New Irish based airline Fly4 to launch in Spring
Grzegorz Wojciech Polaniecki CEO of Enter Air Fly4, a start-up launched by Enter Air in…
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EirTrade Aviation gets ‘significant investment’ from US company
Ken Fitzgibbon CEO of Eirtrade Oklahoma based Acorn Growth Companies has made what it calls…
Met Éireann weather radar at Shannon Airport now operational
Eoin Moran Director of Met Éirean Met Éireann has announced that its new weather radar…
EasyJet to focus on ‘constrained airports’ where ‘returns are the best’
Johann Lundgren CEO of Easyjet EasyJet expects its Group headline profit before tax (PBT) for…
LOT Polish plans to expand fleet by 47pc and carry 64pc more passengers by 2028
Michal Fijol CEO of LOT LOT Polish Airlines says its strategy for 2024-28 will involve: expanding…
Proposed Meath deepwater port to focus on green energy
Paul Fleming CEO of Drogheda Port Tenetative plans have been released for the development of…
Ryanair opens new maintenance facility at Nuremberg
Ryanair has opened a new maintenance facility at Nuremberg Airport in Germany, costing €5m and…
Anglo-Irish initiative to to tackle illegal public transport flights
Rob Bishton of the CAA and Declan Fitzpatrick of the IAA England’s Civil Aviation Authority…
FedEx to build ‘major logistics centre’ near Dublin airport
Raj Subramaniam CEO of Fedex FedEx is to build what it calls “a major logistics…
Qantas chairman Richard Goyder follows Alan Joyce in stepping down
Richard Goyder chair of Qantas Qantas chairman Richard Goyder plans to retire before the 2024…
ALC delivered 8 new aircraft in Q3 2023
John L Plueger CEO of ALC Air Lease Corporation update for 2023 Q3 reports 448…
Costa moves 3 cruise ships to South America
Costa Diameda Costa Cruises will deploy three ships, the Costa Diadema, the Costa Pacifica, and…
Norwegian company to produce all-electric seaplane
Elfly Group in Norway secures a grant of $8m from Enova SF for the production…
MYAirline Malaysia operations suspended despite 90pc seat load factors as ‘fares too low’
Rayner Teo CEO of MYAirline MYAirline (Malaysia) announced the suspension of its operations until further…
Virgin Australia makes first profit in 11 years
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Virgin Australia2 Virgin Australia has returned to a profit for fiscal…
Magic Castle to bring live show on board soon-to-be-launched Princess Sun
Jan Swartz CEO of Pirncess Cruises Princess Cruises and the Magic Castle are collaborating to…
BofI credit card spend on accommodation down by 5pc in August compared with 2022
Bank of Ireland debit and credit card spending in September 2023 decreased by 8pc compared…
WATCH: ‘It is a challenge to bring tourists to the west of Ireland, when we get them we want to keep them there.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuTVd6R1t8
Is this the most successful airline in the world? Highlights from the Turkish Airlines roadshow
Eoghan Corry with Ahmet Bolat CEO of Turkish Airlines Is this the most successful airline…
ITAA conference to hear about successful ‘clicks & bricks’ hybrid business model
Oonagh O’Hagan Next week’s annual conference of the Irish Travel Agents Associaton in Antalya will…
‘Online booking trends and greener way of doing business’ check out Ireland’s visitor attraction conference
Catherine Flanagan CEO of AVEA The upcoming Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AVEA) annual…
Ryanair adds 38 extra flights for Cheltenham 2024
Ryanair has added 38 additional flights and 7,000 extra seats for the 2024 Cheltenham Festival,…
Condé Nast Traveller Readers select Cork as second friendliest city in Europe.
Melinda Stevens of Cndes Nast Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards survey of 240,000 readers…
Those amazing Japanese toilets now have their own tribute movie
if you have never been on a Japanese toilet, prepared to sit back and enjoy…
European Regions Airline Association gets new chair: Jesper Rungholm from Denmark
Jesper Rungholm, CEO of Danish Air Transport Group, has been appointed as the President of…
Rimini mission for 9 Irish tourism companies promotes shoulder season breaks in Ireland
Nine Irish companies are joining Tourism Ireland at TTG Travel Experience in Rimini, where they…
Biafra 1967-1970: an Irish nun remembers a danger time
Who Knows Tomorrow by Margaret Ledwith is an account by an Irish missionary of her…
HSE warns of gastroenteritis bug from Med destinations
Bernard Gloster, CEO of the HSE The HSE says it has noticed a high number…
Netherlands event promotes Ireland off-season & ‘home of Hallowe’en’
Six tourism companies from Ireland travelled to the Netherlands for Tourism Ireland’s ‘Halloween Evening’ at…
United now has 100 aircraft equipped with Bluetooth as focus on Apple technology continues]
Scott Kirby ceo of United Airlines United Airlines has implemented Bluetooth connectivity on its planes…
American Express credit card fees on the rise for travellers
American Express has increased the annual fees for several of its credit cards. For new…
Star Alliance lounge opens in Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1
Star Alliance has opened its second lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. The 1,300…
FIRST LOOK: Etihad’s latest 787-10 arrives in Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways has received a new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, expanding its fleet and enhancing its…
LISTEN: Michael O’Leary says night flights cannot move ‘they either operate or they get cancelled’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCgBIUO8Yb8
Language school for skiers opens in Chamonix
Alpine French School has opened a new language school in Chamonix, France, offering intensive French…
Here are Sinéad’s nine big wedding trends
Sinead Fortune of Newpark Hotel Newpark Hotel Kilkenny’s wedding planner Sinead Fortune has identified nine trends for…
Virginia Cultural Centre opens in County Cavan
Minister Heather Humphreys officially opened the Virginia Civic, Library, and Cultural Centre in County Cavan.…
Marian Pilgrimages praised by pilgrims after visit to Holy Land cut short by conflict
Catherine Steenson is welcomed home A group of 52 pilgrims who were in the Holy…
Egypt’s northernmost El Arish airport to be used for Gaza aid
Egypt is redirecting international aid flights for Gaza to El Arish airport in North Sinai…
Loganair, Nostrum, Urga & Sky Express win ERA airline awards
Jonathan Hinkles, CEO Loganair accepts Airline of the Year Award The winners of the European…