Air China is building on its reputation as China’s flag carrier with an expanded schedule to Europe, increasing frequency on existing services and also opening two new routes: Beijing-Geneva and Chengdu-Frankfurt.
February 16, 2013
Less than a year after resolving all representational disputes at the airline formed by a merger of United, Continental and Continental Micronesia airlines, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced three tentative agreements for 32,500 employees in the Ramp/Fleet Service, Public Contact/Reservations and Stock Clerk/Stores classifications at the world’s largest airline. […]
February 13, 2013
Yesterday, Tuesday 22 January 2013, European pilots and cabin crews organised actions in airports of more than 15 European countries. Under the motto « Walkout for Safety », affiliates from the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) protested against the newly proposed European flight duty time rules.
January 23, 2013
The Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry will be held at the International Labour Office in Geneva, from 20-21 February 2013.
January 18, 2013
United Airlines, following its merger with Continental, has ended 2012 as the world’s biggest airline measured by available seat kilometres for the current week, ahead of second placed Delta, whose capacity fell 0.3% year on year, according to Innovata. Fast growing Dubai-based carrier Emirates is the world’s third biggest airline by this measure, and could be in second place by the end of 2013 if the past year’s growth rates are maintained.
January 6, 2013
Turbulence and uncertainty can best describe the year 2012 for the Indian aviation sector. In 2012 major airline companies’ profits plunged into red, staff unrest crippled two airlines and the year also saw one the major players grinding to a halt.
Employees at Spanish national airline Iberia have staged a rally in Madrid to protest the company’s plan to lay off thousands of workers.
The nation’s flight attendants will gain workplace health and safety protection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under a proposed new policy announced by OSHA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
December 7, 2012
