Daily Aviation Brief – 10/11/2025

Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:

Read here: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs 

IrishAero News:

CityJet Phases Out EI-FPU CRJ900

Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3tadsbd4

Flydubai Receives Latest 737 MAX via Shannon

Read here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfeyed7

Stellaer Registers Ireland’s First Pilatus PC-24

Read here: https://tinyurl.com/7mzy94h3

Aircraft Update:

EI-HRN Boeing 737-76N c/n 32674 Air Peace Delivered Shannon-Lagos 01/11/25.

EI-KHE Embraer 190-E2 c/n 19020019 Air Astana Ferried to Bratislava 31/10/25.

Global Aviation News:

AAR acquires HAECO Americas and signs multi-year contracts 

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aar-acquires-haeco-americas-and-signs-multi-year-contracts-with-key-customers-extending-north-american-mro-leadership

Aeroméxico Announces Pricing of Global Offering

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aerom-xico-announces-pricing-of-global-offering

Air Canada to launch flights from Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport in spring 

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/air-canada-to-launch-flights-from-torontos-billy-bishop-airport-in-spring/

Air Europa finalizes agreement with Turkish Airlines

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-europa-finalizes-agreement-with-turkish-airlines-and-anticipates-the-cancellation-of-the-475-million-loan-granted-by-sepi

Airbus raises conversion projection in latest freighter forecast

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/airbus-raises-conversion-projection-in-latest-freighter-forecast/

Air Lease Announces  Airbus A321-200neo lease with Sun PhuQuoc Airways

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/air-lease-announces-lease-placement-of-one-new-airbus-a321-200neo-aircraft-with-sun-phuquoc-airways

Airlines operating in Spain face €234.2m in sustainability surcharges in 2025

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/airlines-operating-in-spain-face-e234-2m-in-sustainability-surcharges-in-2025/

Capital A explores Bahrain as Middle East aviation, engineering and logistics hub to advance global expansion plans

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/capital-a-explores-bahrain-as-middle-east-aviation-engineering-and-logistics-hub-to-advance-global-expansion-plans

Irish Aviation News:

AerFin completes transition of two A320 airframes to leading aviation investor

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aerfin-completes-transition-of-two-a320-airframes-to-leading-aviation-investor

AFG Aviation Ireland acquires Airbus A321-231PCF

Read more: https://www.afg.aero/press-release/afg-aviation-ireland-successfully-closed-the-acquisition-of-one-airbus-a321-231pcf-freighter-aircraft-bearing-msn-2919/

AviLease announces pricing of $850mn of inaugural 144A/Reg S senior unsecured notes due 2030

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/avilease-announces-pricing-of-850mn-of-inaugural-144a-reg-s-senior-unsecured-notes-due-2030

AWAR and High Ridge Aviation Proudly Introduce the Inaugural Jane O’Callaghan Award

Read more: https://highridgeaviation.com/jane-ocallaghan-award/

Brendan McQuaid’s Alliance Aviation opens hangar and fixed-base operation in Saudi Arabia

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/brendan-mcquaids-alliance-aviation-opens-hangar-and-fixed-base-operation-in-saudi-arabia/

Cork and Dublin airports enjoy record-busting October

Read more: https://www.daa.ie/cork-and-dublin-airports-enjoy-record-busting-october/

‘Humming along nicely’ – Ryanair’s summer profits rise by 20pc  

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/humming-along-nicely-ryanairs-summer-profits-rise-by-20pc

Pilot careers live 2025 draws 1,000 attendees in Dublin

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/pilot-careers-live-2025-draws-1000-attendees-in-dublin/

Spain hosted record 334,718 Irish tourists in September  

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/ireland-visits-to-spain-monthly

X Picks:

@business British Airways owner IAG inked a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi across all five carriers in the airline group.

@business Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says the UK should abolish air passenger duty at airports outside London to help grow the economy, telling @tommackenzietv he’s prepared to move 10% of his airline’s capacity out of the UK if Chancellor Rachel Reeves hikes it further.

@business Ryanair expects to exceed its passenger growth target for the full year as the airline receives aircraft early from Boeing and demand for travel remains strong.

@eicknews Air France has confirmed it will bring forward its daily flights to Paris next year starting on March 1st, previously scheduled to start March 29th.

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