Why Are Air Canada Workers So Angry?

“In my forty years of collective bargaining I have never seen the level of anger that I have seen in the membership at Air Canada,” said IAMAW Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie.


March 13, 2012

Machinists Union Wins Election for 17,000 at United Airlines (goIAM.org)

In an election conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today won exclusive representation rights for nearly 17,000 Passenger Service and Reservation Employees at the new United Airlines.


March 8, 2012

A tale of two airlines: Can low-cost carriers be sustainable and good places to work? (TheConversation.edu.au)

The recent collapses of Air Australia, Malev and Spanair raise questions about airline strategies and business models.

With rising fuel prices and continuing economic turmoil in Europe and elsewhere, what is the sustainability of low-cost air travel and new-entrant budget airlines?


March 6, 2012

Argentina wants its airline to fly to Falklands (Reuters)

Argentina’s president said on Thursday she wants her country’s flag carrier to fly to the disputed Falkland Islands and she will seek to renegotiate an accord with Britain that allows flights from Chile.


March 2, 2012

Trade union readies to rumble with Ryanair (The Copenhagen Post)

3F threatens to blockade Ryanair if budget airline does not accept labour laws


March 1, 2012

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ITF welcomes judge’s bid to rescue Mexican airline

Following 18 months of bankruptcy, the federal judge of bankruptcy protection measures Felipe Consuelo Soto has certified that Med Atlantic group will invest 300 million US dollars to aid Mexicana airline’s recovery.
Consuelo Soto addressed a press c…


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ITF welcomes judge’s bid to rescue Mexican airline

Following 18 months of bankruptcy, the federal judge of bankruptcy protection measures Felipe Consuelo Soto has certified that Med Atlantic group will invest 300 million US dollars to aid Mexicana airline’s recovery.
Consuelo Soto addressed a press c…