Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read more: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
EI-TEE Airbus A220-300 Delivered to ITA Airways
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mrywftas
Luxair Introduces New E195-E2 on Dublin Route
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdat5kdm
TF-ISW Boeing 767 Icelandair one last stop at Dublin
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2tj3nrn9
Aircraft Update:
2-BLOT ATR72-212A(600) c/n 1737 Fly91 Delivered to Hyderabad 15/03/26.
2-EIAY Boeing 737-4Q8(F) c/n 25110 World Star Aviation Ferried to Amman 10/03/26 ex OE-IAY.
Global Aviation News:
Finnair introduces new Finnish soundscape to elevate the passenger journey
Istanbul SAW had a record 2025; over 50 million passengers expected for 2026
Lufthansa Cargo targets high-value tech, auto, pharma sectors
Read more: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lufthansa-cargo-targets-high-value-tech-auto-pharma-sectors
Message from United CEO Scott Kirby to Employees: ‘We’re Ready, We Have a Plan and We’re Going to Continue Executing That Plan’
Read more: https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125448
SriLankan Airlines Limited and the Government of Sri Lanka Announce the Successful Completion of the Consent Solicitation
TUI: Middle East ‘hesitancy’ fuels shift to Med, Caribbean
Read more: https://www.travelmole.com/news/tui-middle-east-hesitancy-fuels-shift-to-med-caribbean/
United’s A321 Push Transforms Fleet Economics
Read more: https://airinsight.com/uniteds-a321-push-transforms-fleet-economics/
Wizz Air Begins Gradual Phase‑Out Of Its A321ceo Fleet
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/wizz-air-begins-gradual-phase-out-of-its-a321ceo-fleet
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Signs Lease Agreements With Ethiopian Airlines For Two Boeing 777-300ERSF Converted Freighters
Air Services Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday – 18 March 2026
Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-03-18/330/
Air Service One – Bitesize Analysis of the Day – 24th March 2026 – Top 20 Ryanair country markets in 26Q2
Belfast City Airport Formally Publishes 2040 Master Plan
Read more: https://ittn.ie/travel-news/belfast-city-airport-formally-publishes-2040-master-plan/
Business boost for Northern Ireland as BA to launch direct flights to Melbourne
Clover Aviation Capital Delivers One Airbus A320-200 to Jetstar Japan
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/clover-aviation-capital-delivers-one-airbus-a320-200-to-jetstar-japan
Dublin Airport’s 2026 Airport Charges Proposal Published
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/media/2026/03/25/dublin-airport-s-2026-airport-charges-proposal-published
European Union must review its Emissions Trading Scheme – IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://airlines.iata.org/2026/03/24/european-union-must-review-its-emissions-trading-scheme
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Opening statement on Transport 25 March, Chris Sununu, President and Chief Executive, Airlines for America
Ryanair criticizes traffic figures from Vienna Airport and demands tax cuts
Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/Ryanair-criticizes-traffic-figures-at-Vienna-Airport-and-demands-tax-cuts.
Ryanair expands route network at Saarbrücken Airport
Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/Ryanair-expands-route-network-at-Saarbr%C3%BCcken-airport
X Picks:
@sandeeprrao1991 The Bengaluru London Heathrow O&D passenger market grew by 32% in 2025 and has potential for another 2x daily ops to help in feeding the strong demand on this sector #avgeek.
@skift Airbnb is now focusing on the entire trip — not just homes — and rides to and from the airport are all but officially part of the vision. Airbnb’s Global Head of Real Estate, Jesse Stein, said Wednesday at ITB in Berlin that Airbnb is a place to plan an “entire trip.” The vision includes vacation rentals, hotels for a business trip, and “a car ride from the airport to the Airbnb or the hotel — you can find it all in one place.”
@skift Turkish Airlines is dialing back the pace of expansion – shifting toward profitability and network quality while still pursuing its global ambitions ahead of the carrier’s 2033 centenary.
@WSJ United Airlines will add more than 250 planes over the next two years with a particular focus on boosting premium capacity, a move that comes as airlines increasingly rely on premium seats to drive revenue
Video Picks:
Delta CEO: Jet fuel costs double, airfares rising since Iran war
Dublin’s tourism tax proposal Eoghan Corry, Elaine Cobb & Ciara Kelly, Hard Shoulder on Newstalk
Incontriamo Michael O’Leary, CEO di Ryanair
