Move by Washington FAA to recognise non-US aircraft maintenance contracts
The FAA launched a rulemaking process to recognise non-US maintenance organisation certificates. The process follows…
Yearly Archives: 2026
Why hard landings are safer – The pilot’s perspective
Pilots have prioritised precise touchdown zone accuracy over softness. Short runways have required firmer landings…
Riviera Travel offers €99 per-person flat deposit
Riviera Travel has launched a reduced €99 per-person flat deposit across every holiday for the…
US Department of Transportation extends deadline on Dublin Airport passenger cap until May 6
The US Department of Transportation extended the deadline to 6 May 2026. The extension covers…
Emerald Kaia launched by Emerald cruises in Limassol after Red Sea and Suez canal transit
Emerald Cruises launched the Emerald Kaia on 7 April 2026. The 128-guest vessel departed Limassol…
Lufthansa marks 100th anniversary of its first flights from Berlin to Cologne and Zurich
Lufthansa operated two special flights on 6 April 2026 from Berlin to mark 100 years…
Avolon acquired 14 aircraft and sold 19 in Q1 2026
Avolon acquired 14 aircraft and sold 19 in Q1 2026. The company ended Q1 with…
Wexford’s Fort Conan Hotel on market for €950,000
Fort Conan Hotel listed for sale with guide price of €950000. The property includes a…
Shannon airport introduces electric first-mover vehicle handling unit
Shannon Airport introduced the First-Mover R-3500 electric vehicle handling unit on 7 April 2026. The…
Guernsey and Jersey introduce ETA requirement for non CTA citizens
Guernsey and Jersey have made the Electronic Travel Authorisation compulsory for non-visa nationals from 23…
Dublin airport’s stray parrot ‘Lola’ reunited with owner
A parrot was found perched on a bin outside Terminal 1 on Easter Sunday. Airport…
CIÉ Tours awarded gold sustainable tourism network certification
CIÉ Tours received the Gold Sustainable Tourism Network Certification. The company achieved major reductions in…
Ireland’s travel and hospitality industries experienced slowdown in March – AIB
Ireland’s travel and hospitality industries experienced a slowdown in March according to the AIB Services…
National Gallery of Ireland 73rd most visited museum in the world – Art newspaper
The National Gallery of Ireland ranked 73rd in the world with 1049638 visitors in 2025.…
Wexford Maritime Festival returns to Quayfront in May
Organisers have prepared the Wexford Maritime Festival for the weekend of 29 to 31 May.…
Ticketing opens for expanded Waterford festival of food with over 100 events
Ticketing has opened for The Waterford Festival of Food (formerly known as the West Waterford…
Clonmel’s ‘When next we meet’ festival returns on May 29-31
Clonmal’s eclectic When Next We Meet Music Festival returns for its fifth edition in 2026,…
‘Digital exclusion’ impacting on air travel and hotel bookings for older people – academic Rónán Collins
Academic Rónán Collins has called for online services to become more age-friendly as many elderly…
TAP Air Portugal introduces Economy Prime
TAP Air Portugal introduced Economy Prime as a new long-haul cabin product. The cabin blocks…
Two hundred new hotels set to open across Spain in 2026
Developers have planned more than two hundred hotel openings throughout Spain in 2026 with several…
Asian airlines begin trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel
Asian airlines cut flights and carry extra fuel due to jet fuel shortages. The Middle…
G Hotel & Spa introduces West of Ireland Discovery Package
The g Hotel & Spa launched the West of Ireland Discovery Package on 7 April.…
Uber agrees to acquire private chauffeur company Blacklane
Uber agrees to acquire Blacklane. The deal is expected to close by the end of…
United and unions agree to regional carrier conducting United Express flying
United Airlines reached a tentative agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The agreement allows…
Air Astana expands summer 2026 routes to China and Cyprus
Air Astana has launched its summer schedule through to 24 October 2026 with new routes…
Aer Lingus trims summer schedule and issues guidance to passengers
Aer Lingus has cancelled flights on multiple routes from 21 April 2026. Transatlantic services to…
Just TWO countries have deployed the pre-registration app for Schengen Entry/Exit System ahead of E-day next Friday
Only two Member States, Sweden and Portugal, have deployed the pre-registration app the EU’s Schengen…
Derry ‘fourth of fifth’ in race to become eighth Ryanair MRO facility as Poland takes the lead
CFM facility at Pennyburn Industrial Estate in Derry under consideration Poland the front runner among contenders…
Portlaoise to honour local aviator Colonel James Fitzmaurice next Sunday
Annual commemoration takes place in Portlaoise for June This event Sunday 12 April at Fitzmaurice…
Delta Air Lines selects Amazon Leo ahead of Starlink for onboard wifi
Delta Air Lines has chosen Amazon Leo for satellite Wi-Fi. Installation begins on 500 planes…
MSC Cruises becomes fourth cruise line to cancel 2026-27 Middle East season
MSC Cruises has become the fourth cruise line to cancel its Middle East season. The…
Spirit Airlines considers US government equity stake
Spirit Airlines contuse to consider offering the US government an equity stake. The proposal has…
Tom Cleary granted permission for 43-bedroom hotel in Dublin’s Temple Bar
Dublin City Council granted planning permission to Chambers Properties Ltd for a 43-bedroom hotel. The…
BCP to submit an application for 34-room hotel in Dublin city centre.
BCP Capital plans to submit planning permission for a 34-room hotel. The project converts upper…
Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets Istanbul as new hub for Europe after Bahrain closure
AirAsia X is shifting long-haul strategy to Istanbul as new hub. Partnership planned with a…
Planning permission granted for a new church style wedding ceremony venue at Kerry’s Sneem Hotel
Planning permission covers a new wedding ceremony venue at Sneem Hotel. Louis Moriarty owns the…
South Korea’s t’way Air rebrands as Trinity Airways
Shareholders approved the name change to Trinity Airways on 31 March 2026. Approval received 99.2pc…
Qantas, American Airlines JV renewal gets interim approval
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim authorisation to Qantas and American Airlines. The…
MedCruise studies cruise tourism’s impact across the Mediterranean
MedCruise launched the Cruise Economic Impact Assessment Study. The study is conducted in cooperation with…
Carnival Glory offers adults-only cruise in Europe
Carnival Glory offers an adults-only cruise that departed Barcelona on 25 March 2026. The 15-night…