Later this morning there will be a rare opportunity to see the largest airplane in the world which will touch down at Shannon airport, before departing tomorrow morning. The Antonov An-225 Mriya designed by the Soviet Union’s Antonov Design Bureau… Read More ›
Aviation
The sale of Weston airport is good for Lucan?
One would have thought that last week’s sale of Weston Airport to Brian Conneely & Co Associates a Galway-based civil engineering firm for €3.5 million would have been viewed as a good news story for Lucan and its residents. However… Read More ›
Weston Airport can play an important part in Lucan’s economy recovery.
Living in Lucan Weston airport has always been there in the background, when my kids were younger we would cycle up to Weston on a Sunday afternoon sit and observe planes take off and land. Weston Aerodrome has a great… Read More ›
787 Dreamliner leaves Dublin
Earlier today I managed to catch a few photographs from a windy and cold grassy bank as the 787 was about to take off from Dublin Airport following a 3 day visit.
The 787 Dreamliner first touchdown at Dublin Airport
The much hyped Boeing 787 Dreamliner first flew commercially from Narita to Hong Kong with Nippon Airways (ANA) On October 26, 2011, On Wednesday 25th of January the 787 will touch down in Dublin for the very first time. Although… Read More ›
Michael O’Leary in flying form – at an EU Innovation Forum in Brussels
Michael O’Leary wasted no time on hitting out at EU policy – at a recent EU Innovation Forum in Brussels probably the first and only one he will be invited. Love him or hate him O’Leary and Ryanair’s success is… Read More ›
Space Shuttle – end of an era.
I remember clearly that day in 1981 while still in secondary school, getting out a little early from school and making our way to Burke’s TV shop in Templemore, Co Tipperary. A group of us squeezed into the small shop… Read More ›
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will make its international debut at Farnborough Airshow.
The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is one of the world’s most iconic global aviation events. FIA holds a prominent position within the aerospace calendar taking place once every two years over one week in July. The first five days of… Read More ›
Planetary scientist Joel Levine: Why we need to go back to Mars
This is really fascinating talk by planetary scientist Joel Levine who shows some intriguing and puzzling new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometime in the past, of life…. Read More ›