Delta Air Lines told pilots on Friday that it would avoid furloughs if they agreed to reduced guaranteed minimum pay, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Delta is still struggling due to a dramatic decline in travel demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This week it reported second quarter revenue fell 91 per cent […]
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Aviation, India, News, Round Up
Air India authorises CMD to send any non-performing employee on leave without pay
16
Jul
Jul
Air India has decided to allow its Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) to recommend that a non-performing staff member be compulsorily sent on leave without pay for a period of up to five years. Employees will be assessed by a board in the following categories: Suitability, efficiency, competence, quality of performance, health of the employee, […]
India, News, Top Three Stories
Scale back excess backend manpower, close down defunct departments, trim non-essential workforce: Air India pilots
06
Jul
Jul
Two pilot wings of national carrier Air India — Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) — have written a letter to the airline’s Chairman and MD (CMD) Rajiv Bansal, mentioning steps that should be taken to secure the survival of Air India. “Presently, the management has resorted to an across the […]
Aviation, India, News, Top Three Stories
Indigo announces salary cuts, leave without pay for pilots as changed environment forces industry to deploy fewer flights
30
Jun
Jun
India’s largest domestic carrier IndiGo on Tuesday introduced an additional 5.5 days of “leave without pay” per month for its pilots, effective July. IndiGo had implemented one to five days of leave without pay in May. The new move will effectively take the total number of “no pay days” to ten. The carrier has also […]
Aviation, Europe, News, Round Up
Ryanair boss slams UK’s 14-day quarantine rule, says it will cost millions of tourism jobs
09
Jun
Jun
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has slammed the decision of the UK government to make travellers arriving in the UK, undergo a 14-day quarantine. This will cost millions of tourism jobs, he warned. He said his airline is experiencing a “collapse of inward bookings” for flights this summer, because people are being told to self-isolate for […]
Aviation, News, Top Three Stories
ITF & IATA urge governments across the world to protect aviation industry
21
Apr
Apr
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called for support from governments to the aviation industry, to protect jobs and ensure that air services can be maintained. The economic situation facing the aviation industry is severe. Air passenger demand is down 80%. Airlines are facing a liquidity crisis […]
Australia, Aviation, News, Top Stories
Virgin becomes Australia’s first epidemic casualty, even as carriers struggle globally
21
Apr
Apr
The air travel industry has its first major victim. Virgin Australia has said that it has entered voluntary administration, making it Australia’s first big corporate casualty after the coronavirus outbreak. Voluntary administration as a legal concept is equivalent to filing for bankruptcy. The country’s second-largest carrier had cut almost all flights last month following wide-spread […]