TALKS are to begin next week on ways to address the rapidly escalating deficit in the pension scheme for the Dublin Airport Authority and Aer Lingus workers, now reportedly in the red by up to €600 million.

THE Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) should not be allowed “saddle Cork Airport with debt because they see it as a threat”, the Government’s deputy chief whip said yesterday.

THE company brokering talks on the €160 million debt impasse between Cork and Dublin airports has been asked to withdraw from negotiations because of a conflict of interest.

A TD has called on the DAA to come clean about its support for Norwegian’s new low-fares transatlantic services out of Ireland amid concerns about the future of its proposed Cork to New York route.

SIPTU members at the Shannon Airport Authority have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over their troubled pension scheme.

A new report is recommending that Shannon Airport be separated from the Dublin Airport Authority.

Dublin Airport is warning that increased noise levels may affect areas of the capital during maintenance work.

Aer Lingus is to transfer its operations to the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.

THE Dublin Airport Authority said it is asking land-use officials to drop limits to overnight flights using its planned second runway to allow more peak-time service.

Ryanair has confirmed its intention to mount a legal challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision to approve the second terminal for Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport Authority has sought the intervention of the Labour Relations Commission, after staff rejected proposals which would have given the green light to Ryanair's new online check in service.

THE sell-off of the state airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon is expected to be one of the more controversial recommendations contained in a new report due to be presented to the Government later this week.

THE board at Cork Airport has had a turbulent few years battling against resignations and controversy.

Dublin Airport bosses today began talks with unions over a new cost-cutting package involving 400 redundancies.

THE Taoiseach said it was “not good practice” that Declan Collier is on the remuneration committee of AIB following controversy over his €100,000 bonus as head of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

RYANAIR managers suffered very hot under the collar symptoms yesterday when a flight from France was held up for medical inspection amid swine flu fears.

FIRE and ambulance crews at Dublin Airport have voted to begin industrial action in two weeks in protest at plans to introduce new rostering.