Malaysia Airlines introduces free inflight WiFi for all passengers
Ahmad Luqman CEO of Malaysian Airlines Malaysia Airlines has introduced free inflight WiFi for all…
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Aer Lingus edges closer to Oneworld by extending AA codeshare
Lynne Embleton CEO of Aer Lingus Just days after ending their codeshare with United, Aer…
Emerald Airlines Conor McCarthy joins call to raise Dublin airport 32m passenger cap
Lynne Embleton and Conor McCarthy Conor McCarthy, Executive Chairman of Emerald Airlines, has criticised the…
TAP Portugal traffic to Brazil up by 23pc in 2023 with Dublin top transfer performer
Luís Rodrigues CEO of TAP TAP Air Portugal recorded a 23pc increase in customer traffic…
Ailing Malaysian airline MYAirline in talks with 2 white knight investors
Rayner Teo Founder of MYArline Ailing Malaysian airline MYAirline has received 15 proposals from potential…
JetBlue sales team extended to seven European countries
Caitriona Toner of JetBlue Discover the World has expanded its partnership with JetBlue to include…
Finnair introduces free inflight messaging on European service
Topi Manner CEO of Finnair Finnair has launched a new complimentary inflight messaging service to…
WATCH: TikTok hoteliers Sean & Elaine Lally on when they discovered they were going viral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XkMd8YAvbw Watch: TikTok hoteliers Sean & Elaine Lally on when they discovered they were going…
BA & Virgin join November sales
British Airways is offering up to £1,000 off Club World flights to the US, with…
African firms dominate Sabre Responsible Tourism Awards
Gustavo Pinto The eight winners of the Sabre Global Responsible Tourism Awards have been announced:…
Ryanair’s record October passenger numbers 25pc ahead of pre-pandemic
Ryanair’s October 2023 figures are 24.8pc ahead of October 2019 and 9pc ahead of October…
140 attend second annual IBGAA aviation conference in Adare
Sustainability was a prominent and recurring theme throughout the second edition of the Irish Business…
Avolon third quarter reports leases to seven new customers
Andy Cronin CEO of Avolon Avolon executed 43 lease transactions in the third quarter of…
Ireland one of just six countries in Europe where flights are above pre pandemic levels
Raúl Medina Caballero CEO of Eurocontrol The number of flights in Europe is still 8.9pc…
Happy birthday Finnair, 100 years old, sixth oldest continuously operating airline
Topi Manner CEO of Finnair Happy birthday Finnair, 100 years old yesterday. Established on November…
Stansted gets permission to extend terminal
Gareth Powell CEO of Stansted London Stansted has been granted planning permission to extend its…
European aviation to start 2024 2.2pc behind pre pandemic levels
Jeremy Bowen CEO of Cirium Europe’s spring 2024 seat capacity is still 2.2pc lower than…
‘Engine lessors boosted by capacity & technical issues with aircraft’
Richard Hough of ELFC The demand for spare engines has increased due to technical issues…
Heroic Air Corps Powerscourt rescue remembered at Shannon event
Lt Col David Browne of Sprint Consulting Shannon Aviation Museum celebrated the 60th anniversary of…
AF/KLM sign agreement with Brazil’s Gol
Benjamin Smith CEO of Air France Air France-KLM and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes have signed…
Stöcker’s struggling Lübeck Air ceases operation leaving his airport without a customer
Winfried Stöcker Winfried Stöcker’s Lübeck Air has ceased operations after three years. Virtual airline Lübeck…
Southwest app to allow passengers to track their bags
Bob Jordan CEO of Southwest Southwest Airlines has introduced a new tool for passengers to…
Boston court to decide on bid to stop Jetblue takeover of Spirit
Robin Hayes CEO of Jetblue The US Department of Justice is taking legal action to…
SIX years late but the flight was on time, Abu Dhabi’s new Terminal A finally opens
Image 4 – Etihad Airways Cabin Crew celebrate Terminal A, at check in It landed,…
President De Sousa puts brakes on privatisation of TAP Air Portugal
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Portugal’s President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has vetoed preparations for the…
AerCap delivers A321 P2F to fast growing IndiGo
Aengus Kelly of Aercap AerCap Holdings delivered its first Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft to…
BA adds Gatwick-Accra and Heathrow-Riga to schedule
Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways British Airways launched new routes to the capitals of…
Kenya Airways seeks strategic investor as losses & debt mount
Allan Kilavuka CEO of Kenya Airlines Kenya Airways says it is in search of a…
Ancillary revenue drives Iceland’s PLAY back into profit
Birgir Jónsson CEO of PLAY PLAY Airlines reported a net profit of USD 5.2m in…
Shannon airport picks charities for €400k fund raising programme
Mary Considine CEO of Shannon Group The Shannon Airport Group has chosen Milford Care Centre…
‘AI presents huge opportunity for smaller travel agencies’
Frank Oostdam President of ECTAA Artificial Intelligence (AI) complements rather than replaces human expertise and…
Air Canada resumes Heathrow to Mumbai Dreamliner service
Blaithin O’Donnell heads up Air Canada in Ireland Air Canada has resumed its daily non-stop…
Southwest looks to baggage charges for revenue as it orders 108 more B737 Max
Southwest Airlines may introduce bag fees or other ancillaries to boost lacklustre margins, CEO Bob…
Griffin to acquire XWB-84, 97, 1000 & 7000 Rolls Royce engines
Ryan McKenna CEO of Griffin Dublin based Griffin Aviation and Bain Capital have agreed to…
WATCH: Airlines lost $76 a passenger in 2020 Willie Walsh CEO of IATA
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Avolon, Pembroke and SMBC move to repossess Bamboo Airlines A320s
Andy Cronin CEO of Avolon Dublin based lessors Avolon, Pembroke and SMBC are among those…
Russia’s Azur Air sends engines to Iran and enters buyout talks
Evgeny Korolev CEO of Azur Air A second Russian airline, Azur Air, Russia’s largest charter,…
5 domestic routes from Madrid to be hit by Spain’s proposed ban on shorter flights
Pedro Sanchez Pedro Sanchez’s government in Spain and their allies plan to cut domestic flights…
Derry to Verona winter rotations proposed by Italian airline Neo
Steve Frazer MD of Derry Airport full Derry to Verona has been included in the…
Leopardstown lessor Genesis Aircraft Services take stake in Lithuania’s Heston
Karl Griffin CEO of Geneis Leopardstown based Genesis Aircraft Services, an all-narrowbody lessor headed up…