Daily Aviation Brief – 22/04/2026

Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:

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

IrishAero News:

Croatia Airlines inaugural A220-300 service to Dublin

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8knwk

Luxair’s B737 MAX Makes Dublin Debut

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4cucsdvf

Titan Airways Embraer 190LR Debuts in Dublin

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ysteey3d

Aircraft Update:

F-OHEI ATR72-500(F) c/n 713 MotuLink Cargo Delivered to Cairo 11/02/26. 

N919RA Boeing 737-809(F) c/n 30174 Icelease Ferried to Goodyear 11/04/26 ex B-18615.

Global Aviation News:

Avianca Cargo scales Miami operations with Amazon Air support

Read more: https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/cargo/avianca-cargo-scales-miami-operations-with-amazon-air-support/

Awesome Cargo A330-200P2F trio now complete

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/awesome-cargo-a330-200p2f-trio-now-complete/

Boeing’s next airplane will eventually come; what will it be?

Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2026/04/09/boeings-next-airplane-will-eventually-come-what-will-it-be/

Corax Announces: Airbus A319 Acquired for Teardown

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/corax-announces-airbus-a319-acquired-for-teardown

DAE and Blackstone Credit & Insurance Announce Multi-Billion Dollar Global Aviation Leasing Investment Program

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/dae-and-blackstone-credit-insurance-announce-multi-billion-dollar-global-aviation-leasing-investment-program

Emirates advances sustainability with cabin recycling push

Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/systems-interiors/2026/04/emirates-advances-sustainability-with-cabin-recycling-push/

Erickson Acquires Full Ownership of 321 Precision Conversions

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/erickson-acquires-full-ownership-of-321-precision-conversions

Ethiopian 777-200LRMFs to be first with small belly doors

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/freighter-aircraft/ethiopian-777-200lrmfs-to-be-first-with-small-belly-doors/

Frankfurt Airport set to open €4 billion Terminal 3 in April

Read more: https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Frankfurt-Airport-set-to-open-4-billion-Terminal-3-in-April

IATA calls on regulators to suspend airport slot rules during Middle East crisis

Read more: https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/2026/04/iata-calls-on-regulators-to-suspend-airport-slot-rules-during-middle-east-crisis/

Irish Aviation News:

Aer Lingus UK Winds Down Operations as A330 Returns to Dublin

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/04/aer-lingus-uk-winds-down-operations-as-a330-returns-to-dublin/

Athlone entrepreneurs confirm Aer Lingus partnership

Read more: https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2026/04/14/athlone-entrepreneurs-confirm-aer-lingus-partnership/

ALTEN opens office in Belfast

Read more: https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/alten-opens-office-in-belfast.html

CDB Aviation Delivers Second Boeing 737-8 to T’Way

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/cdb-aviation-delivers-second-boeing-737-8-to-tway

CityJet right on course under its new ownership

Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cityjet-right-course-under-its-new-ownership-herbert-nielsen-3fwwe/

GASCI Safety Evening Announced for April

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/04/gasci-safety-evening-announced-for-april/

Hopes Of Brazil To Shannon Route Following Air Negotiations

IAA Opening Statement to the Joint Committee on Transport with Grad Cover 24th March 2026

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4m95tntk

Inside Aer Lingus’ tech-enabled approach to smarter ramp operations

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yn3vap96

Irish Travel Trade Urged to Register for Connect Barbados 2026

Read more: https://ittn.ie/travel-news/irish-travel-trade-urged-to-register-for-connect-barbados-2026/

LCCs eye Zagreb as Ryanair-backed incentive scheme nears end

Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2026/03/lccs-eye-zagreb-as-ryanair-backed.html?m=1

Not yet from Linz: Ryanair’s winter flight schedule to Austria is taking shape

Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/Ryanair%27s-winter-flight-schedule-for-Austria-is-not-yet-available-from-Linz%3B-it-is-taking-shape.

X Picks:

@business Finnair will buy a mix of new Embraer aircraft and used Airbus planes as part of a push to renew its narrow-body fleet for European and regional flights.

@b777xlovers Boeing 777-9 performs critical test as brakes reach 2,500 degrees at Edwards Air Force Base. 

@CargoFacts Boeing is not ready to close the door on its 767-300BCF conversion program, as the U.S. planemaker believes there is still plenty of feedstock to keep converting the medium-widebody freighter well into the next decade.

@staunovo KLM cancels 80 return flights in coming months on kerosene costs, no kerosene shortage, flights not viable due to costs according to KLM #oott.

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