Here you will find an ever expanding resource covering aviation issues that affect all categories of civil aviation workers including cabin crew, airline ground staff, pilots, airport workers and air traffic management staff. Be sure to return regularly or to register to receive updates as this area will be updated on a daily and weekly basis. Also, please email us at aviation@itf.org.uk if you have any links or material you would like to contribute here, or simply to offer us feedback. The ITF Civil Aviation section.
146 members of the US Congress have written to the CEO of Delta Air Lines urging them to stop union busting activities and commit to negotiating in good faith if their employees choose to form a union. Delta employees announced a coordinated campaign to organise in November 2022 amongst flight attendants, fleet service workers, and technicians, […]
The trade union Gebuk has secured a major victory for its members after the airline catering company Aerofood Catering Services Indonesia committed to pay compensation to the workers it illegally terminated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Gebuk, a member of the ITF-affiliated Federation of Indonesian Airport Workers’ Unions (FSPI), is a union of outsourced airline catering […]
Security staff at some of Germany’s biggest airports, including the global hub Frankfurt, walked off the job on Thursday, grounding flights and piling pain on Europe’s largest economy. The 24-hour strike, called by labour union Verdi, is the latest in a series of industrial actions that has paralysed the country’s transportation sector in recent weeks. […]
The Haneda Airport IncidentOn January 2, 2024, a tragic accident at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport involving a Japan Airlines and a Coast Guard aircraft underscored the critical role of cabin crew in ensuring passenger safety. Despite the severity of the collision and the ensuing fire, all 379 passengers on the Japan Airlines plane were safely evacuated, […]
COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – On International Civil Aviation Day, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is today calling on governments the world over to implement subsidies and incentive programmes to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to ensure the industry meets its decarbonisation targets and enable it to focus on upskilling […]
The 51st General Assembly of the International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA) saw active involvement from representatives of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The event, which took place in South America for the first time, was hosted by the ITF-affiliated Association of Air Traffic Technicians and Employees for the Protection and […]
In a resounding display of solidarity and commitment to the welfare of Delta Air Lines employees, the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC), a unit of the International Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), hosted a historic joint labor coalition meeting this week. The gathering united Delta’s diverse employee groups and labor organizers to address shared concerns and underscore […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) was a strong voice for aviation workers at the ICAO Regulatory Panel (ATRP) meeting in Dakar, Senegal, from 1 to 3 November 2023. The ITF joined forces with the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and was represented by ITF aviation affiliates from Germany, the USA, West Africa […]
