Planned Aer Arann pilots’ strike over pay called off following negotiations

The planned strike by Aer Arann pilots over pay, which had threatened to ground dozens of flights from next Tuesday, has been called off.

Following lengthy face-to-face negotiations between airline management and the Irish Airline Pilots Association, a draft agreement emerged which will now be balloted upon by Aer Arann’s 100 pilots.

According to IALPA’s parent union, Impact, the proposed agreement re-establishes pay scale progression, which had been suspended in 2008, and establishes a retention bonus for pilots who commenced employment before Jul 22, 2012, and who remain with Aer Arann after Jun 2014.