The Finnish Aviation Union IAU has announced industrial action at Finnair’s home hub Helsinki Airport, causing extensive disruptions to Finnair traffic on Friday, 16 May. According to the IAU, the industrial actions are similar to those carried out earlier in May. The four-hour industrial ac...

Lufthansa and the German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit union have agreed on a pay increase for pilots at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo. The cockpit crews will receive an increase in their basic monthly pay of 490 euros each in two stages – with retroactive effect from 1 August 2022, and a...

Today, First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two flight attendants against Alaska Airlines after the airline terminated them because they asked questions in a company forum about the company's support for the "Equality Act." The lawsuit also claims the Association of Flight...

Ryanair has cancelled several flights operated by Belgium crew due to fly between Friday 22nd April and Sunday 24th April due to a strike of the Belgium Ryanair crew. The strike notice was introduced on the 1st of April by the Christian trade union CNE/ACV Puls on behalf of the Belgium-based cabin c...

By Doug Gollan FORBES While CARES Act support for the airlines and private jet operators has been well documented, the Treasury Department also provided payroll aid to cargo airlines, fuelers, and companies that support air travel such as ground handlers, and yes, airline caterers. One of the ...

Widespread layoffs at Pearson International Airport may have been unavoidable at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they expose the Government of Canada’s lagging response to safeguard the future of the aviation industry, says Unifor. “Canada’s airlines and airports are being left beh...