Aviation

Aer Lingus pilot pay dispute hearing adjourned at the Labour Court

Pay talks between the airline and the Irish Airline Pilots' Association broke down in February

The airline said future investment in the airline hinges on co-operation from pilots in negotiations. Picture: NurPhoto

The Labour Court case hearing the Aer Lingus and Irish Airline Pilots' Association (Iapla) pay dispute has been adjourned until next Monday.

Last month, the airline’s parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), raised the prospect of reallocating an aircraft if the dispute was not resolved by today’s Labour Court hearing.

Last week, the latest round of pay talks ended without agreement and the airline said it was “unlikely” the new aircraft would be allocated to ...