Irish Air Navigation Service

{{Short description|Commercial semi-state company in Ireland}}

The Irish Air Navigation Service,{{Cite web |title=Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2020/72/ |website=Oireachtas.ie}} trading as AirNav Ireland or AirNav na hÉireann,{{Cite web |last=Percival |first=Geoff |date=13 Mar 2023 |title=Irish Aviation Authority and AirNav Ireland Chairs Appointed |url=https://ittn.ie/irish-news/irish-aviation-authority-and-airnav-ireland-chairs-appointed/ |website=ittn.ie}}{{Cite web |last=Mulligan |first=John |date=16 Jun 2022 |title=Irish airspace activity to soar next year says IAA boss |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/irish-airspace-activity-to-soar-next-year-says-iaa-boss-41757955.html |website=Independent.ie}} is the Air Navigation Service Provider of Ireland from 30 April 2023. It is a commercial company owned by the State, and has responsibility for the provision of air traffic management, aeronautical communications and related services in Irish controlled airspace.{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Pat |date=20 Oct 2022 |title=IAA appoints interim CEO for Aviation Regulator |url=https://clareherald.com/business/aviation-business/iaa-appoints-interim-ceo-for-aviation-regulator/ |website=ClareHerald.com}} Its head office is in The Times Building, D'Olier St., in Dublin.

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AirNav Ireland is responsible for providing air traffic control services to Ireland's three main airports, namely Dublin, Shannon and Cork, en-route air traffic control services over Irish airspace and aeronautical communications services in Irish controlled airspace.

The previous ANSP was the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), which still has responsibility for safety and regulatory matters. These functions were separated with the establishment of AirNav Ireland.{{Cite web |last=Mulligan |first=John |date=15 Jan 2021 |title=Consultants being hired to deal with separation of IAA roles |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/consultants-being-hired-to-deal-with-separation-of-iaa-roles-39970458.html |website=Independent.ie}}

The air navigation services of the IAA became a new organisation called AirNav Ireland on 30 April 2023.{{Cite web |last=Mulligan |first=John |date=11 Feb 2023 |title=Irish government formally establishes new semi-State air navigation firm |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/government-formally-establishes-new-semi-state-air-navigation-firm-42337325.html |website=Irish Independent}} The safety and regulatory division of the IAA merged with the Commission for Aviation Regulation on the same date to become the new single national aviation authority, retaining the name IAA.{{cite web |title=CAR to merge with Irish Aviation Authority |url=https://www.iaa.ie/media/2023/04/26/car-merges-with-irish-aviation-authority |website=IAA |publisher=Irish Aviation Authority |access-date=13 September 2024 |date=27 April 2023}}

The separation of functions of the IAA and merger with the CAR was originally planned to take place during 2021,{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Niall |date=4 Aug 2021 |title=Industrial relations 'concerns' as Government plans Irish Aviation Authority break up |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/industrial-relations-irish-aviation-authority-break-up-air-traffic-control-5513535-Aug2021/ |website=TheJournal.ie}} but was delayed by parliamentary procedures. The Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 provided for the formation of the company.