Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read more: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
Aer Lingus A321XLR Fleet Strategic Tool
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr2xzzj3
daa Welcomes Talks on Ireland–Brazil Air Connectivity
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2zaju9md
EirTrade Aviation Plans To Quintuple Knock Facility
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2s3pa57m
Aircraft Update:
OE-IKI Airbus A320-251N c/n 7939 AerCap Registered at Toulouse-Francazal 01/03/26 ex 9H-PEB.
OE-IWV Airbus A320-271N c/n 9991 Ajet Ferried Sofia-Istanbul 26/02/26.
Global Aviation News:
Air Canada’s Fleet Transformation Takes Flight
Read more: https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-canadas-fleet-transformation-takes-flight/
Akasa Air and Noida International Airport form partnership to develop MRO facility
American Airlines partners with America250 to celebrate nation’s 250th anniversary
Amelia and Thales announce the successful large-scale deployment of their contrail-avoidance project
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to renew key taxiways in spring 2026
Avation orders five additional ATR 72-600s
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/avation-orders-five-additional-atr-72-600s
British Airways announces major winter 2026 expansion
Read more: https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/24978
China-Europe Routes Grow As Chinese Carriers Gain Edge
Dutch Council of State annuls Schiphol flight cap
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/dutch-council-of-state-annuls-schiphol-flight-cap
ERA Conference: EU-261 ‘a disaster’ says association president
Irish Aviation News:
AerCap: Right Time for new Airbus Order – Frontier Order Restructured
Read more: https://airinsight.com/aercap-right-time-for-new-airbus-order-frontier-order-restructured/
AerFin sells A330 airframe to airline parts trading business
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aerfin-sells-a330-airframe-to-airline-parts-trading-business–
Airfix pay tribute to the Irish Air Corps
Read more: https://uk.airfix.com/community/blog-and-news/workbench/airfix-pay-tribute-irish-air-corps
Air Travel Demand Will More Than Double by 2050 – IATA DG Willie Walsh
Read more: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-03-17-01/
ESSP SAS and Weston Airport sign EGNOS Working Agreement to strengthen navigation capabilities at Ireland’s premier general-aviation hub
Milestone and Sikorsky Showcase Landmark S 92 Helicopter at Verticon
Michael O’Leary tells Warsaw press conference aviation will take a year to recover
Ryanair and Irish aircraft leasing companies are Boeing’s biggest customers
Showcasing Boston at the Aer Lingus Roadshow 2026
X Picks:
@ATWOnline @RiyadhAir has secured slots for 15 destinations from Riyadh during the northern summer 2026 season, offering the clearest indication yet of the Saudi startup’s potential launch network as it works toward full commercial operations.
@business Europe’s major airlines warned they’ll have to pass on higher fuel costs to their passengers as the war in Iran escalates and oil tankers remain stranded in the Gulf.
@DFO_IFO CBP Preclearance now at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport!. For 70+ years, Preclearance has positioned personnel at foreign airports to inspect travelers before boarding U.S.-bound flights, mitigating threats beyond our borders & ensuring efficient, secure travel.
@theaircurrent FAA clears Boeing 777-9 to begin first part of TIA Phase 4 certification trials via (@jonostrower) #staycurrent.
Video Picks:
Ryanair Holdings plc RYAAY Q3 2026 Earnings Call
S10E9 Grounded & Rerouted: Middle East Impact on European Aviation
50th Anniversary of the first commercial flights – Irish Skies Pod Episode 16

