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High Court to hear Ryanair bid to prevent pilots' strike
Their trade union served notice last week of plans for 48 hours of strike action from midnight on 22 August.
Norwegian Air to scrap its Ireland to North America flights from 15 September
The carrier is one of many airlines affected by the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet.
Aer Lingus CEO apologises to staff for 'hurt and upset' caused by newspaper article
Stephen Kavanagh met with staff and union representatives yesterday evening.
Aer Lingus 'dismayed' at 'small subset' of staff who do not behave in an exemplary manner
SIPTU is to contact Aer Lingus over roll-out of CCTV in staff areas due to missing stock.
Ryanair is allowing a 'grace period' before the new fee for 10kg cabin bags kicks in
Non-priority passengers will have to bring 10kg cabin bags on board.
Italy's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair's hand luggage charge
The watchdog described hand luggage as an “essential” item for travellers.
Plane quarantined at JFK airport after passengers report feeling ill
Other passengers are now being allowed to disembark and are having their temperatures taken.
Ryanair accuses pilot union of having no mandate, demands strike be called off
Ryanair has had a troubled relationship with unions in the past, and only recently recognised unions.
Co-pilot partly sucked out of plane as cockpit window breaks at 32,000 feet
The Sichuan Airlines plane carrying 128 people was diverted and made an emergency landing.
Ryanair's Q3 profits up by 12%, but O'Leary warns that 2018 will be a 'bumpy year'
Michael O’Leary said the company will remain “cautious” throughout the rest of its financial year.
The UK's travel watchdog is to investigate if airlines are 'pro-actively splitting up groups'
In a survey of different airlines, groups travelling with Ryanair were more likely to be seated separately if they hadn’t paid for their seats.
'It was like hell': Passengers terrified as 'shaking' Malaysia Airlines flight forced turn back
Flight MH122 was heading from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur when one of its engines shut down.
Ryanair strike to go ahead unless airline management meets with union
The dispute centres around employe conditions, with pilots asking that they be allowed to negotiate using unions, and Ryanair refusing to recognise unions.
Italian union announces 4-hour strike of Ryanair pilots for 15 December
The Anpac union has called a strike of Ryanair pilots at bases across Italy on 15 December for four hours, from 1pm to 5pm.
Air crew over Japan saw North Korean missile re-enter atmosphere
The airline’s general manager said crew described seeing the missile “blow up and fall apart”.
Ryanair brings Irish Independent and journalist to court
The journalist has recently been reporting on pay talks Ryanair has been having with pilots.
Plane forced into emergency landing at Belfast Airport due to faulty nose gear
The flight, which was heading to Inverness, officially declared an emergency at 12.36pm.
Ryanair tells pilots they will likely have to take all their annual leave in first three months of next year
The memo to staff comes following a tumultuous month at the airline.
Ryanair pilot criticises negotiations in letter to Michael O'Leary
Dublin-based Captain Imelda Comer hand delivered the letter to Ryanair management yesterday.
Monarch Airlines ceases trading leaving 110,000 passengers stranded
The failure has been described as “the biggest ever UK airline failure”.
Explainer: Here's what to do if Ryanair cancels your flight
Up to 50 flights a day will be cancelled over the next six weeks.
140 Ryanair pilots have left for a competitor in the last year
Ryanair plans to cancel 40-50 flights daily for the next six weeks.
Ryanair fell foul of Europe's top court today - here's what you need to know
The decision may have a big impact on future labour disputes at the airline.
Only one small bag to be permitted on board as Ryanair axes second free carry-on policy
Ryanair has increased check-in bag sizes from 15kg to 20kg.
EasyJet passenger allegedly punched by an airport worker in Nice
The flight the passenger was due to fly on was delayed for hours.
Spanish airline ordered to stop making prospective employees take pregnancy tests
Iberia was fined €25,000 over the practice.
Aer Lingus's CEO insists its controversial loyalty scheme is 'of value to the market'
Frequent flyer programme Aerclub has faced heavy criticism since it was launched last year.
Ryanair denies splitting up families on flights, but customers are not happy
Passengers are being charged extra to sit together, but the airline has denied changing its policy.
First-ever Cork to Boston flight takes off
The new service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Dublin is getting a new air route to London
Flybe will run flights from Dublin to London Southend from 29 October.
Ryanair customers have been complaining about being seated rows apart on flights that aren't full
Passengers have reported being split up even though the flight they were travelling in was not full.
United Airlines boss apologises again after calling passenger 'disruptive and belligerent'
David Dao, aged 69 was dragged off the United Airlines flight on Sunday after it was was overbooked.
Indian politician admits hitting air steward 25 times with slipper
Indian media reports said the MP claimed he had a business class ticket but that Air India put him in an economy seat.
'Presumed dead': The plane that vanished into thin air with 239 people on board
The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight was called off earlier this week.
Korean Air crew to 'readily use stun guns' on troublesome passengers
The airline said it will also try to have at least one male flight attendant on duty for each flight.
Bolivia shuts down airline after Colombian plane crash
The bodies of 64 Brazilians, five Bolivians, and a Venezuelan national are being flown back home today.
CityJet pilots vote for strike and warn they will ground airline before Christmas
However, the Dublin-based company has said that there will be no disruption to flights.
Air China magazine warns passengers about 'Indians, Pakistanis and black people' in London
In-flight mag Wings of China has apologised for the article.
Pilots arrested in Glasgow on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol
Concerns were raised about the two men ahead of their 8am flight yesterday.
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