Air quality, low cost carriers and HIV/AIDS were among the pressing topics discussed by delegates at the ITF’s aviation section conference, which kicked off on 3 October in London.
A new 70-page resource pack for tackling the issue of HIV/AIDS in the…
Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-owned airline, is set to announce a far-reaching code share agreement with Air France-KLM on Monday, two people familiar with the agreement said. The deal, which will not include an equity stake, signals a thawing of relations between Europe’s flag carriers and the younger Gulf airlines, which are aggressively expanding their reach.
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European structure of the ITF, has expressed concern that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ignores the impact of staff fatigue on passenger safety in its Opinion on Flight Time Limitatio…
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Qatar Airways is set to be the first of the fast-expanding Gulf carriers to become a member of one of the global airline alliances, by agreeing to join oneworld.
The move is a coup for oneworld, whose members are led by American Airlines and British Airways, and underlines how the Gulf carriers may no longer be viewed with hostility by western airlines.
The Flight Attendants Union Coalition(FAUC), representing 100,000 Flight Attendants at carriers nationwide, today announced their collective endorsement of the re-election of President Barack Obama.
Nationwide rallies denounced contractualization as labor groups in the Philippines marked the “Global Day of Action against Outsourcing.” Meanwhile airline unions and other workers abroad held protests spanning four continents in an expression of global resistance to outsourcing. “Actions by workers, on the same day, in a coordinated way, all over the world, gives the […]
The secretary for civil aviation of global union federation the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has backed criticism by an easyJet official of Ryanair’s treatment of its staff. In an interview with Europa Press*, Javier Gándara, CEO of easyJet in Spain and Portugal, is reported as contrasting EasyJet’s commitment to its staff (as part […]
The struggle of more than 2,300 union members in the Philippines who were sacked will be marked by a day of action tomorrow.
The one-year anniversary of the dismissal of Philippines Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) members approaches on 27 Sep…