The case of an Aer Lingus pilot sacked for a social media campaign on alleged "toxic fumes" on airliners has now become the longest-running employment rights case since public hearings began at the Workplace Relations Commission.
An Aer Lingus pilot reported a suspected drone passing approximately 20 metres from his aircraft during its descent towards Dublin Airport on Saturday evening. The aircraft was flying at around 3,200 feet over Dublin Bay, near Howth, shortly after 18:15 when the pilot observed a red object close to the left side of the plane. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban21 Sept
The suspected drone was spotted at 3,200 feet as the airliner descended toward Dublin Airport.
AVweb•Matt Ryan21 Sept
A sacked pilot has said he felt "like a criminal" when gardaí saw him out of Aer Lingus's headquarters after he vowed go on hunger strike, accusing the airline of failing to act on alleged fume leaks into the cabins of its jets.
London, Paris and Amsterdam are among the most popular European city breaks for customers travelling this autumn and winter, while New York and Boston top the list of transatlantic destinations, according to new Aer Lingus booking data. Aer Lingus recently launched of one of its biggest sales of the year, offering savings across its global network. The airline is offering discounts on millions of seats across over 100 routes, giving customers the opportunity to plan their next getaway for less.
Aer Lingus cabin crew Emma Regazzoli and Anna Moore were delighted to meet three-time undisputed world champion Katie Taylor as she prepared to fly back to her home in the United States. The boxing legend travelled on Aer Lingus flight EI131 to Hartford, Connecticut, a direct service she regularly uses when travelling between Ireland and the US.
Aer Lingus has started the recruitment process for a new chief financial officer (CFO) following the recent resignation of Nessa McNeela, who will leave the role after just over a year in post. Reid Moody, chief strategy and planning officer, will be appointed as interim CFO from next month, alongside his current responsibilities. New senior […]
Travel Radar•Kate Angel12 Sept
Brussels Airport welcomed an unusual Aer Lingus widebody on Wednesday, 9 September, when the Irish carrier deployed an Airbus A330-300 on its morning service between Dublin and the Belgian capital. The long-haul aircraft operated the Dublin–Brussels rotation and returned to Ireland as flight EI631. It left Brussels at 11:39 and arrived in Dublin at 11:50 […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban10 Sept
Negotiations between Aer Lingus and its pilots over 500 proposed job redundancies collapsed, ending after 12 minutes. The walkout highlights tensions between airline management, led by chief executive Lynne Embleton, and the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) over whether a European-level union body must be involved before domestic restructuring can proceed. Dispute Sparks Sudden […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling26 AugAviationNews – Aer Lingus is eliminating five of its transatlantic routes to the United States in 2026, marking a significant capacity reduction as the Irish...
Aer Lingus has cut five US routes in 2026 as weak loads, rising competition and lower margins force a network reset.
Aer Lingus is accelerating the rollout of Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet, as customers embrace the introduction of the free, innovative technology to stream, work and game onboard at 35,000 feet. Aer Lingus introduced Starlink on its first aircraft, Airbus A330 EI-EIN, back in March 2026, giving customers access to free, high-speed, low-latency internet in the air. Since then, the airline has continued its Starlink rollout and now all transatlantic flights to and from Shannon Airport are equipped with Starlink.
An investigation has found that an Aer Lingus pilot who admitted he “may have been tired” lost situational awareness during an unstable approach into Dublin Airport, resulting in an excessive bank angle and a go-around. The incident occurred on 14 January during a flight from Faro to Dublin carrying 146 passengers. According to the Irish […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugAer Lingus have made an overall operating loss of 34 million euros for the first half of 2026, compared to the 80 million euros operating profit recorded during the same period last year. Despite a 1.2% increase in passenger volumes, the carrier has faced pressure from an 8% surge in operating costs alongside a 3% […]
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Air Insight•Richard Schuurman31 Jul
JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new world-class Terminal 6 (JFK T6), and Air India, India’s leading global airline, today announced that the airline has chosen T6 for its operations beginning in 2028. The move aligns Air India with other Star Alliance member carriers in the new terminal and marks another major airline commitment to T6, which has now been selected by 16 leading international carriers at JFK. Other airlines that have announced movements to T6 include Star Alliance members Air Canada, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, and TAP Air Portugal — in addition to Aer Lingus, Cathay Pacific, Condor, JetBlue, Kuwait Airways, Icelandair, and Norse Atlantic. Air India’s existing codeshare or interline partnerships with many of these carriers will offer customers seamless, same-terminal connections to onward destinations across the Americas.
Aer Lingus has launched a sweeping restructuring plan that sees up to 500 job cuts and reduce flight capacity by 6% as the airline battles rising fuel costs and mounting competitive pressure. Several transatlantic and European routes will be withdrawn or downgraded, and the carrier will shrink its summer 2027 fleet to align with a […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling21 Jul
International Airlines Group (IAG) is forcing subsidiary Aer Lingus to shrink due to lack of profitability… even though the airline recently reported its second-best financial results in history, and the margins are among the best in the industry. Is this just a logical way to maximize ROI, or is this pure greed?
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig16 JulThe carrier is considering laying off hundreds of workers.
AirlineGeeks•Zach Vasile16 Jul
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