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Aer Lingus awards base maintenance contract for A320 aircraft to Dublin Aerospace
Fri, Jul 9 2010 4:39 PM

On Monday last, July 5, Aer Lingus announced that it had awarded a contract for a significant portion of its base maintenance requirements to Dublin Aerospace. The contract covers 12 Airbus A320 aircraft for the winter 2010 / 2011 season and will commence at Dublin Airport on November 1 2010. The remainder of Aer Lingus’ Airbus base maintenance requirements... Read More...

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Filed under: Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport, Dublin Aerospace, Conor McCarthy

EI-EMP, EI-EMR delivered to Ryanair
Fri, Jul 2 2010 6:10 PM

New month – new aircraft as Ryanair took delivery of two more aircraft. EI-EMP (hex 4CA858) is msn 40285 pictured at top by Michael Kelly, whilst EI-EMR (hex 4CA859) is msn 40284 and pictured below. Both arrived in Dublin on delivery from Seattle on July 1. Read More...

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Filed under: Ryanair, Dublin Airport, Boeing 737-800

EI-DUX in Air Mekong colours
Fri, Jul 2 2010 5:47 PM

The fourth and last Bombardier CRJ-900 (msn 15111) registered EI-DUX has been returned to Exeter following painting in Air Mekong colours at the Eirtech Aviation hangar in Dublin Airport. The aircraft had arrived on June 25 last in full MyAir colours and following a brief acceptance flight it returned to Exeter for final preparations on June 30. Paul Morris pictured... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Eirtech Aviation, Bombardier CRJ900, Air Mekong

DAA Police and Fire Crew in record breaking attempt for charity
Fri, Jul 2 2010 5:42 PM

This weekend, 20 volunteers from the Dublin Airport Police and Fire Service will undertake a charity campaign with a difference as they attempt to scale 18 mountains in a 62 hour period. This year’s DAA Charity of the Year fund raiser is in aid of Beaumont Hospital Foundation. The Mountain Challenge was officially launched on Thursday July 1 in the Dublin... Read More...

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Filed under: DAA, Dublin Airport

Covidien's Gulfstream 550 N607CV - Landmark Aviation's last dispatch from Dublin
Fri, Jul 2 2010 4:05 PM

Landmark Aviation reluctantly closed it's doors at Dublin on June 30th. Part of a 41 station FBO network across the USA, Canada, France & Ireland, the Dublin station fell victim to the GA downturn of the last 2 years despite having tripled it's market share over the last 3 years. Covidien Flight Department's Gulfstream 5 N607CV was the last aircraft... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Covidien, Gulf States Toyota, Thomas H Freidkin, Landmark Aviation

EI-EMO delivered to Ryanair
Fri, Jul 2 2010 3:59 PM

After a brief hiatus, Ryanair deliveries of B737-800 aircraft to Ryanair have recommenced. On June 26 last EI-EMO (hex 4CA857) msn 40283 was delivered to the carrier, pictured above by Michael Kelly on finals at Dublin. Read More...

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Filed under: Ryanair, Dublin Airport, Boeing 737-800

Air Mekong to start opertions with 4 CRJ-900
Fri, Jun 25 2010 5:53 PM

Air Mekong is to enter the domestic Vietnamese market in October of this year with 4 Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft. Utah based SkyWest is to take a minority shareholding in the new operation. All four aircraft previously operated with Italian operator MyAir which collapsed in July 2009. Three of the aircraft have been painted in Shannon by Eirtech Aviation and... Read More...

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Filed under: Shannon Airport, Dublin Airport, Eirtech Aviation, MyAir, Air Mekong, Bombardier CRJ-900

Tyrolean Jet Services OE-HMS in Dublin
Fri, Jun 25 2010 3:39 PM

Austrian operator Tyrolean Jet Services are an occasional visitor to Dublin. On Tuesday last, June 22, the company’s Dornier 328JET registered OE-HMS (msn 3121) visited the capital. Tyrolean are often used for intercity transport on concert tours. Green Day played Dublin on Wednesday although it is not know if they were the customer this time round. Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Dornier 328 Jet, Tyrolean Jet Service

London Executive's G-RUBE in Dublin
Thu, Jun 24 2010 12:32 AM

G-RUBE is one of five Embraer Legacy aircraft operated by London Executive Aviation. Registered just over a year ago, the aircraft is owned by Autumn Breeze International and carries msn 14501100. According to the Lonex web site the interior boasts white leather seating and a carpet colour which isn’t much darker than the seating. The aircraft visited Dublin... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, London Executive Aviation, Embraer Legacy

DRF's Learjet 35A D-CAVE in Dublin
Wed, Jun 16 2010 12:53 AM

The Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht or DRF Luftrettung is Germany’s air ambulance and emergency rescue service. With its mission control centre in Karlsruhe / Baden Baden the organisation controls a fleet of 4 aircraft and more than 50 helicopters. The helicopter fleet consists of EC135, EC145, BK117 and Bell 412 whilst the fixed wing fleet consists of Beech... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, DRF, Learjet 35

Execaire's Challenger 300 C-GFCB in Dublin
Wed, Jun 16 2010 12:08 AM

Canada ’s IMP Group is a diversified company with many interests from airline (Canjet) to healthcare, aerospace, marine and property. The company’s executive aircraft operate under the Execaire banner. On Wednesday last, June 9 the company’s Bombardier Challenger 300 registered C-GFCB arrived in Dublin. With msn 20260 the aircraft which was... Read More...

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Filed under: Bombardier Challenger 300, Dublin Airport, Bombardier Challanger 604, Execaire

N586ED in Dublin
Tue, Jun 15 2010 11:42 PM

Cessna Citation Jet JCJ2 registered N586ED is based in Fresno, California and was certainly a long way from home when it dropped into Dublin on Tuesday last, June 8 for a short break on its way back home. The aircraft msn 525A0324 arrived from Northern France and departed Dublin for Keflavik. On Thursday it continued it journey from Keflavik which saw it route... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Cessna C525A

N211DK in Dublin
Tue, Jun 15 2010 11:31 PM

A visitor to Dublin on Tuesday last, June 8 was Urban Zen LLC’s Gulfstream IV registered N211DK. Built in 1988 with msn 1078 the aircraft bears the personalised registration of New York fashion designer Donna Karan who founded the Urban Zen Foundation following the death of her husband Stephen. The Foundation seeks to integrate western style medical care... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Donna Karan, Gulfstream IV, Urban Zen

EI-LMK in Dublin
Tue, Jun 8 2010 8:09 PM

One of the last helicopters delivered to Ireland in recent times was Metro Helicopters Agusta A109S Grand. The aircraft is registered EI-LMK (msn 22061) and was delivered new in November 2007. Joe McDermott pictured ‘MK during a fuel stop in Dublin yesterday, Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Agusta A109, Metro Helicopters

D-CGGB, D-CBBB, D-IEKU in Dublin
Sun, Jun 6 2010 9:12 PM

One could have been forgiven for thinking it was “German Day” in Dublin Airport on Thursday last June 3. Bombardier Learjet 40 D-CGGB (msn 45-2018) was built in 2004 for Austrian operator JetAlliance as OE-GGB. Cirrus Airlines acquired the aircraft in December 2006 and the aircraft made the transition to the German register on transfer. Cessna Citation... Read More...

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Filed under: Dublin Airport, Bombardier Learjet 40, Cessna Citation XL, Cessna CitationJet CJ2, Cirrus Airlines, DC Aviation, VHM Charterflug