Full coverage: Aviation

Colorado start-up Boom is promising to bring back supersonic travel. To understand if it can succeed, you have to understand why Concorde ultimately failed, and also examine the competing interests of aircraft manufacturers and airlines.

The transport minister asked members of the state’s aviation recovery taskforce last month for ideas to help revive the industry. Most pointed to the 12-point plan they submitted almost a year ago, most of which has been ignored. It highlights the escalating tensions between policymakers and Ireland’s fabled aviation sector.

In 2018, the airline’s entire fleet was registered in Ireland. Now this is less than two thirds – and counting. And aircraft registration is just the tip of the iceberg.

Yesterday morning, KPMG accountant Kieran Wallace finalised a 246-page document detailing how Norwegian Air can be saved from collapse. Obtained by The Currency, the scheme of arrangement gives the inside story of what went wrong, and the new turnaround plan.

Having piloted CityJet through examinership, founder Pat Byrne believes the airline's model will benefit in a post-Covid recovery – but he is a scathing critic of the state's handling of Covid-19.

Correspondence seen by The Currency reveals that Ryanair is offering its fleet of 480 high-performance Boeing 737-800s for hire to the wealthy and groups.

Despite Covid-19, Conor McCarthy remains focused on scaling Dublin Aerospace. He talks about rising through the ranks at Aer Lingus, being poached by Michael O’Leary, launching AirAsia and why he would never become a tax exile.

With just seven staff at Dublin Airport, 37 aircraft leasing subsidiaries are responsible for the liabilities of the troubled Scandinavian airline’s entire fleet. The four largest, along with the group’s Irish-registered airline, have just gone into examinership.

From golfgate to falling passenger numbers, the budget airline is planning a full-throttle attack on the government's green list in today's High Court action. Newly obtained papers show the state is ready to fight back.

IAG bought Aer Lingus cheaply in 2015. Since then it's been the group's most profitable airline. Now, its niche is threatened by Covid-19