AIRLINE NEWS
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Aer Lingus files EU lawsuit seeking removal of Ryanair as its top shareholder
Aer Lingus Group PLC filed a lawsuit Monday in the European Union's second-highest court in hopes of forcing its main rival, budget airline Ryanair, to sell its shares in Aer Lingus.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, shares
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Aer Lingus pilots likely to endorse deal on Belfast base
Aer Lingus pilots look set to endorse the deal reached earlier this week to end the dispute over the airline's planned new Belfast base.
independent.ie
independent.ie
Labels: Aer Lingus, belfast
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Aer Lingus confirms plans to challenge Ryanair's stake
ALMOST 30pc of Aer Lingus' could come onto the market by the middle of next year, if Aer Lingus succeeds in a new legal bid to remove Ryanair from its share register.
independent.ie
independent.ie
Labels: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, shares
Friday, August 17, 2007
Aer Lingus strike set to proceed as hope of talks fades
The planned strike by nearly 500 pilots at Aer Lingus is set to go ahead next week after attempts to convene talks to resolve the dispute ended unsuccessfully last night.
Source: irishtimes.com
Source: irishtimes.com
Labels: Aer Lingus, strike
Friday, August 10, 2007
BA suggested for Shannon routes
Fine Gael Limerick East TD Michael Noonan has issued an invitation to British Airways to provide a Shannon-Heathrow route to replace the service being discontinued by Aer Lingus.
irishtimes.com
irishtimes.com
Labels: Aer Lingus, British Airways, shannon airport
Aer Lingus planning eight new routes from Belfast International
Aer Lingus is to open eight new routes from Belfast International to London and Europe. Destinations include Heathrow, Amsterdam, Budapest and Rome, airline industry sources confirmed today.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Labels: Aer Lingus, belfast
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Ryanair to Sue EU Over Aer Lingus Bid
Ryanair has declared it will sue EU regulators if their hostile takeover bid for Aer Lingus was blocked, claiming it is the victim of political bias.
chron.com (page not found)
chron.com (page not found)
Labels: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, takeover
Monday, May 14, 2007
Irish carrier gets a head start on open skies
Aer Lingus has been cleared for 'open skies' take-off a year before the rest of the industry.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Aer Lingus, open skies deal, take-off
Friday, February 09, 2007
Aer Lingus Links Up With Jet Blue
Aer Lingus has announced it will form an online partnership with US budget carrier Jet Blue which will be available to passengers from late September.
news.yahoo.com (Page not found)
news.yahoo.com (Page not found)
Labels: Aer Lingus, alliance, Jet Blue
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Aer Lingus Increases Capacity More Than Demand
Aer Lingus has failed to attract customers for its new European flights, with its load factor, or proportion of seats filled falling by 3.1 percentage points.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Aer Lingus, capacity, seat
