Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) Chairman, Dr Tony Ryan, has said that Ireland should become the world centre of aviation. He has also confirmed that a maintenance base will be built at Shannon Airport and a flight training school will be set up there.

Report shows Inter European airplane landing at Shannon Airport.

Animated GPA logo.

Reception hall at GPA headquarters.

Stationery airplanes.

Interview with Dr Tony Ryan.

Pilots in the cockpit of a plane.

Planes at an airport.

Dr Ryan receiving the James Fitzmaurice Award for his services to Irish aviation at a reception hosted by the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA).

Award being presented to Ryanair pilot.

Footage of relief aid being checked onto a Ryanair flight for transportation to Romania.

The reporter is Andrew Kelly.

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