Shannon Group plc delivered a fourth consecutive year of growth in 2018, with the Group’s impact on the economy of the West of Ireland and beyond increasing as all three of its companies achieved notable growth.

The Foynes Air Show has been cancelled due to the unavailability of a main sponsor.

Shannon has been at the heart of international aviation for over seventy years and is now home to the largest aerospace and aviation cluster in Ireland but its future could include the development of a centre of excellence for aircraft reconfiguration, capitalising on its reputation for quality and speed in maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) sector.

Shannon Airport has lost one of its biggest technical stop customers after Kuwait Airways was granted permission to fly directly to the United States,.

Proposed changes to the Ireland/United States Preclearance Agreement that will allow for enhanced services at Dublin and Shannon Airports have been agreed by the Government.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has released this impressive video which documents 24 hours in Irish airspace.

A number of flights have started diverting to Shannon after Gatwick Airport in England was closed for a second time overnight because of illegal drone activity in the vicinity of the airfield.

An airline that had committed to increasing flights from Shannon to New York is set to axe the route for the first quarter of 2019.