Full coverage: Aviation

International hubs like Dublin and Cork airport has grown to be the gateways of Irish travel, forcing regional airports around the country to shut down in the last decade. But why are there still so many small airports in Ireland, and how do they stay in the air?

We’ve all heard about the new rules for international travel, but how do they work in real life? Thomas Hubert has been to Paris and back and lived to tell the tale. His diary contains hot tips for when you finally fly again.

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.