Bringing elite air travel to Ireland for first time

Irish customers can travel like George W Bush and the pope thanks to a new business set up by a Shannon-based entrepreneur.

Irish customers can travel like George W Bush and the pope thanks to a new business set up by a Shannon-based entrepreneur.

Chris Shiels recently established Elite Aviation, a luxury corporate travel service that operates from Shannon Airport.

Last November, Shiels purchased a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, similar to the one used by Bush and the Pope.

The helicopter had previously belonged to Les Wexner, the American billionaire famous for brands such as Gap ...