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…
The ITF has put the blame on Willie Walsh for the start of a series of strikes by Iberia workers in defence of their jobs.
Willie Walsh is CEO of IAG, the parent group of Iberia and British Airways.
ITF civil aviation secretary Gabriel Mocho said on 22…
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached three tentative agreements with United Airlines, covering 32,500 workers.
The announcement on 13 February affects employees working in the Ramp/Fleet Service, Public…