Daily Aviation Brief – 08/12/2025

 Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:

Read here: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs 

IrishAero News:

Air Astana Adds Irish-Registered Airbus A321neo

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mvjpx9u9

Flyone announces new Dublin route

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mvtvwt25

FlyUs Appointed GSA for Riyadh Air in Ireland

Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/bd7sstv2

Aircraft Update:

OE-IEK Airbus A320-214 c/n 3215 Willis Lease Registered at Sofia 29/11/25 ex YL-LDW.

OE-IER Airbus A320-214 c/n 3221 Willis Lease Registered at Madrid 29/11/25 ex YL-LDX.

Global Aviation News:

Air Canada Targets Secondary Europe Markets With Narrowbodies A321XLR/B737 MAX 8

Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/air-canada-targets-secondary-europe-markets-narrowbodies

Trade reports strong initial sales following Jet2 Gatwick launch

Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/trade-reports-strong-initial-sales-following-jet2-gatwick-launch

United Pulls Back In West Africa, Scandinavia

Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/united-pulls-back-west-africa-scandinavia

U.S. airlines lean further into premium as demand soars

Read more: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/US-airlines-lean-further-into-premium?ct=

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy craves better in-flight snacks and MAGA-friendly airlines

Read more: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/duffy-healthier-airline-snacks/

Virgin Atlantic boosts UK-India air connection

Read more: https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/virgin-atlantic-boosts-uk-india-air-connection

12 planes, 5 destinations – Where British Airways will fly its Airbus A380s in December 2025

Read more: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/british-airways-airbus-a380-december-2025/

Irish Aviation News:

A New Era for Irish Tourism – New National Tourism Policy

Read more: https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/publications/a-new-era-for-irish-tourism-new-national-tourism-policy.html

An Taoiseach Opens New Arrivals Hall at Kerry Airport

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2025/11/an-taoiseach-opens-new-arrivals-hall-at-kerry-airport/

AerCap Cargo Delivers First Boeing 777-300EESF To Fly Meta

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aercap-cargo-delivers-first-boeing-777-300eesf-to-fly-meta

Airborne Capital announces Boeing B767-300BCF lease with Amerijet

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/airborne-capital-announces-boeing-b767-300bcf-lease-with-amerijet

Avolon Leases Two A321neos To Royal Jordanian Airlines

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/avolon-leases-two-a321neos-to-royal-jordanian-airlines

Belfast City Airport’s Master Plan 2040

Read more: https://www.agendani.com/belfast-city-airports-master-plan-2040/

Calls for the abolition of air passenger duty: Ryanair welcomes the demand of the state tourism ministers

Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/Calls-for-the-abolition-of-air-passenger-duty%3A-Ryanair-welcomes-the-demand-of-the-tourism-councils.

FlyingInIreland.com Unveils a Fresh New Look

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2025/11/flyinginireland-com-unveils-a-fresh-new-look/

X Picks:

@AirCanada Today, we committed with @emirates to expand and extend our strategic partnership until 2032, leading to enhanced services for customers and cargo shippers. It creates the potential for new gateways to give travellers more choice and boosts trade. 

@AINonline Alliance Aviation, which recently opened the first general aviation hangar at Saudi Arabia’s AlUla International Airport, is hoping to build out the site as a central general aviation facility that accommodates other aviation businesses.

@AINonline Aviation groups have protested at the UK government’s decision to apply a previously-proposed higher rate of air passenger duty to aircraft weighing 5.7 metric tonnes or more from April 2027. 

@AINonline Bell has reached a milestone in sustainability, logging more than 700 flight hours burning blended sustainable aviation fuel on one of its light-single Bell 505 helicopters.

Video Picks:

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