Ryanair and one of its pilots, Captain John Goss, are understood to be close to reaching a settlement in their High Court legal proceedings.
Captain Goss is challenging Ryanair’s attempt to invoke disciplinary proceeding against him.
The pilot has claimed that he is being victimised for his trade union activities. Ryanair has denied that allegation.
Council for Ryanair Richard Nesbitt told Mr Justice Declan Budd that the two sides hope to agree terms for a settlement by this evening.
The two legal teams will reconvene before Mr Justice Budd at 11am tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, Ryanair has applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent the Labour Court investigating complaints by Ryanair pilots.
Under new legislation introduced last year, the Labour Court can investigate workers' complaints where a company does not recognise unions and where there are inadequate internal collective bargaining procedures.
The Labour Court can then issue a finding that, with or without the company's participation, can then be enforced by the Circuit Court.
Ryanair argues that the act effectively introduces compulsory union recognition by the back door.
The company says it has adequate internal collective bargaining procedures and that the act was never intended to apply to high wage multi-nationals.
Last January, the Labour Court found that it did have jurisdiction to hear the pilots’ complaints.
Ryanair is now challenging that decision and seeking to prevent the Labour Court from holding its formal investigation of the complaints.
