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:
OE-IGR Airbus A321-231 c/n 3067 Mentes V Ireland Leasing Ferried to Guangzhou 01/04/26 ex B-6306.
PS-LQB Airbus A321-271N c/n 9042 Latam Airlines Brasil Delivered to Oscoda–Wurtsmith 09/04/26 ex VT-IUJ.
Global Aviation News:
Canada suspends fuel taxes amid geopolitical tensions
Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/Canada-suspends-fuel-taxes-amid-geopolitical-tensions
Gryphon Air receives Romanian AOC
Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/carriers/gryphon-air-receives-romanian-aoc/
Heathrow handles over quarter of UK trade by value in 2025
Read more: https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/heathrow-handles-over-quarter-of-uk-trade-by-value-in-2025.html
IAG ends TAP interest as Portugal studies proposals
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/2026/04/iag-ends-tap-interest-as-portugal-studies-proposals/
IATA Air Cargo Demand up 11.2% in February 2026
Read more: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-03-30-01/
Iberia inaugurates direct flight between Madrid and Newark Airport, New York
Indigo Partners’ Bill Franke Talks About His Airline Investments
Indian tourism to Vietnam surges 70% amid expanded flight paths and visa reform
Indigo Partners’ Bill Franke Talks About His Airline Investments
Kalitta Charters II starts Bermuda ACMI service for Cargojet
Korean Air approves 103 Boeing order
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/korean-air-approves-103-boeing
Lufthansa and Air France-KLM bid for TAP Air Portugal stake
Irish Aviation News:
Dublin Airport Draft Capital Investment Programme 2027 – 2031 Submission to IAA March 2026
Failte Ireland: Quarterly Economic Update March 2026
Leaving school early didn’t stop Conor McCarthy’s businesses taking off
Read more: https://businessplus.ie/business-plus-talks/conor-mccarthy-pod-review/
Lesha Bank to acquire Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited listed on the London Stock Exchange
MONTE Completes Long-Term Lease of DHC-6-400 Aircraft to Hevilift Aviation for Operations in Papua New Guinea
New Lounges at Dublin Airport
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/03/new-lounges-at-dublin-airport/
O’Leary urges Knock airport funding rethink
Read more: https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/oleary-urges-knock-airport-funding-rethink_arid-92893.html
Pooleys Ireland Flight Guide Spotlight – Part 5 Waterford Airport (EIWF)
RDU-Dublin flight nears debut with business support
Ryanair drops Dublin to Palanga service for summer 2026
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ryanair-drops-two-routes-to-lithuania-ahead-of-summer-2026/
X Picks:
@business A mega-refinery owned by Africa’s richest person is becoming an increasingly important source of vital jet fuel supplies to Europe.
@ByERussell Delta is “meaningfully reducing capacity in the current quarter with a downward bias until the fuel situation improves,” CEO Ed Bastian says on the airline’s Q1 earnings call Wednesday. United and others have already cut capacity due to fuel prices. $DAL
@ByERussell “What drove consolidation was higher fuel prices back in 2009, ‘10 [and] ‘11… I anticipate higher fuel prices will cause much more significant structural reform than we’ve seen over this period,” Delta CEO Bastian says.
@OilandEnergy This is not necessarily a shortage issue—it’s about economics. KLM is cutting 80 return flights on key European routes like London and Düsseldorf because soaring kerosene costs are making them unprofitable. Even after fuel surcharges, margins just aren’t there.
Video Picks:
PM Modi inaugurates Noida International Airport
Travel journalist Simon Calder on increasing travel prices due to jet fuel costs
Transportation Sec. Duffy: There’s room for airline mergers in the U.S.
