Daily Aviation Brief – 30/04/2026

Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:

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

IrishAero News:

Aer Lingus Grows U.S. Network with A321XLR launch to RDU

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr2txz7k

ITA Airways Welcomes Irish-Registered A330neo

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4s3d2jab

PSA Airlines Adds 10th Ex-CityJet CRJ900

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3mtjpj78

Aircraft Update:

9H-FOS Boeing 737-8K2 c/n 37160 Aeroitalia Delivered Shannon-Forli 20/04/26 ex PH-HSW.

9H-MLO Airbus A320-214 c/n 5653 Avion Express Ferried to Bangor 20/04/26 reutrned to lessor ex EI-GSZ.

Global Aviation News:

EBAA cancels EBACE26

Read more: https://www.globalfboconsult.me/blog/ebaa-cancels-ebace26

EJS Purchases 2× A340s

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/ejs-purchases-2-a340s

Etihad Airways unveils six new African destinations

Read more: https://www.etihad.com/en-ie/news/its-time-for-africa-etihad-airways-unveils-six-new-destinations-expanding-footprint-across-the-continent

flydubai reports strong 2025 performance driven by record revenue, passenger growth and strategic network expansion

Read more: https://news.flydubai.com/flydubai-reports-strong-2025-performance-driven-by-record-revenue-passenger-growth-and-strategic-network-expansion

Fly Meta to convert first IAI 777-300ERSF in Seoul

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/fly-meta-to-convert-first-iai-777-300ersf-in-seoul/

FTAI Aviation Expands Relationship with Air France Through Transaction Focused on End-of-Life Fleet Strategy

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/ftai-aviation-expands-relationship-with-air-france-through-transaction-focused-on-end-of-life-fleet-strategy

GA Telesis Commences Disassembly of Two of the Youngest A320neo Aircraft Ever to Enter Teardown

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/ga-telesis-commences-disassembly-of-two-of-the-youngest-a320neo-aircraft-ever-to-enter-teardown

Naxos Ranks Among Fastest-Rising Destinations for Canadian Travelers in 2026

Read more: https://news.gtp.gr/2026/02/19/naxos-ranks-among-fastest-rising-destinations-for-canadian-travelers-in-2026/

Irish Aviation News:

Air Services Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday – 14 April 2026

Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-04-14/681/

daa Employees Raise €530,000 for Irish Charities

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/04/daa-employees-raise-e530000-for-irish-charities/

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

Health Advice for Irish Travellers on the new Dublin–Shanghai Route

Read more: https://www.travelmedia.ie/press-releases/health-advice-for-irish-travellers-on-the-new-dublin-shanghai-route/

How FLY4 and DCU Partnership is Creating Ireland’s Next Generation Aviation Professionals

Read more: https://fly4airlines.com/how-fly4-and-dcu-partnership-is-creating-irelands-next-generation-aviation-professionals/

Ireland overlooks aviation as a driver of tourism – Anita Mendiratta,  Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General of UN Tourism

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ireland-overlooks-aviation-as-a-driver-of-tourism-anita-mendiratta/

Ireland’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Policy Roadmap

Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/publications/sustainable-aviation-fuel-task-force/

Irish tourism figures rebound ahead of Middle East conflict

Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-41819177.html

‘Jet fuel supply crisis is UNLIKELY to cause flight cancellations for Ryanair’ – Michael O’Leary

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/why-the-jet-fuel-supply-crisis-is-unlikely-to-cause-flight-cancellations-michel-olleary/

Ryanair threatens to ‘redirect capacity’ from Malta due to border check delays

Read more: https://timesofmalta.com/article/ryanair-could-redirect-capacity-border-checks-persist.1127172

X Picks:

@business Alaska Air Group Inc. suspended its full-year profit guidance as the US carrier grapples with rising fuel costs amid war in the Middle East.

@business Finland flag carrier Finnair Oyj warned that a prolonged war in the Middle East poses risks to the availability of jet fuel.

@business United Airlines Holdings Inc. slashed its full-year profit forecast as higher fuel prices caused by war in the Middle East batter global carriers.

@businessposthq Ryanair’s low-cost edge underpins growth despite market swings.

Video Picks:

Jet fuel supply and storage: its implications for Ireland – Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary

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