Twelve staff at Denis O’Brien’s Dublin-based aircraft leasing business, Aergo Capital last year shared a pay pot of $2.25m (€1.7m), or on average $187,750 (€141,452) each.

PROFITS from the sale of the South African Safair group resulted in pre-tax profits at Denis O’Brien’s aircraft leasing company, Aergo Capital Ltd increasing sharply to $29.4 million (€21.8m) last year.

PRE-TAX profits at Denis O’Brien’s Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Aergo Capital Ltd dropped by 69% to $2.6 million (€1.9m) last year.