Opinion

Ian Guider: Aer Lingus can’t afford a summer of discontent, and pilots know it

Pilots mostly have the upper hand in negotiations but the former state airline is the weakest performer in IAG family and faces major risks if Ialpa pay demands are met

Mark Tighe, president of Ialpa, with other members of the pilots union: about a quarter of Aer Lingus pilots are on the upper end of the pay scale, earning close to €290,000 a year. Picture: Bryan Meade