Ethiopian signs MoU with Boeing for eight B777-9s with purchase rights for 12 additional B777X
Mesfin Tasew Bekele CEO of Ethiopian Airilines Ethiopian Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
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Lufthansa anticipates delivery of 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners & 8 Airbus A350-900s in 2024
Carsten Spohr CEO of Lufthansa Lufthansa Group of five airlines will take delivery of 30…
Taoiseach hopes 6.30am nightclub licenses will be in place for summer 2024
Leo Varadkar Taoiseach Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is confident legislation allowing bars and nightspots to operate…
WATCH: Cars damaged by missing wheel of Boeing 777-222ER aircraft at San Francisco
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US ambassador attends Aer Lingus Denver route promotional event
Claire Cronin ambassador of USA to Ireland The United States ambassador Claire Cronin was among…
AerCap signs 7-year sale & leaseback agreement with OEMServices
Aimee Craig CEO of AerCap Materials AerCap Holdings N.V. signed a seven-year component sale and…
Sarah Slattery wins enterprise award from EU Business News
Sarah Slattery of the Travel Expert Sarah Slattery of the Travel Expert has won Best…
Luxury campervan rental service to open parking base at Knights Park in Greystones
Finnian O’Connor from Craic N Campers Luxury campervan rental service Craic N Campers has received…
Danish domestic flights exempted from VAT rules
Mette Freaderiksen Prime Minister of Denmark Danish airlines operating solely within Denmark will be exempt…
Spicejet resolves $49.8m dispute with Dublin-based Echelon Ireland Madison One
Ajay Singh CEO of Spicejet India’s Spicejet has resolved a $49.8m dispute with Dublin-based lessor…
German airport strike cancels 3 Lufthansa rotations Frankfurt to Dublin along with inbound Aer Lingus & Ryanair
Marvin Reschinsky of trade Union Ver.di Lufthansa flights Dublin to Frankfurt LH983@05.15, LH977@08.30, LH979@11.50, inbound…
‘A missed opportunity’ – aviation industry unimpressed by Belgian presidency’s Single European Sky agreement
Rania Georgoutsakou of A4E The provisional agreement reached by MEPs and the Belgian Presidency on…
Ryan & Ryanair: Green party leader Eamon Ryan to (finally) meet Michael O’Leary today
Eamon Ryan Minister of Transport Minister and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan and Ryanair CEO…
30pc of complaints relate to travel on RTÉ new consumer series to start tonight
Eoghan Corry and Siobhan Molloy filming for the Complaints Bureau Sherie Tynan and Darral Poole,…
‘If you know, you know’ – Ryanair’s head of international markets Paddy Comyn latest to depart airline
Paddy Comyn Paddy Comyn, Ryanair’s head of international markets, has left the airline after a…
England’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt raises APD by €2 on short haul flights
Jeremy Hunt English finance minister (Chancellor) Westminster finance minister (chancellor) Jeremy Hunt has announced an…
Air France-KLM to increase ownership of SAS Scandinavian
Benjamin Smith of Air France and Anko Van der Werff of SAS Air France-KLM is…
Ryanair signs first non-GDS distribution partner in deal with corporate OTA Kate
Alice Ferrari CEo of Kyte Ryanair has partnered with corporate travel distributor Kyte to give…
Keel-laying ceremony takes place for Ritz-Carlton Luminara
Luminara visualisation The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has marked the keel-laying ceremony for its third yacht,…
Aer Lingus flies Oscar hopefuls Cillian and Robbie to Los Angeles
Susanne Carberry Chief Customer Officer with Aer Lingus Aer Lingus has hosted Irish actor Cillian…
INTO Kildare hosts tourism networking event at refurbished Springfield Hotel in Leixlip
Aine Mangan CEO Into Kildare and Paul Lenehan President of Restaurant Association of Ireland INTO…
WATCH Michael O’Leary: ‘Calling minister Eamon Ryan a dunce is a statement of fact not personally abusive’
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JetBlue introduces new amenities for Mint business class cabins in advance of Dublin launch
Jetblue amenities JetBlue is introducing new amenities for passengers flying in its Mint business class…
Airline passenger demand rose 16.6pc in January – IATA
Willie Walsh CEO of IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for January 2024…
Airport MetroLink payments to homeowners to be increased from €45,000 to €75,000
Aidan Foley of Transport Infastructure Ireland TII is increasing the value of the Property Owners…
On line bank Revolut to offer access to data plans in 100 countries without roaming charges
Elyas Sadou, Product Owner of eSIM at Revolut Online bank Revolut has introduced eSIM technology…
MSC Cruises bans smoking from the casinos on Euribia, Virtuosa & other ships
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises3 MSC Cruises has banned smoking from the casinos on…
KLM to publish report on flight cuts at Amsterdam Schiphol
Marjan Rintel CEO of KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to the publication of…
Thompson Aero Seating hosts aerospace industry event in Banbridge
Leslie Orr, Director ADS NI, Kieran Donoghue, Chief Executive for Invest NI and Keith Anderson,…
45k trade visitors attend first day of ITB Berlin
Tourism companies from Ireland with Alice Mansergh (left) and Nadine Lehmann (second left), both Tourism…
Aer Lingus includes summer flights (& bags) in 20pc discount sale – book by March 11th
Lynne Embleton CEO of Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is currently offering 20pc off selected flights…
‘Growth remains constrained due to the terminals cap of 32m passengers’ – Dublin airport warning as numbers up 5pc in February
Kenny Jacobs CEO of Dublin Airport Dublin airport reported 2.1m passengers through Dublin Airport’s two terminals…
Hospitality firms to face 19pc cost hikes by 2026 – government report
Michael Magner, President IHF IHF President Michael Magner has called for action on government-controlled costs,…
New website, lounge facelift & €880m investment in IT – BA lays out €8.2bn transformation plan
Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways British Airways, headed up by Sean Doyle, aims to…
Department of Sport to revise ‘too low’ €58m cost of holding Ryder Cup in Adare in 2027
Brendan O’Connor GM of Adare Manor The Department of Sport will not be publishing a…
SIPTU says 70pc of Dublin airport staff ready to sign three year wage deal
Kenny Jacobs CEO of Dublin Airport SIPTU says that 70pc of staff at the DAA…
WATCH: ‘Ryanair will work with Boeing to get them over this quality control hump’ – Michael O’Leary
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Film about swashbuckling Armada captain’s Sligo escape to premiere in Madrid
A still from Armada 1588 A film titled Armada 1588: Shipwreck & Survival will be…
Japan introduces $13 charge for Mount Fuji climbers using Yoshida Trail
Mount Fuji Tetsuo Saito Japan Minister for Tourism Authorities in Japan have implemented a $13…
European airport traffic back to 97pc of pre pandemic
Olivier Jankovec ACI Europe Director General European airport passenger traffic increased by 7pc in January…