Remember last summer’s travel misery as a wave of union strikes at Ryanair paralyzed hundreds of holidaymakers’ flights? The scenario is likely to repeat itself in the comings weeks, with staff walkouts now planned in Ireland, Britain, Spain and Portugal. Ryanair assures it expects minor disruption to operations, but the prospect of the two sides resolving their ongoing dispute is dim....

The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has confirmed two dates for strike action by UK-based pilots of the budget carrier Ryanair in their latest fight over pay and conditions.The first walk-o...

British Airways (BA) legal attempts to halt its pilots’ industrial action have now been defeated twice in court. The UK’s flagship carrier recently lost appeal against the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA), whose members have voted strongly in favor of an industrial action. The airline had taken the union to court in an attempt to block pilots’ planned strike threatening the busy summer period....

SAS estimates the impact from the previous pilot strike, lasting roughly a week, which includes the cost of over $68 million (650 million SEK), adding up to pilling losses in the second quarter of 2019.  ...

Updated. China Airlines is facing delays during busy Spring Holidays period, as pilot union representing approximately 900 of its pilots is gearing up for strikes....

UPDATED. Approximately 220,000 passengers were affected as security workers staged strikes at Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, Munich, Leipzig / Halle, Dresden and Erfurt airports....

Anne Rigail, currently Deputy General Manager of Air France, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company, replacing Franck Terner. She will be the first woman to be at the head of the French flag carrier. Rigail now needs to gear up for what can be expected to be arduous discussions between the new managing directors and Air France’s unions...

In the framework of the revision of the collective labor agreement (CLA), the Trade Union Association of Aviator Pilots (ASPA) of Mexico and Aerovías de México SA de CV (Aeromexico), agreed to an extension of 48 hours to continue the negotiations surrounding the Contract B under which some pilots are hired....

Ryanair's German pilots are planning to go on a 24-hour strike on September 12, 2018, demanding better working conditions, says their union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC). Ryanair, in turn, threatens to cut jobs in Germany if strikes persist....

The KLM pilot union Vereniging Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers (VNV) announced on September 4, 2018, that it reached an understanding on a new collective labor agreement with the management of KLM-Air France. While that puts an end to the threat of a pilot strike in the Netherlands, it might anger their French counterpart....