This autumn marks a major milestone in aviation history: the 80th anniversary of the first scheduled, commercial, transatlantic passenger flight landing at Shannon Airport on 24 October 1945. To commemorate eight decades of global connection, Shannon Airport is launching 'Ready, Jet, Go' – a mega...

Ryanair has announced a landmark partnership agreement with Booking Holdings, which includes global travel brands Booking.com, KAYAK, Priceline and Agoda. This partnership means that customers booking with Booking Holdings’ brands will now have access to Ryanair flights across the airline’s net...

The Shannon Airport Group has confirmed that Mary Considine will be departing her role as CEO after six transformative and successful years, during which she led significant growth and innovation. She will be taking up the post of CEO of Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail). Ray O’Driscoll (currently ...

Cork Airport welcomed its two millionth passenger of 2025 last week, in what will be the busiest year in the airport’s 64-year history. Benvon Deasy from Rochestown, Cork, who was travelling to Cape Town, South Africa via London Heathrow was greeted by airport management and presented with a sp...

Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to more countries than any other, is ramping up its summer 2025 schedule with additional flights from the UK and Ireland to Istanbul and beyond. Starting June 9, the flag carrier will operate 47 weekly flights from London Heathrow, adding two more flights per ...

Finnair has today launched a new route to Kirkenes in Northern Norway - the only scheduled international flight to the airport, opening the region up to customers from the UK and Ireland. Kirkenes offers a brand-new route for Finnair and is the most northerly destination offered by the flag carri...

In a move to bring its component inventory and AOG support services to a wider European operator base, Broward Aviation Services (BAS) has opened a new stock facility in Shannon, Ireland. The new office space and 10,000 sq.ft. warehouse has a stock inventory valued at circa $15 million and is bas...

Ryanair has said it will have to cut traffic forecasts for next year because of expected delays to aircraft deliveries from Boeing. CEO Michael O'Leary today told Reuters that Ryanair was supposed to receive 20 deliveries before December - but suggested the budget airline could be waiting until J...

Most successful airline startups in recent years have adopted well-established low-cost principles - a strategy particularly effective for short-haul operations. Rigas Doganis, a respected authority on airline strategy, has emphasised the necessity of having a cost focus for profitability, even ...

The Irish aviation industry has launched a new campaign aimed at tackling passenger misconduct as it emerges disorderly behaviour tripled between 2019 and 2023. Irish airlines, airports, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), ground handlers and international aviation organisations have signed a joi...

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has been awarded a contract to provide ground handling services for IAG carriers at Dublin Airport. Under the agreement, IAG-owned carriers British Airways, Iberia Express and Vueling will have their aircraft served by Aer Lingus at DUB starting June this year. Th...

Scottish regional airline Loganair will introduce an enhanced schedule of services between Glasgow and Donegal, delivering year-round flights and its "biggest-ever" summer programme. Loganair's summer schedule will commence from 19 May with three weekly flights, rising to four between 6 May and 1...

Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, has accused the Irish transport minister of failing to "take any action to advance the goals" of the government's National Aviation Policy. The airline boss called on Eamon Ryan, who has served as transport minister since June 2020, to "resign and let someone compete...

Ryanair has become the latest airline to be caught up in an international scandal after "fake" parts were found in two of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft during maintenance inspections in Texas and Brazil. Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, claimed the parts came from the British supplier AOG Technics, w...

Avia Solutions Group, the leading aviation business group, has become an Irish-based company. Following the transfer of its controlling headquarters to Ireland, Dublin, the group also became the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind aviation giant Ryanair. "Moving the company's...