The Irish Times

Investors pledge a record $4.3bn for air taxi start-ups

Funding soars 83% over five years but market exuberance may be waning

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 19:40

‘Perfect timing’ for expansion, says Dublin Aerospace chief Conor McCarthy

Maintenance company bucks trend and focuses on industry turnaround and recovery

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 05:00

Dublin Aerospace takes over Flybe’s aircraft servicing base in Exeter

Move sees Irish company expand into servicing turbo-prop aircraft and regional jets

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 07:52

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: the company betting big on a rebound for airlines

Will pressing ahead with purchase of Bombardier’s regional jet division pay off?

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 04:53

Irish man John Slattery to head GE aviation unit

Slattery will take over from David Joyce on September 1st

Mon Jun 15 2020 - 17:36

Embraer says Boeing used false claims to ditch $4bn tie-up

Boeing says it ‘believes it is within its rights to terminate the agreement’

Sun Apr 26 2020 - 18:02

Private jets are ‘flying off the shelves’

US billionaires are taking advantage of tax breaks to purchase the ultimate status symbol – their own private plane

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 00:00

EU halts anti-trust investigation into Boeing’s plan to invest in Embraer

European regulators say they have not received sufficient information from the planemakers

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 17:34

Irish aviation executive would have ‘no problem’ flying on Boeing 737 Max

John Slattery set to become president and chief executive of Boeing Brazil Commercial if venture deal with Embraer is approved

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 05:15

Learjet hit by market turbulence

Once the epitome of luxury travel, the brand is suffering as competition takes off

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 13:21

John Slattery to lead €3.7bn Boeing-Embraer joint venture

Irishman currently president of Embraer Commercial Aviation

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 13:18

Loganair seeks to take over Derry to London flights after flybmi collapse

Saving the London Stansted route could secure future of Derry airport

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 13:02

Avolon expects more airlines to close with profits falling again

Irish aircraft financier says returns will stay above a ‘gradually rising cost of capital’

Mon Feb 11 2019 - 18:53

Aviation emissions set to grow sevenfold over 30 years, experts warn

EU aviation fuel tax mooted by France would penalise most heavily those who fly most

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 05:55

Clare-born CEO of Embraer says airline industry ‘deeply lacking’ in females

Shareholders in Brazilian-based aircraft manufacturer will vote on proposed $5.25bn sale of business to Boeing

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 18:17

Irish aircraft lessors broker deals with Brazilian manufacturer

Embraer’s order book for latest model expected to be 25% filled by Dublin-based firms

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 20:14

Brazil’s Bolsonaro names judge who jailed his rival as justice minister

Sergio Moro headed anti-corruption drive that led to jailing of former president Lula

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 09:45

‘I just came out of it with scratches’ - passengers describe surviving plane crash

‘It’s not every day you kind of fall from the sky and live to tell about it’

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 10:09

All 103 people survive Aeromexico passenger jet crash

Investigation under way after jet crashes soon after take-off in city of Durango

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 00:25

Boeing to buy control of Embraer’s $4.75bn commercial jet unit

New company should make Boeing the market leader for smaller passenger jets

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 16:35

Airbus-Bombardier deal to safeguard 1,000 Belfast jobs

Bombardier agreed in October to sell Airbus a 50.01% take in its flagship commercial jet

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 08:39

European stocks struggle while Nike weighs on US market

Volumes thin on Iseq and FTSE in a half-day of trading in Dublin and London

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 17:15

Flybe’s Dublin-Southend flights take off at weekend

Stobart Air to operate route on airline’s behalf

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 19:22

Stobart Air trebles Southend passengers to 35,000 between April and August

New routes boost Irish airline’s business at Essex airport

Thu Sept 07 2017 - 16:42

‘All we hear from Michael O’Leary is climate change denial’

Ryanair touts its green credentials but it does not accommodate carbon offsetting

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 06:00

Finnair to boost Dublin-Helsinki flights from 2017

Airline tapping into growing demand for services to Asia, with quicker connections

Tue Aug 23 2016 - 14:43

China’s Comac delivers first homegrown ARJ-21 jet to Chengdu Airlines

Aircraft has domestic approval but lacks international certification

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 04:00

Avolon books profit of €82m in first nine months of year

Dublin-based aircraft lease company’s revenues rise 33 per cent

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00

Flybe considers launching new Irish routes

Chief executive Saad Hammad says airline sees Republic as a growth market

Wed Sept 24 2014 - 01:01

Leading an airline spin-off to resurgent new heights

As chief executive of BMI Regional, Cathal O’Connell has masterminded a remarkable turnaround in the small carrier’s fortunes

Fri Jul 25 2014 - 01:10

Innovation Talk: The price of innovation is too high in aerospace

Lighter fuselages, new wings and efficient engines are financially valuable but unspectacular

Mon Jul 21 2014 - 01:05

Singapore still pulling the jet set

Tue Feb 18 2014 - 01:10

Chinese entrepreneurs’ next big break is in developing global brands for their products

A new book argues that the challenges of sophisticated marketing and cultural nuance will be met by China

Mon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00

Airbus closes on annual sales target at Paris Air Show

European manufacturer pulled in deals worth $70 billion at annual trade fair

Fri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00