Acumen Newsletters:
China Aviation Industry Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/53cmz85p
India Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/d9whzvtu
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/3ap74ys6
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update: https://tinyurl.com/f6kzsxdd
North American Aviation Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/2p6d3zvn
IrishAero News:
Ryanair Acquires Third Challenger 3500: https://tinyurl.com/3mru2s8b
SAS Connect Scales Up A320neo Fleet: https://tinyurl.com/3sdem5z3
Third Airbus A321XLR Joins Aer Lingus Fleet: https://tinyurl.com/4rcmuctr
Aircraft Update:
N916SC Boeing 737-86J(F) c/n 30498 UMB Bank Ferried Mojave-Bangor 06/04/25 ex EI-RUA.
OE-IXW Boeing 737-8F2(F) c/n 29782 ASL Airlines Belgium Registered at Budapest 25/05/25 ex OM-EDG.
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic expands Winter 2025/2026 network with new routes and increased frequencies
Air New Zealand to welcome two new international A321neo aircraft
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-new-zealand-to-welcome-two-new-international-a321neo-aircraft
Alaska Airlines announces Seattle – Rome route
Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/alaska-airlines/announces-seattle-rome-route/
Bamboo Airways strengthens its fleet via ACMI Partnership with BBN Airlines Indonesia
Boeing to resume plane deliveries to China, ramp up 737 MAX production
IATA Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds
Read more: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus Teams up with Uber to Reward AerClub Members with Avios on Every Journey
AFTA Welcomes Irelandia Report ‘A Pathfinder for Irish Aviation’
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2025/05/afta-welcomes-irelandia-report-a-pathfinder-for-irish-aviation/
Cap on passenger growth at Dublin Airport is no help to regional aviation hubs – in fact, it just threatens them
CDB Aviation Subsidiary CDBL FUNDING 1 Prices $700 Million Dual-Tranche Senior Unsecured Notes
‘Geopolitics has always been a factor in our industry’ – Willie Walsh on aviation & war
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/iata-congress-2025-1
Ireland and India have contrasting approaches to aviation policy, Peter Elbers tells IATA Congress
X Picks:
@IATA “The world’s most positive growth policy is peace. Our industry is uniquely affected by fragmentation and that fragmentation comes with conflict and impairs networks and spreads across the globe” said Marie Owens Thomsen SVP Sustainability & Chief Economist, IATA. #IATAAGM.
@jonostrower Boeing is rolling out 737 Max aircraft at 38 per month now, but the company is taking an extremely cautious approach to signaling the achievement given a desire to stabilize at that output before asking the FAA to go faster, @theaircurrent scoops.
@SNNAirportGroup Now @ShannonAirport is soaring to new heights with @Ryanair’s latest expansion including a 4th based aircraft, 3 exciting new routes (Lapland, Madeira & Madrid), and increased frequencies on 6 existing destinations for Winter ‘25/’26 – that means 20% traffic growth and $400m investment.
@thetimes The airline’s CEO, Sean Doyle, says its Club Europe premium cabin has ‘defied our best expectations’ — despite offering no more legroom than economy.
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