Ryanair pilots union blames CE O’Leary for stalled talks

Ryanair will not be able to improve relations between pilots and management as long as Michael O’Leary is in charge, a union leader has said. John Moore, head of industrial relations at Balpa, issued the warning as he accused the CE of creating an “atmosphere of distrust”. Moore added: “If you asked one of our members, they would say that this does come from the top, that things will only improve if there is regime change.” He confirmed that negotiations between the union and the airline had not made “any meaningful progress on pay”, prompting an unsuccessful conclusion to the first round of talks and bringing strike action a step closer. “It’s possible that by December, we will have exhausted the internal process and we would then need to consider…an official ballot for industrial action,” said Moore. <br/>