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Carriers are expanding options in premium cabins in a bid to boost their earnings, writes Dean Seal, The Wall Street Journal.

From lifting the passenger cap to credit unions funding pilot training, there has been progress. But more could be done and Declan Ryan says civil servants in the Republic could “adopt a more constructive attitude to the policy debate".

The CEO of the British flag carrier speaks to about growing up in Youghal, Co Cork, overseeing a £7bn transformation plan, the rise of Chinese manufacturers and why Ireland needs to improve at "actually getting things done".

The move comes as Airlines for America (A4A) lodges a complaint against Ireland in the Department of Transport in Washington calling for flights by Aer Lingus to be “curtailed or suspended” if the cap is not lifted.

In a hotly contested court hearing, the rescue package for the Irish airline was described as a "hostile takeover" by existing shareholder SARA. Its interests will now be wiped out in favour of Danish aviation investor Lars Thuesen.

Herald Investment Management has offloaded its stake in the airline software company while Sean O’Driscoll and Pageant Investments have gone in deeper.

From its HQ in north Dublin, ASL Aviation Holdings now owns or part-owns seven airlines around the world and is a global leader in freight transport. But, as its CFO Mark O’Kelly explains, this is just the start, and the company has big plans for the future.

Having piloted CityJet through examinership, founder Pat Byrne believes the airline's model will benefit in a post-Covid recovery – but he is a scathing critic of the state's handling of Covid-19.

Mary McKenna’s travel agency Tour America has sent a generation of Irish tourists to the country now worst hit by the pandemic. She expects no travel until Christmas and her team are busy rescheduling trips - but with a mother in a nursing home, she knows this is not only about business.

Irish airline CityJet was already suffering before the Covid-19 lockdown grounded its fleet – and the pandemic made a bad situation much worse. New documents reveal the company’s torrid trading performance and its plan for survival.