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What does it take to secure a sustainable future for aviation?

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times. Aviation, as a strategic European infrastructure, will continue to play a vital role with regards to ensuring safe mobility across the continent but it must significantly reduce its environmental footprint. Sustainable Aviation

Press release
Jun 14, 2022
Our concerns about Wizz Air’s deficient corporate and safety culture are not new

Our concerns about Wizz Air’s deficient corporate and safety culture are not new

We have already – and repeatedly – flagged the airline’s lax attitude to safety culture after a leaked recording of a senior WIZZ manager showed the company dismissed pilots based on their refusal to work on days off, to fly longer hours (the so-called Commander’s Discretion) or report

News article
Jun 10, 2022
Summer fatigue alert

Summer fatigue alert

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

News article
Jun 10, 2022
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

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