Ryanair calls for regional airports programme expansion
Ryanair has urged the Minister of Transport to expand the Regional Airports Programme funding cap…
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Government approves case for military radar programme
The government has approved the Preliminary Business Case for the Military Radar Programme. The Department…
America’s Air T acquires Australia’s Rex Regional Express
American aviation holding company Air T completed the acquisition of Australia’s Rex – Regional Express…
Aer Lingus welcomes autism assistance dogs Ireland puppies at Dublin Airport
Aer Lingus cabin crew member Pedro de Barros has officially welcomed Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland…
Aer Lingus one year old A321XLR Saint Mella suffers heavy landing incident
An Aer Lingus A321XLR is out of service after suffering a hard laning on flight…
IndiGo operates at 100pc capacity for first time since disruptions began
IndiGo have restored operations to normal levels by mid-December 2025 following disruptions that began earlier…
Boardroom dispute at the DAA nears conclusion
The boardroom dispute at the DAA between chair Basil Geoghegan and chief executive Kenny Jacobs…
Emirates enhances first class sleep experience
Emirates are curating a restorative sleep ritual in the sky with exciting new loungewear, indulgent…
ALC delivers first of four A321XLRs to Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq
The Qanot Sharq. one of Uzbekistan’s leading private passenger airlines, took the delivery of the…
Air Accident Unit releases preliminary report into fatal EI-HPY crash in Waterford
The Air Accident Investigation Unit has released the Preliminary Report on the fatal accident involving…
Ryanair opens fifth base in Morocco and launches 20 routes from Rabat
Ryanair has confirmed it is opening a fifth base in Morocco, joining Agadir, Fez, Marrakech…
‘Snow globes ARE allowed’ – Dublin Airport gets over busies pre-Christmas day & expects 115k passengers on December 28
Irish airports are preparing for hundreds of thousands of passengers over what will be its…
American Airlines ends loyalty points on basic economy
American Airlines has removed AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points accrual from basic economy fares. The…
Petition to reopen Galway Airport gains 2,000 signatures
A petition to reopen Galway Airport has gained over 2,000 signatures. Campaigners are emphasising the…
AerCap signs deal with Turkish Airlines for 25 aircraft
AerCap has signed the lease agreement with the Turkish Airlines for 25 narrow-body aircraft. The…
Delay in seat certification means Lufthansa must leave some business class seats empty until APRIL
Lufthansa expects no regulatory approvals for selling all business class seats on B787-9 until April…
Kerry Airport prepares for busiest ever Christmas with 20k passengers
Kerry Airport is preparing for a record festive season with over 20,000 passengers. Staff will…
Shannon sees busiest day pre-Christmas with 8,000 passengers
Live choir performances greeted arrivals today and tomorrow at Shannon Airport, which anticipates over 8,000…
Guernsey government releases Blue Islands’ ATRs
Guernsey Ports reached the agreement with owners of two ATR72s formerly operated by the Blue…
Southwest goes Global with Turkish airlines
Southwest revealed the partnership with the Turkish Airlines to launch in early 2026. The partnership…
Pakistan government sells stake in PIA
Pakistan government has agreed to sell entire stake in PIA – Pakistan International Airlines. It…
Vueling Introduces 13 new routes for summer
Vueling has revealed plans for 13 new routes in the 2026 summer schedule. The expansion…
Aena extends incentives for regional airports
Aena is extending its incentive programme for airlines at regional airports until winter 2028. The…
Southwest Airlines partners with Turkish Airlines for global reach
Southwest Airlines has confirmed its partnership with Turkish Airlines, set to launch in early 2026,…
EasyJet prepares for record Christmas programme
EasyJet has scheduled its largest ever Christmas and New Year operation in 2025. The carrier…
Shannon Airport expects 10pc increase in Christmas traffic
Shannon Airport is preparing to handle 125,000 passengers over Christmas. The airport recorded a 10pc…
China Airlines orders five additional A350-1000s
China Airlines has ordered five additional A350-1000 aircraft. The order increases total commitments to 15…
Finnair to fly A350 to Melbourne via Bangkok from October 2026.
Finnair has confirmed it will operate daily flights to Melbourne via Bangkok from October 2026,…
Lufthansa Group reveals new brand identity across diverse airlines in the group
Lufthansa Group has unveiled a new identity across its brands. The crane logo will appear…
Irish Air Corps takes delivery of Falcon 6X aircraft
Irish Air Corps has taken delivery at Baldonnel of a Falcon 6X aircraft to serve…
Malaysia Aviation Group reveals plan for 116 aircraft by 2035
Malaysia Aviation Group has revealed plans for 116 aircraft by 2035. The strategy aims at…
KLM Launches New Routes to Oviedo and Santiago de Compostela
KLM is introducing seasonal summer flights from Amsterdam to Oviedo and Santiago de Compostela, strengthening…
Emirates deploys retrofitted more B 777s with premium economy
Emirates is rolling out its retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft, complete with new Premium Economy cabins,…
Activist investor Elliott reduces stake in Southwest
Activist investor Elliot thas reduced its stake in Southwest Airlines to 13.1pc. The investor remains…
New Direct Flights Dublin to Chișinău launch today from SkyUp
SkyUp Airlines commences direct flights between Dublin and Chișinău, Moldova, starting today, 18 December 2025.…
Ryanair launches new attack on DAA €1 passenger fee increase
Ryanair has condemned the DAA decision to raise airport fees by 10pc from 2026. In…
Bristow Ireland takes over Sligo search-and-rescue base
Bristow Ireland has taken over Sligo search-and-rescue base. The transition was completed at midnight on…
WATCH: Marriage proposal at Dublin Airport , and Santa happens to be walking by
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Southwest expects Boeing 737-7 to be certified in time for operations in August
Southwest expects Boeing 737-7 certification will be completed by August 2026. The airline plans to…
Single European Sky in five years? Eurocontrol launches ‘Trajectory 2030’ strategy
Eurcontrol has released Trajectory 2030 strategy under under three headings Engage, Deliver, and Modernise. Objectives…