Daily Aviation Brief – 11/03/2026

Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:

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

IrishAero News:

Azul Embraer 195 arrives at Ireland West Airport

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/un23hx22

CityJet Phases Out EI-FPX CRJ900

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/23m54fbf

Lufthansa A380 painted at Shannon Airport

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3vssbjxa

Aircraft Update:

D-AADE Airbus A350-941 c/n 52 AerCap Delivered to Taipei 04/02/26.

VP-CUV Airbus A320-251N c/n 8273 CDB Aviation Ferried to Shannon 27/02/25 in GoFirst colours.

Global Aviation News:

American Airlines selects CFM engines and services for Airbus A321neo fleet expansion

Read more:  https://aviator.aero/press/american-airlines-selects-cfm-engines-and-services-for-airbus-a321neo-fleet-expansion

Iberia caps Madrid–Barcelona flights at €99 as rail delays hit travellers

Read more: https://ftnnews.com/travel-news/news-from-spain/iberia-caps-madrid-barcelona-flights-at-e99-as-rail-delays-hit-travellers/

IPR Conversion Achieves Historic Milestone 

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/ipr-conversion-achieves-historic-milestone-with-easa-approval-of-the-first-atr-72-600-large-cargo-door-stc

Kenya Airways partners with TUI to relaunch KQ Holidays and boost year-round tourism

Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/kenya-airways/kenya-airways-partners-with-tui-to-relaunch-kq-holidays-and-boost-year-round-tourism/

Key takeaways from day two of Routes Americas conference in Rio de Janeiro as LATAM wins airline award

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/key-takeaways-from-day-one-of-routes-americas-conference-in-rio-de-janeiro/

Longer-Range Narrowbodies Fuel PVD’s International Ambitions

Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/longer-range-narrowbodies-fuel-pvds-international-ambitions

Marathon Asset Management Announces $615 Million Aircraft Securitization

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/marathon-asset-management-announces-615-million-aircraft-securitization

Motu Link receives ATR 72-500F

Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/carriers/motu-link-receives-atr-72-500f/

Pan Européenne becomes launch customer for AURA AERO’s hybrid-electric ERA

Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/aura-aero/pan-europeenne-becomes-launch-customer-for-aura-aeros-hybrid-electric-era/

Irish Aviation News:

Aer Lingus boss Lynne Embleton warns of impact if Dublin Airport cap not lifted by October

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/aer-lingus-boss-lynne-embleton-warns-of-impact-if-dublin-airport-cap-not-lifted-by-october/a1229319613.html

Looking Back: In 2025 it was 40 Years of Ryanair and Waterford Airport

Read more: https://www.waterford-news.ie/looking-back-in-2025-it-was-40-years-of-ryanair-and-waterford-airport_arid-87469.html

Minister O’Brien announces funding under new Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030

Read more: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/press-releases/minister-obrien-announces-funding-under-new-regional-airports-programme-2026-2030/

Ryanair reports 6% traffic growth in February to 13.3 million passengers

Read more: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-reports-6-traffic-growth-in-february-to-13-3-million-passengers/

Significant Air Corps Developments in New Defence Forces Implementation Plan

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/02/significant-air-corps-developments-in-new-defence-forces-implementation-plan/

SMBC Aviation Capital delivers Airbus A321-271NX aircraft to Turkish Airlines

Read more: https://www.smbc.aero/news/2026/smbc-aviation-capital-delivers-airbus-a321-271nx-aircraft-turkish-airlines

The Shannon Airport Group Wins Double at the Green Awards 2026

Read more: https://snnairportgroup.ie/2026/the-shannon-airport-group-wins-double-at-the-green-awards-2026/

TrueNoord delivers three factory-new Airbus A220s to Breeze Airways

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/truenoord-delivers-three-factory-new-airbus-a220s-to-breeze-airways

US records 29,285 visits from Ireland in January, down 5.8pc

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/reland-visits-to-usa-monthly/

Waterford Airport set to qualify for regional airports funding once flights resume

Read more: https://www.wlrfm.com/news/waterford-airport-set-to-qualify-for-regional-airports-funding-once-flights-resume-2841126

X Picks:

@ATWOnline Canada’s @porterairlines will add Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to its network with flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), betting on U.S. expansion even amid weak transborder demand.

@ATWOnline On the subject of which destinations on his carrier’s route map are the most profitable, @RoyalJordanian CEO Samer Majali does not equivocate: “Those difficult ones. The ones nobody else flies to.” 

@ATWOnline Perhaps no air transport market in the world has more potential for growth in both passenger numbers and revenue generation than Brazil. The market is enormous—the domestic Brazilian airline market is the fifth largest in the world.

@OneMileataTime For First Time Ever, Delta Premium Cabin Revenue Exceeds Economy Revenue.

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