Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read here: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
Buzz Takes Delivery of 21st Boeing 737 MAX 8-200: https://tinyurl.com/ysxd8kcz
Royal Air Maroc Adds Pair of Ex Irish-Norwegian 737 MAX 8s: https://tinyurl.com/dfz2xhh2
Sixth Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 delivered via Shannon: https://tinyurl.com/3jbxmcxe
Sixth Former JetBlue Embraer 190 Lands at Ireland West Airport: https://tinyurl.com/3ftfvmpj
Aircraft Update:
PS-LHE Airbus A320-271N c/n 8877 Latam Brasil Delivered to São Carlos 16/08/25 ex VT-IZW.
XY-ALZ Airbus A319-112 c/n 4038 Myanmar Airways International Delivered to Yangon International 10/08/25 ex VP-CEU.
Global Aviation News:
Air France-KLM Switches A350-1000 Orders To A350-900s
Airbus’ A330neo gets better and better. Part 2
Read more: https://leehamnews.com/2025/08/14/airbus-a330neo-gets-better-part-2/
AirAsia X to launch direct Kuala Lumpur–Istanbul flights, expanding into Europe
Fraport reports 4.6% passenger growth in July 2025, led by strong gains at international airports
Swiss SolarStratos sets unofficial world altitude record for solar-powered flight
What Next For London Heathrow?
Podcast: https://aviationweek.com/podcasts/window-seat-podcast/podcast-what-next-london-heathrow
Wizz Air launches 16 new Italy routes, adds third aircraft to Venice base
Irish Aviation News:
Aer Lingus College Football Classic takes place on August 23rd
Avolon Receives Shareholder Approval for Order of 90 Aircraft From Airbus
Read more: https://www.avolon.aero/newsrooms/avolon-receives-shareholder-approval-august-2025
CarTrawler Acquires French Travel Insurtech Firm Koala
Read more: https://ittn.ie/travel-news/cartrawler-acquires-french-travel-insurtech-firm-koala/
ITIC Budget 2026 Tourism’s submission
Read more: https://www.itic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tourism-Budget-2026-submission_ITIC_Aug2025_final.pdf
Jettime owner eyes controlling stake Ireland’s CityJet [Paywall]
Read more: https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/157117-jettime-owner-eyes-controlling-stake-irelands-cityjet
Josh Crosbie reports on the different uses of drones in Ireland
Read more: https://a-techsyn.com/josh-crosbie-reports/
Ryanair to Open New Tirana, Albania, Base for Summer 2026
Read more: https://ittn.ie/irish-news/ryanair-to-open-new-tirana-albania-base-for-summer-2026/
Shannon Airport Becomes a Gallery of Ireland’s Most Iconic News Moments
Read more: https://ittn.ie/travel-news/shannon-airport-becomes-a-gallery-of-irelands-most-iconic-news-moments/
Tourism Ireland Showcases to 25 Scottish Tour Operators at ‘A Taste of Ireland’ Networking Event in Glasgow
Visitors from Ireland to Australia in May up 5.1pc on 2024 and 41.1pc on pre pandemic
X Picks:
@CAPA_Aviation At Paris Air Show (Jun-2025), Airbus revealed development plans for its fleet: a larger A220 variant, increased take-off weight for A330-900, and progress on the upcoming A350-1000ULR.
@CAPA_Aviation “Competition makes us better. We don’t want any free lunch.” – Cam Wallace, CEO Qantas International & Freight.
@CAPA_Aviation Travel giants Airbnb, Booking, Expedia & http://Trip.com spent $4.5M on marketing in Q1 2025, investing in social media, TV & AI to reduce Google dependence. Marketing spend rose from $14B (2022) to $17.8B (2024).
@CAPA_Aviation “We still see customers prioritising travel over other categories”. Cam Wallace, Qantas International & Freight CEO, reveals how travel demand has evolved post-COVID.
Video Picks:
Dave LaPorte on How Denver Airport Is Scaling to 100M+ Passengers
Gerri Sinclair on How YVR Became North America’s Top Airport
“Other airports will take YEARS to catch-up” | Dubai Airports CEO
