The Irish Times

Holiday traffic will aid Ryanair’s return to profit, O’Leary says

Airline loses €355m in last financial year as boss warns recovery ‘too fragile’ for predictions

Mon May 16 2022 - 06:29

Ryanair boss tells Ireland and EU to ‘get the finger out’ on vaccinations

Airline predicts €950m losses as Michael O’Leary urges speeding up of vaccine rollout

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 11:30

Lufthansa warns of 10,000 job cuts as Covid-19 bites

Airline will axe 100 aircraft from its fleet of more than 700

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 18:01

Next test for Dutch is whether Europe still needs an airline tax

Netherlands renews commitment to new €7 tax on all flights from January next

Tue Apr 14 2020 - 02:00

Coronavirus: How the Covid-19 crisis may reshape air travel

Amid the easing of some restrictions, airline industry faces continued turbulence

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 05:31

Lufthansa to discontinue Germanwings in sweeping restructuring

Airline group warns it could take years for aviation industry to recover from coronavirus crisis

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 07:07

More strikes called for at Germanwings

Dispute between Lufthansa and cabin crew ongoing for several months

Mon Dec 30 2019 - 16:25

Three out of four airline passengers do not complain - survey

Air travellers believe carriers do not listen research finds

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 13:44

Dublin flights hit as Lufthansa pilots start two-day strike

Action by German pilots in long-running pay dispute to hit 100,000 passengers

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 09:10

EU moves to toughen up pilot screening after Germanwings crash

European aviation watchdog proposes comprehensive mental health assessment

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 15:05

Germanwings: co-pilot was referred to psychiatric clinic

Andreas Lubitz locked himself into cockpit and crashed jet

Sun Mar 13 2016 - 13:18

Germanwings pilot battled depression before Alps crash

Andreas Lubitz’s diary raises new questions about why he was allowed to fly

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 11:08

Pressure on Lufthansa as budget rivals eye Germany

Budget air travel in Germany, which has long lagged other markets, looks set to take off.

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 16:38

Germany plans spot drug tests on pilots after Germanwings crash

Taskforce set up after pilot crashed plane in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board

Sun Dec 27 2015 - 11:54

Lufthansa strike leads to Dublin-Germany flight cancellations

Cabin crew strikes cause disruption to and from Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 12:37

Lufthansa flights hit as crew begins week-long strike

Irish fans travelling to Bosnia for Euro play-off urged to make contact with officials

Fri Nov 06 2015 - 13:03

Lufthansa cancels 1,000 flights as court allows pilot strike

Pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit has warned there could be more strikes to come

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 19:56

Lufthansa cancels dozens of long-haul flights due to strike

Pilots’ union calls all-day strike in dispute over pay, retirement benefits and cost cuts

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00

Germanwings crash families to sue Lufthansa in US

Reject compensation of €25,000 per deceased passenger of crashed Airbus A320

Sun Aug 09 2015 - 19:58

Germanwings victim families reject compensation offer

Parents of German children killed criticise Lufthansa offer as ‘insult’ in emotional letter

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 18:46

Ségolène Royal: France’s leading lady is ready for battle

It’s taken 10 years but the former partner of Francois Hollande is once again combative, energetic and engaged at the heart of French politics

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 17:00

Germanwings crash lawyers criticise ‘unfair’ compensation offer

Relatives of victims in French Alps tragedy expected to reject Lufthansa proposal

Wed Jul 01 2015 - 17:17

End of milk quota brings price volatility concerns

System was originally introduced when EU production far exceeded demand

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00

France opens inquiry into Germanwings plane crash

Investigation finds Andreas Lubitz had seen 41 doctors during five years preceding crash

Fri Jun 12 2015 - 10:19

Bodies of Germanwings victims arrive in Germany

Coffins of 15 school pupils killed in crash are to be brought from Dusseldorf to Haltern

Wed Jun 10 2015 - 16:58

Germanwings victims’ remains to be returned to relatives

Victims’ death certificates, issued by French authorities, were found to be invalid

Sat Jun 06 2015 - 17:54

Germanwings crash investigators finish identifying bodies

Remains of 150 passengers on board fatal Airbus A320 to be returned to families

Tue May 19 2015 - 21:55

Fear of flying: how to rid yourself of those flight terrors

People who are afraid of flying can now go on a special flight designed to eliminate their worries

Sat May 16 2015 - 05:45

Germanwings timeline: the last minutes of the doomed flight

Andreas Lubitz set jet to descend to 100 feet when captain left the cockpit

Wed May 06 2015 - 14:53

Germanwings: Lubitz ‘practised descent’ on another flight

Co-pilot unexpectedly reduced flight altitude on flight before crash - official report

Wed May 06 2015 - 14:38

Lufthansa narrows losses but signals more action needed

Lufthansa is trying to bring costs down in order to better compete with rivals

Tue May 05 2015 - 07:44

Lubitz’s pilot licence in line with procedures, says aviation authority

Andreas Lubitz told Lufthansa flight school he had overcome period of severe depression

Thu Apr 09 2015 - 11:20

Jennifer O’Connell: There should be no right to intolerance

As we are the first country in the world to hold a referendum on gay marriage, we have the opportunity to reframe the debate away from farcical sideshows about cakes and flower arrangements

Mon Apr 06 2015 - 06:00

Lapses at air safety enforcement body in Germany

European aviation agency told Germany last November to remedy situation, claims newspaper

Mon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00