Aviation

IAG threatens to pull investment and planes from Aer Lingus unless pilots accept pay deal

Luis Gallego, chief executive of International Airlines Group, said the gap between Aer Lingus and its pilots was extreme

Luis Gallego, chief executive of International Airlines Group, said the gap between Aer Lingus and its pilots was extreme

The parent company of Aer Lingus has threatened to limit investment in the airline, including cancelling deliveries of new planes, unless agreement is soon reached with pilots on a new pay deal.

Luis Gallego, chief executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of Aer Lingus, said negotiations were not going well and that the gap between both sides was “extreme.”

“We are still in a process to resolve our pilots wage agreement. As ...