Ver.di announced on 18 March the successful conclusion to collective bargaining negotiations about co-determination for European Air Transport (EAT) flight deck crew in DHL’s Leipzig operation.
The agreement is closely based on the works council cons…
On August 14, 2005, a Cypriot airliner, Flight 522, crashed near Athens with the loss of all 121 passengers, whilst flying from Larnaca, Cyprus. Regarding this tragic accident, allegations were made, and criminal charges rose against the Bulgarian aviation professional Capt. Ianko Stoimenov. The ITF and the ETF are rightfully criticising the over-zealous prosecution of […]
The ITF is to deliver a warning about the growth of ‘flags of convenience’ in aviation to the sixth ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Air Transport Conference in Montreal, which begins on 17 March.
ITF civil aviation section secretar…
More than 40 delegates representing unions in 11 Asecna (Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar) countries who attended the third ordinary congress of the Festa (Federation of Workers’ Unions of Asecna) in Cotonou, Benin took st…
The ITF is backing American unions representing airline cabin crew in their campaign to reverse the US government decision announced on 6 March to allow knives in aircraft cabins for the first time since 9/11.
The Transportation Security Administration…
As Iberia workers kicked off their second phase of industrial action on 4 March, they were joined in Spain by delegations from British, French and Argentinian unions supporting their struggle to prevent the loss of thousands of jobs at the airline.
Sta…
Two air transport unions have agreed to suspend a proposed strike following a successful meeting with the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on 21 February.
The talks concluded with an agreement that new conditions of service would b…
The ILO has reported that its tripartite meeting on civil aviation concluded with a call for a “sustainable civil aviation industry” as a “common goal for governments, employers and workers” and noted that to achieve this goal “the industry n…