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John-Whelan
John Whelan: 2025 is going to be a turbulent year for airlines
Emerald Airlines halves its pre-tax losses to €11.52m as revenues double to €166.74m
Emerald Airlines halves its pre-tax losses to €11.52m as revenues double to €166.74m
Revenues at the firm operating Aer Lingus’s regional routes since 2022 increased by 105% from €81.34m to €166.74m

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Willie Walsh speaks to journalists in Paris
Dublin Airport passenger cap a 'joke', says Willie Walsh
The head of the global airline body IATA said the cap is preventing airlines from expanding into the Irish market

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Boeing strike may cause headaches for airlines
Boeing strike may cause headaches for airlines
The strike action could pose additional threats to plane deliveries to airlines including Ryanair.

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

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Aviation authority proposes summer seat limit for flights into Dublin
Dublin Airport has an annual passenger limit of 32m and its operator Daa expects to breach that cap later this year

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning governance report
Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning governance report
Decision marks gloomy footnote to the 15-year rein of Dubliner Alan Joyce at Australia’s dominant airline

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

New Airbus contracts offset Boeing production issues for aviation firm
New Airbus contracts offset Boeing production issues for aviation firm
Aerospace and defence firms have been benefiting from increased demand for planes as flying hours reach pre-pandemic levels, offsetting production caps at Boeing

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Europe’s airline stocks fail to get a peak season boost
Europe’s airline stocks fail to get a peak season boost
All eyes are now on the major European carriers reporting earnings this month. Ryanair will be the first to release results for the first quarter

Tue, 09 Jul, 2024

Ryanair appear before transport committee
Michael O'Leary sees value of pay deal reach €4.7m in 2024  
His contract also extended the time frame for which Mr O’Leary can receive his €100m bonus should certain goals be met

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

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Dublin Airport on course to breach passenger cap
Numbers flying in during the start of the year up nearly 7%

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

IATA Director General Willie Walsh speaks during an interview with Reuters in Dubai
Air fares to moderate this year, says transport chief
Upcoming elections around Europe may also be suppressing people’s desire to spend on travel

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Wizz Air Plane Airbus A320 landing Prague, Czech Republic
Budget airline Wizz Air to add 300 aircraft to fleet
If successful, the Hungary-based airline would more than double the size of its fleet

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Coronavirus - Mon Jul 19, 2021
Irish Aviation wants to decarbonise, but passengers want to keep flying
Efficiency advances in aircraft not coming fast enough

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Aviation watchdog secures €1m in refunds and compo for disgruntled air passengers in 2023
Aviation watchdog secures €1m in refunds and compo for disgruntled air passengers in 2023
The IAA last year recorded a pre-tax profit of €1.7m which was down 92% on the pre-tax profits of €22.2m in 2022

Mon, 13 May, 2024

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Aer Lingus owner IAG projects strong summer after solid first quarter
Chief executive Luis Gallego said the group, which also owns Iberia, British Airways and Vueling airlines, had already secured more than 80% of projected bookings for the second quarter and over 40% for the third quarter.

Fri, 10 May, 2024

File Photo: The three men arrested as part of an investigation into an international illegal immigrant smuggling network through
Aviation authority introduces seat capacity limit to comply with Dublin Airport planning conditions 
During the winter period, the Irish Aviation Authority has decided runway activity will be limited to 970 flights per 24-hour period

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Qantas to pay $120m for allegedly selling tickets to flights that had already been cancelled
Qantas to pay $120m for allegedly selling tickets to flights that had already been cancelled
Airline alleged to have advertised and sold tickets for more than 8,000 flights that it had already cancelled

Mon, 06 May, 2024

Transport Committee
Michael O'Leary optimistic Boeing will deliver Max planes to Ryanair this summer
The Ryanair boss offered some advice on who should be the plane maker's next CEO

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

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Hungary set to buy out most of Budapest Airport
The Hungarian government still expects the Qatar Investment Authority to join the consortium later

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Ryanair summer schedule
Ryanair shares soar above €21 despite disruption to Boeing deliveries this summer
Ryanair shares rose almost 4% to close above the key €21 level that could set up Michael O’Leary for a €100m payout

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Ryanair among global airlines 'with largest number of unfilled orders with Boeing' 
Ryanair among global airlines 'with largest number of unfilled orders with Boeing' 
Boeing was plunged into crisis after a panel blowout on an airborne Max 9 plane above Portland in Oregon in January

Thu, 04 Apr, 2024

Ryanair financials
O'Leary repeats call for Boeing to fix issues stalling Ryanair growth  
Crisis at Boeing set to leave Ryanair 17 aircraft short of the 57 Boeing Max planes that were scheduled to be delivered by the end of April

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

Ryanair summer schedule
Michael O'Leary to meet with Boeing as Max crisis deepens for US planemaker 
Will discuss the certification of Boeing's 737 Max 10 aircraft and ongoing issues with oversight

Wed, 20 Mar, 2024

Boeing’s pain spreads to customers as airlines cut back
Boeing’s pain spreads to customers as airlines cut back
Ryanair has said it will be short 17 Boeing jets that it had anticipated before the end of June, resulting in a slimmer summer schedule and 5m fewer passengers this year

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Major airline warns of severe cutbacks after Boeing delays
Major airline warns of severe cutbacks after Boeing delays
Southwest Airlines, a major Boeing customer in the US, has warned it will cut flights due to new plane delays from the US plane maker.

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Troubled Boeing delivers only 25 of the profit-making 737 Max planes in January
Troubled Boeing delivers only 25 of the profit-making 737 Max planes in January
The company has been scrambling to explain and strengthen its safety procedures after last month's mid-air cabin blowout

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Two workers walk under the wing of a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton
How production pressures plunged Boeing into yet another crisis
Soul-searching about quality controls was triggered after a jetliner left Boeing's factory with a loose door panel, setting the clock ticking on the terrifying mid-air blowout that occurred on January 5

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

EU referendum
Ryanair aims to expand in Poland under new Tusk-led government
The company said it plans to raise passenger numbers in Poland by 10% to 18 million this year

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

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Ryanair trims annual profit forecast after travel agents halt sales
Net profit for the three months to the end of December, the third quarter of its financial year, was €15m, significantly lower than the €49m expected by analysts

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

Ryanair schedule for summer 2023
Ryanair targets Spain for growth
Ryanair wants to open five new bases in Spain and expand by 40% in the country by 2030, the airline’s boss Eddie Wilson has said in Madrid.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

Carry-on in front of a plane
Surge in domestic travel lifts global air traffic close to 2019 levels
Willie Walsh, director-general of the IATA, said economic headwinds are 'not deterring people' from flying with the demand for international travel 'rapidly closing' in on 2019 levels

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Michael O'Leary comments
Ryanair prices probe by Italy a 'joke', claims O'Leary
Airline faces several regulatory challenges in Italy, where it has expanded to become the largest carrier.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2023

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UK air-traffic 'fiasco' could cost airlines £100m, says Willie Walsh
'This system should be designed to reject data that’s incorrect, not to collapse the system'

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Ryanair financials
Ryanair flies a record number of passengers for third straight month
The airline has said it expects traffic in its financial year to March 2024 to grow by 9%, to around 183.5 million passengers

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

Dublin Airport hangar six dispute
Aer Lingus will not cede European market to rivals despite focus on US, says IAG
Aer Lingus posted an operating profit of €40m, driven by growth in its US markets and rising demand for short-haul European flights

Fri, 28 Jul, 2023

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EasyJet's Portugal cabin staff begin five-day strike and threaten more walk-outs
Chaos in the Portuguese airports was avoided on Friday, as EasyJet cancelled 346 flights from and to the country ahead of the strike out of the 508 it would normally have operated during the period

Fri, 21 Jul, 2023

Coronavirus
Ryanair rival EasyJet posts record pre-tax profit and says it is prepared to change routes if heatwaves change holiday habits
EasyJet is prepared to change its routes if heatwaves change holiday habits in the years to come, the airline's chief executive Johan Lundgren said.

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

Airlines tap transatlantic US tourist boom
Airlines tap transatlantic US tourist boom
Travel website Kayak said searches for travel to Europe are up 55% from a year ago

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

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Fáilte Ireland remains optimistic about tourism boom despite drop in global air capacity
Fáilte Ireland estimated that total seat capacity will reach 15.1m this summer

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Ryanair sees 9% passenger growth in June despite disruption
Ryanair sees 9% passenger growth in June despite disruption
Ryanair Holdings passenger numbers grew by 9% in June compared to the same period last year despite being forced to cancel over 900 flights mainly due to air-traffic controller (ATC) strikes in France, the company has said.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Aer Lingus owner IAG weighs buying Portugal's TAP
Aer Lingus owner IAG weighs buying Portugal's TAP
IAG boss also said airline group open to selling some Madrid slots to Ryanair

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

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Global aircraft fleet needs to double by 2042 to keep up with demand, report concludes
The report said that the biggest driver of new passengers will be in Asia — particularly in India and south-east Asia — and Latin America.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Aer Lingus takeover proposal
Soaring air fares this summer set to heat up hostilities between airports and airlines
Major carriers have enjoyed a quick recovery with fares bolstered by tight capacity going into the peak season

Sun, 04 Jun, 2023

Travelers At San Francisco International Airport Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend
Airlines scour the globe for capacity as plane shortage takes toll
The scarcity has only been exacerbated by supply-chain disruptions that have weighed on output and delayed deliveries, making used aircraft an attractive alternative.

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

Key Speakers At Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Europe Conference
Britain will sign deal paying into EU budget within 15 years, says O'Leary
Ryanair boss says Brexit is ‘unbelievably messy’ and a ‘net negative’ on the British economy

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023

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