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

ITF news online

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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…


Aer Lingus Flight Attendants Stand Strong in Face of Management Attacks (AFL-CIO now blog)

Last year, a small and brave group of flight attendants approached the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) with a goal to become union members with rights to collective bargaining with their employer


February 24, 2012

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Unions take up the fight against new anti-union legislation in Turkey

Unions in Turkey are joining forces in a bid to see off a notorious piece of draft legislation, which, if passed, threatens to erode Labour rights.
Across Turkey, unions have launched a concerted campaign under the auspices of the Trade Union Unity Pla…


February 22, 2012

Virgin’s sexism in the sky (EurekaStreet.com.au)

…But there’s another point of difference, one that interests me most, and that’s the way in which each airline chooses to represent women. The differences are stark.


February 19, 2012