Acumen Blogs & Newsletters:
Read more: https://www.acumen.aero/blogs
IrishAero News:
Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330 Returns to Dublin enters service
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ucbyt3df
Edelweiss first Airbus A320neo visits Dublin
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2889jea9
ITA Airways Re-registers Irish A220s
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/432d8ws7
Aircraft Update:
G-HODL Boeing 737-82R c/n 38175 Ascend Airways Ferried to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport 26/04/26 returned to lessor.
G-MULR Boeing 737-8 c/n 62093 Ascend Airways Ferried to Teruel 26/04/26 returned to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
Australian Startup Zinc Seeks A$200 Million to Launch New Airline Venture
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/australian-startup-zinc-seeks-a200-million-to-launch-new-airline-venture
Berjaya Air Takes Delivery of World’s First Aircraft in ATR HighLine Configuration
BOC Aviation Signs Second Lease Transaction With Akasa Air For Additional Three Boeing 737-8200 Aircraft
Cessna SkyCourier To Support Expanded Inter-Island Service For Air Marshall Islands
Copa Holdings Delivers Record Q1 Profit Despite Fuel Price Surge
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/copa-holdings-delivers-record-q1-profit-despite-fuel-price-surge
Emirates breaks ground on $ 5.1 billion ultra-modern engineering facility at Dubai South
FedEx resumes MD-11F operations
Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/fedex-resumes-md-11f-operations/
Finnair reports higher passenger numbers and improved load factor in February
JetBlue Debuts ‘Blueprint II’ on an Airbus A220-300
Irish Aviation News:
Air Services Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday – 12 May 2026
Read more: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-05-12/332/
ASL Airlines Australia Confirms Conditional SPA
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/asl-airlines-australia-confirms-conditional-spa
CAPA Aviation Airline Leader Interview Ryanair CCO Jason McGuinness
Video: https://vimeo.com/1188740947
China Eastern Schedules Shanghai – Dublin late-July 2026 Launch
Read more: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/260512-mujul26dub
EirTrade Aviation promotes Eoin Doherty to lead pricing division
Read more: https://avitrader.com/2026/05/08/eirtrade-aviation-promotes-eoin-doherty-to-lead-pricing-division/
Etihad NW26 Dublin Service Increases
Read more: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/260511-eynw26dub
IAA Dublin Airport Winter 2026 Coordination Parameters
Read more: https://www.iaa.ie/docs/default-source/1c-economic-regulation/w26-parameters.pdf?sfvrsn=8495b825_1
Lough Sheelin Airfield Mayfly-In
Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/04/lough-sheelin-airfield-mayfly-in/
MAAS Aviation Richard Marston, COO, speaks to MRO Management about complex aircraft liveries
Ryanair Boss Criticises EU plan For Two Free Carry-ON Bags
X Picks:
@ByERussell .@SouthwestAir is moving to fill Spirit’s gap in Las Vegas and Orlando, two airports where Southwest already dominates.
@ByERussell The Lufthansa Group has approved plans to take (nearly) full control of ITA Airways. The group will invest a further €325 million for an additional 49% of the airline, bringing Lufthansa’s total shareholding to 90% if approved by regulators. The deal could close in Q1 2027.
@HofmannAviation #COOinterview with Edi Wolfensberger from Eurowings. Eurowings is evaluating whether to streamline the number of its bases as smaller stations have become uneconomical under pressure,” he told me earlier this week at Salzburg Airport
@hjelnaes CAPA conference in Berlin update. Lufthansa executive Tamur Pamur, live on stage. 20,000 flights cancelled, due high fuel price and consolidate routes within Lufthansa Group. And, centralization project is mandatory Group success/profit. #CAPASummit.
Video Picks:
Alaska Air CEO on jet fuel prices: $600M impact in Q2
Consumer Demand Ticking Up Despite Costs, Says Delta CEO
Eoghan Corry Summer travel trends with Matt Cooper of Today FM
