In a unanimous decision Borgarting Court of Appeal has ruled that the case Parat is conducting on behalf of the Italian flight attendant Alessandra Cocca against Ryanair shall be put before the Norwegian courts. The Supreme Court’s Interlocutory Committee ruled in December to reverse a similar ruling from the Court of Appeal due to a […]
March 12, 2014
Remember to join us in calling for Worker’s Rights at Qatar Airways! You can send an e-protest here >> http://bit.ly/1mQlYU5 You can also multiply the action with social media and Thunderclap. If we reach our desired number of supporters on the 8 March, Thunderclap will blasts a specially timed one-off Facebook Post or Tweet from all supporters creating a […]
March 7, 2014
International Labor Organisation estimates aviation sector has a 0.1% profit margin. With world’s airlines eager to cut crew costs – is life as a flight attendant getting worse? As a British Airways flight attendant with a quarter-century of service, John (not his real name) has a regular schedule. He can decide the type of flights […]
In the context of an EU-funded project, the ETF Civil Aviation Section has decided to set up an online survey to investigate the evolution of the labour market in the airline industry following the development of low fares airlines. Needless to say that all civil aviation employees are affected by this issue. This online survey […]
February 17, 2014
A French court has fined Ryanair more than 8m euros (£6.7m) after ruling that it had broken local labour laws. The court found Ryanair acted illegally when it employed more than 120 staff on Irish contracts at its former Marseille operating hub between 2007 and 2010. The low-cost airline said it would appeal against the […]
October 3, 2013
African economies are flourishing. Many vital indicators confirm this development. Most countries are at peace and HIV infections in the worst-affected countries have been declining for the last few years. Expectations are positive as well. Consumer spending is expected to double in the next ten years, and the GDP is expected to rise by an […]
September 23, 2013
Ryanair has come bottom in a customer service survey of 100 UK brands by Which? magazine. The airline scored just 54% in the poll, compared to 88% scored by the winner, cosmetics firm Lush. The Which? report said Ryanair, along with BT and Talk Talk, deserved special mention for ‘poor’ two-star ratings in every element […]
September 20, 2013
Cathay Pacific is embroiled in a row with Qantas Airways and China Eastern Airlines about their plans to launch a budget airline in the Chinese territory. John Slosar, Cathay’s chief executive, said Hong Kong should not grant Jetstar Hong Kong a licence as the airline’s “principal place of business” would not be Hong Kong – […]
September 16, 2013
