Don’t be fooled by the creeping sense of normality: airlines are still very much fighting for their survival. Despite the positive signs and optimism that the pace of vaccinations in Europe has picked up, and summer travel might offer a boost to the travel industry, the situation is still

Airline executives don’t like mixing aviation with politics. Yet, politics seems to have just ruthlessly interfered with civil aviation. The Belarus incident with Ryanair flight 4978 shattered fundamental rules, protocols and trust that have in the past prevented tragedies and probably

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In aviation, SAFE outcomes are typically preceded by multiple successful pilot interventions. 
 
The survey aims at analysing the pilots’ ability to creatively cope with an ever-changing and potentially unfamiliar environment. Questions focus on technical and operational issues experienced

We are calling for an independent enquiry into this occurrence and appropriate immediate response by safety and security authorities. This unprecedented act of unlawful interference will potentially upend all the assumptions about the safest response to bomb threats on flight and

European aviation is a major contributor to the European economy, notably in its regions, and the restart of aviation will re-establish connectivity throughout Europe and revitalise the European economy.

If flying a plane was like riding a bike, safety departments and aviation authorities wouldn't be scrambling now to come up with an efficient strategy to bring pilots back in the cockpit after more than a year of little to no flying. Unable to get enough flying hours and maintain a close

The low-cost long-haul airline Norwegian has laid off 90 per cent of its staff, leaving thousands out of work and many unable to get payments due. While the parent company is under restructuring proceedings in Ireland and Norway, European taxpayers, along with employees, shareholders,

The COVID crisis unleashed a new wave of anti-worker practices in European airlines. From new schemes of atypical employment – to outright dismissal without consultation, here we will collect airlines’ attacks on pilot jobs, terms and conditions. 

One of the clearest signs that the COVID-19 nightmare may soon be behind us is the announcement of new airlines coming into play: flyPOP (UK), Play (Iceland), EGO Airways (Italy), Norse Atlantic Airways & Flyr (Norway) or SouthEast Airlines (Slovenia)... And this is somewhat good news for

The Spanish National Court ruled that the employment contracts of cabin crew members with Crewlink and Workforce to provide services on Ryanair flights constitute an illegal hiring out of workers and that the real employer is Ryanair. The ruling means that some 400 cabin crew will be able