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From bad to worse for Aer Lingus
Troubles at Aer Lingus have deepened after the former Irish flag carrier warned that operating losses quadrupled to €81 million last year due to a collapse in fares.
Aer Lingus rebrands as a “civilised airline”
Aer Lingus has unveiled a new business model in an attempt to drag itself out of the financial mire. The former state carrier is now branding itself “Ireland’s civilised airline” as part of a plan to reposition itself midway between low-cost Ryanair and full-service carriers such as British Airways.
Easyjet fills Aer Lingus Gatwick slots
EasyJet will partly fill the slots at Gatwick Airport which will be vacated by Aer Lingus later this year. The budget airline is adding three aircraft to its fleet at Gatwick but has not revealed where they will fly.
From bad to worse for Aer Lingus
The crisis at Aer Lingus has deepened following a double whammy of bad news – the finance director has resigned, and talks with pilots over pay cuts have broken down.
Aer Lingus threatens to shift Dublin base to the UK
Aer Lingus is threatening to shift its operations from Dublin to Gatwick and Belfast after talks to cut pilots’ wages broke down. The move would also result in hundreds of further compulsory redundancies at the struggling Irish carrier.
Aer Lingus to make further job cuts
Aer Lingus is being forced to make further job cuts as well as suspend routes and aircraft following a breakdown in talks between management and crew.
Aer Lingus poised to make job cuts in US$100m cost cuts
Beleaguered Aer Lingus is expected to announce further job cuts as it concludes talks with trade unions this week as part of a new round of US$100m cost cuts.
Aer Lingus says costs cuts are working
Troubled Irish airline Aer Lingus has reported a further drop in revenues, but has revealed that its overall performance is benefitting from efforts to cut aircraft and capacity.
Aer Lingus to launch flights to Bucharest
As new TV series, True Blood, hits our screen, bloody thirsty Vampires are sexier than ever. With this growing new fan base in mind, Aer Lingus gears up to launch one of its latest routes to Bucharest, home to Vlad Tepes, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Aer Lingus announces staff and pay cuts
Aer Lingus has become the latest airline to axe staff and call on those left to take pay cuts in a desperate bid for survival. The Irish flag carrier plans to axe almost 20% of its workforce, or 700 people, and has asked staff earning more than €35,000 (£32,400) a year to take pay cuts.
Datalex continues to deliver value and business fexibility to Aerlingus.com
The Datalex Travel Distribution Platform (TDP) which powers www.aerlingus.com has enabled additional new online features that deliver further business flexibility and value for Aer Lingus. www.aerlingus.com currently accounts for over 80% of the airline’s bookings.
Aer Lingus “no idea” on ability to thwart Ryanair bid
Aer Lingus has admitted to having “no idea” if it would be able to resist a third bid by Ryanair after its first half losses trebled. But the beleaguered carrier dismissed as “speculation” new reports that it is set to make 500 redundancies from its 3,800-strong workforce in a €130 million savings plan.