The truth about pilot shortage is far more elaborate than what many in the industry are trying to portray. Factors such as the region, type of operation, experience level of the pilot group need to be considered each time we speak about “the pilot shortage”. 

So it’s time we stop talking

The relationship between the airline and Flight Crew is often compared to being married. When an airline goes bust, this marriage is destroyed overnight. So, with no time to grieve and vent frustrations pilots just need to seek a new relationship. Many of the pilots have worked for years

European pilots welcome the changes to the rules on wet-leasing arrangements between EU airlines and 3rd country carriers agreed upon by the EU Institutions at a ‘Trilogue’ meeting yesterday evening. The revised article 13 of EU Reg. 1008/2008 will allow the EU to lift the existing time

Base closures and fleet reduction by Ryanair – perceived in some quarters as a punishment for the lawful industrial actions by pilots and cabin crew – are seen as a declaration of war to the crew across the whole network. There is concern that this latest development will seriously

With every month, European aviation is drifting further & further away from the definition of “Social”. Despite the EU Commission’s pledge to create quality jobs, pilots have experienced a different reality – one with deterriorating conditions & social dumping. 

Exposure to ionising radiation may be understudied but is a well-known health risk factor. For pilots and cabin crew – who spend their working days and nights in the air – this exposure is even more of a threat. In addition, the surge to choose nowadays more direct routes often increases

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.