Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2023
171. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the PC-12 and CASA CN 235 aircrafts damaged in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32154/23]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that on 2 March 2023 a CASA CN 235 aircraft, while in the process of being towed out of a hangar, collided with a parked PC-12 aircraft at Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel. A comprehensive flight safety investigation was immediately initiated by the Irish Air Corps into this incident, and this investigation is ongoing.
The PC-12 aircraft has been repaired and returned to service. The CASA CN235 aircraft has been repaired, and is now undergoing comprehensive scheduled maintenance in the Airbus maintenance facility in Spain which will take a number of months to complete.
