TAXI drivers have abandoned their threat to withdraw services from the Ryder Cup in their dispute over planned changes to fares and charges.

SIPTU has withdrawn the threat of strike action by its 700 members working in the Great Southern Hotel group and agreed to Labour Court recommendations on the sale of the group.

DAA recorded a 47% increase in profits last year, to €61m.

Concerns are being raised about cost over runs at the new runway for Dublin Airport.

Around 400 new jobs are to be created at Dublin Airport with the opening of a new terminal-linked hotel.

Around 150 new jobs will be created during the upgrade of the runway at Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport chiefs want to challenge orders to limit flights when a second runway opens in 2020.

The Dublin Airport Authority is to build a new runway.

The first transatlantic flights from Cork are poised to take off later this year after a breakthrough ruling by the US Department of Transportation (DoT) writes Irish Examiner Reporter Eoin English .

An emergency landing has taken place at Cork Airport this morning, with reports that the cockpit on the Aer Lingus plane filled with smoke.

More than 355,000 passengers are due to travel through Dublin Airport over the June Bank Holiday weekend.

THE internationally-acclaimed Shannon College of Hotel Management (SCHM) is to transfer from the ownership of Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to become part of National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG).

THE Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has denied speculation that the official opening of Cork Airport’s new terminal won’t now take place until October.

THE €200 million sale of the Great Southern Hotels next month closes a chapter on the Irish hospitality industry that dates to 1845.

AER Lingus must cut 800 jobs as urgent restructuring is needed at the airline, according to Bloxham Stockbrokers, which downgraded the airline yesterday.

RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary yesterday sensationally predicted that Aer Lingus will go out of business within the next two years if it doesn’t manage to curb costs and improve its management.

THE arbitrary remuneration limit of €500,000 on the top job at AIB will make it very difficult for the group to attract somebody from outside the bank, according to Oliver Gilvarry, head of research at Dolmen Securities.

PASSENGER charges at Dublin Airport are set to rise by almost 13% next year based on proposed increases announced by the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR).

RYANAIR managers suffered very hot under the collar symptoms yesterday when a flight from France was held up for medical inspection amid swine flu fears.

DUBLIN Airport said there is “no truth” to claims by Ryanair that 100 of its passengers missed flights because of “half kilometre” queues at security desks.