Tributes to leading aviation figure Geoffrey O’Byrne-White following death

Tributes have been paid to a leading figure in Irish and international aviation who died from a suspected heart attack while swimming off Cork.

Geoffrey O’Byrne-White, 62, a former Air Corps pilot, former chief executive of CityJet, and a member of the Irish Aviation Authority, fell ill while swimming in Sandycove near Kinsale at around 6pm on Tuesday.

An IAA spokesman said the board, management, and staff were shocked to learn of his sudden death and extended their sympathies to his family and friends.