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
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
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
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
Health Advice for Irish Travellers on the new Dublin–Shanghai Route
How FLY4 and DCU Partnership is Creating Ireland’s 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
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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