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Ryanair signs latest labour agreements with Belgian staff
Ryanair has signed collective labour agreements with the Belgian unions CNE-CSC and LBC-NVK. The deals cover all of Ryanair’s directly employed pilots and cabin crew in the country.
Ryanair sees profits slip as strikes take toll
Ryanair has reported profits of €1.20 billion for the first half of financial 2018, a seven per cent fall on the same period last year. Average fares declined three per cent due to excess capacity in Europe, an earlier Easter in quarter one and repeated air traffic control strikes.
Ryanair cuts profit guidance as strikes bite
Ryanair has lowered its full year profit guidance from a current range of €1.25-€1.35 billion to a new range of €1.10-€1.20 billion. The Irish airline was recently hit by a fall in traffic after pilots and cabin crew in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain and Portugal went on strike.
Ryanair mulls cuts to capacity growth following latest European strikes
Ryanair has cancelled 190 flights on Friday as cabin crew in Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Germany go on strike. Some 30,000 passengers are likely to be impacted.
Ryanair launches pilot training scheme in Cork
Ryanair has announced a major new training partnership with Cork-based international flight school, Atlantic Flight Training Academy, to deliver a new mentored pilot programme.
Ryanair reaches agreement in principle with Italian cabin crew unions
Ryanair has agreed a set of principles with Italian unions which will form the basis of a comprehensive collective labour agreement for cabin crew based in the country.
Ryanair launches first services from Exeter
Three new routes - to Malaga, Malta and Naples - will launch in April as part of the low-cost carrier’s summer schedule.
Ryanair baggage policy continues to evolve
Following an announcement it would charge all passengers a minimum of £6 to bring a suitcase into the cabin from November, the low-cost carrier has confirmed passengers who have already booked will avoid the payment.
Ryanair launches formal complaint over air traffic control at Stansted
Ryanair has released data which the airline argues shows it, and London Stansted Airport, are being discriminated against by the UK air traffic control provider, NATS.
Laudamotion to double fleet following completion of Ryanair acquisition
Laudamotion will double its Airbus fleet from nine to 18 aircraft next summer. The decision follows the completion of Ryanair’s purchase of 75 per cent shareholding in Laudamotion from founder and former Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda earlier this month.
Ryanair signs cabin crew union agreement with Forsa
The low-cost carrier said it looked forward to working with Forsa and the elected Ryanair (cabin crew) company council to conclude an early collective labour agreement for directly employed cabin crew based in Ireland.
Italian pilots accept collective labour agreement with Ryanair
Italian pilots flying for Ryanair have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new collective labour agreement. The deal was negotiated and signed between Ryanair and the Italian Airline Pilots Association earlier this month.