Full coverage: Aviation

Why aviation leasing is the industry Ireland must protect — and the visionary who built it.

Enough of reviews and policy updates. It is time for Ireland to prioritise 10 actions that would generate lasting positive impact from the industry throughout the country.

Herald Investment Management has offloaded its stake in the airline software company while Sean O’Driscoll and Pageant Investments have gone in deeper.

Irish entities for Carlyle Aviation Partners have ramped up their legal action against cash-strapped Air Sénégal, claiming arrears and damages over the alleged unpaid use of four Airbus.

Ireland’s competitiveness could suffer if passenger limits at Dublin Airport are not urgently addressed.

Aircraft leasing is one of Ireland’s greatest economic success stories, but global competition is heating up. To stay ahead, policymakers must double down on what works.

In 2023, the maintenance, repair and overhaul market globally was valued at $25 billion and is growing at a compound annual growth rate of three to five per cent. Here is a plan for how Ireland can boost its presence in this area.

The firm, which generates €54.6m in annual revenue on aircraft repair and maintenance, wrote to the higher education minister, calling current training schemes “too rigid”.

Ireland could become a European hub for commercial pilot training — but only with bold policy action. A proposed €40 million state-backed loan fund would open aviation careers to hundreds, while revitalising regional airports.

Shaping an all-island aviation strategy in Ireland is one of the five policy recommendations set out in “A Pathfinder for Irish Aviation”. Over the next number of weeks, Joe Gill, a co-author of that report, will expand on each of these policies for The Currency.