Stay Informed on Corporate Sustainability

Author: Archie Villaflores

Revisiting the Aviation Industry Awards 2025, Hannon Travel was shortlisted for the Excellence in People & Workplace Culture Award for a quarter-century of traveller-first service delivery built on a workplace culture where employee commitment and passenger care have advanced as inseparable priorities. As the Aviation Industry Awards 2026 cycle gets underway, Hannon Travel's demonstration that genuine customer focus is sustained from the inside out sets a meaningful benchmark for the organisations now preparing their entries.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The KPMG Ireland Aviation Leaders Report 2026 identifies maintenance cost as the aviation sector's deepest financial concern. For airline and MRO executives globally and in Ireland, AI-driven predictive maintenance offers the most immediate and scalable path to turning that liability into a managed advantage.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Casting a spotlight back on the Aviation Industry Awards 2025, Spirit AeroSystems (Belfast) was shortlisted for the Aviation Innovation Award, recognised for successfully developing and demonstrating a one-piece resin infused wing demonstrator that eliminated traditional assembly methods and advanced aircraft wing manufacturing to Technology Readiness Level 6. As the Aviation Industry Awards 2026 cycle gets underway, the Belfast facility's demonstration that radical manufacturing innovation can be both technically rigorous and industrially deployable sets a formidable benchmark for the contenders now preparing their entries.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish aviation veteran Willie Walsh is set to become CEO of Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo no later than 3 August 2026, transitioning from his role as director general of IATA.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has taken full ownership of US-based aviation aftermarket parts distributor DASI, consolidating its position in the global aircraft inventory solutions market.

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK-based electric aviation company Vertical Aerospace has completed a piloted thrustborne transition in its full-scale eVTOL aircraft, marking a first for a piloted aircraft of this class under UK Civil Aviation Authority oversight.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish drone delivery company Manna Air Delivery is creating 400 new jobs across Ireland and the US following a $50m (€46m) Series B funding round, bringing total investment to $110 million (€101m).

Author: Archie Villaflores

Aviation aftermarket company Setna iO has expanded its commercial credit facility to US$550m, backed by six commercial banks, to fund continued investment across its global parts trading and MRO operations.

Author: Archie Villaflores

In a throwback to the Aviation Industry Awards 2025, Future Mobility Campus Ireland was shortlisted for the Best Emerging Aviation Technology Award for delivering Ireland's first Digital Sky Demonstrator through the ÉALÚ-AER project and advancing the country's position as a European leader in safe, scalable urban air mobility. As the Aviation Industry Awards 2026 cycle gets underway, FMCI's groundbreaking integration of U-Space services with traditional air traffic management sets a formidable standard for the organisations now stepping forward to define the next chapter of Irish aviation innovation.

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has appointed Alex Alexander to the newly created role of chief digital and information officer to lead its next phase of digital transformation. Alexander brings 20 years of experience across aviation, retail, and AI-driven platforms.