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Aviation

Aviation

Ryanair calls on EU Commission to stop disruption from French air traffic control strikes

The airline has launched a petition seeking to get one million signatures for protection for passengers during French air traffic control (ATC) strikes
  • Emmet Ryan
  • 10:30
Aviation

Airport staff offered €2,000 bonuses in bid to avoid more holiday chaos

DAA move aims to avoid repeat of last year’s missed flights due to monster queues at security clearance
  • Donal MacNamee
  • March 19, 2023
Aviation

Ryanair to have 99 Boeing 737 max planes within weeks as delays ease

Eddie Wilson said the delivery of the aircraft from Boeing had “improved dramatically”
  • Business Post
  • March 15, 2023
Aviation

Ireland could help ‘lead the way’ in rollout of sustainable aviation fuel – report

The aviation industry currently accounts for around 2.3 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions globally
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 13, 2023
Aviation

Shannon in talks to open new air routes as sector recovers

With an 88 per cent rebound last year on 2019 passenger numbers, Shannon Airport Group head Mary Considine has sights set on growth
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 4, 2023
business

Datalex chief financial officer resigns from airline software firm

Dan Creedon will step down from the company on June 30
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • February 28, 2023
Aviation

Aer Lingus returns to profit for the first time since the start of Covid-19

The airline group reported a full year operating profit of €45 million for 2022 thanks to a strong recovery in leisure travel last year
  • Lorcan Allen
  • February 24, 2023
Aviation

Declan Fitzpatrick confirmed as aviation boss after regulator splits following six-year wait

Fitzpatrick is taking over as the head of the Irish Aviation Authority, which is being separated in two
  • Michael Brennan
  • February 20, 2023
Companies

Leasing giant Avolon books $244m in once-off charges over Russian-seized aircraft

Dublin-based lessor reports full year profits of $9 million after impairment charges related to seizure of 10 aircraft by Russian state in February last year
  • Lorcan Allen
  • February 9, 2023
Travel

Record 2.1 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in January

Airport authority reports 2 per cent growth compared to January 2019
  • Emmet Ryan
  • February 8, 2023
Travel

Ryanair’s passenger traffic soars by 69% in January

The airline recorded strong profits in the final three months of 2022 with strong demand for travel as lockdowns were lifted
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • February 2, 2023
Aviation

‘Bright prospects’ as Shannon Airport passenger numbers up 300 per cent

A further boost is expected from May this year when a new daily non-stop seasonal service to Chicago commences
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • January 23, 2023
Aviation

Sustainable aviation-energy firm seeks to set up Irish plant

Zero Petroleum says it is in talks with a major company in the aviation industry as it bids to replace fossil fuels with a less environmentally harmful alternative
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 21, 2023
Aviation

‘Ireland could be the Qatar of Europe for eco-friendly aviation fuel’

Andrew Turner, a former high-ranking RAF officer, now works with Zero Petroleum, a UK company that believes it can halt the damage being done to the climate by air travel – and totally change an industry known for its exceptionally high carbon emissions
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 20, 2023
Business

Irish aviation chief criticises Boeing and Airbus over aircraft delays, warns it will take years to catch up

Peter Barrett, the head of SMBC Aviation Capital, tells Dublin aviation conference: ‘Manufacturers always say it’s someone else’s fault’
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 17, 2023
Aviation

‘Several years’ before lawsuits against insurers over missing aircraft in Russia are resolved

Aircraft lessors have performed strongly to weather the issues posed by Covid and the war in Ukraine, industry delegates told at aviation conference in Dublin
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 17, 2023
Travel

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport close to 2019 levels in last quarter

Over 28.1 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in 2022, an increase of 231 per cent on the previous year
  • Cónal Thomas
  • January 16, 2023
Business

Standard Chartered moves to sell Dublin-based aviation group

Pembroke Capital is being considered for sale as part of an effort to cut costs
  • Aaron Rogan
  • January 12, 2023
Interview

‘I wanted to prove that I wasn’t just a daddy’s boy’: easyJet founder on building a legacy

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the son of a shipping magnate, set out to prove he could make it on his own as well as build a world-famous brand by setting up an airline. It was called easyJet. Here he talks exclusively to the Business Post
  • Lorcan Allen
  • December 3, 2022
Aviation

Irish flights ‘most environmentally penalised in Europe’, Ryanair’s O’Leary claims

Michael O’Leary to publicly rebuke Transport Minister Eamon Ryan for calling for further levies on aviation at a cross-party meeting today
  • Donal MacNamee
  • November 30, 2022

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