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Cabin crew base closure could be averted following 5am talks breakthrough
The proposals will be put to IMPACT’s cabin crew committee at lunchtime.
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The proposals will be put to IMPACT’s cabin crew committee at lunchtime.
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The airline is introducing 9 new routes from Dublin from next year.
Discussions between union representatives and Aer Lingus management went on till around midnight last night.
A collision at speed can wreak more havoc than one would suspect.
The commission said the meeting will centre solely around plans to close a cabin crew base in Shannon and not yesterday’s results of a ballot for industrial action.
Developed by the Immigrant Council of Ireland, it’s hoped the project will be rolled out throughout Europe.
The ballot by IMPACT includes strike action but the branch committee will now meet over the next few days to consider the appropriate course of action.
The budget airline said it hopes to announce further new route and traffic growth plans in the coming weeks.
The group wants O’Leary to negotiate a single contract that applies to all pilots flying for the airline.
Do the safety dance.
It follows a dispute with the IMPACT trade union on staffing levels for new transatlantic services.
The airline says it wants to meet Irish airport bosses to discus growing its traffic in and out of Ireland by at least one million passengers a year from April 2014.
The plane landed in Sicily shortly after take off from Malta after a member of an Irish dancing troupe took ill.
Michael O’Leary’s open to ideas on how to soften those “rough edges” at the low fares carrier.
A smoke alarm was triggered at a café, and a section of the facility was evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The panel said a ban should remain on browsing the Internet and sending or receiving texts and emails while the plane is flying below 10,000 feet.
The carrier confirmed yesterday it was dropping a court action challenging the agency’s order.
A spokesperson said the airline would not disclose the amount of the donation but said the airline regretted the two volunteers were charged for having their boarding passes printed.
The low-cost airline tweeted a tongue in cheek response, saying Which magazine ‘hasn’t got a clue’.
Plus, the airline is making its app free – it will no longer cost €3, thanks to its new digital strategy.
The airline said the pilot has been grounded after he was arrested at Leeds Bradford airport last night.
The total passenger numbers at the airport are up this year by 6 per cent.
The company did say, however, that good weather in July affected its forward booking profile.
The Irish Aviation Authority said that reduced flight numbers and charges as well as cuts in revenue per flight have made current service levels “unsustainable”.
Fianna Fáil TD Timmy Dooley has written to the chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport to ask him to invite Ryanair to discuss their procedures.
Aer Arann management and pilot representatives commenced their talks earlier this evening.
More than 90 per cent of pilots surveyed believe Irish and European aviation authorities should investigate the impact of employment practices on safety.
Passenger figures at Aer Lingus have increased by almost 3 per cent compared to this time last year.
Ryanair’s profits dropped by 21 per cent in the first three months of this year – but the airline said
While long haul flown passengers is up by 17.2 per cent last month compared to the same time last year.
Michael Cawley has worked at Ryanair since 1997 and is leaving to pursue other business interests.
The Dublin-based carrier had argued the sale shouldn’t be allowed as the Italian airline received unlawful state aid.
France and Germany have asked the EU to delay its ‘Single European Sky’ plans, ending the strike a day early.
Workers in ten other countries are expected to stage protests today including work-to-rule action and public information campaigns.
Well, all of the most important things anyway…
Dozens of flights to and from Ireland and the UK have been affected, with Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg airports all targeted by the strikes.
However the total number of mishandled bags was 26.04 million, up from 25.8 million in 2011.
Passenger figures increased by 4.3 per cent on March 2012, the airline has said.
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