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On this week’s podcast – ASL Aviation Holdings to become the global launch customer for a Hydrogen-Powered ATR72, Atlantic Aviation Group acquires Lufthansa Technik Shannon and the government pledge more funding to the aviation sector.

Kinsale’s inaugural aviation festival, established to promote Ireland’s rich and extensive aviation history, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 27/28, 2021. The event is being organised by the Flying Poet Aviation Café and Bookshop in Kinsale and supported by the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF), Goodbody Stockbrokers and Avolon...I spoke during the week to one of the organisers, Joe Gill, who also expanded on the state of aviation in Ireland post-covid. It’s a great insight from an expert analyst. Joe also talks about his involvement with the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF).

On this week’s podcast – Canadian airline WestJet announces a new Dublin service, Emerald Airlines, to lease four more ATR72’s and we talk to Joe Gill one of the organisers of the recently announced Kinsale Aviation Festival.

Back in 1957, planning was underway for an airport for Cork. After considering many sites in the area, it was agreed that the airport should be built in Ballygarvan. It was built at an estimated cost of £1 million. The airport was officially opened on 16 October 1961, following proving flights four days earlier by Aer Lingus and Cambrian Airways. In its first year, the airport handled 10,172 passengers – close to the average number of passengers handled each day at the airport in 2007. To mark the 60th birthday, I met up at the terminal with Kevin Cullinane, Interim Group Head of Communications with the DAA. I started our chat by wishing the airport a happy birthday...

Welcome to the news episode of Squawk 7000. On this week's podcast – Aer Lingus announces a return to Knock, Pádraig Ó Céidigh is to become the Chair of the Shannon Group, and Vueling announces new routes to Dublin and Cork.

On this episode of Long Final from Squawk7000, we are in conversation with Dubliner DV O'Hanlon, retired Air Traffic Controller, but still, a familiar voice at fly-ins and air shows around Ireland where he can be heard providing a local advisory service backed up with lots of patience and calm. He's also been a presence at events such as the Heli-Pad at the Ryder Cup, where over 186 helicopters operated multiple flights up to 600 in a day back in 2006. The IAA at the time told the Irish Times at the time; this was more flights than on the busiest day at Dublin airport.

On this week's podcast – Blue Islands announces a new service to Dublin, United and American Airlines plan a return to Shannon in 2022, and EirTrade Aviation are appointed to broker the sale of Stobart Air inventories

Welcome to the news episode of Squawk 7000. On this week's podcast – Aer Lingus return to Toronto, the Airbus A220 demonstrator visits Ireland, and Dublin Aerospace celebrates its 12th birthday and we speak with Jason Phelan from the IAA took to the air last week on the wing of an AeroSuperBatics Boeing Stearman in aid of the Red Panda Network.Contribute to Jason's fund-raising here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/wingwalking4redpandanetwork

In this weeks episode, we talk with pilot Neil Murphy about his father, Captain Mike Murphy, who died on May 25th, 2019. In late 2018, his Dad was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, a glioblastoma. On May 25th 2019, 2 days before Neil's 27th birthday, his Dad had passed away. According to Neil, his Dad is the sole reason he is in an aviation career, and he couldn't have asked for a better role model. For that reason, this won't be any ordinary marathon. He wants this to be the most challenging 42.2km he could endure around London. The current record for a marathon dressed as a 3D aircraft is 5:03:15, and he hopes to beat this.So with your help, he can reach his fundraising target, and some precious funds can go towards a charity that is doing incredible work to help us understand more about this terrible cancer.DONATE HERE: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NeilLondon2021