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Aer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington has accused Ryanair’s chief executive of misrepresenting the performance of the former semi-state airline. Mr Barrington said a number of points made by Micheal O’Leary in relation to Aer Lingus were incorrect. “He...
Tags: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, lingus chairman
Aer Lingus chiefs are meeting with Transport Minister Noel Dempsey today to discuss Ryanair 's takeover proposal. Earlier this month, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary put forward an offer of almost 750m for the former national carrier. Aer Lingus...
Tags: Aer Lingus, Ryanair
Aer Lingus crew accept cost-cutting deal Tuesday, 9 December 2008 08:51 Aer Lingus has welcomed acceptance by workers of a compromise package aimed at saving the airline around €50m...Aer Lingus voted to accept the proposals that would see redundancies,...
Tags: Aer Lingus, cabin crew, lingus cabin
Ryanair is planning to approach a key Aer Lingus shareholder in an effort to win support for Michael O'Leary's latest bid for the airline...The pilots pension fund and another pilots' association, Tailwinds, hold close to five per cent of Aer Lingus.
Tags: Aer Lingus, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair Holdings, Mr O'Leary
But cheeky and aggressive is a good way to describe Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary. This week O'Leary made a 750 million (£652m) bid for national carrier Aer Lingus. The approach was half the value of the bid he made in 2006, a deal that was...
Tags: Michael O'Leary, Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus today reported a 3.6 per cent decrease in passenger traffic in November compared with the same month in 2007. In a statement the airline said the “reduction in traffic reflected the uncertainty created by the notice of industrial action received...
Tags: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, trade union, European Commission
Airways yesterday revealed that November's passenger numbers had dropped by 5.8 per cent year-on-year, while confirming talks were continuing with Qantas over a possible merger. BA carried 2.42 million passengers last month, down from 2.63 million in...
Tags: Aer Lingus
O’Leary takes advantage of tax slump to pitch for rival Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has launched a hostile bid for control of Irish national airline Aer Lingus. Mr O’Leary previously launched an unsuccessful earlier bid in 2006 when...
Tags: michael o'leary, ryanair, aer lingus, ireland
Ryanair said today it was seeking to meet with Aer Lingus shareholders after the board rejected a new €750 million ($945.6 million) bid from the budget airline. Ryanair, which has already bought 29.82 per cent of Aer Lingus shares at an average €2.49,...
Tags: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, lingus shareholders
Aer Lingus in the run-up to Christmas will resume today at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC). The union Siptu has put forward alternative measures to those proposed by management at the airline in a bid to generate payroll savings of €50 million.
Tags: Aer Lingus