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Joint letter: Sustainable aviation fuel incentives scheme in the EU ETS

Joint letter: Sustainable aviation fuel incentives scheme in the EU ETS

Meeting the EU 2030 and 2050 climate goals will require ambitious policies. As showed by the European aviation sector’s Destination 2050 roadmap, the air transport sector is willing and committed to reaching such goals.

News article
May 14, 2022
Job opportunity: Office Manager

Job opportunity: Office Manager

ECA is looking for a highly reliable, multitasking, multilingual, flexible, and proactive Office Manager, with empathy, the ability to work in a team, and with an eye for detail.

News article
May 11, 2022
Social Rating ECA

European airlines ranked from ‘Social Excellence’ to ‘Social Junk’

A third of European airlines are an excellent place for pilots to work at, according to survey results released today by the European Cockpit Association. The survey asked pilots to look at criteria like the use of precarious atypical employment forms in their airlines, contractual

Press release
Apr 05, 2022
IFALPA and ECA on Donating to Aid Efforts in Ukraine

IFALPA and ECA on Donating to Aid Efforts in Ukraine

As the situation in Eastern Europe continues to deteriorate, many of our Member Associations and individual pilots have generously reached out to us, looking for guidance on how to support the pilot community in Ukraine.

News article
Mar 18, 2022
International Pilot Organizations Statement of Support for Ukraine

International Pilot Organizations Statement of Support for Ukraine

The people of Ukraine have shown an incredible strength and resilience in the face of aggression and violence. The pilot community will continue to offer support and assistance to our colleagues and their families,” says ECA President Otjan de Bruijn. 

Press release
Mar 09, 2022
Karolinska survey 2022

Ramp-up up in the air: A survey by the Karolinska Institute

Airline safety is rarely examined through the prism of air crew employment terms and conditions. But new airline business models and most recently – the COVID-19 pandemic –have shaken the industry, profoundly reshaping crews’ working environment. Karolinska Institute, a renowned research

News article
Mar 09, 2022
Flying to and over Ukraine: European response again inconsistent

Flying to and over Ukraine: European response again inconsistent

The lack of clarity, coordination and guidance to pilots about overflying and flying to Ukraine at times of a developing serious military conflict is a great concern. Despite two disastrous events in the recent past – the MH17 and PS752 – pilots (and airline passengers) were still facing

Press release
Feb 25, 2022
Toulouse declaration Aviation Summit

European trade union representatives support decarbonisation of aviation

The ETF, EFFAT, UNI Europa, IndustriAll Europe and ECA welcome the Toulouse Declaration on future sustainability and decarbonisation in aviation, which was adopted on 4 February 2022 the Aviation Summit under the French presidency of the Council of the EU.

Press release
Feb 07, 2022
Airlines, NGOs Unite Behind Push for Clean Jet Fuels in Europe

Airlines, pilots, NGOs Unite Behind Push for Clean Jet Fuels in Europe

Airlines, pilots and environmental groups are teaming up for the first time to support a European Union plan for big increases in climate-friendly jet fuels.

News article
Feb 01, 2022
International Pilot Organizations on Tensions in Eastern Europe

International Pilot Organizations on Tensions in Eastern Europe

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) are highly concerned with the situation of heightened tensions in Eastern Europe. The situation appears comparable to that of summer 2014, which led to the tragic downing of

Press release
Feb 01, 2022
No pilots!

No pilots!

Two years ago – in June 2019 – I attended the joint EASA/FAA Conference in Cologne on behalf of ECA. My mission: find out how aircraft certification would evolve after the two fatal crashes and subsequent grounding of the B737MAX. I was only one of the few pilots present, attending along

News article
Jan 27, 2022
New background check requirements and why you should be aware of them

New background check requirements and why you should be aware of them

Just before the start of the pandemic the European Commission changed the requirements that the EU Member States must fulfill before a crew or airport identification card may be issued. There are two major changes that may have important consequences for crew. They will enter into force

News article
Jan 27, 2022

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