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Author: Archie Villaflores

Sinead McCloskey, air traffic operations and safety and compliance professional, joins the judging panel for the Aviation Industry Awards 2026, bringing an international career spanning UK airport operations, Dubai International Airport, UAE air navigation services, and a role as Safety Post-holder for the first ever EASA-certified space-based surveillance service. A Masters graduate in Aviation Safety and a longstanding contributor to the CANSO Safety Steering Committee, McCloskey contributes frontline operational expertise, regulatory inspection experience, and international aviation safety leadership to the evaluation of entries.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Aviation Industry Awards UK 2026 highlights video is now available, capturing the 22nd September gala at the Park Plaza London Riverbank. The ceremony footage features award presentations, celebrations, industry interviews, and networking moments from across the sector.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The IAA published Ireland's first-ever operational environmental performance overview for aviation in 2026, covering H1 2026 data across 157,515 flights, 1.7 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions, airspace efficiency, continuous descent operations, and airport taxi performance. It is the most granular emissions baseline Ireland's aviation industry has ever had.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has opened a consultation on System Wide Information Management until 6 January 2027. It gives airlines their first formal chance to shape how operational data is exchanged across UK airspace.

Author: Archie Villaflores

In Belfast, France-based Airbus said 30 to 40% of European airline campaigns may be interested in a 160-seat A220-300. The layout is set for 2028 certification as Airbus expands Belfast A220 wing capacity.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Aera Aviation Capital has arranged the acquisition of two portfolios of eight narrowbody aircraft, its first aviation transaction. The deals, valued above 300 million dollars, were funded by a Macquarie-managed fund and MUFG Bank debt.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish lessor Avolon has placed firm orders for 250 Boeing and Airbus aircraft, subject to approval by shareholders of owner Bohai Leasing. The deal would lift its firm commitments to 749 jets.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Aviation Industry Awards 2026 has revealed its shortlist ahead of the awards ceremony on 3 December 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport, naming finalists across 15 categories drawn from aircraft engineering, leasing, passenger experience, technology, safety, sustainability, and people development from across Ireland's aviation community. As anticipation builds toward the December ceremony, the shortlist reflects the breadth and calibre of innovation and excellence driving Ireland's aviation sector forward into 2027.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Saxon Air claimed double honours at the Aviation Industry Awards UK 2026, with its Solar Plane Port and SKYCHARGE projects winning both the Aviation Sustainability & Environment Award and Aviation Company of the Year title. As attention turns to the next awards cycle, its success sets a high bar for UK aviation organisations preparing to showcase their own achievements.

Author: Archie Villaflores

EASA published the 2026 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report on 17 September 2026, confirming that 1.1 million tonnes of SAF were supplied at EU airports in 2025 — 2.8% of total aviation fuel, exceeding the first mandatory 2% target. For Ireland's airlines, airports, and leasing sector, the mandate is now a market reality, not a future obligation.