Shannon Aviation Museum

We have a just few slots left to visit Captain Santa at his Aviation Wonderland this 13th and 14th December! Find out more about our packages to suit all ages including landing a B737, great for the older child, making the occasion feel just as magical as it used to be, especially for the budding pilot! See all the details on https://lnkd.in/ejtpbC3i To book call Sarah 086 3580644 to book or email sarah@shannonaviationmuseum.com #flyingsanta #visitsanta #shannonaviationmuseum

AerCap TY Aviation Academy Autumn 24 students had an amazing week discovering the world of aviation, thanks to all our speakers and hosts for the week for making this a great experience for these young people Atlantic Aviation Group David Ward Vortex Aviation Wassim Derguech Future Mobility Ireland Michael Hayes Shannon Training School, Capt. Stephen Shannon Irish Air Corps Dermot Gleeson Limerick Clare Radio Club A big thank you to Ann-Marie Condon AerCap who welcomed the students at the beginning of the week and Nessa Quinn who presented their Certificates and lovely Aercap goodie bag at the end of the week! The weather foiled our visit from Atlantic Flight Training Academy but they all enjoyed their 737 flight regardless, well done Adam their flight instructor for the week, also himself in TY and a huge inspiration for all of these young people. #AERCAP #aviationeducation #shannonaviationmuseum

A wonderful finale for Science Week 2024 with Our Lady's Abbey School Adare with us for Curious Minds Aviation Workshop today and a total of 185 bright young minds discovering aviation this week! A great crew of 32 students who truly relished the opportunity to learn, they were bright sparks and we had a really easy day with the all girl crew . . . Another great treat instore was lunch and a cool presentation by one of their Powerplant Engineers at elfc Engine Lease Finance Corporation who kindly sponsored their visit to us as a SAM Patron. A big thanks to Maria Frost for making this happen! #ScienceWeek2024 #shannonaviationmuseum #curiousminds #istatfoundation #STEM #AviationEducation #Shannon

Thanks to Ian Kiely for the donation to SAM of the very first RPAS licence issued by the IAA 0001, very cool!

We had a fantastic time at AvCon - The Future of Aviation today, congratulations and very well done Fiona O. TY Hub Irish Air Corps for a marvellous event! Delighted to meet so many interested TY students and particularly great introduce the very cool looking ladies to a super quick practical flying lesson, great talent as always, they always exceed their own expectations. We had great fun with the lads too, some already with their sights on the horizon line and making very impressive landings on our Dreamflyer. We had life vest demos with Sarah and Ruslana, a very valuable lesson in flight safety and the role of the cabin crew., and we had an assortment of aircraft parts, flight instruments and whatever we could get in the van on display! And it was to meet all our colleagues and friends there who all have an interest in promoting aviation as a career to young people. #avcon #shannonaviationmuseum #tycareer #avaition #nextgen

Fantastic to have Alan Hughes Ireland AM host with us today to discover more about SAM and the exhibits on display here . . . whilst learning how to handle an airliner! Thanks to David Ward Atlantic Aviation Group for the expertise in the B737 sim today, usually utilised for their simulated engine training courses, but today it got another practical application! Thanks to Sinead and the Virgin Media crew for visiting us, we are really looking forward to seeing the piece this Friday 8th Nov. Thanks to Siobhan King Lisa Heffernan Fáilte Ireland Bunratty Castle & Folk Park Ennis Walking Tours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #shannonaviationmuseum #irishaircorps #atlanticaviationgroup

We are delighted to be attending AvCon - The Future of Aviation and looking forward to meeting students and teachers to highlight SAMs Aviation Education programmes and activities designed for young people of all ages! #aercaptyaviationacademy #tydiscoveraviationfieldtrips #scouts #airbadges #avaitioncamp #aviationacademy #B737flightsim #curiousminds #shannonavaitionmuseum

Delighted to attend the launch of Lady Mary Heath; Her Skies, Our Voices https://ladymaryheath.ie As part of decade of Centenaries project Playwright Producer Ella Daly, Pilot and Aviation Expert Ruth Bagnell raised funding and along with 4 young women from Newcastle West, Lauren, Saoirse, Juliet and Becky have worked for months to research and fill this lovely website and valuable resource with creative writings, biographical information, photos and videos pertaining to Sophie Peirce-Evans, or as she is also known Lady Mary Heath. Well done ladies, especially great to see young creative writers emerging, and hearing how they imagined themselves in her shoes, be they flying boots or the stilettoes she insisted in travelling with apparently!

An almost perfect Cathay Pacific kids knapsack and colouring pad, from the 'personal' collection, not to be used but preserved and now ready to go to SAM after 24 years, in 2 months it qualifies for vintage #shannonaviationmuseum

Our youngest SAM team member and proud poster boy in training …. on the throttle and the booster seat! #shannonaviationmuseum #shannonflightsimscentre