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.

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority is stepping up efforts to ensure that airlines and aerospace companies can carry on functioning in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Ryanair has offered its pilots bonuses of up to €12,000 to buy back their leave and reduce the number of flights it has to cancel.

Europe’s air safety regulator says it has found more than 10 incidents in recent years in which Germany appeared lax in following aviation medical requirements, prompting a European Commission investigation that is still under review.

Air France and Germany’s two largest airlines have cancelled more flights to Tel Aviv because of continuing safety concerns amid the fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The former ‘virtual airline’ which sold tickets for the flight moved last night to distance itself from the key findings.

The president of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association is calling on Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to launch an independent investigation into the effectiveness of the Irish Aviation Authority.

Airline pilots have warned that EU’s aviation safety body is placing the safety of passengers at risk due to proposals to change existing flying time limits for pilots.

Pilots and cabin crews across Europe are to stage a “walkout for safety” on Jan 22 over proposed “flight time limitations” they say will endanger passengers and crew.

Airbus parent company EADS said its first quarter earnings were hammered by a €158m charge to fix problematic wing parts on its flagship A380 superjumbo.

The entire global fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets are to be checked for cracks inside the wings.

EUROPE’S safety authorities have ordered urgent inspections on one-third of the Airbus A380 fleet after the discovery of wing cracks on the world’s largest jetliner.

THE Irish Airline Pilot’s Association has criticised new proposals for EU rules on flight time limitations, published by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The engine failure that forced a Qantas Airbus A380 to make an emergency landing was “probably” caused by a material failure or a design fault, the Australian airline said today.

LONG flight times, night flights, shift work, jet lag and early starts are all factors in cockpit fatigue that need to be addressed through changes to existing regulations, according to pilots’ unions.

RYANAIR has approached plane maker Boeing about the possibility of providing standing room or stools in place of traditional seats on board its aircraft.

Aer Lingus has announced that it is entering into final contract negotiations with a number of suppliers for maintance following a tender process for the provision of maintance services.

Both engines of the British Airways jet that crash landed at Heathrow Airport were still running when it came down, investigators revealed today.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) today a 2.3% increase in after-tax profits in 2006 to €13.7m.