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A6-SHH Horizon in Dublin
24 November 2009 23:37
Dublin Airport had one of its first visits by a Hawker Horizon this week when A6-SHH arrived from the Dubai Air Show via Bucharest. The aircraft is msn RC-21 and arrived in the small hours of Monday morning. Pictured above in Derek Gannon's copyright picture the aircraft is seen shortly before departure Monday afternoon. Read More...
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SR Technics to open Malta facility
24 November 2009 22:58
Just months after SR Technics announced that it was shutting its Dublin Airport facility with the loss of 1,135 jobs the company has announced that it is to set up a facility on the island of Malta. The announcement of the investment by the Dubai based company was made by the Prime Minister of Malta, Lawrence Gonzi at a press conference last week. When complete... Read More...
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Iberia's EC-HDN at Dublin in One World colours
20 November 2009 21:05
Iberia's Airbus A320-214 registered EC-HDN visited Dublin today in One World colours. The aircraft, msn 1087 and built in 1999 is one of a batch of Iberia aircraft not to undergo re-registration during its lifetime with the airline. Pictured above in Michael Kelly's copyright picture, EC-HDN operates as flight IBE 3183 to Madrid. Read More...
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EI-EGA, EI-EGB delivered to Ryanair
20 November 2009 20:58
EI-EGA on finals to R28 at lunchtime today Preceded by EI-EGB... Ryanair started on another alphabet today when EI-EGA and EI-EGB arrived in Dublin on their delivery flights. First to arrive was flight RYR 800B registered EI-EGB, msn 38491, hex code 4CA7B7. Fifteen minutes later flight RYR 800A, operated by EI-EGA, msn 38490, hex code 4CA7B6 touched down on Dublin's... Read More...
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Ryanair calls for CAR to be shut down
20 November 2009 18:14
Ryanair has called for the closure of the Commission for Aviation Regulation's office following the recent direction by the Department of Tranpsort to the CAR to raise passenger charges at Dublin Airport next year to pay for T2. Ryanair contend that the Aviation Regulator's office can no longer serve an independent function when its decisions are being... Read More...
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Bizjet activity at Dublin
20 November 2009 17:34
One of the first casualties in a recession is business aviation activity. But just like swallows returning after winter, an increase in bizjet activity in recent weeks may indicate that the wirst of the recession is over, especially at Dublin where volume had dropped off significantly from it's previous highs of recent years. Derek Gannon's pictures of... Read More...
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EI-EFZ delivered to Ryanair
17 November 2009 17:57
The latest Ryanair B737 arrived in Dublin on delivery this afternoon. The aircraft is msn 38489 and carries hex code 4CA735. It arrived in Dublin just after 14.00 as RYR 800Z. Pictured above in Michael Kelly's copyright photograph, EI-EFZ is seen on finals to Dublin's R28 against a wintery sky. Read More...
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XL France visits Dublin with F-GTHL
15 November 2009 08:50
XL Airways France visited Dublin on Saturday Novemebr 14 with A320 F-GTHL. The aircraft is a rather elderly 1991 vintage with msn 169. Its unfortunate pedigree is a roll call of airline casualties in the past twenty years : F-OHFR with Volare in its various guises G-UKLL with UK Leisure C-GRYY with Royal Airlines G-BWCP with Excalibur F-GTHL was acquired by XL... Read More...
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Globex 9H-AFP visits Dublin
15 November 2009 08:41
Comlux Malta's Global Express registered 9H-AFP was an unusual visitor to Dublin yesterday, November 14. The aircraft which uses Comlux's "Millenium" callsign is msn 9167 and was delivered to the Maltese operator in April of this year. 9H-AFP was previously registered HB-JGY to sister company Comlux Aviation of Switzerland and is seen in Michael... Read More...
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USN 159115 visits Dublin
13 November 2009 21:49
Visits by US Navy C9 aircraft to Shannon are nothing to get excited about these days, but that's not necessarily the case in Dublin where the type is a rare off course migrant ! This week Dublin was host to the Navy when Shannon was out of bounds due nightime fog. Pictured above in Derek Gannon's moody rampshot, 159115, msn 47587 is pictured on stand... Read More...
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IAA October figures
10 November 2009 21:44
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has published the traffic statistics for October which see no short term change on the horizon for the current depressed state of play in the airline industry. North Atlantic traffic which accounts for 70% of the IAA's revenue was down 5.5% YoY for the month. En route traffic was also down 5.5% North Atlantic HF communications... Read More...
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Dublin Aerospace gains EASA Part 145 Approval
06 November 2009 14:29
The IAA (Irish Aviation Authority) has announced that MRO provider Dublin Aerospace has received EASA Part 145 approval. The facility at Dublin Airport is located in former SR Technics hangars and can accomodate 3 narrow body aircraft. The approvals cover : A1 aircraft rating for line and base maintenace on B737, A319, A320 and A321 B3 engine ratings on Honeywell... Read More...
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N183AQ arrives in Shannon from Dublin
03 November 2009 22:43
One of the last legacies of SR Technics and its contract with Gulf Air arrived in Shannon today. The aircraft is B767-3P6ER registered N183AQ, msn 24496. Originally built for Gulf Air as A40-GK in 1989 it was transferred to the Bahraini register in 2007 as A9C-GK before being cancelled to the US on May 7 of this year. Pictured above N183AQ is seen in the old... Read More...
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Dublin Airport on line with A-SMGCS
03 November 2009 22:10
An Advanced Surface Movements Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) supplied by Dutch company HITT nv (Holland Institute of Traffic Technology) came on line at Dublin Airport last week. The system is designed to ensure the safety of aircraft and ground vehicles in all weather conditions. Being close to the east coast Dublin suffers on average 30 days per year... Read More...
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UK-Ireland passenger numbers for September
18 October 2009 06:54
The UK CAA has published traffic figures for September 2009. Dublin-London Dublin's Gatwick traffic which is split between Ryanair and Aer Lingus showed a 6% YoY growth at 90,203. Heathrow and Stansted both showed negative trends with LHR down 14% again this month to 127,947 passengers and Stansted (a Ryanair preserve) down 18% to 62,813. Luton was down 2... Read More...
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