Ryanair signs five-year artificial intelligence partnership with Google Cloud
Ryanair has partnered with Google Cloud in a five-year deal to deploy AI and cloud…
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Istanbul overtakes Heathrow as Europe’s largest airport with 8.15m passengers in July
Heathrow recorded 7,859,408 passengers in July 2026, a 1.5pc decrease from July 2025. Istanbul recorded…
Scotland’s Loganair restores island routes after emergency funding approved
Loganair restores weekday flights between Inverness and Scottish islands from 26 October 2026 The Scottish…
Cork airport passenger numbers UP 23pc since pre pandemic
Cork Airport handled 342,387 passengers in June 2026. This figure decreased 3.5pc on June 2025.…
CANCELLATION at Dublin airport today
Detroit DL293@10.00 Passengers are advised to follow updates via the Dublin airport app or https://www.dublinairport.com.
Qantas and Melbourne Airport agree partnership to expand international capacity
Qantas and Melbourne Airport have signed a 15-year commercial agreement The partnership supports a $4.5…
Fuel efficiency gains have been dependent on data-driven operational decisions – IATA
Fuel accounts for approximately 30pc of airline operating costs in 2026, with carriers expected to…
Texas-based lessor 777 Partners files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
777 Partners filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 9 August 2026 in Texas 23 affiliated cases…
Porter Airlines Flight PD444 cancelled after toddler refuses to sit
Porter Airlines cancelled Flight PD444 after a toddler refused to fasten their seatbelt during taxiing…
Lufthansa equips first A320neo aircraft with Starlink’s high-speed internet connectivity
Lufthansa’s first Starlink-equipped A320neo enters service on 19 August 2026 The service is free for…
Boots unveils new store at Belfast City Airport
Boots store opened at Belfast City Airport on 5 August 2026 Store created 13 permanent…
Dublin airport steps up its welcome for six-month EU Presidency
Ireland’s EU Presidency commenced in July 2026. Dublin Airport coordinates diplomatic arrivals with commercial traffic.…
Air Astana targets zero Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine groundings in 2027
Air Astana Group has reduced GTF-related groundings by around 60pc year-on-year The group secured 11…
Brussels airlines halts a330 expansion, ends wet-leases for 2027
Brussels Airlines will not add two A330-300s in 2027 as originally planned Four wet-leased AirBaltic…
Germany targets SAF breaches, fuel tankering
Germany has drafted legislation fining airlines €1,332 per metric ton for SAF blending breaches Additional…
Namibia Air reaches licensing milestone
Namibia Air received five-year air service licences effective from 6 August 2026 First commercial flights…
Dublin airport reports busiest ever month in July with 3,839,635 passengers, rolling annual now 37.5m
Passenger numbers reached 3,839,635 in July 2026, a 2.3pc year-on-year increase. Daily passenger volume exceeded…
Most tracked flight in the WORLD: Kinehan repatriation flight followed by 64,000 people
Over 64,000 people tracked the live flight path of the Irish Air Corps government jet…
Tuggery: Tug driver being blamed for ‘near collision’ between Jetstar A320 and towed Qatar B777 at Sydney
ATSB has launched an investigation into a near collision between a Jetstar A320 and a…
‘Regulatory friction and political pressure’ – Ryanair withdraws ALL services from Serbia citing fuel issues
Ryanair has suspended all operations at Niš Constantine the Great Airport for the 2026/27 winter…
Aer Lingus warns AGAIN of fare and route risks from any Dublin Airport cap delay
Aer Lingus has repeated its warning that fares and routes face “acute” risk if Dublin…
French airlines challenge €8.2bn CDG investment pact over unequal fee distribution
Airlines have challenged €8.2bn CDG investment pact over unequal fee distribution Overseas territory passenger fees…
Government’s €53m Dassault Falcon 6X to be grounded for overseas maintenance
Falcon 6X grounded for one month of factory maintenance overseas Check-up cannot be performed at…
A350 question emerges again as Aer Lingus faces pressure under IAG ownership
Aer Lingus ordered nine A350s in 2008 but IAG transferred four to Iberia and dropped…
EASA highlights potential of electric aircraft for short-haul European routes by 2030
EASA indicates electric aircraft could transform short-haul flying across Europe Technological progress enables cleaner, quieter…
Spain’s airports record record 6,697 daily movements on 1st August
Spanish airports recorded 6,697 daily movements on 1st August 2026, a new record Aena handled…
ANALYSIS: FEAR of flying: how difficult is it to overcome?
About 25pc of passengers are afraid of flying to some extent, an extraordinarily high number,…
Frankfurt airport passenger numbers down again in June and STILL 16.3pc behind pre-pandemic
Frankfurt airport handled 5,693,984 passengers in June 2026, down 1.7pc on June 2025 and down 16.3pc…
August holidays cost 35pc more than June – Spain’s OCU
August holidays cost 35pc more than June according to Spanish research A €1,595 July trip…
Two Irish Credit Unions partner with AFTA to fund €120,000 pilot training bill
Clonmel and Elevate Credit Unions established loan fund with AFTA for pilot cadets Funding identified…
Wizz Air reopens Palermo, Italy base after four-year absence
Wizz Air reopened Palermo base on 3rd August 2026 after four-year absence Two A321-200NX aircraft…
FAA orders preventive B737 MAX checks over possible cracks
FAA ordered inspections for 471 US-registered and 1,429 international B737 MAX aircraft Cracks found in…
Air France-KLM extends A320neo, A350, B787 life to 25 years
Air France-KLM extended amortisation period for A350, A320neo, A321neo and B787 from 20 to 25…
Jetstar to charge for overhead cabin use from 2027
Jetstar will charge for overhead locker use from 2nd February 2027 Free underseat bag capped…
Emirates Skywards offers Moët Hennessy exclusive experience for 275,000 miles
Bidding opens from 275,000 Skywards Miles Experience runs 7th-10th October 2026 for member plus guest Includes…
Air Sierra Leone to resume Gatwick flights in autumn 2026
Air Sierra Leone resumes Freetown-London Gatwick flights via Banjul from October 2026 London CAA regulatory…
Hong Kong Air Cargo launches freighter service from Mumbai with Aeroprime Group
Hong Kong Air Cargo launched freighter service from Mumbai within two months of Aeroprime Group…
Apollo wins the €6.6bn race to take Easyjet private as Castlelake withdraws before deadline
Apollo Global Management acquires EasyJet for £5.7bn at £7.15 per share Castlelake withdrew after submitting…
‘Digital transformation and industry expansion ‘ – Irish Aviation Authority outlines 2026-2028 strategy
The IAA has published its Statement of Strategy 2026-2028 following a public consultation process. The…
Wizz Air warns on revenue but maintains capacity growth plans
Wizz Air reported a first-quarter operating loss of €183.3m for April-June 2026 Revenue per seat…