Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read more: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
Aer Lingus Sells Airbus A320-200:
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/43a3rcaf
Dublin Aerospace expands MRO Capabilities
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3342nt4a
TUI Selects FLY4 Airlines for Summer 2026 ACMI Operations
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n9yjah3
Aircraft Update:
N463XV Boeing 737-48E c/n 27632 Vx Capital Partners Ferried TUS-YHZ-Shannon-Cairo 25/04/26.
N813VL Boeing 737-846 c/n 35353 Avelo Airlines Delivered to Miami 02/05/26 ex 9Y-TTL.
Global Aviation News:
Air Canada Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-canada-q1-2026-earnings-call-summary
Rolls-Royce wins back LATAM Airlines with order for Trent 1000 XE engines
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/rolls-royce-wins-back-latam-airlines-with-order-for-trent-1000-xe-engines
Royal Jordanian launches new Dallas route as fifth U.S. destination
Starlink airlines have a speed advantage, Ookla data shows
Read more: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/starlink-airlines-wifi-speed-advantage-ookla/
The biggest US airlines in summer 2026: seats, routes, and the shifting order
Read more: https://www.oag.com/blog/biggest-airlines-in-the-us
Testing the new 737-10’s brakes to the max
Read more: https://www.boeing.com/features/2026/04/testing-the-new-737-10s-brakes-to-the-max
‘Tourism Always Recovers’: WTTC Accentuates Sector’s Crises Resilience in Latest Report
Uber expands app with hotel bookings
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/uber-expands-app-with-hotel-bookings/
UK’s FAAM Research Aircraft Formally Ceases Operations
United Airlines Launches New Summer Flights to Split, Bari, Glasgow and Santiago De Compostela
Read more: https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125458
Irish Aviation News:
Cork Airport welcomes 295,333 passengers during another busy April
Dublin airport rolling annual reaches 37.2m passengers after record April
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/dublin-airport-passenger-numbers/
Delegation promotes tourism opportunities from direct flights Milan to Knock
Dublin Airport Authority Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday – 30 April 2026 Part 2
Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-04-30/251/#pq_251
Emirates, Etihad and Qatar airlines at two-thirds of their capacity in Dublin
Galway Flying Club to Celebrate 80 Years with Charity Breakfast Fly‑In
Irish Historic Flight Shannon Aviation Museum Special Guest Talk
Jørgen Holme takes over the CEO position at CityJet [Danish]
Read more: https://check-in.dk/joergen-holme-overtager-direktoerstolen-i-cityjet/
Ryanair to Close Thessaloniki Base for Winter 2026
Read more: https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-closes-3-aircraft-thessaloniki-base-for-winter-26/
SMBC Aviation Capital upsizes unsecured global syndicated finance facility to US$3.7 billion
X Picks:
@AviationNews Speaking w/@CNN’s Richard Quest at #CAPASummit, @emirates CEO Sir Tim Clark reiterated its confidence in future of Dubai as a hub. He also wished Air NZ “best of luck” w/new air nest sleeping pods, sthg EK has no plans to install. Will have cabin novelties soon, though, he added.
@ByERussell With the closure of Lufthansa CityLine, the group has reached its “envisaged structure, our mainlin , our feeder airline for Frankfurt and Munich, one airline focused on leisure and a specialist for our point-to-point [routes] bypassing our hubs.”
@CargoFacts Hungary Airlines has started commercial operations with its first Airbus A330-200P2F, which features the colors of China-based ZTO Express.
@FlyingHighRyan U.S. government will be a “lender of last resort” if other carriers need a bailout, @SecDuffy adds.
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