Despite the occasional outcry about the “greedy” pilots on strike, all crew and many passengers do understand that negotiations with the employers can result in a deadlock which can at times lead to a strike. The current industrial disputes in numerous airlines across Europe have proven to

In any business that relies on the price of a barrel of oil, the example of a 40-gallon steel barrel may be the ideal metaphor. Immensely strong when it is full and used right, or it may be damaged and crushed if you empty it. It is just like a Ryanair. 
 

Air crew strikes are often about more than just a paycheck. This was also the case with the AeroSvit crew in 2011. Their list of demands included timely payment of salaries, improving safety procedures and swift repairs of equipment onboard. The demands were legitimate but failed to

Challenged by strikes in the UK and Spain, caught in failed mediation rounds in Ireland, left by the COO who was hired specifically to help with the transition to a unionised company, and suing their own pilots for their decisions as union representatives. In this context shareholders will

This will be the second summer of industrial unrest in a row for Ryanair and the underlying root causes seem similar, and familiar to those of last year: Ryanair’s inability to undertake genuine social dialogue with its employees. 

Summer is here and with it – delays, cancellations and further fatigue from overstretched ultra-busy summer rosters. Some airlines have taken precautionary measures, trying to reduce delays by adding ‘buffers’, incl. additional aircraft & crew on standby and longer turnaround times. But

There is one thing that all travelers – whether on a business or leisure trip – have in common: they all hate delays. No matter their final destination or how much they’ve paid for a ticket, it is difficult not to feel frustrated when stranded at an airport for hours. Last summer, that was

We all know they’re doing it. Airbus, Boeing, avionics manufacturers and certain airlines – all working away behind closed doors. All trying to work out how to get rid of one of the inconvenient, ‘expensive’ pilots in the cockpit of every airliner. 

Evidence Based Training (EBT) comes with tempting propositions for everyone in the chain – from the airlines, pilots in training through the aviation authorities. It promises efficiency, safety, more and better training, while reducing the standard checking. But could this concept live up

Would anybody accept a business factory being opened in another country, and the factory grounds being treated as sovereign territory of the home country? Especially if that meant avoiding the need to pay taxes where the factory is, recognise the fundamental rights of the local factory