IrishAero News:
Aer Lingus operates A330 College Football charters
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/EIA333Charters
Air Transat deploys A321ceo’s on Toronto–Dublin service
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/TSCA321neoDub
CityJet completes transition to CRJ900 fleet
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/CityjetCRJ900
Aircraft Update:
HA-LYF Airbus A320-232 c/n 6195 Wizzair Ferried Belgrade-Shannon 28/08/26.
HZ-FAJ Airbus A320-214 c/n 8652 Flyadeal Ferried to Kaunas 24/08/26 returned to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
airBaltic Secures Commitments for Up to €257 Million of Interim Financing
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/airbaltic-secures-commitments-for-up-to-257-million-of-interim-financing
Alaska Airlines adds Athens and Paris to European network
Read more: https://airserviceone.com/alaska-airlines-adds-athens-and-paris-to-european-network/
Amazon buys another A330-300
Read more: https://cargofacts.com/allposts/fleets/amazon-buys-another-a330-300/
American Airlines data highlights growing demand for premium business travel
ANALYSIS: Why September is ‘collapse season’ in the aviation business
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/analysis-why-september-is-collapse-season-in-the-aviation-business/
Atlantic Aviation’s value has climbed to US$10B
Read more: https://www.globalfboconsult.me/blog/atlantic-aviations-value-has-climbed-to-us10b
Aviation leaders outline regulatory asks and competitiveness concerns at Brussels briefing
Coconut Oil Biofuels Tested as Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alternatives
Read more: https://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=36568
Delta Air Lines CEO Wants Delta In The Same League As Singapore Airlines And Emirates
Read more: https://liveandletsfly.com/delta-singapore-airlines-emirates-ed-bastian/
Emirates brings global travel rehearsal programme to Lisbon
Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-brings-global-travel-rehearsal-programme-to-lisbon/
ICAO statement on the safety and security of international civil aviation
Read more: https://www.icao.int/news/icao-statement-safety-and-security-international-civil-aviation
Irish Aviation News:
Abelo Completes Delivery of Three New ATR 72-600s to Air Astra
Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/abelo-completes-delivery-of-three-new-atr-72-600s-to-air-astra
Aer Lingus reports HALF of long haul fleet now fitted with Starlink high speed wifi
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/aer-lingus-reports-half-of-long-haul-fleet-fitted-with-starlink/
Alice Mansergh joins Tourism Ireland northern Europe team in Amsterdam for round table
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/alice-mansergh-joins-tourism-ireland-staff-in-amsterdam-for-round-table/
ASL Australia signs preferred supplier agreement with Acron Aviation for Boeing 737 pilot training
Read more: https://acronaviation.com/newsroom/asl-australia-boeing-737-preferred-supplier-agreement/
Biannual Testing of Dublin Airport’s Instrument Landing Systems
Bookabed TBO hosts Turkish Airlines at Dublin office
Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/bookabed-tbo-hosts-turkish-airlines-at-dublin-office/
Business Matters, Eps 311 – Better times ahead for City of Derry Airport
EIGHT weeks later, Dublin airport passenger cap process continues at snail pace (with no end in sight)
Ryanair’s August traffic grows 6% to 22.2M passengers; FY27 traffic cut from 216M to 214M to reduce exposure to unhedged winter oil
Today’s X Picks:
@ACIWorld Florent Bayle-Labouré, Chief of Staff and Strategy at @Cirque, opens the Summit with the keynote “Designing Emotional Impact at Scale: Lessons from Cirque du Soleil,” exploring how immersive storytelling can transform airports into places passengers want to experience, explore, and share.
@ATWOnline @FlyFrontier has entered into previously announced early termination and lease agreements for Airbus A320-family aircraft, allowing it to maintain a certain level of capacity.
@adampnathan Calling out the obvious: United wants to be a brand, not just an airline, and it’s treating new routes like consumer product launches. Most people who watched the teaser won’t ever fly them. United is selling the routes, but the routes are also selling United.
@AviationWeek #AerFin says a shortage of high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades is extending #CFM56 shop visits and increasing demand for spare engines.
Today’s Video Picks:
Aran Island Discs – Alan Joyce
IATA Air Passenger Demand Grows 0.2% in July
Shannon to Toronto with Air Canada promotional video
