View this email in your browser THE IRISH TIMES Business Today Thursday, 02 April, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader Aer Lingus is facing legal action by a pilot suspended from its Manchester base, which the Irish airline closed on Tuesday of this week. Barry O’Halloran has the details. Will the supply shock to jet fuel drive up air fares this summer? Colin Gleeson goes through the issues that might lead to an increase in air fares this summer. In his tech column, Emmet Ryan has a solution to eliminating the need for people to get dodgy boxes to watch live sport. Continue Reading Ciarán Hancock   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Work Should you live in employer-provided or subsidised housing? Business Shortlist for 2026 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards revealed Business Property owners ‘lack confidence’ to challenge outcome of insurance claims – survey Business Aer Lingus facing lawsuit from suspended pilot Business Dublin-Shanghai flights confirmed Richard Cantillon Irish tourism’s ‘annus horribilis’? MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business European shares rally most in a year on hopes Iran war could soon end Business Will the supply shock to jet fuel drive up air fares this summer? Business Elon Musk’s Tesla secures permission to open new sales outlet in north Dublin Business Drone company Manna to create 400 jobs as it announces $50m funding round