One of the biggest constraints in air traffic control today is the saturation of voice communication channels. Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications, CPDLC, helps alleviate this saturation by providing another means of communication for aircrews and air traffic controllers. It works

The demise of regular direct aircrew jobs shows no signs of slowing down. A new form of atypical employment in aviation – pilot sharing – is now added to the already long list of creative set-ups. Along with self-employment, temporary agency work, pay-to-fly schemes, etc. certain airlines

72 citizens, 28 organisations and a handful of air crew – this is the final number of opinions that would shape the European Union’s views and position on how to organize the EU aviation market. As a result of poorly planned consultation and an ill-designed survey, the European Commission

Major European airlines, pilots and cabin crew organisations are joining forces to demand decent social standards and clear rules for the industry to abide by. The call comes when aviation stakeholders & decision-makers meet in Vienna for the high-level European Aviation Summit under the

Tomorrow, investors will meet at Ryanair’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) – under a general media ‘lock-out’ imposed by the airline’s management team. One year after Ryanair’s pilot rostering and flight cancellation crisis, and 9 months after its announcement that it would open up to unions,

We the unified union representatives for Ryanair pilots would like to propose a way to deescalate the current conflict - which included the industrial action on August 10th - between Ryanair pilots at almost all bases throughout Europe and Ryanair management.

A tentative agreement between Ryanair and Irish pilots and a Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) with Italian pilots – this is the current situation in the aftermath of a wave of strikes at Ryanair earlier this month. Both developments are meaningful steps forward for improving pilots’

Dear Commissioners,

One year ago, we jointly discussed the need to fill the ‘Social Agenda’ chapter of the Commission’s EU Aviation Strategy with concrete life (see here).

One year later, we are still awaiting concrete proposals and initiatives on this Social Agenda. Especially on

Two factors are mainly used to define a product: the price & the quality. Normally, a low price does not come with a high quality. But the lower the price, the higher the demand. In aviation, this is not different! While customers have a clear understanding of the price of a high-quality

Shining a laser at an aircraft is both dangerous and reckless. Those tiny handheld devices are powerful enough to do permanent damage to the pilots’ eyes, dazzle or distract them during the most critical phases of flight, such as the take-off or landing. In other words: lasers endanger

Aircraft maintenance is a key component of flight safety. This is why a recent warning by aircraft engineers of deteriorating safety standards in aircraft checks raised alarm across the pilot community. Aircraft Engineers International warned that some national authorities allow aircraft

Ryanair announced cuts to 20% of its Dublin-based fleet this winter and possibly the dismissal of 100 pilots and 200 cabin crew in the weeks to come. This decision comes in the immediate aftermath of a series of one-day strikes by Irish based pilots and further industrial action across