Aer Lingus on collision course over job cuts

MANAGEMENT and unions at Aer Lingus are on a collision course after officials last night warned they would resist plans to cut 1,300 jobs.

After a tense meeting yesterday, union leaders said the radical restructuring proposals, to be phased in over three years, cannot be put in place without full consultation.

They also made it clear that massive job cuts were not acceptable at a time when the airline looks set to post record profits of almost €100 million.