Press release
La Ligne 707 de novembre 2024 est disponible
Le domaine technique est une nouvelle fois à l’honneur dans notre numéro 707 puisque la Cometec revient longuement sur le récent Comité ATS de l’IFALPA. Il y est notamment question des travaux menés conjointement avec les contrôleurs aériens de l’IFATCA (International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations) sur les interférences GNSS, les pannes radio, l’espacement autonome ou encore les systèmes de liaison de données et leur intégration dans la gestion du trafic. L’actualité de ce mois de novembre est aussi marquée par le lancement d’une nouvelle enquête à l’échelle européenne sur les emplois atypiques dans le secteur aérien. Presque dix ans après une première étude menée par l’Université de Gand, nos partenaires de l’ECA (European Cockpit Association) sollicitent à nouveau les contributions des pilotes (...)
Press release Flying to and over Ukraine: European response again inconsistent
25 February 2022 - The lack of clarity, coordination and guidance to pilots about overflying and flying to Ukraine at times of a developing serious military conflict is a great concern. Despite two disastrous events in the recent past – the MH17 and PS752 – pilots (and airline passengers) were still facing diverging airline decisions, and reliance on the decision-making capabilities of the conflict-stressed state to restrict its airspace. The designated aim of the European States to improve the risk assessment by better information exchange and coordinating the required measures has been unsuccessful.
Press release from IFALPA Member Association, ALPA Canada
10 February 2022 - Tim Perry, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) Canada, issued the following statement of support today after the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) declared a national boycott of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). “On behalf of the 6,000 ALPA Canada members, we stand unwaveringly behind the SAS pilots. Due to the pandemic, SAS management laid off 560 pilots [40 percent of the workforce]. Last September, the airline management informed its remaining employees that new companies were being established [“SAS Connect” and “SAS Link”].
Press release from IFALPA Member Association, ALPA Canada
Tim Perry, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) Canada, issued the following statement of support today after the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) declared a national boycott of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). “On behalf of the 6,000 ALPA Canada members, we stand unwaveringly behind the SAS pilots. Due to the pandemic, SAS management laid off 560 pilots [40 percent of the workforce]. Last September, the airline management informed its remaining employees that new companies were being established [“SAS Connect” and “SAS Link”].