A web of vested interests and a tissue of lies are behind the move by four US congressmen who have introduced legislation aimed at scuttling the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

The airline in dispute with a pilots’ union over a proposed Cork-Boston route admits its director of flight operations is not a member of the organisation, as it had originally claimed.

TENS of thousands of words have been published by this newspaper about the difficulties facing Cork Airport. 

TENS of thousands of words have been published by this newspaper about the difficulties facing Cork Airport. Thankfully, those words have had a longed-for air of optimism about them in recent months, especially since the announcement that Norwegian Air International (NAI) planned a transatlantic option from the facility.

With the US Department of Transport standing in its way of taking off, fledgling airline Virgin America has added one of the agency’s former leaders to its board in an effort to prove it is not beholden to foreign interests.

The ISEQ continued its upward rise today, climbing 37.11 to close at 6,476.12.

Ryanair has topped its record for being Europe’s most punctual airline.