AirlinesAir Canada unions ratify labor agreementsAir Canada has confirmed the ratification of its 10th and final labor agreement with its Canadian unions, it said in a statement. “This completes Air Canada’s current cycle of labor negotiations and establishes long-term contracts extending in most cases over a 10-year duration for all of its 25,000 unionized employees in Canada,” it said. Air Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu said, “The ratification of new labor contracts by all of Air Canada’s unionized employees in Canada over the past year-and-a-half is an unprecedented achievement that recognizes the important contribution of our employees and underscores the transformative change that has taken place at Air Canada.
LinkFour-day Air France strike affects 1,030 flightsAir France is expecting operations to start returning to normal on June 15, after a four-day pilot strike that has caused the cancellation of 1,030 flights and affected 127,500 passengers. The pilot strike started June 11 and is scheduled to end June 14.
LinkAA CEO Parker predicts profitability for airline industryDoug Parker, the CEO of American Airlines, said airlines have transformed into formidable, sustainable businesses that can weather economic downturns. "We have gotten to the point where we like other businesses will have good years and bad years, but the bad years will not be cataclysmic," said Parker.
LinkeasyJet Pilots Strike In The NetherlandsDozens of easyJet pilots went on strike in the Netherlands on Tuesday over a disagreement with the budget airline about working hours, pensions and sick pay, the Dutch Airline Pilots Association said. The 8-hour stoppage began after negotiations between the pilots' union and the airline's management failed to agree on terms of a new collective agreement.
LinkEgyptAir probe predicts cut-off point for recorder signalsEgyptian investigators believe the transmission from the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320’s flight recorders will continue until 24 June. The country’s civil aviation ministry says it has made the projection based on information from the recorders’ manufacturers.
LinkJAL introduces Sky Suite on 777 international servicesJapan Airlines (JAL) has introduced its new JAL Sky Suite on Boeing 777-200ER international service. It begins service from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Bangkok on June 18, to Singapore in August, and to Honolulu in January 2017. Business class will offer fully flat seats called JAL Sky Suite III and premium economy class have JAL Sky Premium seats. Economy class will be fitted with JAL Sky Wider seats, which will offer up to 10 cm more legroom than current seats—and in a 3-4-2 seating configuration—will offer more choices for customers.
LinkSAS pilots agree on labor deal, end strikeScandinavian Airlines (SAS) has agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement with Swedish pilot union SPF, drawing an end to a strike that started June 10. “The parties have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement and all flights in Sweden will resume as soon as possible,” SAS said in a statement. “The pilots will resume work and the air traffic is expected to normalize during the next days.”
LinkTAP Portugal launches new US services with upgraded A330sTAP Portugal launched Lisbon-Boston Logan services on June 11, followed by a new daily service to New York JFK from July 1. “With such a network extension to new destinations in the USA, along with the introduction of new A330 aircraft in operation on those routes, TAP is significantly improving the product quality and services offered to customers,” TAP CEO Fernando Pinto said in a statement.
LinkUnited Airlines aims to grow Asia-Pacific serviceUnited Airlines is making inroads into Asia-Pacific with the recent debut of its San Francisco-Singapore route aboard the Boeing 787. "The Pacific has always been a historical cornerstone to the United network and we see our San Francisco hub as a way to launch new point-to-point service into the Asia-Pacific region," said Andy Buchanan, managing director of international planning for the carrier.
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