New research highlights the damaging effect of COVID-19 mitigations on UK pilots and the aviation industry (balpa.org)

A study carried out by Dr Simon Bennett, Director of Leicester University’s Civil Safety and Security Unit, with the assistance of the British Airline Pilots’ Association, has highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on UK pilots. The research, based on a survey and in-depth interviews with pilots, looked at how being furloughed affected flight […]


October 31, 2022

Aviation unions welcome global agreement on net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

International and European trade unions welcome a new global agreement for net-zero carbon aviation emissions by 2050, but call for stronger commitments at country level, including on social criteria. No worker or region should be left behind, we need a Just Transition for all! After weeks of negotiations, 184 countries agreed to a net-zero goal […]


October 14, 2022

“Crisis and chaos in the aviation industry”: Gabriel Mocho interviewed on RadioLabour

Gabriel Mocho Rodriguez, secretary of the ITF’s civil aviation section, was interviewed on RadioLabour’s  “World Report” program on 7 October 2022. RadioLabour is a well-known source of international news about trade unions, which provides daily (Monday to Friday) news reports.  RadioLabour’s questions allowed Gabriel Mocho to discuss the ongoing chaos and crisis in the global civil […]


October 12, 2022