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Aer Lingus to close its cargo facility at Shannon Airport before the end of 2024

Aer Lingus to close cargo facility at Shannon Airport

Aer Lingus has confirmed plans to close its cargo facility at Shannon Airport before the end of the year.

Business • 08 Aug 24

Heathrow Airport was used by 6 million passengers last month, compared with 6.1 million in January 2020

Heathrow passengers narrowly below pre-Covid levels

Heathrow Airport's passenger numbers for January were narrowly below pre-pandemic levels.

Business • 12 Feb 24

ASL Airlines said it would prioritise the affected pilots for positions when next recruiting

Irish cargo airline ASL to let 28 pilots go

Irish cargo airline ASL Airlines is to let 28 pilots go as part of a reduction of its contracted pilot support in Europe.

Business • 29 Jun 23

Lufthansa eyes Boeing freighter as cargo grabs spotligh

Germany's Lufthansa is in talks with Boeing on buying a possible new freighter version of the 777X jetliner, while welcoming competition with a new Airbus A350 cargo plane, its chief executive Carsten Spohr said.

Business • 19 Nov 21

Cargo chaos

Business • 18 Oct 21

Irish Continental Group issues trading statement for the first four months of the year

ICG seeing favourable trading conditions

Irish Continental Group has reported a good start to the year with consolidated group revenue for the first four months up 7.4% to €91.4m.

Business • 13 May 16

Dublin Port Company paid a dividend of €10.9m to the State

Dublin Port reports strong start to 2016

The Dublin Port Company has paid a dividend of €10.9m to the State following a 6.4% rise in trade volumes last year.

Business • 12 Apr 16

ICG carried 1.7 million passengers last year, up 2% on 2014

ICG reports higher revenues and earnings for 2015

Irish Continental Group has reported a 10.5% increase in revenues and a near 50% increase in earnings before accounting for tax, depreciation and amortisation for 2015

Business • 07 Mar 16

93 cruise ships visited Dublin Port last year

Dublin Port trade volumes rise by 6.4% in 2015

Last year was a record year for trade at Dublin Port, with year-on-year trade volume growth of around 6.4%.

Business • 12 Jan 16

Air France took the biggest hit with a fine of €182.9m while KLM came in second at €127.2m

Airlines win fight against EU cargo cartel fines

Air France-KLM and 10 other airlines won a challenge against almost €800m in fines for fixing air freight charges after Europe's second highest court said it had found contradictions in the EU decision.

Business • 17 Dec 15

The US carrier said the worker had fallen asleep

Plane leaves Seattle with airport worker in cargo

A Los Angeles-bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at a Seattle-area airport yesterday afternoon, after it took off with a worker trapped in a cargo area under the cabin.

News • 14 Apr 15

Cargo volumes at Dublin Port increased by 5.3% in the first three months of 2015

Dublin Port sees best Q1 growth in 10 years

New figures show that in the first quarter of this year, the Dublin Port Company saw its strongest rate of growth for ten years.

Business • 13 Apr 15

Etihad CEO and President James Hogan says airline has surpassed its targets

Etihad Airways posts 23% passenger growth in 2014

Etihad Airways today reported a 23% growth in passenger numbers in 2014 as it pushed ahead with expanding routes through code-sharing and acquisitions.

Business • 02 Feb 15

Shares in German carrier slump 16% after profits warning

Lufthansa warns on profit, shares plunge

Lufthansa today lowered its profit targets for the next two years, citing competition from Middle East and low-cost carriers.

Business • 11 Jun 14

Euro zone crisis dents BAA airport traffic

UK airports operator BAA said the euro zone crisis had dented traffic numbers from UK airports to Greece, Spain and other European countries suffering worsening economic conditions.

Business • 12 Jun 12

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