Emerald Airlines pilots vote to begin industrial action over trade dispute

IALPA members voted 82% in favour of the action, in a dispute over the what they say is the airline’s 'failure to engage with the association on forming a collective labour agreement for pilots employed at Emerald'

Emerald Airlines operates regional flights, including the public service obligation Dublin to Donegal service on behalf of Aer Lingus. Emerald also operates UK provincial routes including Bristol, Birmingham and Edinburgh, trading as Aer Lingus Regional. 

Pilots for Emerald Airlines, the carrier which holds the regional franchise for Aer Lingus, have served notice of industrial action to the airline.

The pilots, who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA), a branch of the Fórsa trade union, say they are taking the industrial action in response to an ongoing trade dispute.