Ryanair set to overtake Air Berlin as No 2 in Germany as it adds 20pc more flights
Ryanair to add 20pc more flights in Germany Extra routes planned for Hamburg base opening…
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Emirates autumn sale: book by Oct 17th for travel from Dec 2016
Emirates autumn sale is on lasts until October 17th for travel from December 2016. Inclusive of all…
Ryanair carry 10m passengers for 7th month in its history: only 7 airlines have ever carried 10m in a month
Traffic up 13pc to 10.8m customers Load factor up 1 to 95pc Rolling annual traffic…
Delta announce 757 to Boston daily for May 26-Oct 28 2017
Delta launches Dublin-Boston B757 daily May 26-Oct 28 2017 1 daily Competing with Aer Lingus…
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport. The reason for the emergency was the…
Aer Lingus launch inaugural flight to Hartford, Connecticut
Aer Lingus launch new route from Dublin to Hartford, Connecticut. It is the third trans-Atlantic…
Lufthansa to complete takeover of Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa to takeover Brussels Airlines. The takeover will be complete by the end of 2016.…
Munich Airport breaks weekly 1m-passenger barrier
Munich Airport takes in over 1m passengers in one week. Okotberfest visitors contributing to the…
Barcelona takes over running of World Routes for 2017
Barcelona to run World Routes for 2017. Three thousand aviation professionals to attend the 2017…
Kuwait to keep their Shannon stopover until 2017
Kuwait Airways stopover in Shannon to continue through 2017 Frequencies of flights doubling, from 3w…
Transit visa stay in Qatar extended from 48 to 96 hours
Transit visa stay in Qatar extended from 48 to 96 hours. Qatar Ministry of Interior,…
Shannon and Dublin airports win top awards at Routes 2016 in Chengdu, Cork highly commended.
Dublin and Shannon win their categories at the World Routes Awards 2016. Cork highly commended…
Monarch flights operate as normal despite aircraft repatriation rumours: 14 of 34 aircraft are leased out of Ireland
14 of 34 aircraft are leased out of Ireland Luton based airline tweeted reassurance to…
Gearing up for Hartford & other stories from the world of aviation
Aer Lingus service to Hartford Connecticut commences on Wednesday. Alison Taylor has been appointed Senior Vice President…
United Airlines launches major increase in Puerto Rico capacity
United Airlines to commence six weekly flights from Newark to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The…
World’s shortest flight launched by Viennaline
Viennaline to operate world’s shortest flight from St Gallen to Friedrichshafen. Only the fourth route…
Lufthansa Group and Air China unveil joint venture
Lufthansa Group and Air China agree on joint venture to operate connections between Europe and…
Qatar Airways increase South American capacity by 198 seats a day
Qatar Airways upgrades aircraft for Brazil and Argentina routes. Capacity to increase by 198 seats…
Areas wins catering contract for Copenhagen Airport
Areas wins contract to begin operating concession catering at Copenhagen Airport. The company operates in…
€62 to USA: Norwegian Air says 737 MAX 8 can reduce Trans-Atlantic fares by 2017
€62/$69 trans-atlantic fares available from 2017 Norwegian Air will begin to use 737 MAX 8 planes,…
Ryanair Summer 2017 from Belfast: more frequencies but no new routes from winter 16
Winter route launches to stay for summer No new routes for summer 2017 Ryanair launched…
Is Shane Ross about to stall Dublin airport’s parallel runway plans?
Review may delay runway application New planning permission may be required Dublin airport’s parallel runway…
Area 14 is back in action as Dublin Airport commence plan to bring more natural light into T1
Check-in desks 6, 7 and 8 will close Area 14 back in action Dublin Airport…
Cityjet eye up Cimber as they expand in Scandinavia
Cityjet in negotiations to buy Cimber air With-aircraft airline has been owned by SAS since…
With 117m passengers in 2016 Ryanair could edge ahead of ENTIRE Lufthansa group
So what was all the fuss about? After all Michael O’Leary’s huffing and puffing in recent…
Fear that €4.2m subsidy is not enough to keep Derry airport open as Ryanair cuts routes to Faro and Stansted
Ryanair cutting Derry to Faro and London Stansted Reducing Liverpool service 5w to 2w Airport’s £3.5m…
Aer Lingus and BA extend codeshare agreement on 26 routes
26 Aer Lingus routes get BA codeshare 3 from Cork, 23 from Dublin IAG family…
ACI Europe sees two speed market emerging as non-Eu airports decline again
EU airports up 6.8pc Non-EU airports down 5.5p Dublin third fastest growing in category 1, up…
Dublin Airport main runway reopens for night flights
R10/28 operational again Thursday night Investigation and grass cutting Dublin airport’s main runway R10/28 will be operational again…
IAA reports ‘Record Traffic in Irish Airspace’
Flights up by 7.4% (107,895) nationally for August Dublin up 9.6% (to 19,872) Shannon up…
Emirates to charge $25 for seat selection
Emirates to charge $25 for seat selection Considering introducing economy class plus Emirates have posted…
Flights cancelled as French ATC goes on strike for 14th time in 2016
ATC on strike for 14th time this year Smaller impact than previous strikes At least…
Ryanair on course for 117m passengers in 2016, guidance raised to €1,425m
Guidance stil on target despite second half uncertainty Range of €1.375m to €1.425m Full year traffic…
Shannon Airport security system on 10-week trial could halve screening time at airports worldwide
Security screening time cut in half System combines EU and US into one check-point Shannon…
AerCap leases its first A320Neo to Tijuana-based Volaris
AerCap leases first A320Neo to Volaris AerCap fleet now 1,637 The IFSC based leasing company…
Aer Lingus shortens boarding time by 7 minutes & sharpens punctuality record
Boarding time reduced to 7 minutes Sel tag check in now takes average of 3…
Atlanta, Beijing and Dubai now the most used airports in the world
Atlanta world’s busiest, followed by Beijing and Dubai Heathrow slips to 6th, Istanbul up…
Ethiopia increases Toronto to 4w via Dublin, but no pick-ups in Ireland
Ethiopia increases Toronto to 4w December 19 2016 to January 29 2017 Wil not pick…
Christophe becomes chief digital and innovation officer at Emirates & other news from the aviation industry
Emirates confirmed that Howth-domiciled former Aer Lingus CEO Christophe Mueller is joining as chief digital and innovation officer.…
August was record month for Irish aviation, Peak of 2008 passed for first time
August was record month for Irish aviation Peak of 2008 passed for first time Ireland’s…