Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read more: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
China Eastern Launches Direct Dublin–Shanghai route
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3czadtse
Ryanair focuses on CEE Winter 27 Expansion
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/43hm5e7k
TUI announces new Cork-Palma route for Summer 2027
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2v9be34b
Aircraft Update:
HS-TOG Airbus A321-251N c/n 12887 Thai Airways Delivered to Bangkok 17/07/26.
HS-TOL Airbus A321-251N c/n 13337 Thai Airways Delivered to Bangkok 256/07/26.
Global Aviation News:
Abra Group Expands CFM LEAP Engine Partnership
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/abra-group-expands-cfm-leap-engine-partnership
A decade of the Airbus A220: from the Bombardier CSeries to a global success story
Read more: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/airbus-a220-history-spotlight-operators/
A new chapter in BA’s NDC journey: moving to Amadeus Altéa NDC
Read more: https://amadeus.com/en/blog/articles/british-airways-adopting-altea-ndc
Altura Airlines Launches Operations Across Regional Australia
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/altura-airlines-launches-operations-across-regional-australia
Alaska Airlines to Double Dedicated Freighter Fleet
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/alaska-airlines-to-double-dedicated-freighter-fleet
Air India and Saudia Expand Strategic Partnership
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-india-and-saudia-expand-strategic-partnership
Air Nostrum Owners End Partnership with Fortress
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-nostrum-owners-end-partnership-with-fortress
Aviation Capital Group to Lease Six Boeing 737-10s to Aerolíneas Argentinas
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Talks Confidence, Milestones
Binter Orders Five Additional Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/binter-orders-five-additional-embraer-e195-e2-aircraft
Emirates’ retrofit programme marks major milestone
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap Announces Order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Aer Lingus’s margin focus yields wider insights into IAG strategy
Read more: https://revman.substack.com/p/aer-linguss-margin-focus-yields-wider
A4A Celebrates Lift of Dublin Airport Passenger Cap
Read more: https://www.airlines.org/a4a-celebrates-lift-of-dublin-airport-passenger-cap/
BA CEO Sean Doyle: Pressures Could Drive More European Consolidation
BBAM Orders 30 CFM LEAP Spare Engines
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/bbam-orders-30-cfm-leap-spare-engines
China Eastern commences new non-stop Dublin-Shanghai service
Cork Airport welcomed 342,387 passengers in June with the summer in full flight
daa Statement on the Proposed Dublin Airport charges
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/07/daa-statement-on-the-proposed-dublin-airport-charges/
FunFly Aerosports Flying Club Celebrates 10,000 Flying Hours Milestone
Lessor SMBC Aviation Capital Sees Airlines Planning Fleets Further Out
Ryanair Q1 Profit Falls 34% to €538m as Higher Unhedged Oil Prices Hit Earnings; Traffic Rises 6% Despite Lower Fares
SMBC Aviation Capital Completes US$2 Billion Bond Offering
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/smbc-aviation-capital-completes-us2-billion-bond-offering
X Picks:
@AINonline Business aircraft operator Luxaviation Group is expanding its global fleet with nine recent and planned aircraft additions across Europe and Asia-Pacific, including two Gulfstream G700s and one G800.
@AINonline Daher Aircraft’s TBM 980 has racked up orders extending to mid-2027 and has surpassed 30 deliveries in the six months since its introduction in January.
@AINonline CFM International has completed FAA and EASA certification of a high-pressure turbine durability kit for the Leap 1B engine and expects these to be delivered with new production turbofans from early 2027.
@AINonline Some airlines have paused decisions over fleet replacement amid concerns about geopolitical threats to the global economy, according to ATR chief commercial officer Alexis Vidal.
Video Picks:
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