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BBC Business, 22.12.08 13:01 UTC

Aer Lingus reopens Shannon route

Aer Lingus has announced plans to resume flights between Shannon airport in the west of Ireland and Heathrow airport in London in March 2009.

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Belfast Telegraph, 15.12.08 15:05 UTC

US military plane puncture forces Shannon runway closure

The runway at Shannon Airport was forced to close for a short time this afternoon after a tyre burst on a US military aircraft. The Omni-Air International flight was taxiing when it happened. A ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 09.12.08 10:03 UTC

Aer Lingus to axe 150 cabin crew in bid to cut €22m loss

Up to 154 Aer Lingus cabin crew in the Republic are set to lose their jobs after staff voted in favour of a plan to prevent the airline hiring US-based workers and closing two bases. A total of 94 ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 05.12.08 11:34 UTC

Battle to save Belfast Heathrow route

Northern Irelandâs Junior Minister will seek a meeting with the Irish Government to retain a vital flight route after it emerged Belfast could lose its Heathrow slot if Ryanairâs bid to buy rival ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 02.12.08 18:32 UTC

Customs seize €150,000 worth of cocaine at Shannon

Officers from Revenue's Customs Service have seized cocaine worth over â¬150,000. The seizure was made last night at Shannon airport. The drugs were discovered by officers during a routine search of ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 01.12.08 05:32 UTC

Traditional green and quaint Ireland still exists, but it'll cost you

CAMP, Ireland -- This was the place, or close enough. "Can you imagine, your grandfather grew up near here!" I shouted to my husband, waving my hand around vaguely in the dismal rain. "I mean, his ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 29.11.08 07:33 UTC

Anti-Lisbon group to discuss Ireland's neutrality

An anti-Lisbon Treaty lobby group is holding its annual conference today. The Peace and Neutrality Alliance is meeting in Dublin to discuss the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as America's use ...

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Chigago Tribune, 20.11.08 16:03 UTC

Flight attendant helps land plane after co-pilot breaks down

Air Canada staffer stepped in after unstable co-pilot had to be removed

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CNN Top Stories, 20.11.08 03:01 UTC

Pilot sedated, attendant helped land jet

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a flight attendant with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday.

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Telegraph, 19.11.08 23:01 UTC

Flight attendant helped land a jet after co-pilot's 'mental breakdown'

A flight attendant helped land a jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, an official report has disclosed.

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