Union lobby against “elite” airports in Brazil
A union in Brazil has launched a campaign to fend off pressure on the government to privatise the country’s 68 airports, which it believes could limit the prospect of air travel for working people.
Mexicana’s ex-workers sue PC Capital for fraud (FoxNewsLatino)
Mexicana de Aviacion’s former employees have sued PC Capital, which was unable to come up in March with the $200 million it offered for the bankrupt carrier, for fraud.PC Capital committed alleged fraud against “more than 8,000 workers” of Compañia Mexicana de Aviacion, or CMA, “by delaying the airline’s sale for more than four months via an offer that lacked economic resources,” a group calling itself the Coalition of Workers of Mexicana de Aviacion said.
July 7, 2011
A Hard Landing for Collective Bargaining – Ken Lewenza, CAW President (The Mark News-Canada)
The Air Canada back-to-work bill bodes ill for workers’ rights.
If any further evidence is needed to prove that Canada’s federal industrial relations are in desperate need of repair, we don’t have to look further than the recent labour dispute at Air Canada.
EASA publishes latest annual review of aviation safety in Europe
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Annual Safety Review for 2010. The review shows a high level of safety for commercial air transport operations in EASA Member States*. Indeed, it was the first year in the history of aviation in Europe that no fatal accidents occurred for commercial helicopter and aeroplane operations.
Tiger grounding points to larger low-cost safety issues (Travel Mole)
The grounding of Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger Airways is an indication that safety regulation procedures have not kept pace with the fast expansion of the low-cost airline model.
This is the view of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the global umbrella group for unions across 154 countries, including 275 unions from the aviation sector, which has issued a statement about the unprecedented grounding of an airline’s entire fleet.
July 5, 2011
Tiger Airways cabin crew on their own (The Herald Sun-Australia)
MORE than 100 Tiger flight attendants are in limbo with the grounding of the budget airline.
July 4, 2011
Holiday hell as Tiger fights for its life
Virgin Australia, Qantas and Jetset are attempting to save the holidays of thousands of Australian families after the grounding of budget operator Tiger Airways by safety authorities until at least July 9.
Tiger Airways shares slide to record low on Australia grounding
(Reuters) – Australia’s grounding of Tiger Airways (TAHL.SI) on safety grounds sent shares of the Singapore budget airline tumbling as much as 16 percent to a record low on Monday and boosted those of its bigger rivals down under, which hope to steal market share and end a price war.