Aer Lingus pilots and management set for talks

AER LINGUS management and its pilots enter talks at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) on Monday, with both more determined than ever not to compromise over the conditions for workers at the airline’s new Belfast base.

According to sources close to the parties, there has been a clash of personalities in the talks that extends beyond differences simply between the company and the pilots.

IMPACT trade union and the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) are supposed to be working on the same side of the table. However, it is understood there are divisions behind the scenes even between them.