Category: Airlines

British Airways cabin crew have started a series of strikes after the Unite union had an injunction against it overturned on appeal. The cabin crew commenced a five day strike on May 24, with the airline saying that it plans to operate 60 per cent of its long haul flights and more than 50 per

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has released its traffic data for April, showing strong demand for both passenger and freight services despite the disruptions to long haul European services due to the Icelandic volcano eruption. Passenger numbers for the month increased by 11.7 per cent compared to April 2009, with traffic for the

Fair Work Australia has agreed to convene a full bench to hear the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA)’s argument that Qantas pay pilots employed by its New Zealand based Jetconnect subsidiary the same wages and conditions as it pays its Australian based pilots. AIPA claims that New Zealand based pilots employed by Jetconnect to

Skywest has announced that it has appointed Alan Stuart as its general manager of sales and marketing. Stuart comes to Skywest with 20 years of industry experience, including holding senior roles at Qantas, Serco and Great Southern Railway. “This new role offers the opportunity to tackle new challenges, achieve business milestones and build on Skywest’s