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Night flights at Dublin Airport are vital for Ireland’s trade and should be allowed to continue, said FTA Ireland following the High Court’s stay on a decision on whether to reduce the number using the North runway between 11pm and 7am.
FTA Ireland made a submission to Fingal County Council in January 2021, outlining the benefits of the flights to the Irish economy. It followed the August 2022 publication of the ...
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Decarbonisation will be the key topic under discussion at FTA Ireland’s Transport Manager Seminar, to be held at The Johnstown Estate, Enfield, County Meath on 19 October.
Delegates will be able to hear senior industry experts and policy makers discuss key legislation and topical issues and identify ways to reduce emissions ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has welcomed the opening of the new North Runway at Dublin Airport but also warns that it will bring challenges for express freight operators.
It says that recommendations by the Airport Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) has led to the numerical cap on flights permitted between certain hours being ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) is calling on the Irish government to protect businesses from rising fuel prices.
Chief executive Aidan Flynn says that with fuel accounting for more than 41% of the cost of running articulated lorry fleets – and the price of a barrel of oil now breaching $120 – the ...
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Ireland’s logistics industry is facing its most challenging period and needs effective support from government in the upcoming 2021 Budget, warns FTA Ireland (FTAI).
General manager Aidan Flynn said that with the COVID-19 pandemic, the driver shortage, climate change and the UK’s departure from the EU, there has never before been ...
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Improving road safety, overcoming the skills shortage, and decarbonising operations are all vital to protect the nation’s supply chains and to future-proof Ireland’s logistics industry, said FTA Ireland (FTAI in its response to the Irish government’s consultation, Ten-year Strategy for the Haulage Sector First Consultation Document.
General manager Aidan Flynn, commented: ...
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Irish hauliers need government support to recruit new HGV drivers before the country’s supply chain starts to break down, says FTA Ireland (FTAI). General manager Aidan Flynn warns that, with the industry already suffering a shortage of, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a high turnover of driving ...
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The Irish government has announced the launch of a €2million Alternatively-Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle (AFHDV) Purchase Grant Scheme, following pressure from the logistics sector.
General manager of FTA Ireland (FTAI), Aidan Flynn, said it was an important step forwards in the decarbonisation of the Irish logistics sector0. “As the leading group ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has called for truck drivers and international transport workers to be offered Covid-19 vaccinations as a matter of urgency. The association’s general manager Aidan Flynn urged health minister Stephen Donnelly to confirm when vital workers will receive their jabs.
He said that while many countries require proof of ...
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FTA Ireland will introduce the second edition of its Managers Guide to Distribution Costs at a webinar at 10am on Thursday 8 October.
As the country ties to deal with the coronavirus, the freight distribution and logistics sector are acutely aware that the end of the Brexit transition period is just ...
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