As 2020 draws to a close, RTÉ News takes a look at seven ways in which the Irish and global economy was changed fundamentally this year.
2020 was always going to be a difficult year for aviation - but the nature and extent of the challenge has been far beyond even the most pessimistic expectations.
Aviation bosses had plenty on their 'in' tray in January - before Covid-19 even had an official name. The ongoing grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max, which began in March 2019, was causing significant disruption to airlines’ route-growing and cost-cutting plans.
Despite Britain formally leaving the European Union most of the long-term consequences of Brexit remained undecided - meaning further uncertainty about how EU-UK travel would be impacted in