Joe Lynam

Great to have you on the show.

Remind us briefly, Katie, about how Mike Lynch rose to the top despite financial and societal hurdles.

And of course, you've got the leasing industry, which is huge here.

Aircap and other giants like that, that also buy a lot of your planes.

Ryanair, your single biggest customer.

They have been on the record whinging about Boeing's delivery times.

I'm guessing this facility is not going to change any of that.

Indeed.

What did autonomy do that was so valuable to Hewlett Packard?

And why is the accounting term revenue recognition so important in this story?

Are you worried about competition, not just from Airbus, of course, that's always been there, but from Chinese plane makers, that they might steal a march?

Or if the Chinese government says, for example, we're not going to buy American or European anymore?

Are you worried that big business is a bit too close to government, especially in the White House?

Back when billions were rare enough.

Now, revenue recognition was part of.

And that is Jeremy Quinn, the President of Boeing UK and Ireland.

I also spoke to the Transport Minister, Dara O'Brien, about judicial reviews holding up the Metro to Dublin Airport, as well as the ongoing public row between the Chief Executive of DAA and the Chairman of the Board.

Did I read somewhere that HP want the heirs of Mike Lynch to cough up as well?

And that is the Transport Minister, Dara O'Brien, speaking to me in Dublin Airport.

Breakfast Business with Enterprise Ireland on Newstalk.