Law Debenture Share News (LWDB)

Leslie Buckley, a non-executive director at Aer Lingus, has bought €50,700 worth of shares in the Irish airline.Buckley, who has been appointed as a non-exec in May, purchased 65,000 shares at a price of € 0.78 each. Figures revealed last week that a 10% increase in short haul passengers at Aer Lingus during August offset a slump in long haul numbers. The carrier flew 1.09m people last month, up 7.7% on the same time last year, while the load factor, which measures how well planes are filled, rose 2.4% to 83%. The airline's shares have struggled recently. Last month, the group said half-year losses grew to €81.7m from €21.3m the year before as average fares fell by 17%.Top Director BuysAer Lingus Group (AERL) Director name: Mr Leslie BuckleyAmount purchased: 65,000 @ € 0.78 Value: € 50,700Antisoma (ASM) Director name: Ms Ursula NeyAmount purchased: 165,000 @ 29.80p Value: £49,170Antisoma (ASM) Director name: Mr Eric DoddAmount purchased: 60,000 @ 30.00p Value: £18,000Symphony International Holdings (SIHL) Director name: Mr Anil ThadaniAmount purchased: 30,070 @ $0.50 Value: $15,035Top Director SellsLaw Debenture Corp. (LWDB) Director name: Ms Caroline BanszkyAmount sold: 7,521 @ 278.50p Value: £20,946