La Ligne 689 de mars 2023 est disponible

L’IATA et l’ACI World publiaient il y a quelques semaines un bilan de la crise sanitaire et un point d’étape sur la santé du secteur aérien après trois années particulièrement difficiles. Malgré un contexte international marqué par une crise économique latente, des contraintes environnementales croissantes et des tensions géopolitiques fortes, surtout en Europe, le constat de la reprise au-delà des attentes est confirmé et les prévisions plutôt optimistes pour l’avenir… La Ligne revient plus en détails sur les chiffres de 2022 et les prévisions des deux organisations pour les prochaines années (…)

Position Paper IFALPA: Unruly Passengers

The term “unruly passenger” refers to any passenger who fails to respect the rules of conduct while on board an aircraft or refuses to follow the instructions of crew members, thereby disturbing good order and instruction and discipline.1 Unruly behaviour includes assault of other passengers or crew, sexual abuse or harassment, abusive consumption of alcohol and/or narcotics (...)

Position Paper IFALPA: Intoxicated Passengers

Two recent incidents have once again highlighted the ongoing issue of intoxicated passengers on board aircraft. On 16 May 2022, a flight originally scheduled from Gran Canaria to Newcastle was forced to divert to Porto, where a disruptive passenger was taken off the aircraft. The following day, another flight between Manchester and Faro was also forced to divert, this time to Nantes, due to the safety of the flight being compromised by five intoxicated passengers (...)

Position Paper IFALPA: Transport of Passengers Subject to Judicial or Administrative Proceedings

It is not unusual for aircraft Operators to have to transport deportees, inadmissible persons, or persons in lawful custody. IFALPA is not opposed to this practice, however, strict guidelines should be followed to ensure that the safety and security of the flight are not compromised. The final decision on accepting such passengers and any escort onboard should rest with the pilot- in-command (...)