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Your safety is our priority. But only on the interior of a sealed aluminium tube

Without doubt, aviation’s warming impact contributes to the climate emergency we all face. While current estimates suggest around 2% of global CO2 emissions come from the aviation sector, the non-CO2 warming effects are reckoned to bring its total percentage of all warming effects to

Editorial
Jul 29, 2020
European Aviation Mental  Well-being Initiative (EAM-WELL)

European Aviation Mental  Well-being Initiative (EAM-WELL)

Joint statement by leading European aviation organisations on mental well-being, impacted by COVID-19
 

News article
Jul 07, 2020
inside Ryanair plane

For Ryanair pilots fear works – until it doesn’t

When once asked about motivating his people, Michael O’Leary – true to his style to amuse the audience said: “I think fear works great”. But many of his staff would agree he wasn’t being funny. The latest series of threats during negotiations with pilots – despite Ryanair’s upbeat forecast

News article
Jun 30, 2020
When fear & pressure become your daily companion

When fear & pressure become your daily companion

Since Ryanair took over Laudamotion the company finds itself in a free fall. The employees fear that the COVID crisis may just become the end of this free fall (and our jobs). And Ryanair is capitalising on our fears. 

Stories
Jun 24, 2020
Preparing for the post-COVID19 pilot job market

Preparing for the post-COVID19 pilot job market

The post-COVID-19 pilot job market: How does the future job market look like and where is my place in it?

News article
Jun 09, 2020
mental health pilots covid

Amidst a pandemic: an epidemic of anxiety

A combination of isolation, job insecurity and a potential health risk makes the current COVID-19 crisis also a threat to our mental well-being. With so many different stressors literally thrown at us at once, mental health professionals are preparing for an epidemic of anxiety after the

News article
Jun 04, 2020
A feast in times of plague

A feast in times of plague

"I was among the 1000 people recently fired by WIZZAIR due to the coronavirus pandemic. I have been working in the aviation industry for more than 15 years, flying for many companies in different countries. Each airline has its own rules and policy for their pilots as well as different

Stories
May 29, 2020
A disease is stalking airlines, and it isn’t COVID-19…

A disease is stalking airlines, and it isn’t COVID-19…

A bit like the SARS2-CoV-2 virus it goes under many names, none of them especially catchy. It is prevalent throughout airlines, and seems highly transmissible between them, hopping from one to another, especially when they are under strain. 

Editorial
May 25, 2020
© Aurora Flight Sciences

Between awe and anxiety: Automation & autonomy in the post-COVID world

“Robots will take over the world.” At any given moment, that ludicrous statement will draw ridicule at best. But in today’s world – where a pandemic has shut down schools, factories and restaurants, grounded airplanes and placed millions in lockdown – even the absurd sounds plausible. 

News article
May 24, 2020
News in brief #4

News in brief #4

Masks? Yes. Temperature checks? Yes. Social distancing onboard? Maybe. Strong, harmonised, and mutually accepted rules on how to operate safe flights with COVID present in our societies? YES. Here is our recipe for safely navigating through the COVID crisis, issued ahead of the publication

News article
May 22, 2020
Aviation without pilots covid19

Aviation without pilots

The EU entered this crisis with the noble aim to safeguard jobs and prevent mass unemployment. But – so far – none of this has translated into concrete measures for the aviation employees. While airlines have swiftly been accommodated with flexible slot and state aid rules, workers have

News article
May 20, 2020
resilience

Keeping your resilience during the time of crisis

The unthinkable has happened. COVID-19 gutted the travel and tourism industry worldwide. All European airlines – no exception to that – rushed to preserve their cashflow and cut cost. Pilots are now grounded, forced to take unpaid leave, furloughed and some have just been fired.

How can

Stories
May 19, 2020

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