Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has expressed his hope that more than 300 highly-skilled full-time jobs can be saved at Lufthansa Technik Shannon Ltd. as a result of a successful restructuring of the business or a buyer being found in the coming weeks for the Clare-based operation.

All Aer Lingus Regional flights, operated by Stobart Air, have been cancelled with immediate effect.

Shannon Airport, the economic engine of the Mid-West, will close unless there is urgent intervention on from the government. 

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has called on the government to take a strategic shareholding in Aer Lingus to ensure and protect vital connectivity to the various regions of Ireland.

Skyports, Future Mobility Campus Ireland, Avtrain and Shannon Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish Ireland’s first passenger and cargo vertiport.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney held separate meetings at Shannon Airport with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan yesterday.

The windy weather at Shannon Airport today provided the perfect opportunity for an Airbus crew to undertake flight training.

The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. and Minister of State, Hildegarde Naughton T.D. met with Lynne Embleton, CEO of Aer Lingus, to discuss details of the announcement made by the company yesterday.