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Teamster Pilots at Omni Air Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize a Strike

(WASHINGTON) – Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 vo

(WASHINGTON) – Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 voted to authorize a strike, with 100 percent of participating members voting in favor of the action. Today’s strike authorization allows Teamsters Local 1224’s leadership to call a strike on behalf of the pilot group, if necessary and when legally permitted under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). “This overwhelming vote should be a clear wake up call to Omni’s management team that enough is enough,” said Captain Paul Rodell, a member of the Omni Air Pilots Executive Council. “It’s time for Omni to come to the bargaining table to reach an agreement on a pilot contract that recognizes our contributions to this company.” Omni Air pilots have been in negotiations for an amended collective bargaining agreement for nearly three years. Progress toward a new contract has stalled, despite eight months of federally mediated negotiations. Other labor groups at the company, including Omni Air’s flight attendants and dispatchers are facing similar circumstances.

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British Airways Cancels 'Nearly 100 Percent' Of Flights Because Of Pilot Strike

The 48-hour walkout that began Monday could affect as many as 145,000 passengers. The union representing BA pilots says they want a fairer s

Faced with the prospect of a widespread pilot strike, British Airways is giving its customers some simple advice: "Please do not go to the airport."

"Unfortunately, with no detail from BALPA on which pilots would strike, we had no way of predicting how many would come to work or which aircraft they are qualified to fly,"; British Airways added in its statement, "So we had no option but to cancel nearly 100 percent [of] our flights."

In its statement, the airline expressed that it is "Ready and willing to return to talks" with the union; BALPA asserted that British Airways outright ignored its latest proposal.

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Air pilot strike

I just got back home from Greece yesterday. THERE WAS A PILOT ATRIKE AND WE HAD TO CHANGE FLIGHTS AND IT WAS SO STRESSFUL!!!!' But luckily I got to spend my birthday in Athens(March 22 if you wanted to know)!

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Lufthansa flights hit by pilot strike

FRANKFURT, March 18, 2015:

A German pilots’ union has extended its strike to Lufthansa long-haul flights tomorrow, after already calling stoppages that are expected to ground 750 flights today in a long-running dispute over early retirement.

The Cockpit union’s decision yesterday comes after Lufthansa was forced to cancel more than half of its 1,400 short- and medium-haul flights in Germany and Europe scheduled for today due to the action, affecting 80,000 passengers.

The union has now called for its members to strike for a further 24 hours from midnight today.

The strike “is going to be extended to increase the pressure on the Lufthansa management”, the union said in a statement.

Long-haul and Lufthansa Cargo services will be hit tomorrow, but the Germanwings and Eurowings subsidiaries will be unaffected.

It is the 12th walkout since last April over management plans to change the pilots’ transitional pension arrangements.

Currently, pilots can retire at 55 and receive up to 60% of their pay until they reach the statutory retirement age of 65. Lufthansa wants to scrap the arrangement.

Speaking before the decision to extend the strike into a second day, the company’s personnel chief Bettina Volkens slammed the industrial action as “completely disproportionate”.

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14 Days Long Strike Had Devastating Effect on Air France

14 Days Long Strike Had Devastating Effect on Air France

Air France-KLM booked a net loss of 198 million euros ($226 million) in 2014. A 14-day strike by Air France pilots contributed to the situation had a devastating effect on the financial results of Europe’s second-largest airline.

“During the second half of 2014, activity was affected by a 14-day strike by Air France pilots, which had an estimated negative impact of 425 million euros on the…

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Recently the billow of aviation personnel strikes worldwide has flooded news portals once again. The highly frustrated Air Canada pilots say they may be forced to stay at home to seek stress relief or look for jobs elsewhere now that the new back-to-work legislation prevents them from striking amid a labour dispute. Some pilots have stated they will no longer attempt to conserve fuel during the flights or keep other costs down, the CTV.ca reports.  Three labour unions representing the ground staff at Air France have called/declared a strike on Friday, 30 March. Air France recorded a net loss of €809 million in 2011 with the cargo division turning in an operating loss of €60 million from its cargo business. In addition to immediate economic measures, such as a freezing pay and recruitment as well as closing the loss-making routes, the CEO of Air France  Alexandre de Juniac is looking to re-shape the working practices at the airline ahead of implementing major structural reforms in June. As a result, it is ’creating considerable concern with regard to the future of the company and jobs,’ the unions denounce.