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Airline passengers numbers forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels late next year

Leasing firm Avolon says sector set to “thrive” this year, driven largely by the reopening of China

Andrea Cleary: Space wars – airlines are putting the squeeze on passengers

To recline or not to recline? Yes, there are those who feel entitled to stretch out at the expense of fellow travellers – but in the battle for arm and leg room, the airlines are to blame

Ryanair’s O’Leary cashes in share options to tune of €4.1m

The airline boss exercised the shares at a price of €8.345 before selling them at €12.50, according to stock exchange filings

Alan Joyce: Why the Qantas boss is facing a restless Australian public

Alan Joyce, originally from Tallaght, runs Australian airline Qantas. Following difficulties the company has faced post-Covid, his name has entered Aussie slang – if anything goes wrong flight-wise, it’s been ‘Joyced’

Inflation set to spell higher air fares for travellers, aviation chief warns

Ali Ben Lmadani of ABL Aviation says inflation in the cost of energy, wages, raw materials and components is now rampant in the sector

Electric planes could be used to fly from Dublin to the north of England, Qantas head says

Irish chief executive of Australian airline says it is up to the aviation industry to plot an environmentally sustainable future

The co-opetition cluster: How a group of competing Irish firms have joined forces to reach new heights in the aerospace sector

As part of Emerald Aero, a number of Irish precision engineering businesses have come together to win business – and have found there’s strength in numbers

Emerald Airlines set for takeoff with €16m cash in hand

The start-up airline founded by Conor McCarthy was last month confirmed as the operator of Aer Lingus’s regional routes from 2023 onwards on a ten-year contract

Norwegian Air revenues down by 92% in first half of 2021

Covid-19 travel restrictions have forced restructuring at the airline

Ryanair in rude good health with €3.15bn on the books

The airline lost €815 million in the year to the end of March but bookings have rocketed in anticipation of an easing of travel restrictions, most of its fleet is free of debt, and last Tuesday it engaged in a €1.2 billion bond sale

Grounded: Irish aviation hits hard times as Covid travel uncertainty persists

With pilots out of work, Aer Lingus ‘burning cash’ and Ryanair establishing new bases outside Ireland, Irish airlines are desperately seeking a detailed timeline to a full reopening

Airport boss says state must act urgently to mitigate damage dealt by Covid

DAA chief executive Dalton Philips said the government must support the restarting of air travel and an exit from mandatory hotel quarantine

Lucinda Creighton: Allowing aviation to collapse will clip all our wings

Urgent action is needed now as there will be little point in complaining about scaled back routes and increased flight prices when travel begins again

Ryanair tipped to outperform market strongly in 2021

The airline’s operation of the Boeing 737 Max is now a positive advantage, says investment firm Raymond James

O’Leary charity sells €22m worth of Ryanair shares

Gigginstown health, education and sporting charity garnered €6 million profit from holding

Vaccination should follow a good dose of common sense

Analysis: The faster easing of Covid-19 restrictions represents a conservative compromise that will please many and disappoint others