IrishAero News:
Former Go First A320neo ferried to Dublin
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/DUBA320neo
Former Spirit Airlines A320s arrive in Dublin
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/DUBA320s
Summer passenger records broken at Dublin Airport
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/DUBAUG26
Aircraft Update:
EI-HXI Airbus A321-271NX/LR c/n 13121 ITA Airways Delivered Hamburg-Finkenwerder-Rome Fiumicino 09/09/26.
ET-BCU Boeing 737-8 c/n 62953 Ethiopian Airlines Delivered Boeing Field-Dublin-Addis Ababa 15-17/09/26.
Global Aviation News:
Riyadh Air celebrates first flight from Manchester to Saudi capital
Saudi Arabia Grants AOC to Air Arabia-Led Dammam Low-Cost Carrier
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/saudi-arabia-grants-aoc-to-air-arabia-led-dammam-low-cost-carrier
Seven new tourism board tie-ups headline a busy ATM opening for Emirates
The battle for AI search starts before the prompt, says Icelandair marketing chief
Tourism no longer resets: resilience becomes the new competitive edge
TUI Airline and GO7 launch industry-first airline-controlled connectivity partnership
UAE travel demand will “return with a vengeance,” says flydubai CEO as airline plans new growth phase
UK airlines comment on CCC report on Heathrow Airport expansion & net zero
Read more: https://airlinesuk.org/uk-airlines-comment-on-ccc-report-on-heathrow-airport-expansion-net-zero/
Winter is coming: airBaltic debt woes herald tough season ahead for smaller airlines
737 Max 10 Certification Coming ‘Very Soon’: Boeing CEO Ortberg
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2026/09/16/737-max-10-certification-coming-very-soon-boeing-ceo-ortberg/
Irish Aviation News:
Emirates delivers the Sunshine as Ireland’s Shane Lowry secures a record breaking Irish Open victory
Ireland visitor numbers to Australia down 34pc in July due to loss of connectivity
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ireland-visits-to-australia-monthly/
Ministers Lawless and Harkin announce new summer aircraft mechanic apprenticeship training to support aviation skills growth
Ryanair welcomes Spanish government decision on AENA airport charges
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ryanair-welcomes-spanish-government-decision-on-aena-airport-charges/
Runway Run at Belfast City Airport raises £35,000 for Air Ambulance NI
Read more: https://www.belfastcityairport.com/News/Runway-Run-2026
Tourism Ireland brings 17 tourism enterprises to exhibit at IFTM in Versailles
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/tourism-ireland-showcases-island-of-ireland-in-paris/
We’re excited to welcome Ellie McGimpsey to RDC Aviation
Today’s X Picks:
@HofmannAviation Italian regional carrier SkyAlps is preparing the establishment of SkyAlps Europe, a subsidiary based in Slovakia that would operate under its own air operator certificate (AOC).
@IATA IATA expresses frustration over the proposed extension of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) beyond Europe’s borders. “The EU is repeating a historic error. The consequences will be harmful,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s DG.
@timjue United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby’s comments to reporters today about creating a U.S. airline juggernaut, a “flag carrier” that can compete against the very best Middle Eastern & Asian airlines: “I want to create an airline that U.S. citizens, all U.S. citizens, think of as the flag carrier of the United States, and they’re proud of the airline. Just like somebody in Dubai is proud of Emirates. I want American U.S. citizens to feel the same way about United Airlines, and that’s my goal.”
@UPS_News UPS invests more than $2 billion to give customers even faster service, more control and more resilient global supply chains.
Today’s Video Picks:
Alan Joyce on Qantas controversies, Michael O’Leary and learning from failure
ATM 2026: Antonoaldo Neves, Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways
ATC and flight cancellations, Eoghan Cory & PJ Cuddy
