Civil Aviation, Ground Staff

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Lufthansa cancels more than 1,000 flights as ground handlers strike (wsj.com)

German carrier scraps almost all flights from Munich, Frankfurt hubs Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled almost all of its flights from two of its hub airports as ground staff staged a walkout, exacerbating disruption that has plagued the aviation industry as it tries to increase flying to meet surging travel demand. The German carrier said that […]


July 27, 2022

Civil Aviation, Ground Staff

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Qantas engineers vote on work stoppages as they seek higher pay (reuters.com)

By Jamie Freed Qantas Airways Ltd’s unionised licensed aircraft engineers are voting on work stoppages of up to 12 hours and overtime bans from next month after failing to reach a pay agreement with the airline, the union’s head said on Wednesday [6 July 2022]. The move which affects around 1,000 engineers across Qantas and […]


July 9, 2022