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# up-up-and-away - Tuesday 18 June, 2019
Aer Lingus orders six new 'narrowbody' planes to carry passengers on long-haul flights
The planes, which would be capable of travelling the distance from Rome to New York, will have just one aisle.
# up-up-and-away - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
Parents Panel: What are your tips for air travel with kids?
Our Parents Panel share how they’ve survived security checks, red eye flights and toddler tantrums.
# up-up-and-away - Thursday 12 April, 2018
Booking a holiday? Dublin Airport is getting 14 new routes this summer
You’ll now be able to fly direct to Hong Kong and Beijing.
# up-up-and-away - Saturday 7 October, 2017
'Flying is not seen as the sensational job it used to be in the 60s': Why airlines are flying into a future of pilot shortages
A leading trainer says high entry costs and poor marketing are turning off aspiring flyers.
# up-up-and-away - Thursday 20 July, 2017
The Irish Air Corps will colour the skies above the Liffey today
The Irish Aviation Authority’s #AviationIreland weekend take place this Saturday and Sunday.
# up-up-and-away - Friday 2 December, 2016
Transatlantic flights from Cork finally get the go-ahead
The US Department of Transportation has granted a permit to Norwegian Air International after several delays.
# up-up-and-away - Monday 28 November, 2016
Qatar Airways to launch Dublin to Doha route
The flights will begin in 2017 or 2018.
# up-up-and-away - Wednesday 28 September, 2016
Ryanair owner Michael O'Leary parts company with Willie Mullins 'over fees'
The trainer confirmed the Gigginstown House Stud split this morning.
# up-up-and-away - Tuesday 9 August, 2016
Dublin is officially Europe's fastest-growing major airport
25 million people passed through the hub last year, putting it among Europe’s top tier.
# up-up-and-away - Saturday 23 July, 2016
PHOTOS: 50,000 people turn out to watch Bray Air Display
The sky over Wicklow looked very colourful today.
# up-up-and-away - Sunday 10 July, 2016
Watch: We did loop-the-loops and barrel rolls in this 1940s plane
We took a trip in the de Havilland Chipmunk.
# up-up-and-away - Thursday 7 January, 2016
Ryanair has become the first airline to fly 100 million passengers in one year
A recommencement of flights to and from Belfast has also been announced.
# up-up-and-away - Monday 4 January, 2016
House prices outside of Dublin are flying up
It is still quite a bit pricier to live in the capital.
# up-up-and-away - Sunday 25 October, 2015
Here's how to fly like a pro
Some good advice here.
# up-up-and-away - Tuesday 7 July, 2015
Man takes to the sky in deck chair suspended by 120 balloons
Daniel Boria said it was the most fun thing he’s ever done.
# up-up-and-away - Saturday 10 January, 2015
"Close, but no cigar this time": SpaceX launch goes (more or less) to plan
A revolutionary attempt to land the craft’s leftover booster on an ocean barge did not fare as well as hoped.
# up-up-and-away - Thursday 18 December, 2014
Review: Is the Parrot Rolling Spider the affordable drone you've been waiting for?
Drones as toys are growing in popularity, but is Parrot’s Mini Drone the one that will make you splash out on one?
# up-up-and-away - Saturday 13 December, 2014
This $150 million behemoth is the Rolls-Royce of superyachts
It has a helipad. For your helicopter, of course.
# up-up-and-away - Tuesday 9 December, 2014
House prices in Ireland are rising faster than anywhere else in the world
Believe it or not, they’re still 39% below their peak in 2007.
# up-up-and-away - Sunday 9 November, 2014
Drone footage shows what it's like to be a bird flying over an airport
This drone gives us a never-before-seen look at Mexico City Airport.
# up-up-and-away - Saturday 27 September, 2014
This plane could replace 12,000 jets - and it finally took off this week
The planes are vastly more efficient, Airbus says.
# up-up-and-away - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
Ryanair thinks its new friendly approach is working
Passenger figures for last month show an increase of 4% compared to the same time last year.
# up-up-and-away - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
Nasa cancels satellite launch with just 46 seconds to go
The spacecraft will orbit at 705 kilometres above Earth and will provide the first complete picture of the effects of climate change.
# up-up-and-away - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
Want to be a space tourist? Company gets lift off for balloons which go 20 miles above Earth
How much will it cost, you ask? A mere €55,000…
# up-up-and-away - Monday 16 June, 2014
Google wants to start beaming internet from its balloons as early as next year
It’s hoped that the project will see between 300 to 400 balloons circulating the globe, offering continuous service to a targeted area.
# up-up-and-away - Saturday 5 April, 2014
Stunning photographs show Ireland from the air by the people with the best view
The Irish Air Corps’ maritime patrol crews have been taking photographs of how Ireland looks to them – and the results are amazing.
# up-up-and-away - Friday 9 August, 2013
Shannon Airport numbers climb again in July
Services from the US and Canada boost numbers at Ireland’s third-largest airport for the second month running.
# up-up-and-away - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Cystic fibrosis charity flying high due to Ryanair charity calendar
The Polish charity is €100,000 better off after being picked of the sole recipient of proceeds from the 2013 calendar.
# up-up-and-away - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Half of the world's aviation fleet now managed from Ireland
SMBC Aviation Capital officially launched today following €5.6bn acquisition by Japanese bank.
# up-up-and-away - Thursday 10 May, 2012
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Poll: Would you go to a socially-distanced concert?
CONCERTS AND MANY other events have, of course, been cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Images of a socially-distanced concert in England were widely shared during the week.
Fans at the Sam Fender concert at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, a pop-up venue in Gosforth Park, Newcastle, watched the outdoor concert in groups of up to five people from 500 separate raised metal platforms.
Promoters described the event as the world’s first socially-distanced gig. Some people thought the layout looked great, while others were not so sure.
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Dr Anthony O'Connor: 'The rhetoric of “all being in it together” is dead'
By Dr Anthony O'Connor - @Antcon7062
Open Letter from Ireland's psychologists: 'Direct Provision is causing untold psychological harm'
By Psychologists for Social Change Ireland
“As a country we must do better,” according to about 150 signatories.
What we can learn from the world's 'Blue Zones' - where people regularly live into their 90s and 100s
By Professor Ciaran O’Boyle
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