Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Aviation Source • Len Varley

Ireland to expand PNR checks on intra‑EU flights as US watches Dublin airport cap plans

Ireland will extend use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to intra‑EU services to strengthen aviation security, even as proposals to lift the long‑running passenger cap at Dublin Airport prompt close scrutiny from the US administration and U.S. carriers over transatlantic capacity and competition.

Also: Independent.ie
2026-03-25T14:18:59.687125-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   777X   Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing begins final assembly of first 777-8 Freighter at Everett

By Air Data News: Boeing has reached a key production milestone on the first 777-8 Freighter, with the aircraft entering final assembly at its Everett facility in Washington.

2026-03-24T14:58:44.655504-07:00
Middle East   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Ariana 737-400 evacuated after runway excursion at Kabul

By FlightGlobal: Afghanistan-based carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines has confirmed that one of its aircraft suffered a runway excursion at Kabul. Images from the scene purportedly showing the aftermath identify the jet involved as a Boeing 737-400 registered YA-PIC, an airframe formerly operated by carriers including Turkish Airlines.

2026-03-25T13:50:04.543979-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends  
semafor.com • Liz Hoffman

JetBlue weighs mergers with United, Alaska or Southwest

By semafor.com: The unprofitable airline has tapped advisers to scenario-plan how a merger with United, Alaska, or Southwest might fare in Trump’s Washington, people familiar with the matter said.

Also: thebulkheadseat.com and altitudeyes.com
2026-03-25T11:07:20.508922-07:00
Event   eVTOL   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation   Embraer  
eveairmobility.com

Eve Air Mobility Conducts Full-Scale eVTOL Flight Test at Embraer Facility in Brazil Before President Lula

By eveairmobility.com: GAVIÃO PEIXOTO, BRAZIL – March 25, 2026 – Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31), a leader in advanced air mobility solutions, successfully conducted a flight of its full-scale engineering prototype at Embraer’s test facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, for Brazilian government authorities, including Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Also: Vertical Mag, Air Data News, GlobalAir.com, Urban Air Mobility News and aerospace-innovations.com
2026-03-25T10:30:55.231069-07:00
GA   BizAv   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
cirrusaircraft.com

Cirrus 2025: 691 SR Series Deliveries and Record 106 Vision Jets Delivered

By cirrusaircraft.com: Duluth, MN and Knoxville, TN — Cirrus delivered 691 SR Series aircraft – SR20, SR22, SR22T – and a record-breaking 106 Vision Jets in 2025. Following the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) annual report, the SR Series is the best-selling high performance […].

Also: Business Wire
2026-03-25T06:20:49.063610-07:00