324:(BALPA) launched a vote of no confidence against Mr Bellew, citing his poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic, bypassing pilot unions and attempting to make 727 UK pilot redundancies with no business justification as reasons for the vote, which is due on Friday 17 July. The result came back with an astonishing 99.9% "no confidence", with over 2000 of the members having responded.
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317:. An easyJet pilot was quoted as stating "pilots at easyJet were already appalled at Peter’s conduct this week, "I think this clearly plagiarised speech cements his reputation as being completely untrustworthy". Bellew apologised to the staff and the Taoiseach and stated he would write all of his own speeches in future.
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On 1 July 2016, Bellew officially took over as chief executive officer from
Mueller, who resigned from the company less than a year into his contract, citing changing personal circumstances. While it is said that Bellew's appointment ensured continuity to Mueller's unfinished work, it stirred further
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On 6 August 2019 Ryanair responded to this announcement by filing an ultimately unsuccessful lawsuit against Bellew. Ryanair had argued that, on leaving
Ryanair Mr. Bellew was in possession of information of competitive value and that he was bound by covenant restraining him from working for another
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On 17 October 2017, it was announced that Bellew would return to
Ryanair as chief operations officer, replacing Michael Hickey, who resigned following a rostering mishap. Bellew's decision to return to his old role was described as a form of "national service" for "Ireland's greatest company" by
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In 1987, he joined CIE Tours, an Irish coach tour operator, as a manager in charge of its London operations. He subsequently founded Drive
Ireland in 1989, Irish Cottage Club in 1998, and also ventured into online travel management with Vbnets / Wapprofit in 2001.
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Bellew, with him being tasked chiefly with resolving the pilot's dispute. It had been speculated in
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European airline for 12 months. Bellew in this matter fully admits that he freely signed the covenant and at the time of signing he fully understood its meaning and purpose.
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1155:"3 Takeaways from the Ryanair V Peter Bellew High Court Case"
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313:. Bellew had plagiarised a speech made by Irish Taoiseach,
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1222:"Riyadh Air to launch with fleet of 72 787-9 Dreamliners"
636:"Peter Bellew – Malaysia Airlines – Lechotouristique.com"
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