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Aer Lingus Plans To Grow Transatlantic Seat Capacity By Two-Thirds

Aer Lingus chief executive Stephen Kavanagh has revealed that the airline is seeking to expand its fleet for the purpose of increasing its transatlantic se...

New Tourism Ireland Video Highlights Winter Breaks In Ireland

Tourism Ireland has created a new online film to highlight winter getaways in Ireland. Titled "Winter in Ireland ", the video showcases city b...

Lufthansa Profit Drops On Air Berlin Integration, Strikes

German airline Lufthansa missed forecasts with an 11% drop in third-quarter operating profit as it spent money on integrating Air Berlin, which it snapped...

UK Airlines Hit Out At Higher Levy On Long-Haul Flights

Britain's aviation industry has hit out at the government over its decision to increase a tax on long-haul flights, saying it made a mockery of the governm...

DAA Assigns Contract For New Dublin Airport Runway

The DAA has announced that a partnership consisting of Irish civil engineering firm Roadbridge and Spanish company FCC Construcción has been given t...

Stobart Air Signs Deal With British Airways

Operator of Aer Lingus and Flybe regional routes Stobart Air has agreed to operate routes for British Airways under the BA Cityflyer brand in a deal that w...

Airbus Says Tougher To Meet Jet Delivery Goal After Snags

European planemaker Airbus has softened its key target for jet deliveries and warned that reaching it would be a "greater stretch" after a sequen...

EasyJet Expects To Be Flying Electric Planes By 2030

EasyJet has pushed back its forecast for flying electric planes to 2030, but is more confident about a technology it expects to cut emissions and costs aft...