From May 4th to 7th, IATA organized and led the first coordinated inbound Irish business delegation to Alberta. Five senior Irish business leaders arrived in Calgary for an intensive week of government engagement, sector roundtables, bilateral meetings and site visits.

Alberta and Ireland are both outperforming expectations in 2026

Alberta and Ireland occupy different corners of the global aerospace and defence ecosystem — but the gap between them is closing fast, and the opportunity in the middle is larger than most decision-makers have recognized.