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“Bigjet 141, Go Around, I say again, Go Around, acknowledge.”
Outwardly: “Groan…”
Inwardly: maybe a little bit of a startle, perhaps a certain amount of adrenaline.
“Go Around.” These words, and the reactions to them, are some of the most important to a pilot, whether initiated themselves or by air traffic controllers. They are probably the words that have prevented more accidents than any other, and would have avoided many that did happen, if they’d only been used. Keep reading +
by Capt. Jon Horne, ECA President
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Today, more than 1 in 6 pilots in Europe are “atypical” employees, i.e. not directly employed by the airline they fly for. While such atypical forms of aircrew employment had been the exception a decade ago, they have now spread rapidly and widely within all segments of the industry from low cost to legacy carriers.
The repercussions of such precarious employment forms are manifold. They range from lowered social and working conditions for crew, unfair competitive pressures within Europe’s Single Aviation Market, up to potentially negative impact on safety decisions in the cockpit. Many reasons to be concerned – and many reasons to address this, head-on! Visit our new campaign page & share widely!
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Wet-leasing is growing rapidly and experts predict such leasing agreements to become both longer in time and more frequent in nature in 2019. Wet-lease operators seem to agree with this outlook and have started preparations by consolidating, growing their fleet and increasing wet-lease offerings. What lies behind this sudden success and the growing need for more “seasonal capacity” and short-term fixes? It certainly isn’t the longer summers / winters in Europe.
In reality, a large share of wet-leasing in Europe – and this is the share that is booming – has little to do with sudden growth or unforeseen short-term needs. Keep reading +
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Was the EU Employment Commissioner Marianne Thyssen right to tell Michael O’Leary that the “EU internal market is not a jungle” and there are rules that employers should abide by? Her statement was indeed correct. But it was also a highly optimistic representation of reality on the ground and revealed how powerless the EU can sometimes be. This may now change with the project of a new EU Labour Authority (ELA), that would allow employees and employers to deal more easily with complex aspects of cross-border labour mobility and to better fight against social fraud. Keep reading +
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Our attempt to chart out the common response strategies and advice to Transnational Airline (TNA) pilot groups have resulted in a new publication: ECA’s TNA Handbook (2018). It also features best practices from other sectors that could serve as inspirations for TNA pilots and their union representatives. In addition, 4 TNA Pilot Groups share their challenges and breakthroughs in their quest for unionisation and transnational bargaining. Enjoy the reading!
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Is the world really running out of pilots? #pilotshortage real? Find out in our 2018 Annual report
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There is a major opportunity to ban P2F in Europe: the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions. It clarifies essential elements of employment contracts and establishes baseline rights for employees irrespective of whether they are atypically or directly employed. It aims to ensure uniform application of EU legislation and to reduce somewhat the possibilities of unfair labour competition and social dumping. Keep reading+
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2018 was a pivotal year for Ryanair and its pilots and cabin crew, engaging in the previously unchartered territory of social dialogue. As negotiations on Collective Labour Agreements (CLAs) continue at varying speeds throughout Europe, Ryanair persists in using threats as a bargaining tool. Within the first three days of 2019, in negotiations with cabin crew unions in Spain, Ryanair threatened closure of two bases in the Canary Islands if the cabin crew did not sign CLAs by the 18 Jan 2019.
Similar threats and ultimatums had been made to pilot unions last year and seriously undermine the pilots’ confidence in Ryanair’s good faith. Pilot unions in several countries have suspended negotiations as a result of such threats hanging in the air. Keep reading +
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