Skyports, the world-leading operator of cargo drone deliveries and advanced air mobility infrastructure, has formally received a first-in-EU Light UAS Operator Certificate from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).

Skyports, the world-leading operator of cargo drone deliveries and advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure, has obtained a Light UAS Operator Certificate from the Irish Aviation Authority, permitting the self-authorisation of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights. This is the first such certificate issued by an EU regulator.

American Airlines will resume transatlantic operations from Shannon Airport to Philadelphia next May and will operate a larger aircraft than previously on the route.

The runway at Shannon Airport was closed for almost two hours this afternoon after a business aircraft suffered a burst tyre on landing.

United Airlines have confirmed that it will resume its popular direct service between Shannon Airport and Newark International in New Jersey (US) in March next year.

Passengers travelling to London from Shannon Airport have an additional option starting today with the return of the Aer Lingus Heathrow service, after an 18-month absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

An Irish Coast Guard helicopter winchman/paramedic has been honoured with a prestigious award in London for his role in rescuing two Italian brothers in a daring operation off the coast of the largest of the Aran Islands in 2019.

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton T.D. has visited Shannon Airport and the surrounding campus today.

The Mid-West Chambers – Ennis, Galway and Shannon – and the Irish Hotels Federation have welcomed the announcement that the Aer Lingus livery will return to the runways at Shannon Airport with the resumption of its London Heathrow daily service to the airport.