Plane madness for Almeria (TheOlivePress.es)
RYANAIR has scrapped a plan to introduce flights between Almeria and Liverpool, after the tourist board backed out of supporting the route.
March 14, 2012
Iberia Express to join Oneworld alliance (ABTN.co.uk)
Iberia subsidiary Iberia Express will launch commercial services on Sunday and will immediately become an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance.
Oneworld confirmed the news at this week’s Air Berlin inauguration event at the forthcoming Berlin Brandenburg Will Brandt airport.
March 22, 2012
March 14, 2012
Why Are Air Canada Workers So Angry?
“In my forty years of collective bargaining I have never seen the level of anger that I have seen in the membership at Air Canada,” said IAMAW Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie.
March 13, 2012
A tale of two airlines: Can low-cost carriers be sustainable and good places to work? (TheConversation.edu.au)
The recent collapses of Air Australia, Malev and Spanair raise questions about airline strategies and business models.
With rising fuel prices and continuing economic turmoil in Europe and elsewhere, what is the sustainability of low-cost air travel and new-entrant budget airlines?
March 6, 2012
Argentina wants its airline to fly to Falklands (Reuters)
Argentina’s president said on Thursday she wants her country’s flag carrier to fly to the disputed Falkland Islands and she will seek to renegotiate an accord with Britain that allows flights from Chile.
March 2, 2012
Trade union readies to rumble with Ryanair (The Copenhagen Post)
3F threatens to blockade Ryanair if budget airline does not accept labour laws
March 1, 2012
Virgin’s sexism in the sky (EurekaStreet.com.au)
…But there’s another point of difference, one that interests me most, and that’s the way in which each airline chooses to represent women. The differences are stark.
February 19, 2012
Transport, Communications Unions Form Alliance
TWU, CWA to focus on bargaining, organizing campaigns at airlines
February 17, 2012