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Shannon Airport air traffic up +18% for July (IAA).
Normally the number of flights would peak in July, but this year it was in June.
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The UK Airport Provisional Statistics for July are now available.
The overall total UK figures are up +4.0% as against the same month from last year.
Surprised to see Stansted numbers fall in July.
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Record month for Aer Lingus Regional (Aviation Tribune)
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, experienced its best month on record in July since the franchise began in March 2010.
Shannon Airport passenger figures up 50%
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The new Shannon Group plc is already very focused on tourism to continue the growth of passengers at the airport.
Firstly, Shannon Heritage, a subsidiary of the new Shannon Group plc, welcomes around 380,000 visitors annually, including 85,000 to its medieval banquets and traditional Irish nights at its three castles and its folk park.
In the summer season, Shannon Heritage employs 260 people. The most recent accounts lodged by Shannon Heritage for 2012 show that the firm returned to profit to record a pre-tax profit of €65,079 after its gross profit increased by 3.5% to €7m.
They are now in the process of hiring consultants to carry out a strategic review of its tourist operations regarding attractiveness, future expansion, cost structure and international comparisons.
Secondly the marketing of the Wild Atlantic Way has brought tourist numbers up in the West of Ireland this year.
The airport’s CEO Neil Pakey sees a huge opportunity for further growth with the Wild Atlantic Way given that Shannon is a key gateway to it when coming from the US, UK and Europe.
He warns that there can be no let-up in the promotion of the Wild Atlantic Way route as it will be a jewel in the tourism crown for Ireland in the years and decades ahead.
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Shannon body in tourism review (Irish Examiner)
Shannon boss wants ‘no let-up’ in tourism promotion (Limerick Leader)
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US aviation firm to invest $3m in new Shannon base (Independent)
US-based Vortex Aviation will invest up to $3m (€2.2m) and create as many as 25 jobs in Shannon when it opens a new aircraft engine servicing facility there within the next three months, the Irish Independent has learned.
Vortex Aviation president Patrick Kaufman confirmed that the company is currently sourcing a large premises and is engaged in talks with aviation authorities and its own bankers.
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a big slice of Vortex's business is derived from servicing aircraft engines belonging to leasing companies.
It primarily focuses on engines manufactured by General Electric.Mr Kaufman said the company's engineers service engines all over the world, but it had been looking to establish a base closer to its European customers.
He said that a number of other countries had been considered for the investment, including Germany.
"Ireland is a centre for aviation and that really attracted us," he said, adding that the fact most of the world's top aircraft leasing firms have a significant presence in Ireland also helped to cement its decision to set up here.
He said that the company may base itself within the Shannon Free Zone trade area that's adjacent to the airport, but that it was also examining other options that would still see it based close to the airport.
He said Vortex is currently sourcing operational space extending between 20,000 and 30,000 sq ft for its new Irish arm. Three people will be based there initially, with the number rising to between 20 and 25.
Mr Kaufman said the company intends to hire Irish talent for the jobs. Ireland has a strong record in the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector.
Shannon-based company Eirtech, which paints and retrofits for international carriers, was recently sold to US-based Vance Street Capital. Other MRO operators include Conor McCarthy's Dublin Aerospace.
The new Vortex operation is a coup for Shannon Airport, which is now a standalone entity and headed by chief executive Neil Pakey. It was spun out of the DAA back in 2012.0 -
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Iceland volcano: Bardarbunga eruption sparks red alert (BBC News)
Iceland has issued a red alert to the aviation industry for the Bardarbunga volcano, meaning significant ash emissions are likely.
The Icelandic Met Office has warned that a small eruption under an ice cap has begun at Bardarbunga.
The air space over the site has been closed, but all Icelandic airports currently remain open, authorities say.
British Airways announced it was keeping the situation "under close observation", but that all its flights were continuing to operate normally for now.
Shannon became "Terminal 6" on 20th April 2010 when in a "last throw of the dice" the ash cloud forced the diversion of 5 British Airways flights.
Image and Text by Malcom Nason
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