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…
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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…
Plaza Premium expands lounge at Dallas/Fort Worth
Plaza Premium Group has unveiled two new lounges in Terminal D at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport…
Southwest Airlines goes trans-Atlantic (sort of) with Condor Airlines partership
Southwest Airlines has begin to offer trans-Atlantic service through a partnership with Condor Airlines. The…
Aeroméxico re-registers last two aircraft from Irish to Mexican register
Aeroméxico has re-registered its last two aircraft from the Irish register to the Mexican register,…
DAE signs agreement with Ajet and completes Boeing 737-9 delivery to United
Dublin-based lessor, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has signed a lease agreement with AJet for ten incremental B737-8s.…
LISTEN: Ryanair closes Ryanair Prime, Eoghan Corry & Matt Cooper
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Regional airports to get €4m in operational funding
Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has revealed €4m in operational funding for…
Airbus downgrades delivery target to 790 units due to fuselage panels issue
Guillaume Faury CEO of Airbus Airbus SE has downgraded its 2025 commercial aircraft delivery target…
Shannon Airport gets new €3m boarding gates extension
Ray O Driscoll of Shannon Airport2 Shannon Airport boarding gates for European flights are to…
Air Canada launches comprehensive cabin renewal
Michael Rousseau CEO of Air Canada A sweeping fleet renewal and an expanded European network…
LISTEN: Crackdown on duty free cigarettes Eoghan Corry & Katie Hannon
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Saudi Arabia to launch a THIRD new airline to fuel tourism boom
Tony Douglas CEO of Riyadh Air Saudi Arabia has revealed plans for a third new…
ITA Airways estimates $174m in damages over engine issues
Joerg Eberhart CEO of ITA Airways ITA Airways has estimated the cost of grounding 22…
Controversy over Anguilla government plan ‘to buy empty seats’ on Anguill Air flights
Cora Richardson Hodge Anguilla Touorism Minister It has emerged that the Anguilla government signed a…
India considers extended tax break to boost aircraft leasing industry dominated by Ireland
Ram Mohan Naidu Indian aviation minister, Kinjarapu India considered extending the tax holiday for aircraft…
Ryanair to pull out of the Azores at end of Winter 2025/26
Michael O’Leary Ryanair is to terminatie all routes to and from the Azores at the…
Wizz Air aims to double fleet to 500 aircraft ‘to stay relevant’
Jozsef Varadi CEO of Wizz Air Wizz Air is aiming to double its fleet to…
USA FAA investigates airlines that operate flights during restricted period
Bryan Bedford administrator of the FAA The US Federal Aviation Administration has intensified its investigation…
‘Achieving all the ambitions and targets’ – Lufthansa sets out path to recovery
Jens Ritter CEO of Lufthansa Lufthansa achieved ambitions and targets set for 2025 through its…
SMBC delivers Wizz Air’s 250th aircraft
SMBC Aviation Capital has delivered an Airbus A321-271NX to Wizz Air at the Toulouse facility.…
Aer Lingus commences direct service to Tromsø
Aer Lingus has launched its first direct route to Norway with flights from Dublin to…
Lufthansa unveils new premium check-in at Frankfurt
Lufthansa Group has reopened the redesigned Premium Check-in Area in Frankfurt Terminal 1 Hall A…
SmartLynx takes over Sydney Lord Howe Island Route
Edvinas Demenius is the CEO of SmartLynx Airlines SmartLynx Australia have commenced Sydney to Lord…
New ‘get-tough’ rules to target cigarette and tobacco allowance abuse
Michael Gilligan of the Customs Service Irish customs authorities are to introduce stricter regulations on…
CarTrawler contracted to supply Ryanair’s car rental offering
CarTrawler has negotiated a partnership with Ryanair that integrated car rentals into the airline’s booking system.…
Concerns over Donald Trump’s NOTAM closing Venezuelan airspace
Screenshot Confusion has followed a weekend when US President Donald Trump declared the airspace above…
Knock airspace extended by two nautical miles east and west
The Ireland Aviation Authority has extended the Ireland West CTA by 2 nautical miles east…
Conor McCarthy & Yvonne Moynihan among speakers at Kinsale Aviation Festival
The festival focused on the theme “The Future of Irish Aviation”. Conor McCarthy and Yvonne…
Aer Lingus airbus experience ‘limited impact’ from A320 software issue
Guillaume Faury CEO of Airbus Aer Lingus has confirmed that a limited number of Airbus…
Ryanair ends Prime Subscription service after eight months as members take too many discounts
Dara Brady of Ryanair Ryanair is closing its Prime membership trial after an eight-month period. The…
IATA October 2025 passenger demand up 8.5pc
Willie Walsh of IATA Global revenue passenger kilometres rose 6.6pc in October 2025 compared to…
Galway County Council renews Flying Club lease at Galway airport
Ian Fennell Chair of Galway Flying Club Galway County Council has renewed the Galway Flying…