Aviation
# aviation - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Aer Lingus and Ryanair flights cancelled over ‘single sky’ strike
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# aviation - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
American Airlines grounds all flights because of tech glitch
Systems have now been fully restored but delays and cancellations are expected.
# aviation - Monday 8 April, 2013
Research says transatlantic flights will be ‘bumpier’ by 2050
Why? More turbulence could be a symptom of climate change.
# aviation - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Lufthansa flights cancelled as staff strikes commence
Workers at Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne have walked out.
# aviation - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Stuck in the mud: Poland airport closes as plane skids off runway
Last night’s flight to Dublin was delayed as a result.
# aviation - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Calls for government to protect future of Knock Airport
Concerns have been raised about the future of the airport in the wake of the government’s proposals to secure the future of Shannon Airport.
# aviation - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Transatlantic flight makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport
US Airways flight 799, from Amsterdam to Philadelphia, had only just cleared Ireland before deciding to turn back.
# aviation - Monday 28 January, 2013
Ryanair still optimistic on Aer Lingus bid
The airline said its bid involves two upfront buyers, each basing aircraft in Ireland.
# aviation - Thursday 17 January, 2013
Boeing crisis deepens as Dreamliners grounded worldwide
Aviators have grounded most of the world’s 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to the plane’s batteries can be fixed.
# aviation - Monday 10 December, 2012
Plans to make Shannon a tourist attraction unveiled
The six-year plan was produced by Clare County Council and unveiled this morning. It includes an aviation museum and ‘green infrastructure’.
# aviation - Monday 3 December, 2012
Ireland West Airport Knock threatens legal challenge over Shannon plans
Management said it may have “no choice but to challenge the Government’s inequitable behaviour towards the airport in the courts”.
# aviation - Monday 29 October, 2012
Tour the Gulfstream G650 – it only costs €50m
It flies at almost the speed of sound and Oprah, Warren Buffet and Ralph Lauren want one.
# aviation - Sunday 14 October, 2012
World record: Daredevil Felix Baumgartner skydives from 24.2 miles above Earth
The Austrian skydiver jumped from about 128,000 feet above earth – breaking the sound barrier in his four-minute freefall.
# aviation - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Report confirms Ryanair complied with EU operations procedures
Irish and Spanish aviation and transport authorities met yesterday to discuss the airline’s safety standards.
# aviation - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Irish authorities in talks with Spain over Ryanair’s safety standards
An Irish delegate gave its assurances to Spain about the oversight of Ryanair’s operations.
# aviation - Monday 20 August, 2012
Amelia Earhart search expedition finds ‘debris field’ off Pacific island
High-res footage has revealed “a scattering of man-made objects” in location consistent with 1937 photo which sparked search.
# aviation - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Plane bound for Moscow lands in Iceland after bomb threat
The flight from New York made an emergency landing after an anonymous phone call said there were explosives on board.
# aviation - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Aer Lingus traffic figures increase with summer surge
Just over one million people flew with Aer Lingus in July, the vast majority of them on short haul flights.
# aviation - Saturday 4 August, 2012
Dublin Airport back to normal after diverted flight caused disruption
A flight from London to Boston had to make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport after a technical problem.
# aviation - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Aer Lingus and DAA staff vote for industrial action
Workers are unhappy with proposed changes to their pensions.
# aviation - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Ryanair’s next big idea: bigger doors on planes so people can board faster
“We want two people to walk through the door,” says Ryanair’s Chief Financial Officer.
# aviation - Monday 30 July, 2012
Aer Lingus announces partnership deal with Etihad
Airlines have reached a new interline and code-share agreements to expand route choices for their customers.
# aviation - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
Aer Lingus tells shareholders to reject Ryanair offer
The airline says that the reasons for stopping the takeover on competition grounds on now “even stronger”.
# aviation - Tuesday 17 July, 2012
Ryanair makes €694 million bid for Aer Lingus
It’s official.
# aviation - Friday 6 July, 2012
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[Update] Enterprise Ireland distances itself from pilot training school controversy
The Minister and the IAA say they are working to resolve the situation but no guarantee on the students’ money can be given.
# aviation - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Would these posters entice you to visit Ireland?
Check out these amazing aviation advertisements from Aer Lingus, TWA and others during the 1950s and 1960s.
# aviation - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Irish Aviation Authority working on behalf of trainee pilots
The group of Irish pilots are stranded in Florida and face losing up to €85,000 each.
# aviation - Thursday 14 June, 2012
Security problems at Dublin Airport have been fixed
The airport had been given two months to solve the security issues raised by the European Commission.
# aviation - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Plane tyre bursts on landing at Dublin Airport
The plane had just arrived from the Isle of Man when the incident happened. All 29 passengers were unhurt and disembarked safely.
# aviation - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Five killed, 13 injured in Ukraine plane crash
The small aircraft made an emergency landing at Borodyanka airport, about 30km west of Kiev.
# aviation - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Plane goes off the runway at Waterford Airport
No injuries are reported after the FlyBe passenger plane came off the runway this evening.
# aviation - Sunday 3 June, 2012
Over 150 feared dead after plane crashes into building in Nigerian city
The plane crashed into a two-storey building in Africa’s largest city. Residents said the plane had been coming in low and making a loud noise before it crashed.
# aviation - Thursday 10 May, 2012
Wreck of Russian plane found in Indonesia
There is little hope of finding any survivors.
# aviation - Wednesday 9 May, 2012
Russian plane disappears during demonstration flight
Plane carrying 46 people has lost contact with air traffic controllers while flying in western Indonesia.
# aviation - Monday 2 April, 2012
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Nine things to know this morning…
# aviation - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Fresh search for Amelia Earhart and navigator 75 years after disappearance
Earhart and Fred Noonan went missing over the Pacific in 1937, but the remains of their aircraft have never been found.
# aviation - Monday 12 March, 2012
€1.8m regulator’s office ‘investigated one complaint per day’ – Ryanair
Michael O’Leary demands that the Commission for Aviation Regulation explain why its staff are paid such a high average salary.
# aviation - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Aer Lingus revenue up 6pc to €1.28 billion
The airline says that passenger levels rose slightly to hit 9.5 million last year.
# aviation - Thursday 16 February, 2012
Traffic at Irish airports declined in January
The latest figures show that commercial flights were down most at Cork airport compared to January 2011.
# aviation - Friday 10 February, 2012
Lawyer claims pilots’ decisions were main cause of Cork air crash
Families of the six victims and survivors intend to take legal action against the various aviation companies implicated in the crash at Cork Airport a year ago.
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