Shannon-based aviation specialist Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) has announced the appointment of Pfizer Senior HR Director Eileen O’Riordan and the AAG Chief Executive Shane O’Neill to its board of directors. 

Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara says a new Chair of Shannon Group plc will be appointed imminently while Government also plans to review Shannon Heritage’s position with the Group.

The decision by North America's largest air ambulance service provider to establish its European base at Shannon Airport "signals that aviation-based businesses are seriously looking at the County Clare airport as an investment location." 

Clare Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe has welcomed reports that global retail giant Amazon is potentially looking to Shannon for an Irish expansion.

The CEO of Shannon Group has reaffirmed the Group’s commitment to restoring air services to Shannon Airport and visitor numbers to its heritage sites as soon as the aviation and tourism sectors reopen.

Shannon will be ready to welcome newly inaugurated President Joe Biden should he make a stop-over at the Mid-West airport.

Shannon-based Atlantic Aviation Institute, an EASA-approved Part 147 training organisation and business unit of Atlantic Aviation Group, has been granted approval to deliver 737 MAX General Familiarisation and Differences training to its customer base.

As a result of routine operations, Revenue officers seized 1.1kg of herbal cannabis at Shannon Airport today.