Daily Aviation Brief – 19/10/2026

IrishAero News:

Atlantic Aviation Group Secures Long-Term easyjet A320 family base maintenance contract

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

Former ASL Airlines Ireland Boeing 737-300 operates to Dublin

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ASL733STA

Jet Assist Partners with Spitfires.com to Bring Spitfire Flights to Northern Ireland

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

Aircraft Update:

A6-FNE Boeing 737-9 c/n 65575 FlyDubai Delivered Boeing Field-Shannon-Dubai International 16-17/10/26. 

N102SE Embraer 190 c/n 19000102 ACIA Leasing Ferried to Maasticht 09/10/26.

Global Aviation News:

AEGEAN Appoints Michalis Kouveliotis CEO, Succeeding Dimitris Gerogiannis

Read more: https://aviator.aero/press/aegean-appoints-michalis-kouveliotis-ceo-succeeding-dimitris-gerogiannis

Animawings’ restructuring frees up more A220s

Read more: https://domsipinski.substack.com/p/animawings-restructuring-frees-up

Aviation Capital Group orders 75 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft

Read more: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-10-aviation-capital-group-orders-75-airbus-a320neo-family-aircraft

Beyond air traffic management: Reaching for Europe’s skies, Europe’s future

Read more: https://www.sesarju.eu/news/beyond-air-traffic-management-reaching-europes-skies-europes-future

Birmingham Airport Unveils $2.7B Expansion Plan

Read more: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/birmingham-airport-unveils-27b-expansion-plan

Corporate Demand Could Support Up to 1.9 Million Tonnes of SAF by 2030

Read more: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/10-14-corporate-demand-could-support-up-to-1-9-million-tonnes-of-saf-by-2030/

Emerson selected to automate new SAF facility in the Netherlands

Read more: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/emerson-selected-to-automate-new-saf-facility-in-the-netherlands

Emirates Holidays unveils Thailand Pass, unlocking exclusive perks and savings for 

holidaymakers

Read more: https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-holidays-unveils-thailand-pass-unlocking-exclusive-perks-and-savings-for-holidaymakers/#

How United Airlines’ Quiet Return To Cincinnati Reveals Its New Playbook For Reclaiming ULCC Routes

Read more: https://simpleflying.com/how-united-airlines-quiet-return-cincinnati-reveals-playbook-reclaiming-ulcc-routes/

Hydrogen Utopia Seeks UK Grant for Waste-to-SAF Plant

Read more: https://fuelcellsworks.com/2026/09/22/h2/hydrogen-utopia-seeks-uk-grant-for-waste-to-saf-plant

Lufthansa Group welcomes selection of its offer in TAP Air Portugal privatization process

Read more: https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/lufthansa-group-welcomes-selection-of-its-offer-in-tap-air-portugal-privatization-process/

Irish Aviation News:

APD puts Derry-Dublin route at ‘competitive disadvantage from the outset’ says Archibald

Read more: https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/apd-puts-derry-dublin-route-at-competitive-disadvantage-from-the-outset-says-archibald-9282540

Aer Arann owner honours son Jack’s life with touching plane tribute

Read more: https://www.connachttribune.ie/news/aer-arann-owner-honours-son-jacks-life-with-touching-plane-tribute-9293724

“Airlines are simply burning money in Berlin” – Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson

Read more: https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/mobilitaet/ryanair-chef-eddie-wilson-in-berlin-verbrennen-airlines-einfach-nur-geld-a-550b372f-c935-4d15-853c-7456bd204b48

Airports Facing Capacity Challenges Are Rethinking the Baggage Journey By Ultan O’Brian, Chief Revenue Officer at Airportr

Read more: https://airportindustry-news.com/airports-facing-capacity-challenges-are-rethinking-the-baggage-journey/

ANALYSIS: Base closure for Cityjet, the Irish airlines for whom crisis was a handmaiden

Read more: https://www.travelextra.ie/analysis-cityjet-the-irish-airlines-for-whom-crisis-was-a-handmaiden/

Avolon Orders 250 Airbus and Boeing Aircraft

Read more: https://avolon.aero/news/q3-2026-update

Dublin Airport must cut ‘slots’ to ensure compliance with passenger cap, Europe’s top court rules

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/business/dublin-airport-must-cut-slots-to-ensure-compliance-with-passenger-cap-europes-top-court-rules/a/162952337.html

Europe’s regional airlines celebrated at the ERAA 2026 Airline Awards in Belfast

Read more: https://www.eraa.org/europes-regional-airlines-celebrated-at-the-eraa-2026-airline-awards-in-belfast/

EVIO and TrueNoord collaborate through New Technology Hub to shape the next generation of regional aircraft

Read more: https://www.truenoord.com/evio-and-truenoord-collaborate-through-new-technology-hub-to-shape-the-next-generation-of-regional-aircraft/

Loveholidays Reveals Top Rated Resorts by Irish families with Affordable Deals Still Available for Mid-Term Break

Read more: https://www.ittn.com/post/loveholidays-reveals-top-rated-resorts-by-irish-families-with-affordable-deals-still-available-for-m

Ryanair plans new Sarajevo routes as fresh airline subsidy tender opens

Read more: https://www.exyuaviation.com/2026/10/ryanair-plans-new-sarajevo-routes-as.html

Shannon Airliner Update

Read more: https://flyinginireland.com/2026/09/shannon-airliner-update-62/

Travel Massive Posters and Pints: A casual cultural/social evening in Dublin Thursday 29 October

Read more: https://www.travelmassive.com/events/posters-and-pints-a-casual-cultural-social-evening-in-dublin-1896484095

Today’s X Picks:

@A350Blog Airbus Commercia l CEO, L.Wagner; “The market is demanding a longer and stretched #A350. We obviously don’t want the launch to be at the end of a 5-year time frame. We decide when we have a business-case and when we go for approval to the board, … but it won’t be 2030.”

@IATA Panel on upcoming EU issues at #IATAWOCE Nina Oewerdieck, CFO 

@FlyingBrussels : SAF burden was roughly €5/passenger in 2025 for Brussels Airlines and SAF burden for  @lufthansa group is projected at €2bn by 2030, more than total LH Group profit last year (€1.9bn).

@skift Delta and American Express Global Business Travel are testing one-click SkyMiles and elite-status enrollment inside corporate booking tools. Delta’s loyalty revenue rose 18% in the third quarter.

@skift Domestic airfares are up about 32% from last year. Jet fuel averaged a record $4.37 a gallon in September. Only a few U.S. airlines, among them @Delta and  @united, are expected to turn a profit in 2026. 

Today’s Video Picks:

Ryanair’s Wilson: “No change in strategy for Catania Airport”

Simon Harris Budget Speech refers to Ireland’s potential in producing SAF

The Allplane Podcast #143: leading innovation at IAG, with Nacho Tovar

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