RYANAIR is to consider taking a High Court challenge against the Employment Appeals Tribunal over the use of stenographers at hearings of the tribunal.

RYANAIR is blaming a new German tourist tax for its decision to axe 34 routes from its schedule next summer.

RYANAIR is looking at opening routes to all major European airports bar the top three as slowing growth prompts the region’s topdiscount carrier to modify a strategy based on flying only to less-costly terminals.

A RYANAIR flight from Dublin was forced to shut down one of its engines en route to Spain after a mechanical fault was identified on board.

RYANAIR is to open its 42nd base at Barcelona El Prat in September, with five aircraft and 20 new routes.

A RYANAIR passenger missed out on a trip to Spain after check-in staff said the ink on her boarding pass was too faint to be electronically scanned.

RYANAIR, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, said it will not add flights at Cork airport because it is one of the most expensive places in Europe to operate.

RYANAIR, Europe’s biggest low-cost airline, said that its annual profit beat its forecast, sending the stock to the highest level in more than two years.

RYANAIR passenger traffic rose 19% to 6.88 million last month, while its load factor, a measure of seats filled stayed at 90%.

RYANAIR, which is expected to launch its 33rd European base today, believes the collapse of Austrian airline SkyEurope will open up opportunities for it to expand.

RYANAIR is pledging to pump €270 million into the economy in Malta as it moves to open up to four new bases across Europe in the coming months.

RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary yesterday sensationally predicted that Aer Lingus will go out of business within the next two years if it doesn’t manage to curb costs and improve its management.

RYANAIR passengers will not be allowed to check in for their flights at the airport from October 1, the airline announced yesterday.

RYANAIR has claimed the refusal of Valencia airport management to promote the airline’s European routes has led it to close its base there.

RYANAIR is opening two new bases in Italy, basing three new aircraft at a cost of €160m in Alghero and Cagliari.

RYANAIR will probably be the only airline in the world that will see improved profits in 2009.

RYANAIR and Aer Lingus will ground aircraft this winter to combat rising fuel costs as Irish businesses are warned closures and job cuts are looming.

RYANAIR will announce its first route from Cork Airport to mainland Europe today.

RYANAIR, Ireland’s largest airline has issued 2007 traffic statistics for its Irish routes, which show that Ryanair will carry a record 13 million passengers to and from seven Irish airports in 2007.

RYANAIR is to establish two more operating bases in Spain. The cities of Alicante and Valencia are believed to be the two locations where the Dublin-based low-fares airline is finalising deals.

RYANAIR has accused the Dublin Airport Authority of “monopoly abuse” over its plans to press ahead with a controversial second terminal at Dublin Airport.

RYANAIR last night fired the first salvo in a bitter war of words with rival Aer Arann to win custom on the lucrative Dublin-to-Cork route.

A RYANAIR plane full of Ireland rugby fans sparked an alert at Shannon Airport last night when brake pads apparently overheated during landing.

RYANAIR is about to launch a fresh bid to establish a new hub at Cork Airport.

RYANAIR passenger numbers increased 25% in the first quarter of 2006, with ancillary revenues expected to jump 75% to €76 million according to first-quarter forecasts for the airline.

RYANAIR has announced 18 new routes from Dublin to other parts of Europe turning Dublin Airport into its 16th European base.

RYANAIR is scrapping nine routes where seat-sells are less than 80% of capacity and reallocating aircraft to new ones.

RYANAIR said that it may pull out of its base at Charleroi Airport in Brussels if there is an adverse judgement in a European Commission (EC) investigation into its contract with the airport.

RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary towers head and shoulders above other contenders for the slot of most admired entrepreneur in the country - according to a survey of third-level students who took part in last year's Ulster Bank-sponsored enterprise competition.