The Irish Times

Virgin Australia falls to virus crisis, appoints administrator to find investor

Airline had sought state aid, but government rejected plea

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 09:05

Grounded in the pandemic: Will travel ever be the same again?

How will a global industry worth trillions recover and what will it look like?

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00

Manchester City could face new Uefa investigation into sponsorship deals

Uefa to look at sponsorship details of club since 2016

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 18:33

Abu Dhabi flight diverted to Dublin due to smoke from passenger tablet

Etihad Airways said diversion of flight was a ‘precaution’

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 11:41

From Mayo to Dubai, via Bus Éireann

Wild Geese: Paul Mallee is at the helm of a $300m virtual hotel brand in the United Arab Emirates

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 03:39

British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

British ambassador reported as saying decision not linked to security at Egypt airports

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 18:53

KLM among major airlines to re-route around Iran’s airspace

Move after US aviation agency issues order following shooting-down of US drone in region

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 09:40

Ryanair ranked sixth worst in survey of 72 airlines

Budget airlines fare badly in AirHelp poll as Air Lingus came in 18th place

Thu Jun 07 2018 - 16:41

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams among Web Summit speakers

Stripe president and co-founder John Collison also among first speakers announced

Tue May 15 2018 - 13:22

Israel foiled terror plot on Australian airliner, says Netanyahu

‘Unit 8200’ prevented ‘aerial attack abroad by Islamic State’, according to Israeli army

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 07:22

Lufthansa changes how it awards miles and BA trials biometric boarding

Road Warrior: British Airways launching Dublin-Manchester service in May

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 01:00

EU approves insolvent Air Berlin’s €150m lifeline

German government’s bridging loan will last airline until mid-November

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 20:16

TUI wants to safeguard 700 jobs but has ‘no interest in Air Berlin’

Holiday company says it is not interested in rescuing the insolvent airline

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 16:51

Lufthansa to get first shot at bidding for insolvent Air Berlin

Move likely to provoke ire of Ryanair in wake of ‘conspiracy’ complaint

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 17:40

Germans dismiss Ryanair claim over Air Berlin as ‘absurd’

Irish airline claims state loan to struggling firm is part of ‘conspiracy’ to distort market

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 21:56

Two charged in Australia with airline bomb plot ‘had Isis help’

Sydney men failed to smuggle device through check-in as it was too heavy, police say

Fri Aug 04 2017 - 12:53

US ends controversial laptop ban on Middle East carriers

UK continues to enforce similar in-cabin ban on flights from some Middle East airports

Thu Jul 20 2017 - 14:33

Etihad Airways celebrates 10 years in Ireland

UAE-based airline has carried more than two million people on Dublin-Abu Dhabi route

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 11:53

Etihad brings Dublin closer to the Middle East

Road Warrior: A lend of a laptop; 2,000 hotels for China; Boom supersonic gets closer; and craft beer on board

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 05:00

Christoph Mueller tipped for top job at Abu Dhabi-based Etihad

Ex-Aer Lingus boss said to be lead candidate to succeed James Hogan at the airline

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 15:59

BO, cursing, toplessness: What you can’t do on a plane

Footwear and manners are a must . . . and a Christmas tree is surprisingly OK with Delta

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 06:00

Emirates explores options for passengers hit by US laptop ban

Airline may offer loaner laptops as it looks for ways to work around the ban

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 07:40

This week we’re talking about . . . flying and the electronics ban

Without laptops or iPads, prepare to return to the boring, bad old days of air travel

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 17:51

Britain joins US in introducing electronics restrictions on flights

Restrictions on large devices apply to flights from parts of Middle East and North Africa

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 17:08

US bans large electronic devices on flights from eight countries

New restrictions on passengers flying mainly from Middle East to take effect on Friday

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 10:54

Donald Trump’s travel ban impacting on airline operations

Emirates changes staff rosters on flights after measures imposed on Muslim-majority nations

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 07:37

Aviation deals set for take-off at Dublin air finance event

Global conference sees 300 per cent increase in airlines registered to attend

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 00:00

European shares fall as currency movements dominate

Trump’s dollar ‘too strong’ remark puzzles traders as sterling rallies on May’s speech

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 18:50

The major business events happening this week

For Your Diary: Fyffes EGM; Irish inflation rate; ECB interest rate; results from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup

Mon Jan 16 2017 - 15:43

Alitalia may cut 2,000 jobs and 20 routes to slow airline’s decline

Italian carrier likely to remain loss-making for the next two to three years

Fri Nov 25 2016 - 09:43

Check In: Cruising in Lisbon, relaxing retreats and watery escapes

Jo Linehan & Joan Scales round up this week’s travel news and deals

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 03:00

David McInerney’s return adds to Clare’s sense of belief

Former All Star lined out at centre back and got up field for three points in win over Laois

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 10:22

McElhinney delighted with decision not to play Ulster final at Croke Park

Donegal midfielder says atmosphere will be better in Clones for final

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 02:00

Aer Lingus in talks with Qatar Airways on Doha flights

Deal could see Dublin flights connecting with Gulf giant’s Asian network

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 08:04