Ryanair on Thursday promised its pilots significant improvements in pay and conditions, saying it would exceed rates paid by rivals and improve job security, according to a letter to pilots seen by Reuters.
The Irish airline, the largest in Europe by passenger numbers, has in recent weeks announced the cancelation of thousands of flights, saying it did not have enoughRead more
Pilots at German air giant Lufthansa said on Friday they would join arbitration over a long-running pay dispute that has hobbled the company with repeated strikes.
"This mediation should open the way to a solution that does justice to both the workers and the company," Ingolf Schumacher, spokesman for pilots' union Cockpit, said in a statement.
Lufthansa made a freshRead more
The recent pilots' crisis at EgyptAir has completely ended, said Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy.
A number of pilots had announced on Wednesday that they were on strike to demand higher pay and improved working conditions.
The strike has nothing to do with political reasons, he added in statements to reporters following his participation in the meeting of the tourismRead more
Two pilots were killed when a Russian Mil Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter has crashed in Syria while performing a flight near the city of Homs, the Russian Defense Ministry's press-service reports.
The ministry says the helicopter was not shot down, Russia Today (RT) TV channel reported Tuesday. "A helicopter of Russian Air Force helicopter was involved in anRead more