Ireland

Eirtrade Aviation has grown its aftermarket presence at Knock Airport on Ireland’s west coast after announcing a trio of MRO-related milestones.

Major capacity provider Avia Solutions Group has embarked on a corporate reorganization and is selling off one of its constituent airlines.

Ireland has taken delivery of a dedicated transport variant of the Airbus C295 airlifter, giving the country a dedicated tactical airlifter for the first time.

The past fiscal year was one for the ages in terms of interest in U.S. missiles abroad.

Ascend Airways has taken delivery of a fifth Boeing 737 as it moves toward a target of operating eight of the narrowbodies by the end of 2025.

CityJet has filed for examinership for the second time in five years after losing a Lufthansa wet-lease contract set to begin this autumn.

Bombardier officials say they will consider buying the work Spirit AeroSystems’ performs related to the production of Bombardier business jets.

Irish wet-lease operator Fly4 is looking to grow its fleet next year after struggling to source narrowbodies at the right terms for 2025.

Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, critics of Ireland’s near-passive approach to defense have been urging the government to spend more on security.

Dublin has ordered four Airbus H145Ms for the Irish Air Corps through a €91.7 million ($95.2 million) contract to replace the force's EC135/H135 helicopters.

The €53 million ($54.9 million) aircraft will be used for range of missions, Irish defense officials say.

The Irish High Court stayed the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) capping capacity at Dublin Airport (DUB) to 25.2 million seats for the 2025 summer schedule.

British aviation engineering firm 2Excel Aviation has stood up an Irish business to support a new search-and-rescue contract.

Fly4, co-owned by German leisure giant TUI and Poland’s Enter Air, is hoping to secure its air operator’s certificate (AOC) in early 2024.

CDB Aviation CEO Jie Chen said this is the first major sustainability-linked loan syndicated facility among aircraft lessors.

The report was commissioned by SkyNRG and SFS Ireland, in partnership with Avolon, Boeing and ORIX Aviation.

Ireland-headquartered aviation-services firm Avia Solutions Group (ASG) has acquired UK-based Synergy Aviation.

The routes to destinations in Greece and Italy will launch during summer 2023.

The Israeli carrier originally intended to open a route during summer 2020.

Traffic for 2022 has surpassed daa's expectations.

Dublin Airport MD Vincent Harrison tells Routes about the airport’s recovery during the summer season; what new routes have been secured; and why its new North Runway will be vital for future growth.

“We’re cautiously optimistic for the winter, but I think it’s going to be a very tough time for some of our competitors,” Ryanair's Jason McGuinness tells Routes.

The service will become Cleveland’s first direct link to Europe in more than four years.

The airline will face competition on both of the new services being launched this winter.

We profile Dublin-based international specialist Aer Lingus.