstock Availability – DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-09-23-01/
Ryanair to station two Boeing 737s at Trapani
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ryanair-to-station-two-boeing-737s-at-trapani/
X Picks:
@AirbusintheUK The future of flight is taking shape! Great to see the eXtra performance wings built here in the #UK being attached to our #AirbusUpNext aircraft. Next stop, flight test in 2026!. Thanks to the #ATI for believing in this mission to find better, more efficient ways to fly.
@aviator_aero FAA will allow limited delegation to Boeing for issuing airworthiness certificates for some B737 MAX and B787 airplanes starting on 29 September 2025.
@AviationWeek The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into #MRO operations is underway, but adaption of the technology is in its early days, industry executives say.
@BIEspana Volotea reinforces its bet on secondary airports amid Ryanair’s full withdrawal.
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