Daily Aviation Brief – 15/09/2026

IrishAero News:

Boeing 737 MAX 9 Delivered to flydubai via Shannon

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/A6FNDSNN

EirTrade Aviation Announces Acquisition of A320 and B737-800 Airframes

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/EirTradeA320B737

Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of two Boeing 737-8s via Dublin

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ETHDUB737

Aircraft Update:

ER-00015 Airbus A321-211 c/n 5099 Fly One Delivered to Chișinău 08/09/26 ex JY-AJT.

HS-KMF Boeing 737-8AS(F) c/n 33805 K-Mile Air Delivered to Sofia 11/09/26 ex OE-IBY.

Global Aviation News:

Air Cairo Orders 15 A320neos as It Adds Owned Aircraft to Fleet Strategy

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-cairo-orders-15-a320neos-as-it-adds-owned-aircraft-to-fleet-strategy

Afcom could become first 777 freighter operator in India

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/afcom-could-become-first-777-freighter-operator-in-india/

An Airbus A340 for Switzerland: SWISS and the Swiss Museum of Transport plan joint project

Read more: https://newsroom.swiss.com/en/an-airbus-a340-for-switzerland-swiss-and-the-swiss-museum-of-transport-plan-joint-project/

ANALYSIS: Squeaky bum time for aviation as airlines bed down for a tough winter ahead

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/analysis-squeaky-bum-time-for-aviation-as-airlines-bed-down-for-a-tough-winter-ahead/

Atran prepares for resumption of 737-400SF service

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/carriers/atran-prepares-for-resumption-of-737-400sf-service/

Aviation Capital Group Delivers Third 737-8 to Rebranded Trinity Airways

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aviation-capital-group-delivers-third-737-8-to-rebranded-trinity-airways

Avianca Secures $300 Million Engine MRO Financing Backed by Brazil’s ABGF

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/avianca-secures-300-million-engine-mro-financing-backed-by-brazils-abgf

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian reveals he sits in coach for ‘customer perspective’

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/delta-air-lines-ceo-ed-bastian-reveals-he-sits-in-coach-to-experience-airline-from-customer-perspective/

Emirates deploys Premium Economy to Paris, offering next-generation cabins across France

Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-deploys-premium-economy-to-paris-offering-next-generation-cabins-across-france

Five Rivers Jet Center opens at Riverton, Wyoming

Read more: https://www.globalfboconsult.me/blog/five-rivers-jet-center-opens-at-riverton-wyoming

Irish Aviation News:

AFG Places Third New A321neo with IndiGo

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/afg-places-third-new-a321neo-with-indigo

Aircraft Register Update June 2026

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/09/aircraft-register-update-june-2026/

ANALYSIS: Looking EAST: Air Canada’s 8pc growth ambition to Shannon and the world beyond

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/analysis-looking-east-air-canadas-overseas-ambition-to-shannon-and-the-world-beyond/

CDB Aviation Delivers TAROM’s Inaugural 737-8

Read more: https://www.cdbaviation.aero/tarom-737-8/

Chasing winter sun with Paul Hackett CEO and co-founder of Click&Go Holidays

Podcast: https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/0e4d5700-c9f6-4b24-966b-b4c000d1453f-oliver-callan/

CityJet finds new CEO from within its own ranks [Danish]

Read more: https://check-in.dk/cityjet-finder-ny-topchef-i-egne-raekker/

Dublin-Based Airborne Capital Marks First Deliveries for New Aircraft Investment Fund

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/09/dublin-based-airborne-capital-marks-first-deliveries-for-new-aircraft-investment-fund/

Emirates hosts travel trade to Amgen Irish Open at Doonbeg

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/emirates-hosts-tavel-trade-to-amgen-irish-open-at-doonbeg/

EirTrade Aviation Adds Air Transat A330 to Knock Teardown Line

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/09/eirtrade-aviation-adds-air-transat-a330-to-knock-teardown-line/

IAA Draft Decision on Dublin Airport Summer 2027 Slot Capacity Published

Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/media/2026/09/11/draft-decision-on-dublin-airport-summer-2027-slot-capacity-published

Ryanair’s €290m Seville Engine Centre Gets Environmental Green Light

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/09/ryanairs-e290m-seville-engine-centre-gets-environmental-green-light/

Today’s X Picks:

@AvWeekBizAv @GulfstreamAero has completed a solar panel installation at its 225,000 ft.2 Mesa Service Center in Arizona to supply 100% of the facility’s electricity needs at peak production.

@AviationWeek DHL overtakes @QatarAirways to receive the first Mammoth 777-200LRMF as Qatar specifications delay delivery, with several freighters ready by year-end.

@AviationWeek Paramedics have performed the first live 911 emergency response missions using an #eVTOL aircraft, flying Pivotal’s single-seat BlackFly directly to patients to provide advanced medical care.

@AviationWeek The U.S. State Department has approved an offer worth $4.5 billion to export four @Boeing KC-46A air refueling aircraft for the Qatari government, the agency said Aug. 20.

Today’s Video Picks:

Ryanair Chief Michael O’Leary Addresses Media in Dublin Press Conference

Shannon Aviation Museum unveils the Irish Air Corps Collection

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