MRO: Iberian maintenance providers plan for growth

The latest major change in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry on the Iberian Peninsula was the merger between Iberia Maintenance and British Airways’ technical arm, BA Engineering, when their parent carriers formed International Airlines Group (IAG) at the end of last year.


September 23, 2011

Qantas to scrap 28 flights, delay 27 – Move follows plans by ground staff to strike this week due to stalled pay talks (The Singapore Business Times)

(SYDNEY) Australian carrier Qantas will cancel 28 flights and delay a further 27 due to a ground staff strike this week that would affect more than 6,000 passengers.


September 20, 2011

Air Canada flight attendants creating a wave east to west/Negotiations at Air Canada: No deal yet

Less than 24 hours before a possible strike, the Air Canada flight attendants will rally in solidarity across the country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, this Tuesday September 20.


Aviation affiliates urged to speak out for dismissed Gulf Air workers

Aviation unions worldwide are being urged to show their support for the 
Bahrain based Gulf Air workers who remain unemployed 5 months after being controversially dismissed. Management has so far refused to negotiate with the 217 workers and has never provided a satisfactory reason for the termination of their employment back in April. The ITF […]


September 16, 2011

Ryanair passenger threatened with arrest for not vacating overbooked flight

Janine Hadley, 27, a Ryanair passenger who was on a flight from Faro, Portugal to Manchester was allegedly threatened with arrest when she refused to vacate an overbooked flight on Sunday.


A new Arab Democratic Trade Union Forum: For freedom, social justice and dignity

Fifteen Arab trade union organizations from 10 countries founded today in Amman, Jordan, a new Forum to promote the fundamental values of democratic and independent trade unionism and to increase regional union solidarity and unity.


Chinese carriers earn $1.03 billion in August

Chinese carriers earned an aggregate profit of CNY6.59 billion ($1.03 billion) in August, up 27.4% over a net income of CNY5.17 billion in the year-ago month, crediting domestic market growth.


De-merger alone can save Air India: Guild leader (The New Indian Express)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The sagging fortunes of national carrier Air India can be checked only by cancelling the merger with Indian Airlines as well as all bilateral operational deals, according to George Abraham, general secretary of Aviation Industry Employees Guild, the carrier’s largest union.


September 12, 2011