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Another 122 flight cancellations were announced for next week as a result of the ongoing industrial action at the airline

Labour Court invites Aer Lingus, IALPA to attend meeting

Both sides in the pay dispute between Aer Lingus pilots and management have accepted an invitation from the Labour Court to attend a meeting on Monday.

Business • 28 Jun 24

Pilots at Aer Lingus had been seeking pay increases of 23.8%

Aer Lingus pilots urged to reject court's pay proposals

The executive of the union representing pilots at Aer Lingus has unanimously rejected an interim Labour Court recommendation aimed at resolving a long-running wage dispute between the airline and its pilots.

Business • 25 May 24

Aer Lingus said decisions on deliveries of the remaining XLRs would be required in the coming months

New aircraft for Aer Lingus 'unlikely' as pay talks fail

Aer Lingus has said it now looks unlikely that it will take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR as planned, because talks aimed at ending a pay dispute with pilots have ended without agreement.

Business • 17 Apr 24

Emerald Airlines holds the regional service franchise for Aer Lingus

Emerald Airlines pilots to escalate industrial action

Pilots at Emerald Airlines, the carrier which holds the regional service franchise for Aer Lingus, have served notice of an escalation of industrial action from tomorrow.

Business • 24 Jul 23

ASL Airlines said it would prioritise the affected pilots for positions when next recruiting

Irish cargo airline ASL to let 28 pilots go

Irish cargo airline ASL Airlines is to let 28 pilots go as part of a reduction of its contracted pilot support in Europe.

Business • 29 Jun 23

Ryanair said the pay cuts imposed during Covid will now be fully restored in the pilots' December wages

Ryanair agrees four-year pay deal with Irish pilots

Ryanair said today that it has agreed a four-year pay deal with the Fórsa union and its Irish pilots.

Business • 20 Dec 22

Talks between Ryanair and pilots on pay "exhausted"

Talks between Ryanair and its main Irish pilot union over the restoration of Covid-19 pay cuts have been "exhausted", the Forsa union said on Twitter.

Business • 19 Oct 22

SAS said yesterday that the strike had caused 2,550 flight cancellations, affecting 270,000 passengers

SAS pilot strike enters 12 days as talks resume

Talks between airline SAS and pilot unions are due to resume today as the parties seek a deal to end a strike that the carrier says is threatening its existence.

Business • 15 Jul 22

SAS had said the strike could leave some 30,000 passengers stranded each day

SAS survival at stake as pilot strike grounds flights

Wage talks between Scandinavian airline SAS and its pilots collapsed today, the airline's chief executive told reporters, triggering a strike that will paralyse large parts of the embattled carrier's operations.

Business • 04 Jul 22

BALPA members in 2020 voted overwhelmingly to accept temporary pay cuts in order to avoid jobs losses due to Covid-19 groundings

UK Ryanair pilots accept post-Covid pay deal - union

British pilots at low-cost airline Ryanair have voted to accept a revised offer on post-Covid pay restoration following negotiations, the BALPA trade union said today.

Business • 20 Jun 22

Ryanair said that training courses for 2,000 new pilots will take place during the rest of the year to be ready for Summer 2022

Ryanair to recruit 2,000 new pilots over next 3 years

Ryanair is to recruit 2,000 new pilots to crew its new planes over the next three years as the airline recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 12 Jul 21

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said he expects business on average to reach half of 2019 levels next year

Lufthansa CEO sees bookings tripling in Summer 2021

Bookings at Lufthansa have tripled for next Summer boosted by the imminent approval of a Covid-19 vaccine, its chief executive Carsten Spohr told a German magazine.

Business • 11 Dec 20

The European Cockpit Association described the aviation sector as being in a 'state of high alert' due to the resurgence of Covid-19

Pilots call for recovery plan for aviation sector

The body representing 40,000 pilots in Europe has called for a comprehensive recovery plan for the aviation sector to avoid long-term harm to hundreds of thousands of workers and their families.

Business • 09 Dec 20

727 EasyJet pilots were at risk of redundancy, but BALPA said that 60 would leave voluntarily and 1,500 had opted for part-time work

Deal to avoid compulsory EasyJet pilot redundancies

A deal has been agreed to avoid compulsory job losses among pilots at airline EasyJet, their union has announced.

Business • 25 Sep 20

Grounded Aer Lingus pilots raise €500k for start-up

Three grounded Aer Lingus pilots have raised more than €500,000 for their start-up during Covid-19 lockdown.

Business • 14 Aug 20

Ryanair's Irish and UK pilots accept pay cuts to save jobs

Ryanair pilots accept pay cuts to limit job cuts

Ryanair's Irish pilots have agreed a four year deal with the airline which includes a 20% pay reduction - restored over four years - along with productivity improvements on rosters, flexible working patterns and annual leave to minimise job losses.

Business • 03 Jul 20

British Airways is reporting to be seeking to cut pilot numbers by a quarter

BA plans to cut pilot numbers by a quarter - letter

British Airways is seeking to cut pilot numbers by a quarter as it slashes costs to weather the coronavirus crisis, according to a letter sent to union leaders and seen by Reuters.

Business • 30 Apr 20

Ryanair has accepted Kieran Mulvey's four year Collective Labour Agreement with pilots in the Fórsa union

Ryanair backs mediator's pay plan for Irish pilots

Ryanair plans to implement a new pay structure for its Irish pilots based on the recommendations of an independent mediator, in an effort to end one of its most intractable labour disputes.

Business • 29 Jan 20

Under the terms of the deal, German Ryanair pilots will be paid more and will benefit from better protection in case of layoffs

German pilots reach first wage agreement with Ryanair

Pilots in Germany have reached a wage agreement with Ryanair for the first time, the airline and its pilots' union said today.

Business • 11 Sep 19

The airline said it expected no disruption to its British schedule today

Ryanair UK strike continues but schedule not impacted

Ryanair flights to and from British airports are operating without disruption today, the budget airline said, on the second day of a 48-hour strike by some of its British-based pilots.

Business • 23 Aug 19

The summer dispute has been over base transfers, promotions, leave and other issues

Talks to resolve Ryanair dispute to resume tomorrow

Talks between Ryanair and pilots to try to resolve a long-running dispute have concluded for the day at Dublin Airport.

Ryanair • 13 Aug 18

Ryanair's Irish-based pilots are set to stage a 5th day of strike action this Friday

Ryanair pilots in five countries to strike on Friday

Ryanair is set to be hit by a 24-hour pilots' strike in five countries this Friday.

Ryanair • 08 Aug 18

Ryanair said it plans to cut its Dublin-based fleet of aircraft from 30 to around 24 for the winter months

Dublin-based Ryanair pilots to strike on 3 August

IALPA pilots at Ryanair have announced a fourth one-day strike for Friday 3 August after the airline issued protective notice to more than 300 staff as part of plans to cut its Dublin-based fleet by 20% for winter months.

Ryanair • 25 Jul 18

Ryanair has cancelled a further 16 flights for next Tuesday

Further pilot strike dates to be added 'in due course'

The Ryanair pilots Union Fórsa/IALPA has told Ryanair that Tuesday's strike is set to proceed, while further strike days will be notified "in due course".

Ryanair • 20 Jul 18

Italy's Competition Authority said Ryanair had initially failed to correctly inform passengers of the existence of their right to financial compensation

Ryanair fined €1.85m by Italian Competition Authority

Ryanair has been fined €1.85m by the Italian Competition Authority for failing to give adequate information to customers when the airline cancelled thousands of flights last year due to pilot shortages.

Business • 08 Jun 18