A decision by a Dublin airport-based airline services firm to discriminatorily dismiss a man with dyspraxia was informed by one of the firm’s managers carrying out a Google search on dyspraxia.

UP to 60 people are to lose their jobs at an aircraft maintenance firm Aviance after attempts to transfer the workers to a new contract holder failed.

AER ARANN flights into and out of Irish airports look increasingly likely to be grounded for an indefinite period in the coming days as relations between the airline and its workers took another turn for the worse yesterday.