Daily Aviation Brief – 20/05/2025

 Acumen Newsletters:

China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/5xxu4z99

India Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/2mbv3kkz

Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4zp9m8z6

Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/57c3x57v

North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/yrj8dkta

IrishAero News:

AirExplore Commences TUI Ireland operations: https://tinyurl.com/4cyc28z6

Delta Connects Dublin and Detroit: https://tinyurl.com/2s4za4kw

Third 737-800(BDSF) Joins ASL Airlines Ireland Fleet: https://tinyurl.com/yxnh25jd

Aircraft Update:

EI-KHC Embraer 190-E2 c/n 19020014 Air Astana Ferried Maastricht-Ostrava 09/05/24.

LZ-DDA Boeing 737-8 c/n 42830 Royal Air Maroc at Prague 15/05/25.

Global Aviation News:

GE Aerospace and Qatar Airways Strengthen Partnership

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/ge-aerospace-and-qatar-airways-strengthen-partnership-with-agreement-for—400–ge9x-and-genx-engines

Swiftair to double A321F fleet in 2025

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/swiftair-to-double-a321f-fleet-in-2025/

Turkish Airlines Announces First Use of the Sompo AXIS Aviation Finance Insurance (SAAFI) Product

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/turkish-airlines-announces-first-use-of-the-sompo-axis-aviation-finance-insurance–saafi–product-for-new-aircraft-deliveries

UrbanLink Increases REGENT Seaglider Order

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/urbanlink-increases-regent-seaglider-order–accelerating-vision-for-zero-emission-coastal-transportation-in-florida-and-puerto-rico

ZeroAvia Launch Operator RVL Aviation

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/zeroavia-launch-operator-rvl-aviation-to-fly-world-first-zero-emission-cargo-services-in-the-uk–

Irish Aviation News:

Dáil Éireann Aviation debate – Thursday, 8 May 2025 

Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2025-05-08/8/

IATA DG Willie Walsh: ‘Europe has become very inefficient’

Read more: https://centreforaviation.com/news/iata-director-general-europe-has-become-very-inefficient-1316756

Ryanair strikes ‘Approved OTA Aggregator’ deal with Atlas

Read more: https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/low-cost/ryanair-strikes-approved-ota-aggregator-deal-with-atlas/

Sean Black to lead Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita and Europe after acquisition

Read more: https://aviation.direct/en/Sean-Black-to-lead-Spirit-Aerosystems-in-Wichita-and-Europe-after-acquisition

Titan CCO eyes A330 freighter conversions

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/leasing/titan-eyes-a330-freighter-conversions/

Why Shannon Airport has potential to grow – The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/why-shannon-airport-has-potential-to-grow/id1155118264?i=1000706692870

X Picks:

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@skift “The industry – in my opinion – is going to have a very turbulent several years,” Al Baker said. “One, of course, because of the trade conflicts that are going to happen between countries.”

@skift “The UAE in many respects is the crossroads of the world,” Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC. “About 500 million people that are income-qualified, meaning they can afford to visit one of our parks, live within a four-hour flight from here.”

@skift U.S. visits from 20 major countries rebounded in April after a March drop, with an increase of 0.4% from a year earlier. The data released Monday does not include visits from Canada, which have declined sharply in recent months.

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