Stobart Air, legally incorporated as ''Stobart Air
Unlimited Company
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'', was an
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***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
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regional airline headquartered in
Dublin
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. It operated scheduled services under the brands
Aer Lingus Regional,
BA CityFlyer and
KLM Cityhopper on behalf of their respective owners. Stobart Air had operating bases in
Cork,
Dublin
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and
Belfast
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for Aer Lingus Regional.
It ceased operations on 12 June 2021.
Established as Aer Arann in 1970, a major refinancing in 2014 was associated with a name change to ''Stobart Air''. Aer Arann (styled as Aer Arann Regional) was a
regional airline based in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
, Ireland. The airline operated scheduled services on behalf of
Aer Lingus Regional. The airline had three bases in
Cork,
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
and
Shannon which operated under the Aer Lingus Regional brand. On 19 March 2014, Aer Arann announced that it would be changing its corporate name to Stobart Air by the end of 2014.
History
Aer Arann
Aer Arann was established in 1970 by James Coen and Ralph Langan to provide an island-hopping air service between
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
and the
Aran Islands
The Aran Islands ( ; gle, Oileáin Árann, ) or The Arans (''na hÁrainneacha'' ) are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a total area around . They constitute the historic barony of Aran i ...
off the west coast of Ireland. Operations, using a single
Britten-Norman Islander, began in August 1970. This service has since been moved to the less distant
Connemara Airport
Connemara Airport ( ga, Aerphort Chonamara) or Connemara Regional Airport (''Aerfort Réigiúnach Chonamara'') is located at Inverin in the Connemara region of Ireland, west of the city of Galway. It is also known as Spiddal Airport, Inverin A ...
and operates as "
Aer Arann Islands
Aer Arann Islands (stylised as aer arann islands) is an Irish airline headquartered in Inverin, County Galway. They operate a three-strong fleet of Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft to connect the Aran Islands with mainland County Galway ...
". As of 2015 it still used Islander aircraft.
The turning point for the airline was in 1994 when
Pádraig Ó Céidigh
Pádraig Ó Céidigh (; born 1 February 1957) is an Irish former Independent politician and businessman who served as a Senator from 2016 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. He is the former owner of Aer Arann Islands
He gained a ...
and Eugene O'Kelly purchased the airline. Ó Céidigh and O'Kelly began to expand the airline's routes and fleet, launching scheduled services in 1998. Also in 1998, the Irish government awarded the airline the
Public service obligation (PSO) route between
Donegal Airport
Donegal Airport ( ga, Aerfort Dhún na nGall) is located south-west of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, a townland in The Rosses, a district in north-west County Donegal, Ireland. The airport is on the county's north-west coast. about a 15-minute driv ...
and
Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport (Irish: ''Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath'') is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinstown, north of Dublin, and south of ...
followed by the PSO route between
Sligo Airport
Sligo Airport ( ga, Aerfort Shligigh) is located in Strandhill, County Sligo, west of Sligo, at the end of the R277 road, in Ireland. The airport is a small regional airport and has no scheduled routes.
Introduction and history
Sligo Airport ...
and Dublin.
In 2002, service to the United Kingdom and
Jersey
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was introduced, followed by service to
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...
and
Nantes in
Brittany
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in 2004.
In 2007, Aer Arann had a turnover of €100 million and passenger numbers in excess of 1.15 million.
In 2008, in recognition of the company's marketing achievements, the Head of Sales and Marketing, Colin Lewis was awarded the All Ireland Marketing Leader of the Year Award by the Marketing Institute of Ireland.
In 2008, Aer Arann entered into a franchise agreement with
Nex Aviation
Nex Aviation was a charter airline, based in Galway, Ireland, which began operations on 1 July 2007, using two former Flightline BAe 146-200. The airline mainly flew from Waterford and Galway on behalf of the Irish regional operator, Aer Aran ...
and introduced service to
Amsterdam
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,
Bordeaux
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,
Málaga and
Faro, using
British Aerospace 146
The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Manufacture by Avro Internati ...
aircraft during the summer months. The Amsterdam service, which was operated by an ATR 72-500, ended on 14 January 2009.
In October 2008, the airline announced that it would be implementing a cost-saving programme, due to the downturn in passenger traffic, which would involve some focus on charter flights and leasing of aircraft and their crews to other airlines.
The airline stated that up to 100 redundancies would be needed, but this was later revised to 70 which would represent a 20% reduction of staff.
The airline's key routes were to remain unchanged.
In January 2010, Aer Arann and
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus ( ; an anglicisation of the Irish , meaning "air fleet" compare Welsh 'llynges awyr') is the flag carrier of Ireland. Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary ...
founded
Aer Lingus Regional which effectively removed Aer Arann's hubs at Cork and Dublin under the new airline.
In July 2010, Aer Arann confirmed it would end flights between Cork-Belfast and Cork-Dublin from 31 August 2010. The company's press release stated, ''"we sincerely regret having to suspend these services and the inconvenience that it will cause our loyal customers on both routes. Unfortunately however we have an aircraft leaving the fleet and this has an obvious but regrettable impact on our schedule.'' Aer Arann had operated flights on the Cork to Dublin route since 2001 and began service from Cork to Belfast in March 2004 after the demise of the airline
JetMagic. Aer Arann now no longer operates from Cork Airport in its own entity but continues to expand its presence at Cork under the Aer Lingus Regional brand.
On 26 August 2010 an
examiner
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Occupations
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* Examiner (Roman Catholicism), a type of office in the Roman Catholic Church
* Examinership, a concept in Irish law
* Medical examiner
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was appointed to Aer Arann. A full hearing of the company's application took place on 8 September and Aer Arann was in interim
examinership
Examinership is a process in Irish law whereby the protection of the Court is obtained to assist the survival of a company. It allows a company to restructure with the approval of the High Court.
To obtain the appointment of an examiner it ...
under the protection of the Court. All Aer Arann flights continued to operate normally. It was understood by the high court in Dublin that Aer Arann would return to profitability in 2011.
In October 2010, British logistics company
Stobart Group
Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart Group Limited, is a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company, with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is registered in Guernsey but has its operational head office in Lond ...
was named as the preferred buyer for the airline, also announcing that the airline would serve
London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport is an international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately from the centre of London. The airport straddles the boundaries between the city of Southend-on-Sea and the R ...
from March 2011 to destinations in Ireland and possibly France and open a base there.
On 10 November 2010, the deal was completed. Aer Arann is now owned by Everdeal Limited, which at the time became 67.5% owned by Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Aer Arann's Chairman; 27.5% owned by Tim Kilroe, a UK-based businessman; and 5% owned by the
Stobart Group
Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart Group Limited, is a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company, with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is registered in Guernsey but has its operational head office in Lond ...
, through 35 preference shares of €1 each acquired on 10 November 2010. Stobart Group entered into an option to increase its shareholding by a further 27.5% to 32.5%.
[Aer Arann on course despite plans to sell on its aircraft leasing unit](_blank)
Retrieved on 17 July 2012.[Stobart Group Annual Report 2011 Page 68 Note 22](_blank)
Retrieved on 24 September 2011.
On 7 April 2011, Aer Arann confirmed it would end its PSO (Public Service Obligation) routes after the
Irish Government
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The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in a government which is headed by the , the head of government. The gover ...
withdrew funding for the routes, which included Dublin to Galway, Knock and Sligo.
In October 2011, Aer Arann announced it would suspend all services from Galway Airport, axed routes included Galway to Edinburgh, London-Luton, London-Southend, Manchester and Lorient. The company said the routes were "financially no longer viable". Galway Airport then confirmed it would have to make
redundant 40 staff due to losing the airport's only operator.
On 8 February 2012, Aer Arann's Chief Executive Paul Schutz resigned, and was replaced by Sean Brogan, the head of Stobart Ireland. This gave Stobart Group management control of the airline, and prompted speculation that it would exercise its option to increase its 5% stake in Everdeal Limited by a further 27.5% to 32.5%.
[ Stobart in pilot's seat at Aer Arann as Schutz departs](_blank)
Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
On 2 March 2012, it was confirmed that Aer Arann was in final discussions to transfer all of its own operated flights to the Aer Lingus Regional brand. This would mean Aer Arann would operate on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional with the airline no longer operating routes as its own entity.
On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann confirmed it would no longer exist in its own entity from 10 April 2012. All its services transferred to Aer Lingus Regional on 25 March, streamlining services to a single brand,
with the one remaining route operated on an RE flight number, London City to Isle of Man, ceasing on 10 April.
On 6 November 2012, Aer Arann announced it was pulling out of Waterford, as its services had not performed to a "sustainable level". However, it did not rule out returning to Waterford in the future, "if the business case can be justified".
Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
On 12 December 2012, Stobart Group exercised its option to increase its 5% shareholding in Everdeal Limited by 27.5% to 32.5%, and acquired a further 12.5% of the company, taking its stake to 45%. This diluted Chairman Pádraig Ó Céidigh's shareholding to 47.5% and Tim Kilroe's shareholding to 7.5%.
[Aer Arann Rises from the Ashes](_blank)
Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
On 25 January 2013, Aer Arann's Chairman Pádraig Ó Céidigh resigned. Stobart Group was therefore expected to buy his 47.5% shareholding in Everdeal Limited by the beginning of February 2013. This would have enabled it to have a 92.5% controlling stake in the airline.
Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
On 30 April 2013, Aer Arann's ownership was restructured, under the ownership of Everdeal Holdings Limited, which is in turn 45% owned by the
Stobart Group
Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart Group Limited, is a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company, with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is registered in Guernsey but has its operational head office in Lond ...
; 42% owned by
Invesco
Invesco Ltd. is an American independent investment management company that is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional branch offices in 20 countries. Its common stock is a constituent of the S&P 500 and trades on the New York stock exc ...
; 8% owned by Cenkos Securities; and 5% owned by Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Aer Arann's former Chairman. Stobart Group had an option to acquire complete control of the airline, by increasing its shareholding by a further 55% to 100%.
[Aer Arann takes off with first of new fleet](_blank)
Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
Stobart Air
![Stobart Air ATR 72](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stobart_Air_ATR_72.jpg)
On 19 March 2014,
Aer Arann
Stobart Air, legally incorporated as ''Stobart Air Unlimited Company'', was an Irish regional airline headquartered in Dublin. It operated scheduled services under the brands Aer Lingus Regional, BA CityFlyer and KLM Cityhopper on behalf of t ...
announced that it would be changing its corporate name to Stobart Air by the end of 2014.
[Aer Arann to change corporate name to Stobart Air](_blank)
. Retrieved on 19 March 2014. Stobart Air was owned by Everdeal Holdings Limited, which was 81% owned by the
Stobart Group
Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart Group Limited, is a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company, with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is registered in Guernsey but has its operational head office in Lond ...
, 10% by Cenkos Securities, and 10% by
Pádraig Ó Céidigh
Pádraig Ó Céidigh (; born 1 February 1957) is an Irish former Independent politician and businessman who served as a Senator from 2016 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. He is the former owner of Aer Arann Islands
He gained a ...
, Aer Arann's former Chairman. Stobart Group had an option to acquire complete control of the airline, by increasing its shareholding to 100%.
[Authority to look at Aer Arann takeover](_blank)
Retrieved on 25 January 2013.[Competition Authority clears Stobart acquisition of Aer Arann](_blank)
. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
Stobart Air announced on 25 March 2014, it was diversifying away from operating exclusively for
Aer Lingus
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by enacting a five-year agreement with
Flybe
Flybe (pronounced ), styled as flybe, is a British airline based at Birmingham Airport, England.
History
The airline traces its history back to Jersey European Airways, which was set up in 1979 following the merger of Intra Airways and Expre ...
to operate six routes in Northern Europe and Benelux from 5 June 2014.
[Flybe agreement to bring 60 new jobs to Southend Airport](_blank)
Retrieved on 29 March 2014.[. Retrieved on 10 June 2014.] It was further announced in November 2014 that Stobart Air was also to operate two routes from
Cardiff
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to
Edinburgh
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and
Paris-Orly, on behalf of
CityJet
CityJet is an Irish regional airline with headquarters in Swords, Dublin. It was founded in 1992 and has gone through a series of corporate structures. Air France sold CityJet to ''Intro Aviation'' in May 2014; in March 2016 the airline was b ...
, from 1 December 2014. The latter two routes have since ceased.
On 24 February 2017, Stobart Group completed 100% acquisition of Stobart Air, after purchasing the remaining 19% of Everdeal Holdings. Stobart Group also completed 100% ownership of Propius Holdings Ltd, the aircraft leasing firm through which many of the Stobart Air aircraft are sourced.
As of April 2018, Stobart Air wet leased two E195s from Flybe. From the second half of 2018, Stobart Air's leasing firm Propius acquired three E195s from leasing firm GOAL. These aircraft were leased to Flybe until the end of 2018.
On 11 January 2019, Stobart Aviation and
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, England. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and ...
formed the
Connect Airways consortium to make a takeover bid for Flybe.
The consortium was also to take over Stobart Air, with the aim of creating an integrated carrier operating under a Virgin brand.
Stobart Air's wet lease operations for other airlines would continue unchanged.
On 15 January 2019, Connect Airways announced an increased offer, which Flybe's board accepted.
The deal was completed on 21 February 2019, despite a last-minute rival bid.
On 5 February 2019, it was announced that Stobart Air would wetlease one of its E195s to
KLM Cityhopper to operate four flights daily between
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
and
Geneva
, neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
, website = https://www.geneve.ch/
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
and four between Amsterdam and
Dublin
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. The flights were executed between 25 February and 30 March.
On 5 March 2020, Flybe entered administration due to ongoing difficulties compounded by the
coronavirus pandemic
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; all Flybe flights operated by Flybe itself and by Stobart Air ceased.
On 18 March 2020, Connect Airways in turn entered administration.
Stobart Air itself did not go into administration, and in mid-April Stobart Group announced that it was "reviewing all options" with the administrators, including the possibility of buying back Stobart Air and its sister company Propius Leasing, believing that the two companies have a viable future after the pandemic.
On 27 April 2020,
Stobart Group
Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart Group Limited, is a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company, with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is registered in Guernsey but has its operational head office in Lond ...
bought back Stobart Air and Propius Leasing from the
Connect Airways bankruptcy administrators. Stobart Group initially paid €344,000 to Connect Airways administrators EY, the deal is set to be worth over €9.45m. Stobart Air was also in talks with Aer Lingus to extend its franchise agreement beyond 2022.
Following a competitive tender process, it was announced that Stobart Air had not been successful in retaining the Aer Lingus Regional Franchise. From January 2023 a new operator will take over with
Emerald Airlines
Emerald Airlines is an Irish regional airline headquartered in Dublin, on the grounds of Dublin Airport. In August 2021, the airline became the operator of the Aer Lingus Regional franchise, before operations launched on 26 February 2022.
His ...
as the preferred option.
In April 2021,
Isle of Man
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in Europe ...
-based company
Ettyl reached an agreement to buy Stobart Air. At the end of May, it emerged that Ettyl's intended financing had not materialised, postponing completion of the deal.
On 11 June 2021, Stobart Air informed Aer Lingus it was terminating its franchise agreement as the company was to be placed into liquidation, resulting in the cancellation of all Aer Lingus Regional flights.
Destinations
Aer Lingus
Destinations flown by Aer Arann before 2012 then onwards operating for Aer Lingus Regional.
Operated as Flybe
The following routes were operated by Stobart Air for
Flybe
Flybe (pronounced ), styled as flybe, is a British airline based at Birmingham Airport, England.
History
The airline traces its history back to Jersey European Airways, which was set up in 1979 following the merger of Intra Airways and Expre ...
before it entered
administration
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** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...
on 5 March 2020.
Fleet
Current fleet
The Stobart Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of June 2021, prior to the shutdown of operations:
Former fleet
The Aer Arann fleet which exclusively operated for Aer Lingus Regional included the following aircraft:
Stobart Air also operated the following aircraft types (in alphabetical order):
*
BAe 146-200
The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Manufacture by Avro Internationa ...
-
wet leased from
Nex Aviation
Nex Aviation was a charter airline, based in Galway, Ireland, which began operations on 1 July 2007, using two former Flightline BAe 146-200. The airline mainly flew from Waterford and Galway on behalf of the Irish regional operator, Aer Aran ...
and
Cityjet
CityJet is an Irish regional airline with headquarters in Swords, Dublin. It was founded in 1992 and has gone through a series of corporate structures. Air France sold CityJet to ''Intro Aviation'' in May 2014; in March 2016 the airline was b ...
in summer 2008
*
Embraer 190
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The E-Jet was designed as a complement to the preceding ...
*
Fokker 50
*
Piper PA-31 Navajo
*
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. It is designed to seat 30-36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different o ...
- one aircraft leased from March 2010
*
Short 360
The Short 360 (also SD3-60; also Shorts 360)Mondey, David. ''Encyclopedia of the World's Commercial and Private Aircraft''. New York: Crescent Books, 1981. , p. 228. is a commuter aircraft that was built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers during ...
- 1998-2001
Services
Avios
Eligible Aer Lingus Regional flights earn
Avios
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points for Aer Lingus which are available to spend on upgrades and discounted flights, points can also be earned with other airlines and outlets.
In-flight services
Stobart Air operates the respective
buy on board programmes of its franchise customers on their associated services, with slight adjustments owing to aircraft equipment.
Aer Club
After the transition to Aer Club from Gold Circle Club, flying with Stobart Air on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional will earn you Avios with Aer Club.
Sponsorship deals
Aer Arann was the main shirt sponsor of the
Galway Gaelic Football team,
and had its logo on the back of the
Connacht Rugby team shirts, as well as sponsoring the
Munster Rugby
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team. On 17 December 2010, Aer Arann announced that it would be ending its sponsorship of the Galway Gaelic Football team.
Accidents and incidents
* On 4 February 2001,
Short 360-100 registration ''EI-BPD'', carrying 25 passengers and 3 crew, was damaged beyond repair following a hard landing at
Sheffield City Airport
Sheffield City Airport was a small airport in Sheffield; it is now closed. It was in the Tinsley Park area of the city, near the M1 motorway and Sheffield Parkway, and opened in 1997. The airport's CAA licence was withdrawn on 21 April 2008 ...
after a scheduled Aer Arann Express passenger flight from
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
.
There were no injuries.
* On 17 July 2011,
ATR 72-212 registration ''EI-SLM'' was damaged beyond economical repair when the nose gear collapsed on landing at
Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport ( ga, Aerfort na Sionainne) is an international airport located in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick. The airport is the third busiest ai ...
, Ireland. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from
Manchester Airport, United Kingdom. There were no injuries amongst the four crew and 21 passengers on board.
In popular culture
Aer Arann was featured in the 1997
romantic comedy
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,
''The MatchMaker'' and in the
2014 film ''Calvary''.
See also
*
List of airlines
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Lists are also given by size, by business model and by other characteristics.
There are ...
*
Transport in Ireland
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*
Aer Arann Islands
Aer Arann Islands (stylised as aer arann islands) is an Irish airline headquartered in Inverin, County Galway. They operate a three-strong fleet of Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft to connect the Aran Islands with mainland County Galway ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
*
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