“Control the costs”- The Scandinavian airline SAS was quick to offer public justification already in January 2017 as to why it would be setting up a subsidiary in Ireland. Less than a year later, the first flights under the Irish registration are already a reality. With this the company

Trouble-makers, disruptive or drunk passengers should not be allowed boarding aircraft, as a precautionary measure. And if they are allowed – and cause any incidents –  crews need to be able to face them off knowing there are clear rules, procedures and legal framework to rely on. But

Drones that can transfer more than 80 Joules of kinetic energy in case of impact will require mandatory registration and will have to be individually marked for identification, under the new EU-wide EASA Regulation

After a 7-week’ long, expensive defamation case before the Irish High Court, a verdict in favour of Capt Evert van Zwol, John Goss and Ted Murphy, brings much needed relief to them, their families and the pilot community. They have successfully demonstrated during the process, that the

Failure is a word that no-one likes to hear. Especially not if it applies to a major European airline. But it is the word that perhaps best describes the relations between Ryanair management and its pilots right now. Management fails to honor its commitment to “talk” to its own pilots,

Reinvigorating pilot unity and overwhelming support for colleagues in Ryanair are the highlights of the past weeks at ECA. Our friends from the other side of the North Atlantic came over to Ireland and the UK, just to show that Pilot Unity doesn’t stop at the borders. At the same time,

Stronger & clear rules on the ‘Principal Place of Business’ and the related ‘Place of Establishment’ in aviation are a must, if Europe wants to safeguard its aviation industry. This was one of the key solutions to an ever more prominent problem of increasing globalisation & liberalisation

Drone, airline & helicopter pilots have much more in common than just the same airspace. This was the main conclusion of the first workshop for manned & unmanned aviation pilots, organised by the European Cockpit Association in Brussels on 19 Oct. Under the common theme “One sky fits all”,

Today, Ryanair Capt. Imelda Comer speaks up – and we invite you to listen to what she has to say about the company and the aspirations of Ryanair pilots. Imelda Comer took the step to reveal her identity. Not an easy step in an environment where many pilots express their fear to be subject

Ryanair’s cancellation debacle has exposed structural deficiencies in its business and employment model and a deep disconnect between Ryanair management and its pilots. The public has seen Ryanair pilots state they are ready to support their company, but also that pilots are united in