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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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Filed under: Shannon Airport, Cork Airport, IAA, Dublin Airport, Traffic Statistics

AEA gets its facts wrong in attack on IAA
04 November 2009 23:39

The Brussels based Association of European Airlines, of which Aer Lingus is a member, today launched attacks on the Irish government and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) both of whom it claimed were determined to make Ireland a no fly zone. The association claimed that the government's €10 travel tax had contributed to the 15% drop in passenger numbers... Read More...

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Filed under: Ryanair, IAA, Aer Lingus, DAA, AEA

IAA opens new control tower at Cork Airport
28 October 2009 00:18

The Irish Aviation Authority has brought a new control tower on line at Cork Airport. At one minute past midnight on Tuesday October 20 operations commenced from the new facility which cost €7.5m to complete. In total, 27 staff were involved in the move including Controllers , technical and support staff. The IAA say that the main driver for embarking on the... Read More...

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Filed under: Cork Airport, IAA