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Cityjet made a €627,000 settlement with Revenue over a tax dispute on the payroll tax status of non-Irish residents who work on board Cityjet aircraft

Cityjet makes €627,000 settlement with Revenue

Aircraft service provider Cityjet made a €627,000 settlement with the Revenue Commissioners concerning a tax dispute on the payroll tax status of non-Irish residents who work on board Cityjet aircraft, new accounts show.

Business • 03 Jan

Miguel Angel Falcon and Carlos Bertomeu from Air Nostrum along with Pat Byrne and Cathal O'Connell from CityJet sealing the SARA deal

CityJet joins eight firms in regional aviation alliance

Irish airline CityJet has linked up with Spain's Air Nostrum and seven other firms to create a new regional aviation alliance.

Business • 17 Oct 23

The CityJet CEO said he welcomed new advice from the European Centre for Disease Control on international air travel

CityJet CEO says quarantine measures are 'nonsense'

The CityJet CEO has welcomed new advice from the European Centre for Disease Control which states that air passengers should not be automatically considered high risk for spreading Covid-19.

Business • 03 Dec 20

Cityjet bids farewell to the last of its Avro RJ85/Bae 146 planes today

CityJet's final call for its last Avro RJ85 plane

Irish airline CityJet said good-bye today to the last of its Avro RJ85/Bae 146 aircraft, a type of craft the airline has used for almost 27 years.

Business • 02 Nov 20

Prior to the crisis CityJet employed 1,175 people, 417 of whom are based in Dublin

High Court extends CityJet examinership period

The High Court has extended the examinership period protecting regional airline CityJet from its creditors for a further 30 day, after examiner Kieran Wallace of KPMG said he was confident a scheme of arrangement could be put to creditors.

Business • 25 Jun 20

CityJet CEO Pat Byrne said the company had lost four of its five major contracts

Aviation bubble 'truly burst' by Covid-19

The CEO of CityJet has warned that it could take three-four years for aviation to return to anything like 2018-2019 levels, and that most airlines will be 30-40% smaller.

Business • 23 Jun 20

Fórsa says it has put forward a range of proposals aimed at securing some pilot roles in Dublin

Cityjet's Dublin pilots to protest at HQ tomorrow

Dublin based pilots from the airline Cityjet are to picket outside the company's headquarters tomorrow.

Business • 22 Jun 20

Prior to the Covid-19 crisis, Cityjet employed 1,175 people, more than 400 of whom are based in Dublin

Cityjet to seek up to 700 redundancies across Europe

Cityjet has told unions representing staff at the airline that it is to begin a consultation process on redundancies that could lead to up to 276 employees across its Irish and UK operations leaving the organisation.

Business • 22 May 20

Kieran Wallace of KPMG has been appointed examiner to CityJet DAC

High Court confirms appointment of examiner to CityJet

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to the regional airline CityJet.

Business • 27 Apr 20

CityJet is best known for flying routes out of London City Airport

Interim examiner appointed to CityJet

The High Court has appointed a interim examiner to the Dublin-based regional airline CityJet.

Business • 17 Apr 20

Pat Byrne, CityJet CEO, and Stephen Kavanagh, Aer Lingus CEO

Aer Lingus expands Dublin - London flight schedule

Aer Lingus will operate six daily round trips from Dublin to London City Airport on weekdays, with a reduced service at the weekend.

Business • 28 Aug 18

CityJet and Air Nostrum to come under the umbrella of a new holding company

CityJet and Air Nostrum deal announced at Farnborough

CityJet and Spain's Air Nostrum have announced a deal to create the largest pan European regional airline group.

Business • 17 Jul 18

New CEO named at UK regional airline Flybe Group

Flybe names former head of rival CityJet as CEO

UK regional airline Flybe Group named Christine Ourmieres-Widener as chief executive, bringing in the former head of rival CityJet to help it navigate a tough European airlines market.

Business • 20 Dec 16

CityJet said revenue so far for 2016 was 30% ahead of the same period in 2015

CityJet operating loss falls from €30.6m to €10m

CityJet saw a 66% reduction in operating losses between 2014 and 2015, with the deficit dropping from €30.6m to €10m.

Business • 25 Nov 16

The deal means CityJet will operate a number of routes from the airport to European destinations

CityJet to base planes at London Southend Airport

Irish airline CityJet has reached an agreement with Stobart Group, the operator of regional airline Stobart Air, to base aircraft at its London Southend Airport from next summer.

Business • 27 Oct 16

The first of 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft leased by CityJet has been delivered

CityJet takes delivery of Russian passenger jet

CityJet has become the first western European airline to take delivery of the Russian-designed passenger jet that Vladimir Putin hopes will compete internationally with planes made by the likes of Bombardier.

Business • 25 May 16