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The country’s two biggest airlines Ryanair and Aer Lingus are to clash with Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) over a compensation bill of €1 million after the radar debacel in Dublin Airport earlier in the month.

An inquest jury has called for a “serious review” of safety measures during private flights, for the position of the emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) to be clearly shown, and for the Irish Aviation Authority to ensure all light aircraft operating in Irish airspace comply with regulations.

A businessman who landed his helicopter on a roof in Irishtown in July last year just to collect a set of keys had his case adjourned until November 24 at the District Court last Tuesday.

A man who flew a helicopter from just the far side of Moate and landed on the roof of a multi-storey car park in the middle of Athlone on a busy Saturday afternoon to get a set of keys cut for it, was put from the skies for 12 months earlier this week (November 24).

A prestigious helicopter flying school will open at Ireland West Airport, Knock in the coming weeks. Ireland West Aviation is to be the platform from which a range of aviation services are to be offered, starting with a helicopter flying school to Private Pilot Licence standard.

A man who landed a helicopter on the roof of an Athlone shopping centre in 2007 after flying just 22 kms to collect a set of keys, was fined €5,000 in the District Court this week (December 14).

A number of Aer Arann flights were either cancelled or delayed due to the strike by air traffic controllers at airports across the country yesterday.