IrishAero News:
Atlantic Aviation Group Secures Long-Term easyjet A320 family base maintenance contract
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/AAGEZY
Former ASL Airlines Ireland Boeing 737-300 operates to Dublin
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ASL733STA
Jet Assist Partners with Spitfires.com to Bring Spitfire Flights to Northern Ireland
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/BFSSpitfire
Aircraft Update:
A6-FNE Boeing 737-9 c/n 65575 FlyDubai Delivered Boeing Field-Shannon-Dubai International 16-17/10/26.
N102SE Embraer 190 c/n 19000102 ACIA Leasing Ferried to Maasticht 09/10/26.
Global Aviation News:
AEGEAN Appoints Michalis Kouveliotis CEO, Succeeding Dimitris Gerogiannis
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aegean-appoints-michalis-kouveliotis-ceo-succeeding-dimitris-gerogiannis
Animawings’ restructuring frees up more A220s
Read more: https://domsipinski.substack.com/p/animawings-restructuring-frees-up
Aviation Capital Group orders 75 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft
Beyond air traffic management: Reaching for Europe’s skies, Europe’s future
Read more: https://www.sesarju.eu/news/beyond-air-traffic-management-reaching-europes-skies-europes-future
Birmingham Airport Unveils $2.7B Expansion Plan
Corporate Demand Could Support Up to 1.9 Million Tonnes of SAF by 2030
Emerson selected to automate new SAF facility in the Netherlands
Read more: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/emerson-selected-to-automate-new-saf-facility-in-the-netherlands
Emirates Holidays unveils Thailand Pass, unlocking exclusive perks and savings for
holidaymakers
How United Airlines’ Quiet Return To Cincinnati Reveals Its New Playbook For Reclaiming ULCC Routes
Hydrogen Utopia Seeks UK Grant for Waste-to-SAF Plant
Read more: https://fuelcellsworks.com/2026/09/22/h2/hydrogen-utopia-seeks-uk-grant-for-waste-to-saf-plant
Lufthansa Group welcomes selection of its offer in TAP Air Portugal privatization process
Irish Aviation News:
APD puts Derry-Dublin route at ‘competitive disadvantage from the outset’ says Archibald
Aer Arann owner honours son Jack’s life with touching plane tribute
“Airlines are simply burning money in Berlin” – Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson
Airports Facing Capacity Challenges Are Rethinking the Baggage Journey By Ultan O’Brian, Chief Revenue Officer at Airportr
ANALYSIS: Base closure for Cityjet, the Irish airlines for whom crisis was a handmaiden
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/analysis-cityjet-the-irish-airlines-for-whom-crisis-was-a-handmaiden/
Avolon Orders 250 Airbus and Boeing Aircraft
Read more: https://avolon.aero/news/q3-2026-update
Dublin Airport must cut ‘slots’ to ensure compliance with passenger cap, Europe’s top court rules
Europe’s regional airlines celebrated at the ERAA 2026 Airline Awards in Belfast
EVIO and TrueNoord collaborate through New Technology Hub to shape the next generation of regional aircraft
Loveholidays Reveals Top Rated Resorts by Irish families with Affordable Deals Still Available for Mid-Term Break
Ryanair plans new Sarajevo routes as fresh airline subsidy tender opens
Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2026/10/ryanair-plans-new-sarajevo-routes-as.html
Shannon Airliner Update
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/09/shannon-airliner-update-62/
Travel Massive Posters and Pints: A casual cultural/social evening in Dublin Thursday 29 October
Today’s X Picks:
@A350Blog Airbus Commercia l CEO, L.Wagner; “The market is demanding a longer and stretched #A350. We obviously don’t want the launch to be at the end of a 5-year time frame. We decide when we have a business-case and when we go for approval to the board, … but it won’t be 2030.”
@IATA Panel on upcoming EU issues at #IATAWOCE Nina Oewerdieck, CFO
@FlyingBrussels : SAF burden was roughly €5/passenger in 2025 for Brussels Airlines and SAF burden for @lufthansa group is projected at €2bn by 2030, more than total LH Group profit last year (€1.9bn).
@skift Delta and American Express Global Business Travel are testing one-click SkyMiles and elite-status enrollment inside corporate booking tools. Delta’s loyalty revenue rose 18% in the third quarter.
@skift Domestic airfares are up about 32% from last year. Jet fuel averaged a record $4.37 a gallon in September. Only a few U.S. airlines, among them @Delta and @united, are expected to turn a profit in 2026.
Today’s Video Picks:
Ryanair’s Wilson: “No change in strategy for Catania Airport”
Simon Harris Budget Speech refers to Ireland’s potential in producing SAF
The Allplane Podcast #143: leading innovation at IAG, with Nacho Tovar
