Pilots in Germany have reached a wage agreement with Ryanair for the first time, the airline and its pilots’ union have said.

Ryanair has failed to have a law which, it says, effectively doubles taxes for some 4,000 of its 6,500 pilots referred to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) to determine whether it is compatible with EU law.

Drones should be properly integrated into traditional aviation's mapping systems to avoid potentially deadly collisions, a standards expert said.

A union representing Irish pilots says it would wait for a preliminary report into last month’s fatal Indonesian air crash that has raised questions about Boeing’s 737 Max planes.

The pilots based in Ireland, who are members of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association, accepted the negotiated deal on working conditions.

An agreement has been reached between Ryanair and trade union Fórsa.

Air France-KLM shares fell up to 4% in response to the hostile reception from unions to the company’s new boss Benjamin Smith, while the airline’s Dutch pilots threatened to strike over working conditions.

Ryanair pilots in the Netherlands are to strike for 24-hours this Friday.

Ryanair pilots to strike on Friday, August 3, ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Ryanair has accused a pilots union of “sitting on its hands” for more than two days while thousands of passengers have their holiday plans disrupted.

Pilots at Ryanair are to hold two further strike dates next Friday and Tuesday the 24 of July.

Cabin crew at Ryanair could be set to follow the lead of pilots and engage in industrial action.

Aer Lingus is looking for aspiring pilots to join its training programme.

Ryanair confirm that all 15 of its UK pilot bases – including London Stansted which had previously rejected an improved pay deal – have now voted in secret ballot to accept pay increases of up to 20%.

Ryanair has failed to have a case over alleged online ‘screen scraping’ admitted to the fast-track commercial court list, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

Ryanair shares fell marginally yesterday on news that its Italian-based pilots are headed for strike action later this month and rival carrier Easyjet saying it will increase competition in the German market, which is seen as the next battleground for international low-cost operators, writes Geoff Percival.

Ryanair shares jumped more than 7% as the airline pegged back the costs of its pilot-rostering fiasco and said it would still reach full-year earnings targets.

Michael O’Leary has insisted his employees have the best job security in Europe, as well as a “sophisticated” collective bargaining process.

Ryanair has reappointed its previous pilots and punctuality chief to lead what it calls “a significant transformation” in the way it rewards and interacts with its pilots, after the recent rostering problems which led it to cancel more than 2,000 flights in the past six weeks.

Ryanair pilots are in line for earnings increases of up to 22%, but could see increases delayed for years if they are not accepted.

Ryanair pilots have been encouraged to invoke Winston Churchill in an attempt to deal with their management collectively.

Further complications have emerged at Ryanair as some staff at the East Midlands base in England have allegedly been told to take a six-week block of unpaid leave.

Joyce Fegan answers the latest questions on Ryanair.

Ryanair passengers could face further disruptions as pilots flex their muscles and demand better working conditions.

BESIEGED Ryanair has had to offer pilots up to €12,000 to forego some of their holidays.

Norwegian Air has said it is recruiting pilots to be based in Dublin in order to “support its transatlantic operations as well as future growth in Ireland”.

German airline Lufthansa and a union representing its pilots have agreed to bring in an arbitrator in the hope of reaching a new wage settlement by the end of January.

Pilots at CityJet have deferred strike action scheduled for tomorrow.

Two pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol as they prepared to fly a transatlantic passenger jet from Scotland to the US.

About a quarter of Air France pilots have gone on strike to demand better working conditions causing disruption to football fans head to France for Euro 2016.

A damning EU-funded report claims low-cost airlines’ work practices for pilots compromises safety, writes Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent

To improve airline safety, maybe we need to remove the pilots.

A letter written by a woman to the pilots of her flight in light of the German Wings disaster has gone viral after one of their colleagues shared it on Twitter.

Pilots at German national airline Lufthansa say they will go on a 24 hour strike tomorrow, which will affect the airline's short and medium-haul flights.

Even before someone at the controls calmly said the last words heard from the missing Malaysian jetliner, one of the Boeing 777’s communications systems had already been disabled, authorities said yesterday, adding to suspicions that one or both of the pilots were involved in the disappearance of the flight.