Bircan Dokuzlar, 48, originally from Turkey, died when he attempted to land the aircraft in a field close to Waterford Airport on November 21st last. The aircraft had taken off from Sligo and was heading for Beziers in France.

The flight was on its way from Berlin to Milan when it suffered heavy turbulence from a thunderstorm last night.

A transatlantic passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this evening after the crew reported a possible overheating of a cockpit windows

The Delta Air Lines jet was travelling from Rome to Boston when it was forced to complete an emergency landing in Shannon