Former boss at Aer Lingus Dermot Mannion was paid €764,000 last year.

IN the first six months of 2009, Aer Lingus lost just under €19 for every man, woman and child that flew with the airline.

Aer Lingus today reported losses of €93m for the first half of 2009 - almost four times the figure for the same period last year.

AER Lingus, in a surprise move, has appointed its first non-Irish chief executive officer in its 73-year history.

Aer Lingus appointed a new chief executive today to succeed Dermot Mannion who stepped down in April.

JOB losses look likely at Aer Lingus, as part of the airline’s strategic review aimed at cutting operating costs. The review has been described by the company’s management as a “fundamental evaluation” of the entire business and will cover costs, work practices, routes and fleet.

Aer Lingus shareholders are due to hold their annual general meeting this afternoon following another turbulent year for the airline.

AER LINGUS could yet be re-nationalised, according to the country’s largest trade union which said privatising the airline was a “tragic mistake”.

AER LINGUS cut the pay of its former chief executive Dermot Mannion by 42% last year to €652,000 from €1.1 million.

AER Lingus has given the head hunting firm it has appointed to find a new chief executive no deadline for their search.

The board of Aer Lingus has appointed a consultancy group to advise on the appointment of the airline's next chief executive.

AFTER showing moderate gains in early trading Dublin’s ISEQ share index began the week on the wrong foot by falling 1.26% — or nearly 30 points — to rest at just over 2,300 points.

DESPITE being relatively new to Aer Lingus, former Ryanair executive Sean Coyle is seen as a front-runner to succeed Dermot Mannion as chief executive.

AER Lingus shares jumped 7% yesterday after its chief executive Dermot Mannion resigned and Ryanair called for the airline to appoint union chief David Begg as chief executive.

SHARES on the Irish market dipped slightly yesterday despite a continued rally from banks stocks.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares made solid gains in early trading this morning, rising 47.02 points to 2,377.38 by 11.30am.

Dermot Mannion has resigned as chief executive officer of Aer Lingus after four years, the company said today.

AER Lingus said there are no questions over its survival as its largest stakeholder, Ryanair said it is launching formal complaints against the airline.

Aer Lingus today called on rival carrier Ryanair to finally give up its stake in the airline after two failed take-overs.

Aer Lingus has reported an after-tax loss of almost €108m for last year.

IN A rabble-rousing tee-up to the Taoiseach’s Ard Fheis address Transport Minister Noel Dempsey gave the Fianna Fáil faithful the battle cry they craved — comparing bankers and property developers to Oliver Cromwell.

Ryanair is due in the High Court today in its bid to launch a legal challenge against the Irish takeover panel's decision to ban a television debate between the airline's boss Michael O'Leary and Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion.

AER LINGUS has postponed a farewell dinner tomorrow for former chairman John Sharman, who stepped down in October.

The Takeover Panel is to respond on Monday to a High Court challenge by the Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary to its ban on his head-to-head television debate with Dermot Mannion of Aer Lingus.

The head of Aer Lingus has done a U-turn on controversial new changes to his working contract.

Aer Lingus management is facing a bitter boardroom row over a controversial €2.8m pay-off for its chief executive if the airline is sold, it was revealed tonight.

Transport Minister Noel Dempsey is reportedly prepared to support the calling of an extraordinary general meeting of Aer Lingus shareholders to discuss changes made to the contract of chief executive Dermot Mannion.

AER LINGUS shareholders have shown little interest in Ryanair’s takeover approach, a move that will cost both airlines millions of euro.

Ryanair has demanded an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at Aer Lingus, amid ongoing controversy over its takeover bid.

AER LINGUS should prepare itself for a fight to reclaim its status in the mid-west as the business- traveller’s airline after it abandoned the region in 2007.

The chief executive of Aer Lingus, Dermot Mannion, has rejected claims that political pressure forced the former State airline to re-introduce its service from Shannon to Heathrow.

Aer Lingus today urged shareholders to reject Ryanair’s takeover bid and ignore threats peddled by the budget airline.

Aer Lingus is to open its first base outside Ireland in London, the company confirmed today.

Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion has defended his company following another attack by Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has launched another stinging attack on the way Aer Lingus is being run

Aer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington and chief executive Dermot Mannion have been in discussions with the Labour Party on the future of the former State airline.

Airline passengers on both sides of the Irish border can look forward to bargain basement prices in the New Year as airlines battle for capacity, the Aer Lingus boss predicted today.

Aer Lingus have said the new restructuring plan agreed with SIPTU should deliver sufficient savings for the airline.

AER LINGUS and its staff unions will today enter last-ditch talks aimed at averting strike action that would see thousands of passengers grounded over the Christmas period.

Aer Lingus passengers could face travel chaos later this month after Siptu today served two weeks strike notice on the airline over its cost-cutting plans.

Aer Lingus passengers face travel chaos after hundreds of staff voted to strike over the airline’s multimillion-euro cost-cutting plans, it was revealed tonight.

SIPTU will today conclude its ballot for strike action at Aer Lingus over the airline’s plans to outsource or make redundant 1,300 ground staff.

A multi-million euro cost cutting plan that will shed up to 1,500 jobs at Irish airline Aer Lingus will be considered today by union bosses.

Up to 1,500 jobs will be cut and outsourced at Aer Lingus as it implements a €74m cost-saving programme, it was revealed tonight.