Aviation specific taxes NEVER achieve their objectives – Willie Walsh
When the Netherlands introduced a departure tax in 2008, many travellers crossed the border to…
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Sustainable aviation fuel supply dilemma is ‘getting worse’ – Willie Walsh
SAF production reached only 1.9m tonnes in 2025, doubling 2024 output but missing earlier forecasts.…
Now FIVE women on IATA board as gender inequality decreases’ – Willie Walsh
Female representation at senior levels in aviation has increased significantly, Willie Walsh, Director General of…
More passengers stopping to retrieve hand baggage in emergencies – Willie Walsh
More people are stopping to retrieve their hand baggage in aircraft evacuations, Willie Walsh, Director…
Heathrow to increase drop-off fee to £7 from January 1
Heathrow is to increase its drop-off fee to £7 from 1 January 2026. The airport has…
AerCap leases two Airbus A321neo to Uzbekistan’s My Freighter
AerCap has signed a lease agreements for two Airbus A321neo aircraft with My Freighter. Aircraft…
Spirit Airlines cancels plan to furlough pilots
Spirit Airlines has cancelled plans to furlough 365 pilots for January 2026.. The airline had…
Airbus Belfast is born as Airbus completes acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems sites
Airbus has completed the acquisition of selected Spirit AeroSystems industrial assets dedicated to commercial aircraft…
Avolon delivers 50th aircraft to Chile’s JetSMART Airlines
Avolon has delivered the 50th aircraft to Chile’s JetSMART Ailrines with an A321neo on 8…
Qatar Airways appoints Doha airport executive as new CEO
Qatar Airways has appointed Hamad Ali Al-Khater as Group Chief Executive Officer on 7 December…
Iberia suspends all flights to Venezuela until end of year
Iberia has extended the suspension of all flights to Venezuela through to 31 December, citing…
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus acquires Czechia’s Smartwings for €154m
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has signed an agreement to acquire Smartwings, the largest airline…
High Court grants permission for Ranelagh residents’ to challenge MetroLink
Nineteen residents of Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh, Dublin 6, have been granted permission to seek…
‘Lessors earning as much from engines as from whole aircraft’ – Eirtrade acquires more A320s for SPARE PARTS
Simon Goodson CEO of AerFin Eirtrade Aviation acquired two six-year-old Airbus A320neo aircraft in December…
Copa Airlines last foreign carrier to suspend all flights to and from Venezuela
Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines and its Colombian subsidiary Wingo has become the latest airline to…
Disorderly passenger had taken alcohol with three painkillers
Disorderly passenger Andrii Volovyk has appeared in court accused of drunken behaviour at Dublin Airport.…
Shannon Airport opens recruitment of new Group CEO
Shannon Airport Group has opened applications for a new Chief Executive Officer on 8 December…
Air Serbia to launch next-gen frequent flyer programme powered by AI
Air Serbia has overhauled its frequent flyer programme with an AI-driven platform from Loyalty Juggernaut…
Turkish Airlines teams up with Samsung for smart luggage tracking
Turkish Airlines has become the first global carrier to adopt Samsung SmartThings Find for official…
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LEVEL drops Iberia IB code as it plans to increase winter 2025-6 capacity
LEVEL, the low-cost long-haul airline within International Airlines Group, operates all flights under its own…
Kenya’s Safarilink Aviation prepares to launch international operations from Kisumu in Uganda
Kenya’s Safarilink Aviation is preparing to launch international operations from Kisumu International Airport with a…
AJet flight VF102 veers off runway after landing at Sabiha Gokcen
AJet flight VF102 veered off the runway after landing on December 7 during heavy rainfall…
Boost for Belfast as US Government clears Boeing-Spirit deal with Airbus and CTRM
The former Shorts aviator plant in Belfast is now cleared to operate as a separate…
Global seat capacity back to pre-pandemic for winter 2025 – OAG
Global seat capacity reached 3.6bn for winter 2025, a 2.3pc increase from last year that…
Finnair to challenge €8.1m fine and issues €325m notes
Finnair plans to challenge a €8.1m penalty proposal from the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority…
Revolut Business launches premium corporate card
Tommaso Di Stefano of Revolut Business Revolut opened a waitlist for the Titan card, its…
BA Cityflyer expands network with three new destinations
BA Cityflyer has launched three new routes from London and Glasgow to coastal spots in…
Jersey government confirms Blue Islands owes €9.1m
The Jersey government confirmed Blue Islands owed €8.5m in public funds at collapse including €7.9m…
IndiGo Airlines faces €11.9m government demand over tax credits
Interglobe Aviation Financial Services is facing a €11.9m penalty order from the Kochi tax authority…
Edinburgh one hour IT closure cancels Belfast & causes DL208 to divert to Dublin
Edinburgh Airport resumed flights after an IT issue halted all incoming and outgoing services for…
Spotlight on DAA directors’ perks as PR battle continues in airport rift
The DAA has confirmed it pays the benefit-in-kind tax liability for directors on services valued…
Sligo tourism AI development project receives £1m in funding
The AIM Centre in Market Yard, Sligo, received €998,016 for an AI studio development. The…
Avolon Leases Two A321neo to Royal Jordanian Airlines
Avolon has agreed to lease two Airbus A321neo aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines on 20…
Shannon Aviation Museum places Irish Air corps collection online
The Irish Aviation Foundation CLG has completed the cataloguing of the Irish Air Corps Collection…
CDB Aviation leases four A320neo to Estonia’s Marabu Airlines
CDB Aviation signed lease agreements for four Airbus A320neo aircraft with Marabu Airlines at Dubai…
Indigo cancels ALL domestic flights from Delhi and says disruption will continue until February
Pieter Elbers CEO of IndiGo IndiGo issued an apology for widespread network disruption as it…
Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft in November as Aer Lingus anticipates last A321XLR of the year
Airbus delivered 72 aircraft to 42 customers in November 2025. The company recorded 75 gross…
USA continues to pursue unilateral closure of Venezuelan airspace despite migration deall
The United States has maintained warnings that Venezuelan airspace remains closed to international flights, a…