Michael O'Leary, outspoken boss of low-cost airline Ryanair, fires off his latest attack on rival Aer Lingus, calling on it to pay a special dividend of €110 million (£96 million)... more
British Airways passengers prepared for a possible crash into the sea after an emergency message was played in error on their flight, it was revealed... more
Airports operator BAA is losing between £5 million and £6 million a day because of the grounding of flights in the UK as the Icelandic volcano continues to erupt... more
The new boss of Aer Lingus declared war on his pilots and cabin crew today in a move that is likely to see the Irish airline join British Airways in a winter of widespread industrial discontent... more
Aer Lingus, which fought off an acrimonious takeover bid from Ryanair, today said revenues fell 10% in the past three months compared with the same time last year ... more
A day after British Airways boss Willie Walsh picked a fight with unions by axeing 1700 cabin crew, his old airline Aer Lingus revealed plans for proportionately larger jobs carnage: slashing one in six of the workforce ... more
The boss of Aer Lingus has admitted the full-service, long-haul airline business model operated by the likes of it and British Airways is bust ... more
Ryanair posted its first-reported annual loss, after a €222.5 million write down in the value of its stake in rival Aer Lingus was compounded by higher fuel bills ... more
The annual Forbes list of the richest people in the world is published and it is treated as gospel. Yet closer examination reveals all manner of imperfections... more
Shares in Aer Lingus crashed almost 15% after Ryanair's second hostile takeover move for its rival Irish airline in two years collapsed in acrimony... more
Transport: Ryanair gave an ultimatum to the Dublin government: back our takeover of Aer Lingus or give up a €190 million windfall and the chance to create 1000 jobs in the beleaguered Irish economy... more
Aer Lingus accuses Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary of "threats, contradictions and insinuations" as the war of words in the Irish airline takeover battle takes to the air... more
It seems an age ago that Tony Blair promised us joined-up government, and while it was obviously a rash thing to promise it is nevertheless disappointing to see that every year seems to take us further away from, not nearer, the goal. ... more
Aviation: Plans for a pan-European Irish airline to take on British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France were unveiled as Ryanair relaunched its takeover bid for Aer Lingus... more
In his flying career at Aer Lingus Willie Walsh can recall only two hairy moments when engine failures put his skills and training to the test. Fortunately both had happy endings... more
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