Calling all Aviation Workers! The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) stands with you in demanding a #NewDealforAviation. This means jobs with good pay, strong working conditions, and a secure future. Here’s your chance to make a difference! The Global Aviation and Aerospace Skills Taskforce is conducting a vital survey to understand how the industry attracts […]
November 5, 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a joint statement calling for urgent government intervention to prevent an employment catastrophe in the aviation industry. Estimates from the Air Transport Action Group suggest some 4.8 million aviation workers’ jobs are at risk as a result of air travel demand […]
November 10, 2020
Joint IATA/ITF statement on financial support and testing to restart global aviation Seven months since the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, aviation continues to be one of the worst hit business sectors from this crisis. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that the industry will not recover to 2019 levels until […]
By Gary Stoller A Google search of three words, “flight attendant attacked,” reveals many frightening and disturbing incidents of unruly passenger behavior during the past few years. So, as psychologists, sociologists and others contemplate whether civility is dead in America, it may be a good time to consider a Facebook post this month by a […]
January 14, 2019