Shannon Airport SNN / EINN

Passenger and baggage handling at SNN; listed handler on airport ground-handling page. Own SNN station (manager Patrick McCarthy) serving airlines since 1990 (e.g. United, Ryanair). · Customer/baggage services 0800-1800 daily

Full passenger/ramp/turnaround handling; listed as handler and ramp handler on the airport ground-handling page (ramp contact •••).

Business/general aviation FBO ground handling at SNN; listed handler on airport site.

FBO ground handling / supervision for business aviation; listed handler on airport site. Operations office, VIP lounge and crew centre in main terminal; 20+ years presence at Shannon. · 0800-2200, 24h on request

24/7 private-jet FBO handling at Shannon; listed handler on airport site; rapid turnarounds with direct ramp access. · 24/7

Licensed Shannon ground handler since 2008; listed on airport ground-handling page. 24/7/365 operations; preferred handling agent for the U.S. military, special missions and corporate jets. · 24/7

Listed separately as a ground handling agent on the airport site (distinct entry from US Alliance, sister brand of the same group). FBO with private hangar at Shannon; 24/7 handling of commercial and military aircraft. · 24/7

Self-handler: own passenger and baggage handling at SNN; listed self-handler on airport ground-handling page.

Manages the SNN fuel terminal (hydrant system, upper-tier Seveso site, ~42,000 m3 capacity) and is the sole into-plane fuelling agent for all airlines/suppliers at Shannon; Jet A-1. Contract awarded by Shannon Airport Group (initially a two-year agreement from 2023). · 24/7

Swissport publishes a general de-icing capability, but no SNN-specific de-icing provision could be corroborated from an independent source.

EASA Part 145 line maintenance; 24/7 AOG response (Challenger 604/605, Learjet 45/60, Gulfstream G550, etc.). · 24/7

Line maintenance, CAMO, technical/engineering services and aircraft painting at Shannon.

EASA Part 145 base maintenance on business-jet types at the Shannon facility.

Largest MRO in Ireland, based at SNN; heavy/base checks, large hangar capacity; absorbed Lufthansa Technik Shannon (formal integration April 2022). A320 and B787 maintenance capability.

Composite / structures / sheet-metal shop — nacelle & cowl repair (CF6-80A/-80C2 inlet cowls, fan cowls, thrust reversers, core cowls), flight-control surfaces (elevators, rudders, ailerons, flaps, slats, spoilers), doors/panels, radomes and wing-to-body fairings for B767/B757/B737/A320; holds EASA/UK CAA/FAA Part-145 C4, C6, C7, C8, C20 ratings (IAA approval IE.145.007, confirmed against both the IAA register and AAG's own Component Capability Listing rev 34, dated 27/05/2026).

Battery shop — Ni-Cd aircraft battery servicing/overhaul (SAFT, Marathon types); holds C5 rating (IAA IE.145.007); confirmed against the capability listing's battery-shop line items.

Interiors / seat shop — cabin & flight-deck seat overhaul (Acro Superlight F, First Officer seat); covered under C6 rating (IAA IE.145.007); confirmed against the capability listing's seat-shop line items.

Oxygen shop — portable crew O2 bottle servicing (Tyco 5500-C1A-BF23A); holds C15 rating (IAA IE.145.007); confirmed against the capability listing's C15 line item.

NDT — non-destructive testing offered per company website ('state-of-the-art technology for accurate detection of flaws'); class rating unconfirmed — no D1 listed on the IAA register entry (register shows A1, B1, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C15, C20 only).

Engine shop — video borescope inspection and boreblend (blend) repair of compressor/turbine hot-section damage; holds B1, B3 (Boroscope, Boroblend) rating (IAA approval IE.145.051 — register carries this exact parenthetical annotation).

Battery shop — NiCad aircraft battery maintenance/overhaul; holds C5 rating (IAA IE.145.051).

Composite / structures / sheet-metal shop — EASA Form 1 certified exterior composite structural repair, interior composite repair (galleys, lavatories, flooring, overhead bins), advanced composite and metal-to-metal bonding, hailstorm-damage repair; holds C6, C8, C20 ratings (IAA approval IE.145.090); shop address (Unit 10A, Knockbeg Point, Shannon Free Zone) confirmed on both the IAA register and the company's own site.

Battery / electrical accessory shop — electrical power component overhaul; holds C5 rating (IAA approval IE.145.008); specific unit types not published.

Interiors / equipment shop — cabin equipment and furnishings component overhaul; holds C6 rating (IAA IE.145.008).

Engine shop — engine accessory component overhaul; holds C7 rating (IAA IE.145.008); specific unit types unconfirmed.

Hydraulics / pneumatics shop — hydraulic and flight-control actuation component overhaul, including air-conditioning/pressurisation accessories; holds C1, C8, C12 ratings (IAA IE.145.008).

Electrical accessory / fuel accessory shop — fuel system component overhaul; holds C9 rating (IAA IE.145.008).

Landing gear shop — landing gear component overhaul; holds C14 rating (IAA IE.145.008).

Avionics / instrument shop — comms/nav equipment bench repair; holds C3 rating (IAA approval IE.145.074, East Ramp, Shannon Airport); specific equipment types not published — company site (eirtechaviation.ie) confirms an active Part-21 Production Organisation Approval workshop at Shannon (wiring-loom/bracketry production, expanded 2025) alongside the C3 bench-repair scope.

Electrical accessory / fuel accessory shop — aircraft fuel system test, inspection and repair; flexible fuel cell inspection/repair (parent brand 'Tank Tigers' advertises flexible fuel-cell repair and auxiliary fuel-system support group-wide); holds C9 (Fuel) rating (IAA approval IE.145.075, Shannon Distribution Centre).

Engine shop — on-wing turbine engine/APU MRO at Shannon Free Zone, covering CFM56-3/5B/7B, CF6-80 and CF34-8/10 engine families per company site; holds A1, B1, B3 rating (IAA approval IE.145.073) — the register entry carries no 'Boroscope, Boroblend' annotation (that specific qualifier is unique to Aero Inspection International's IE.145.051), so the exact scope of the B3 work at this station is unconfirmed beyond the bare rating.

Engine shop — engine inspection and repair at Office 39, Wings 4 & 5, Shannon Airport; holds A1, B1, B3 rating (IAA approval IE.145.089) — the register entry carries no 'Boroscope, Boroblend' annotation (unlike IE.145.051), so exact scope of the B3 work is unconfirmed; the group's broader component (C-class) ratings are registered separately under the related Apex Aviation entity at Birdhill, Co. Tipperary and are not counted here.

NDT — dedicated non-destructive testing shop at Smithstown Business Park, Shannon (ultrasonic testing confirmed via company site; eddy current/dye-penetrant/X-ray/magnetic particle not confirmed); holds D1 (NDT) rating (IAA approval IE.145.070).

Catering arranged on request (Universal partners with Air Culinaire Worldwide).

Independent Shannon-based 24h inflight/VIP/crew catering, purpose-built bakery and kitchens 0.5 km from the apron entrance; menu items denoted for U.S. CBP agricultural-preclearance compliance. · 24/7

Listed ramp handler on airport site (ramp contact •••); provides ramp GSE.

Listed ramp handler at SNN; provides ramp GSE.

Operates a modern air-cargo warehouse / transit shed at SNN; listed transit-shed operator on airport cargo page (tel •••).

Aer Lingus Cargo operates a transit shed at SNN; listed transit-shed operator and cargo carrier on airport cargo page (transit-shed tel •••).

Express air service; listed cargo carrier on airport cargo page (tel •••).

FedEx feeder service (flown by ASL Airlines Ireland); FedEx listed as cargo carrier on airport cargo page (tel •••).

Express air service; listed cargo carrier on airport cargo page (tel •••).

Listed as Turkish Airlines Cargo cargo carrier on airport cargo page (tel •••).

Cargolux inaugurated a weekly year-round freighter service to Shannon in June 2022 (routed LAX-SEA-SNN-Luxembourg), confirmed by Cargolux's own media release and trade press. NOT found on the airport's current cargo-carriers page at time of check, so continued 2025-26 operation could not be independently re-confirmed.

Ground transportation and crew/hotel arrangements.

FBO services for private/executive aircraft (Signature SNN FBO page confirms a Shannon location).

Trip support via Universal: flight-plan filing, permits, weather, U.S. CBP preclearance coordination.

Trip support, U.S. customs preclearance coordination, DLA/AIR Card refuelling support and payment processing for transiting aircraft.

Flight/trip support, hangarage, maintenance arrangement and concierge for business jets at SNN.