Two years ago, the largest Brazilian airline (TAM) merged with the Chile-based LAN to create LATAM — one of the most important airline businesses in Latin America. In 2012, it flew over 65 million passengers. It has 51,000 employees. Today, with the eyes of the world focussed on Brazil, I want to draw your attention […]
The Norwegian airline with the same name is in danger of being thrown into a comprehensive strike by its cabin crew in Norway and Denmark within a short period of time. A strike could affect the company’s flights across much of Europe. The airline, which in 2012 signed the biggest deal ever in the history […]
On behalf of 2.5 million transport workers and 250,000 civil aviation workers from 41 European countries and over 230 trade unions, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) expresses its full support to the industrial action currently being in progress at ‘Norwegian Air’ by Parat. The ETF has learnt that Norwegian’s management is not ready to […]
Travellers faced a day of disruption on Thursday as air traffic controllers in France and across Europe went on strike over cost cuts and pan-European safety rules. France’s DGAC authority asked airlines operating services to and from the three Paris-region airports – Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais – to reduce flights by about 20 […]
ETF demands to stop jeopardising jobs and safety in European Sky Today, Thursday 30 January 2014, and yesterday, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and its national affiliates from 11 countries* organised strikes and other actions in the context of the 2nd European Action Day to demand the establishment of a fair, cooperative and social […]
Airline passengers may face travel disruption over the next two days due to expected strikes across European Air Traffic Control services. EasyJet said it expects the strikes in Italy and Portugal – the timings of which are expected to differ from country to country – will have “a significant impact on our flights during these […]
ETF demands a social dimension inside the Single European Sky in its second European Action Day on 30 January 2014 Following the call of the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) and the entire Air Traffic Management (ATM) employees are mobilising for a new European Action Day on 30 January 2014 to demand […]
The iconic Empire State Building was the scene of a strong and vocal protest against Turkish Airlines rights abuses held in New York November 8. The action was in support of 305 Turkish Airlines workers dismissed in 2012 for exercising their right to strike. IUF affiliates from the New York Hotel Trades Council, union members […]