Cork Airport Police / Fire & Rescue Service.

18/10/2026

Oil Spill Response

This A/C comes to Cork now & again.
(This visit was a few years ago)

A real bit of history.

Fleet and CapabilitiesOperator:
Operated by 2Excel Aviation on behalf of OSRL.Capacity:
Each tri-jet carries up to 15,000 liters (nearly 4,000 gallons) of dispersant utilizing the TERSUS spray system across seven internal tanks.

Performance:
Maintains a low operating speed of 150 knots at an altitude of just 150 feet directly over marine oil slicks.

Readiness:
Maintained on permanent 24/7 standby to deploy worldwide.

Background and FutureOrigins:
Commissioned following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (Macondo) spill to replace aging propeller-driven aircraft like the Lockheed L-382 Hercules.

Replacement:
OSRL and 2Excel announced plans to replace the legacy Boeing 727 airframes with modern Boeing 737-800 jets equipped with upgraded TERSUS II systems starting around 2028

16/10/2026

15/10/2026

Our old fleet…

11/10/2026

Thank you as always to Cork Airport Police / Fire & Rescue Service. Cork Airport out early this morning to wave us all off! 👏

08/10/2026

Throwback Thursday

Old school Fire Engines

06/10/2026

Throw back to the pandemic..

Not many aircraft moving..

But the training never stopped..

01/10/2026

Throwback Thursday..

Who remembers this beauty

24/09/2026

Throwback Thursday…..

19/09/2026

We had a very special guest to cork this week…

No…. Not APF Murphy….

Iolar…

The Iolar (registration EI-ABI) is a restored de Havilland DH.84 Dragon biplane that served as the very first aircraft operated by Aer Lingus.

"Iolar" is the Irish word for "eagle".

Inaugural Flight: On May 27, 1936, it performed Aer Lingus's first-ever flight from Baldonnel Aerodrome near Dublin to Bristol,

The original aircraft was sold in 1938 and later lost off the coast of Cornwall during World War II in 1940.

The Current Aircraft: A rare surviving sister aircraft was restored for Aer Lingus's 50th anniversary in 1986 and brought back to flight status by engineers and volunteers to celebrate the airline's 90th anniversary.

17/09/2026