Businessman David Dilger was today revealed as the new chairman of the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

Cork Airport is hopeful of breaking even by the end of 2014, despite showing no real improvement in losses last year.

A new director of Cork Airport has been identified to succeed Pat Keohane when his term ends later this year, it emerged last night.

SHANNON Airport received a major boost yesterday with the news that the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is seeking tenders from third parties to establish a cargo facility at the airport.

PLANS for a new terminal at Dublin Airport were thrown into disarray last night after the aviation regulator refused to hike passenger charges by 50% to pay for the facility.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has announced a 54% rise in profits in its financials results for 2004 today.

Contracts totaling €1.2bn have been awarded by Dublin Airport Authority for the construction of second passenger terminal and new satellite pier components in Dublin airport following a public tender process.

The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has appealed to SIPTU to call off what he has called an "unnecessary" strike at Aer Lingus and the DAA.

Calls are mounting for the Minister for Transport and Tourism Leo Varadkar to intervene in the pensions dispute at Aer Lingus and the DAA.

Industrial action by SIPTU-represented workers at Aer Lingus and the DAA over a pensions dispute may result in closures at the country's three main airports.

Workers at the country's three main airports have voted to go on strike.

The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has written to the Dublin Airport Authority asking it to stop the payment of a bonus to Chief Executive Declan Collier.

The Dublin Airport Authority has been told to review its training programmes after it emerged that a landing aircraft passed within feet of a worker on a ride-on lawnmover.

SIPTU representatives and officials from the Dublin Airport Authority are due to attend talks at the Labour Relations Commission today in an effort to resolve a pay dispute.

Up to 900 jobs could be created at Dublin Airport with the planned €130m development of a four star hotel and multi-storey car park linked directly to the airport’s new passenger terminal T2.

YOUR report headlined ‘Overseas visitors to mid-west down by 27%’ (February 12) highlighted the collapse in tourism there last year.

CONSTRUCTION firm Laing O’Rourke has been chosen to build a new pier at Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport Authority is to ask the High Court next Friday to restrain threatened industrial action by SIPTU that would effectively close down Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports.