Ciaran Hancock Business Affairs Corr of the Irish Times reports 'inter alia':
'Ryanair has agreed a four year pay deal with its full time pilots in Dublin that it says will improve the pay of its captains by more than 25K Euro a year.
Ryanair says they will receive more than 10,000 a year in increases to their basic pay and allowances.
They will also earn more than 12,000 annually in sector pay rises.
In addition a 5,000 a year contribution will be made to their pensions and changes to rosters will give the pilots four days off after every five they work.
Its senior captains in Dublin could now earn more then 160,000 Euro a year. Ryanair has also agreed to improve the speed at which its co-pilots will be promoted.
The new rosters will take effect in mid-October while the pay increases will be awarded on November 1st. About 60 pilots will benefit'.