Aer Lingus job cuts and Ryanair’s plunging profits: What is happening in the Irish aviation sector?
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Airline has been put on the operating margin 'naughty step' by its parent IAG
Oil prices wobble as shipping traffic in Strait of Hormuz comes almost to a halt
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Airline faces talks with unions on plan to cut 500 jobs
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Irish airline will drop some routes out of Dublin Airport to counter rising costs and competition
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WRC hears it was ‘a clear case of someone abusing their power’
`It’s a fairly significant error, you know… I’m at a loss to understand why this wasn’t highlighted at some stage,’ WRC adjudicator says
Pilot Declan McCabe was demoted from training captain to flight officer in 2024 after safety report issue
Pilots quiz carrier on expansion plans once Dublin cap is axed
Declan McCabe was demoted following a company probe into the incident at Dublin Airport
US data from 37 different airlines show two flights a week had issues with overheating batteries
Captain Padraig Higgins was giving evidence to a hearing into whistleblower penalisation complaints against the airline
Employee claims he was ‘poisoned’ by toxic fumes while in command of an Aer Lingus jet
Airline stresses need to boost margins and manage costs
Airline could reduce schedule this winter and in summer 2027
Aer Lingus brought disciplinary proceedings against pilot claiming he did not comply with instruction from chief operations officer
Low-cost air travel may be a thing of the past as rising fuel prices tip carriers into another crisis
Employees says he was penalised for making protected disclosures over ‘toxic fumes’
Airline says flight cancellation was due to extraordinary circumstances that were outside its control
Service had ceased last month following closure of regional subsidiary Lufthansa Cityline
Airline says it is reviewing cost base and schedule beyond the summer after conflict and uncertainty increase losses
A sacked senior Aer Lingus flight attendant has opted not to testify or call any witnesses on his unfair dismissal claim – with his legal team saying the case had already been proven by the airline’s own evidence.
Aer Lingus COO Aidan Dunne gives evidence on 13th day of hearing
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Gloom in transport, tourism and leisure business continues as overall service sector activity slows for first time in five years
Dismissal followed alleged refusal to allow passenger on delayed flight use a toilet for up to 45 minutes after take-off
Airline’s rapid growth outstrips emission reductions per passenger
Sinead Kavanagh (40) accused of engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour
Aer Lingus has cancelled or rescheduled hundreds of summer flights due to ‘mandatory maintenance of aircraft’
Seasonal routes from Dublin to Pisa, Catania in Sicily, Nantes in France, and the Greek islands of Santorini and Corfu, will also return
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As one aviation entrepreneur says Irish airlines ‘will be hurt’ by the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, another sector analyst believes suggestions of existential threat are overkill
Last weekend Aer Lingus started cutting hundreds of flights from its schedule, while Ryanair has been talking up the risk of fuel shortages
Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living
Emerald Airlines tells staff that maintenance issues have delayed peak season schedule
Ian Blair is subject of disciplinary proceedings by Aer Lingus UK Ltd
Captain wants court to order he be allowed attend training
Iseq down 1% as Ryanair declines on rising oil prices
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