Groups representing the most vulnerable small companies, including tourism, hospitality, and retail firms facing into the Covid-19 storm, say they are angered by the Government’s decision to allow Revenue collect a regular Vat payment at the end of next week.

The world consumption of oil is set for its first fall in a decade, as global investors continue to focus on the coronavirus outbreak and whether or not it will derail the world economy this year.

European shares notched small gains but markets continue to understand the potential fallout of the coronavirus outbreak on global growth.

The retirement of Dubliner Willie Walsh from the IAG airline conglomerate he created will likely have little effect on the growth plans at Aer Lingus any time soon.

British Airways has apologised after an “email error” meant some passengers were wrongly told their flights were cancelled following the announcement that pilots will strike for three days next month.

British Airways (BA) passengers have reported delayed and cancelled flights due to IT issues with the company's check-in systems.

Ryanair trade union Fórsa said it is concerned about the prospects the airline will cut jobs but said it had yet to be informed of specific details.

British Airways has lost a Court of Appeal bid to block pilots from taking strike action in a dispute over pay.

British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record $230m (€205m) fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its website last year under tough new data-protection rules policed by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

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Boeing shares fell as much as 3% yesterday after the US aviation regulator found a new flaw in the 737-Max jet, potentially delaying the aircraft’s return to service and piling more pressure on the planemaker’s suppliers.

Airbus has called for a chance to compete for a blockbuster plane order by Aer Lingus and British Airways-owner IAG, which stunned industry executives at this week’s Paris Airshow by ordering 200 of Boeing’s grounded 737-Max planes.

Both Ryanair and IAG are facing fresh threats of strike action by their British-based pilots.

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Benjamin Katz British Airways is refusing to offer pilots and other staff a new three-year salary package, citing an uncertain post-Brexit outlook in proposing a 12-month agreement instead.

Ryanair has been named as a possible significant beneficiary — though an unlikely outright buyer — from an expected sale of British regional airline Flybe.

Aer Lingus has not ruled out expanding in Cork and Shannon as it plans a huge growth spurt across the Atlantic in the next five years, but Dublin appears likely to receive the lion’s share of the airline’s investment.

Collapsed airline Monarch has won an appeal against a court decision that had stripped it of rights over valuable airport slots, in a boost to administrators who are hoping to recover money for creditors.

Ryanair is facing the prospect of industrial action by pilots in Britain as well as the possibility of legal action.

A furious row has broken out between British Airways and the British Home Office over "dreadful" immigration queues at airports.

British Airways owner IAG has said a power outage that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights last month probably cost it about £80m (€91.5m) in lost revenue and the expense of accommodating, re-booking, and compensating thousands of passengers.

Qatar Airways’ plan to launch its first Irish route will go ahead on schedule and will be unaffected by four of Qatar’s Arab neighbours cutting diplomatic ties with the country.

The IT shutdown which led to chaos for British Airways was caused by the "uncontrolled return of power" following an outage, the airline has said.

Ryanair is confident of not suffering the kind of technology meltdown that hit British Airways last weekend, causing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and a likely huge compensation bill for inconvenienced passengers.

Despite the outrage British Airways faced when its yet to be explained computer meltdown ruined the plans of thousands of travellers stranded at airports for a UK bank holiday, the shares of its IAG owner have barely flickered.

Under EU law customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled are entitled to assistance and compensation

British Airways has said it is aiming to operate a "near normal schedule" at Gatwick and the "majority of services" from Heathrow on Sunday after a global IT crash crippled the airline.

UPDATE 6.50pm: British Airways says it believes a "power supply issue" was the cause of a global IT failure that grounded scores of flights today.

Holidaymakers are facing disruption due to a system problem with British Airways.

Air France-KLM Group, British Airways and a handful of other carriers may face multimillion antitrust fines from EU regulators within weeks after attempts to broker a settlement failed.

British Airways cabin crew will launch a fresh wave of strikes on Thursday in a long-running dispute over pay.

British Airways cabin crew are starting a fresh wave of strikes today in a dispute over pay.

Ferry sailings tomorrow from the UK have been cancelled and flights from three London airports were hit by delays after fog shrouded the UK capital this morning.

Talks aimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports in the UK will be held at Acas next week.

The boss of Aer Lingus has said he has still his mind set on the potential for growth at Cork Airport, as the airline unveiled its schedule for next summer which was focused on new services out of Dublin.

Irish aviation is at the centre of powerful changes and it is having consequences for investments and the direction of companies in the sector.

British Airways has apologised to passengers for delays after an IT glitch hit check-in systems.

British Airways has apologised to passengers following a technical glitch that caused severe issues on Sunday at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

A number of aircraft crew flew to the rescue of an air traffic controller at Dublin Airport after they heard a British Airways pilot argue with her over the radio.

A British Airways pilot received a turbulent ride from other air crews yesterday after he argued with an air traffic controller at Dublin Airport, writes Patrick Flynn.