An investigation into a fatal plane crash which claimed the lives of a seven-year-old boy and a male pilot almost two years ago, found that a loss of control in a steeply banked turn lead to a rapid loss of altitude, and inevitably their deaths.

The Court of Appeal ruling follows nearly 20 years of litigation over the sale by Mark Monks’ late father James and his mother Ella of the land at Huntstown House, Cloghran

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has rejected claims that there was "a culture of fear" among the airline's pilots out on sick leave from work.

Cork airport held an emergency exercise with multiple first response agencies as part of the airport's preparedness to respond in the event of an emergency in the dark.

The jury assessing damages in a case taken by an Aer Lingus pilot against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) over defamatory emails it sent is expected to go out to consider its decision on Thursday.

Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to a much loved son, brother, uncle and friend who died in an air crash in Wexford three days ago.

Disruptive passengers force planes into emergency landings at least once a month and every three hours passenger safety is threatened by unruly people on the plane. 70% of these incidents are aggressive.

The head of corporate affairs for the Irish Aviation Authority has said that banning alcohol on flights could be considered as a means to reduce the level of incidents of disruptive passenger behaviour on flights.

Shannon Airport has temporarily suspended all flights following an incident involving a Boeing 767 aircraft.

The Transport Minister says it is vital that lessons are learned from the deaths of five people during separate coast guard missions as a new oversight plan for search and rescue (SAR) operations in Ireland was published.

New technology will allow the Irish Aviation Authority use satellite receivers to track the flights from it's North Atlantic Communications Centre in Ballygirreen.

Ireland’s first charity-funded air ambulance has been sitting in a hangar for months waiting for ministerial approval to launch.

The gleaming helicopter is sitting in the hangar. It can be airborne within two and a half minutes. Paramedics have undergone training to work with the pilot during flight operations but the crew helmets are still wrapped in plastic on a shelf in the control room of the new €400,000 airbase.

The biggest contributor last year was the operator of Irish Water and Bord Gáis, Ervia, which paid out a dividend of €139m.

Figures released by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) reveal that air traffic handled by Irish air traffic control is up 3% in quarter one 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

The four Irish Coast Guard air crew who lost their lives in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash two years ago were remembered with prayers in north Mayo last night.

The type of plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes in the past five months has carried thousands of passengers to and from Ireland — and aviation authorities have no plans to ground 737 Max aircraft.

Karen Walsh In the past couple of years, the flying and operating of drones has become increasingly more popular.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has said it has no concerns about the safety of Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft, following a crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people.

IRISH airspace is one of the safest in the world and those who patrol our skies are among the most skillful anywhere. That makes the latest glitch in our air traffic management extremely puzzling and of concern to those who choose to fly for business or leisure purposes.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has confirmed a new agreement would need to be reached in the event of a hard Brexit to allow British flights into European airspace and to land in airports including in Ireland.

Tributes have been paid to a leading figure in Irish and international aviation who died from a suspected heart attack while swimming off Cork.

The Transport Minister has pledged a prompt review of search and rescue (SAR) aviation operations in line with a key recommendation of a report examining a fatal helicopter crash in which four members of the Irish Coast Guard perished.

Rugby’s governing body has warned clubs who use drones to record training sessions and matches they are breaking the law.

Rugby’s governing body has warned clubs who use drones to record training sessions and matches they are breaking the law.

A record breaking 1,135,845 flights were handled in Ireland last year.

A local authority is embracing cutting-edge technology in its battle against fly-tipping and illegal dumping.

People flying drones illegally may be caught via social media.

Airlines and airport authorities have criticised new plans by the Government to impose an annual €1m levy on airports to beef up security inspections by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).

As we look back at 2017, Brexit and Trump are two words that came to define many of the year’s headlines, says John Daly

Ryanair's dismissal of a pilot in 2000 led others to believe that being a staff representative in the company was "a very dangerous thing", a former pilot being sued by the airline told the High Court.

Drone use is growing at a “rapid” rate in Ireland and hobbyists need to inform themselves of the law, warns the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).

Ryanair did not accept the results of an internet survey among its pilots about their attitudes to safety reporting procedures because they were anonymous and unverified, the company's HR director, Darrell Hughes, told the High Court.

Reports made to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) go into a “black hole”, it has been alleged.

Ryanair has agreed to give the Commission for Aviation Regulation weekly updates on the number of passengers out of Ireland who are entitled to compensation and expenses as well as the numbers of claims submitted and claims closed out.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is “very contrite” over the rolling flight cancellation programme, Transport Minister Shane Ross said in London, but the problem “should have been foreseen”.

Only time will tell if Ryanair gets over this current major dilemma, but its handling of the crisis may well be the defining moment for both Michael O’Leary and for Ryanair.

Searches are due to resume off Co Mayo today for the lost crew of Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116.

Sean O’Riordan examines how the government is willing to turn a blind eye to some incursions into our territory by other nations but finds others to be unacceptable

The HSE has been strongly criticised for the slow progress in reinstating a helipad at Cork University Hospital — Ireland’s only level 1 trauma centre.

Norwegian Air boss Bjorn Kjos tells reporter Pádraig Hoare that Cork is strategically important and insists the airline has not abandoned plans for its Cork to New York route.

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Aviation concerns need to be at the forefront of Ireland’s Brexit negotiations, with regulation changes arising from the UK leaving the EU potentially hampering Irish airport growth in the coming years, says the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).

The Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled jets from two of its airbases to "monitor" two Russian bomber planes that had flown close to British and Irish airspace.

The Irish Aviation Authority has said that the skies above Ireland have had their busiest year on record, with an expected 1.1 million flights in 2016.