A record 10.6m tourists visited Ireland this year, with 2017 hailed as the greatest ever year for the sector.

Aer Lingus has been named as one of the top airlines for a short-haul holiday.

Update - 10.35am: Around 860,000 customers are affected by Monarch Airlines going into administration, the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said.

Qatar Airways have launched new daily direct flights from Doha to Dublin which will boost regional tourism in Ireland.

American Airlines has said that Qatar Airways, the Gulf country’s state-owned airline, has expressed interest in buying as much as a 10% stake, worth at least €724m ($808m), in the US airline.

The inaugural Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin landed yesterday as the airline pleaded with the UN to intervene in the crisis which has seen the Middle Eastern country cut off from its neighbours. 

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled they may allow some Qataris to stay in their countries amid a diplomatic rift with the Gulf nation.

Qatar Airways’ plan to launch its first Irish route will go ahead on schedule and will be unaffected by four of Qatar’s Arab neighbours cutting diplomatic ties with the country.

Etihad accelerated its strategic reset by naming an interim chief executive to take the reins from James Hogan, the architect of the carrier’s costly bets on ailing Alitalia and Air Berlin.

Nine new services are being added to Dublin Airport's summer schedule.

Donald Trump has hit back after a judge temporarily blocked his travel ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Update 7.30pm: Iran's foreign ministry announced it will limit issuing visas to American tourists in retaliation against the immigration crackdown.

A Qatari passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Turkey after its engine caught fire.

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said he is happy with the level of the company’s 15% stake in Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG and will not seek a seat on the company board.

The 2015/16 season so far could not really have gone any better for Barcelona’s fans, players or directors.

Some 113,000 Lufthansa passengers are facing domestic and international cancellations due to all-day walkouts at three German airports staged by a cabin crew union protesting against cost cuts.

A holidaymaker on the trip of a lifetime almost lost his leg after suffering a flesh-eating spider bite.

Five of Europe’s biggest airline groups, including Ryanair, have joined forces for the first time to lobby the European Commission to cut taxes and reduce air traffic control strikes as part of the new aviation strategy being drawn up.

The owners of Manchester Airport plan to invest £1bn (€1.37bn) over 10 years to upgrade Britain’s third-largest airport and help it compete harder with Heathrow and Irish airports for passengers.

IAG’s takeover of Aer Lingus would secure the former national carrier’s future and could create thousands of jobs that would far outweigh any potential losses, an expert has claimed.

Qatar Airways and the owner of British Airways have vowed to strengthen ties after the Gulf carrier snapped up a 10% stake in its European counterpart.

FIFA says it is in advanced talks with companies to replace a number of sponsors whose contracts have expired.

A plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Manchester Airport today after a passenger became "disruptive" and another fell ill on board.

A US man who accidentally sold his girlfriend’s cat when it was hiding inside a bed he was selling has had the pet returned after 10 days.

First-class air travel is back on the menu, and healthy sales indicate there is a growing appetite for it.

Fifa is facing the prospect of losing two of its biggest sponsors after airline Emirates decided not to renew its contract while electronics giant Sony consider ending its links with the world governing body.

FIFA is facing the prospect of losing two of its biggest sponsors after airline Emirates decided not to renew its contract and electronics giant Sony also considering ending its links with the world governing body.

An airline passenger was being quizzed by police on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after Britain scrambled two fighter jets to escort a Qatar Airways plane into Manchester airport after the pilot reported a possible explosive device on board.

Police in the UK say a plane has been escorted into Manchester Airport after information "about a possible device on board".

Lufthansa cut profit targets for the next two years citing competition from Middle East and low-cost rivals, sending shares plunging.

It was a security consultant’s nightmare and a moment to savour — royalty, airline bosses, plane-makers and press hordes wedged into the same overcrowded room wanting to see the same thing: the colour of money in the oil-rich and fast-growing Gulf.

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

Egypt’s Central Bank paid back US$2bn (€1.5bn) in aid to Qatar despite its faltering economy and refused a request by Qatari airlines to increase flights, authorities said today, marking a new low in relations between the two countries.

It's difficult not to be a Barca fan sometimes - if you want to remain that way you probably shouldn't watch this.

Airbus's next-generation A350 plane has taken off on its first test flight, in a milestone for an airliner that the firm hopes will challenge Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative long-haul market.

European network carriers including Air France-KLM Group and Deutsche Lufthansa face a heightened challenge from Ryanair-led discount airlines and Gulf operators serving routes to Asia, analysis by Amadeus IT Holding SA shows.

A battery beneath the cockpit of the Boeing 787 forced to make an emergency landing in Japan was swollen from overheating, a safety official said today, as India joined the US and Japan in grounding the aircraft because of fire risk.

Etihad Airways — the Abu Dhabi-based carrier which has been on a recent acquisition spree — is eyeing further investments if the right opportunity arises, its chief executive said yesterday; adding 2012 revenue could top $5bn (€3.89bn) for the first time.

A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Nigeria landed safely today after the pilot discovered a problem with the aircraft’s landing gear, authorities said.