Low fares airlines Ryanair and Norwegian have said talks are ongoing regarding a tie-up that would allow passengers transfer on connecting flights between Europe and the US.

Increasing competition for the long-haul, low-cost transatlantic market will be a boon for passengers as airlines tussle for a share of the market, a leading aviation analyst has said, writes Padraig Hoare.

Increasing competition for the long-haul, low-cost transatlantic market will be a boon for passengers as airlines tussle for a share of the market, a leading aviation analyst has said.

We’ve all been there. Waiting to go on holiday, sitting on a plane and half ignoring the cabin crew safety demonstration.

Passenger numbers at Dublin airport have recovered to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis. 

Many airlines worldwide have begun to adopt rules similar to those put in place by the Irish Aviation Authority a decade ago to ensure there are always two crew members on the flight decks of passenger jets while airborne.

Dublin Airport saw its passenger numbers increase by 8% last year to 21.7 million.

From budget breaks in Bodrum to direct flights to Canada, Travel Writer of the Year Pól Ó Conghaile picks his top overseas destinations for 2014.

More than 20m visitors have passed through Ireland’s busiest airport this year — the first time the landmark level has been reached since 2009.

Rudolf and his fellow reindeer might not be a-moosed to hear that they are in danger of being replaced by a pair of jet engines.

A Canadian airline is to start low-fare transatlantic crossings to Dublin with prices for return flights starting at just over €300.

An Irish aviation services company has secured a major contract to paint an award-winning airline’s fleet of aircraft.

Irish travel software company, Datalex reported a13% rise in revenues for the first six months of the year and said they are on track to achieve earnings growth of between 25% and 30% this year.

Datalex has forecast “strong cash generation” and continued profit growth for 2013, following the generation of its first annual profit in six years in 2012.

THE recent weakness in Ryanair’s share price should bee seen as an opportunity to buy stock in the company brokers Dolmen Butler Briscoe said yesterday.