Colourful silage fields will spread the message of support for children’s hospitals and raising breast cancer awareness this summer.

The UK must remain in the EU to reduce the number of strikes by air traffic controllers (ATC) on the continent, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said.

Holiday travel chaos looms as French air traffic controllers plan further work stoppages this month

Ryanair has been issued with a number of safety recommendations after a cabin crew member sustained a fractured pelvis as a result of severe turbulence on a flight out of Rome.

A verdict of accidental death has been returned in the cases of all six victims of the Manx2 plane crash at Cork Airport.

HIRING a car on holiday can be a stressful business — firstly there’s the paperwork, then the cost, then the map-reading and last but not least, the reality of driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road.

The Irish Aviation Authority has introduced a system of sequencing aircraft for landing at Dublin Airport that could see airlines burning less fuel while also reducing passenger delays.

A plane taking off from Dublin Airport and travelling at nearly 250km/h had just 360m to spare when it stopped short of another aircraft that had mistakenly entered the runway.

INVESTIGATORS probing the Cork Airport tragedy will begin the painstaking task of reconstructing the shattered remains of the plane in a Co Meath hangar today.

Ryanair is to take legal action against a number of Spanish unions over wildcat strikes of air traffic controllers (ATCs) earlier this month which caused the cancellation of over 500 Ryanair flights.

Ryanair revealed a 12% hike in average fares and soaring ancillary revenues as it posted a double-digit rise in half-year profits today.

THOUSANDS of flights across Europe will once again be grounded by French air-traffic controllers today, this time as the controllers join workers in protesting over pension reform.

Ryanair says its been forced to cancel some 250 flights to and from France tomorrow, as air traffic controllers (ATC) there stage another strike.

Ryanair today called for the EU Commission to remove the "right to strike" from air traffic controllers (ATCs) saying it had been forced to cancel 1,400 flights this year due to industrial action

Ryanair has today announced the cancellation of all Spanish domestic flights and most international flights to/from Spain which were due to operate tomorrow.

Aer Lingus has cancelled two flights between Dublin and Brussels today due to an air traffic controllers’ strike in Belgium.

Ryanair has today called for the EU to follow the example shown by Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s when he fired and replaced U.S Air Traffic Controllers after they went on strike.

IT’S a sign of the times as the desire for a secure, pensionable job led to over 4,000 applications for just 25 positions as a trainee air traffic controller.

Air accident investigators today hit out at a private flight school, branding its supervision of instructors unsatisfactory, after two men were killed in a training flight.

Irish airspace is facing massive disruption for a week as weather conditions are set to continue pushing the volcanic ash cloud across the country, it emerged today.

The Irish Aviation Authority has extended the closure of Irish airspace to commercial traffic until 1pm on Sunday at the earliest.

THE Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has hit back at claims from a European airline group that Ireland is set to become a “no-fly zone” because of increased charges.

AN air traffic controller who cleared an aircraft to land on a runway where a Aer Lingus jet was preparing for take-off is back at work after having his licence to provide the service temporarily suspended.

A DUTCH jet was forced to divert to Cork airport when a passenger with a gunshot wound suffered a heart attack.

Ryanair pilots have overwhelmingly voted for a 12-month pay freeze as part of a cost-cutting venture in the face of massive losses, the airline said today.

An investigation into a light aircraft crash which killed a family last month is focusing on the weather conditions, it emerged tonight.

WITH further delays expected at Dublin Airport this weekend, the Aviation Regulator has been asked to explain why Shannon’s radar back-up system was not used to end the chaos in its sister airport.

Talks between the Irish Aviation Authority and Air Traffic Control (ATC) operators have broken up for the evening at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) with progress reported as having been made.

TWO commercial pilots allegedly fell asleep on a US flight, with one pilot waking up to “frantic” calls from air traffic controllers warning that they were approaching the airport at twice the speed allowed.

A charter flight carrying more than 100 passengers went off course on landing at Dublin Airport after lights from a near-by building were mistaken for the runway, it emerged today.

Small businesses in the UK are failing to make full use of cutting-edge technology because of the jargon associated with IT, according to new research published today.

Construction company Kingspan has reported a 40% rise in operating profits in 2005 to €145.1m, up from 103.3m in 2004.

Building group Kingspan today announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Advanced Thermal Composites Ltd (ATC) for £20m (€29.4m).

Building group Kingspan has purchased British group Advanced Thermal Composites for £20m (€29m).

THE Atlantic Technology Corridor, which represents 300 firms in the mid-West, says it will withdraw it support for Government policy if there are any changes to the Shannon stopover.

French Air Traffic Controllers may undertake strike action tomorrow, according to Ryanair.

MANAGEMENT at the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have written to its 300 air traffic controllers warning that a threatened strike could jeopardise their jobs.

AIR traffic controllers and their employer are on a collision course that could lead to strike action as a dispute deepens over the lack of jobs for newly qualified controllers.

The number of British visitors to the island of Ireland is predicted to rise 6% this year, it was revealed today.

Qantas Airways Ltd launched its new international budget carrier Australian Airlines today, with an inaugural flight between Cairns to Nagoya in Japan.