Press Release: United adds 270 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to fleet
United Airlines today announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Diehl Aviation reaches labor agreement
Diehl Aviation, a leading supplier of cabin interiors and aircraft systems as well as related services, this week successfully concluded neg... Continue Reading
North American carriers express confidence in MAX; union wants probe
Updated on 12 March The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is calling on the FAA to temporarily ground the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in t... Continue Reading
EU court ruling on wild cat strikes is wild card for airlines, passengers
The Court of Justice of the European Union announced this week that German leisure airline TUIfly will be responsible for paying compensatio... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Wisconsin pilots, 7 years overdue for a new contract
This month, Air Wisconsin pilots marked their seventh year without a new contract, continuing a cycle of frustration and unhappiness for the... Continue Reading
Ryanair continues to play hardball against pilot unionization efforts
Ryanair is refusing to meet with an unofficial pilots’ union that was formed in the wake of its recent crew rostering fiasco, and says... Continue Reading
NAI gets a union; will US3 and labor continue to fight it?
Will the labor union objections to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Ireland-based arm of the Norwegian family, stop now? The budget ai... Continue Reading
AFA president on why NAI entry is concern to US flight attendants
If there was ever a single moment that redefined the aviation industry for Sara Nelson, it was 9/11. “Every day since the planes again began... Continue Reading
New international union, Airports United, decries rise in outsourcing
Early this month, as airline trade group IATA’s annual general meeting began in Ireland’s capital, a new international union group represent... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Unions fear other LCCs will copy Norwegian
Updated to note that Norwegian has succeeded in receiving Irish AOC Union leaders fear that Norwegian’s successful attempt to receive ... Continue Reading
Will employee discontent hurt WestJet?
Nearly two years ago employees at WestJet overwhelmingly endorsed the creation of a new regional carrier to allow the airline to ratchet up ... Continue Reading
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