Aer Lingus executives fastening their seat belts for a bumpy ride ahead
Airline hoping for summer travel profit boost as it prepares for talks with unions on job cuts
Irish Air Line Pilots' Association
Turbulence ahead as Aer Lingus shake-up plan shocks unions
Airline says it is responding to higher costs and tougher competition
Aer Lingus pilot challenges redeployment backtrack
Captain wants court to order he be allowed attend training
Aer Lingus facing lawsuit from suspended pilot
Dispute arose after incident that prompted union protest to airline
Aer Lingus names former union president Evan Cullen as director of flight operations
Senior management role sees Cullen join part of the airline that manages pilots
Obituary: Capt Robert (Bob) Tweedy: Influential figure in aviation who helped pioneer air travel safety
Roles thrust him into media spotlight at home and abroad
Aer Lingus considering closure of Manchester base
Base has been the subject of strike action in recent weeks, while airline executives are also unsatisfied with its performance
Aer Lingus pilots resign safety roles in support of suspended colleague
Move comes as union votes no confidence in executives
Aer Lingus docks pilots’ pay over industrial action
Amounts deducted vary, according to union sources, who say some were hit for more than €1,500, and that most pilots were affected
Aer Lingus hopes pilot deal secures new Airbus jets
Airline lost out on two new extra long range narrow body aircraft seen as key to development of North America routes during dispute
Aer Lingus has agreed to increase pilots’ pay as industry challenges mount
Increased competition, passenger caps and lower fares are all on airline’s radar as rival unions consider their position
Tourism agencies criticise ‘really regrettable’ pilots’ industrial action
Aer Lingus agreement with pilots will ‘definitely give a boost to the market’, says chief executive of the Irish Travel Agents Association
Aer Lingus pilots back pay deal and bring end to industrial action
Ialpa members vote 85 per cent in favour of deal after Labour Court had recommended a 17.75% increase
Aer Lingus pilots to begin ballot on deal for 17.75% pay rise
Airline resumes normal services with no disruption
Aer Lingus refused flights to some pilots in aftermath of industrial action
Some pilots who did not work out of hours in line with work-to-rule instructions had a ‘failure to join’ marked on rosters - a formal airline sanction
Some Aer Lingus flights to remain cancelled despite end to pilots’ dispute
No further flights to be axed following suspension of industrial action, with pilots’ union members set to vote on 17.75% pay rise
Aer Lingus cancels more flights as union decision awaited
Pilots’ union Ialpa adjourns meeting on Labour Court proposal aimed at resolving dispute until later on Wednesday night
Passengers face more uncertainty as Aer Lingus pilots’ pay deal stalls
Carrier accepts Labour Court recommendation of 17.75% pay increase but union yet to make recommendation to its members
Ball now in pilots’ court as Labour Court recommends 17.75% pay boost
Airline has accepted terms while union executive ponders proposal that also increases allowances and writes off 2019 deal ‘debt’
Aer Lingus accepts Labour Court proposals of 17.75% pay rise for pilots
Breakthrough in balance as Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association considers terms of proposed deal
Aer Lingus passengers in limbo as union considers Labour Court deal
Airline may be forced to cancel more flights as it awaits outcome of Ialpa ballot on 17.75 per cent pay offer
Aer Lingus pilots to be balloted on Labour Court proposals, union says
Customers will be given option to change flight or seek refund, airline says
Union overseeing pilots’ group tells other Aer Lingus staff to work as normal
Non-pilot staff warned against taking part in pickets or speaking to media
Aer Lingus pilots’ dispute grounds another 20,000 passengers
Union and management to return to Labour Court on Monday after cancellation of almost 400 flights
Growing fears that Aer Lingus pilots’ work-to-rule could lead to chaos at Dublin Airport
Total of 270 flights have now been pulled from the Aer Lingus schedules over next seven days
Anger among passengers grows as impact of dispute becomes clear
Louise Pedreschi said everyone involved is ‘worried as it’s not just a holiday it’s a huge family event with many travelling from all over the world’
Aer Lingus cancels Toronto-Dublin flight as co-pilot stood down
Airline and pilots clash over legal threat and sick leave
Aer Lingus dispute escalates: Pilots plan strike as airline gives details of cancelled flights
Eight-hour stoppage announced for Saturday, June 29th in escalation of dispute that has already seen 124 flights cancelled
Aer Lingus to cancel up to 44 flights a day, affecting up to 8,000 passengers
Members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association plan a strict work to rule from June 26th, a move that Aer Lingus concedes will hit flights and holidaymakers
Aer Lingus and pilots’ union clash over sick leave ahead of industrial action next week
Ialpa says some pilots have contacted the union ‘in regard to threatening correspondence’ from the airline’s HR department relating to illness
Aer Lingus passengers: ‘We’re really stressed. We’ve been planning a dream trip for the past year’
The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association told the carrier this week that members would start a work-to-rule from June 26th
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