Aircraft Engineer News

HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION AT BA?

After British Airways asked its 40,000 employees last week to work without pay - and about 800 agreed to it for up to one month - the UK flag carrier now wants to make between 3,000 and 4,000 employees redundant (largely among cabin crew), freeze pay levels for two years, and permanently change working conditions.

COURTROOM TIFFS AS MESA ACCUSES DELTA OF SABOTAGE

Delta Air Lines has been legally barred from ending its regional flying contract with Freedom Airlines, the subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. A federal appeals court ruled yesterday to uphold a preliminary injunction on Delta.

BRITISH AIRWAYS FAILS TO AGREE DEAL WITH UNIONS ON PAY AND CONDITIONS.

British Airways has failed to meet its self-imposed deadline to secure an agreement on pay and conditions for its 40,000 staff after trade union officials adjourned talks on a two-year pay freeze and 4,000 redundancies.

800 BRITISH AIRWAYS STAFF TO WORK UNPAID

They were asked to work for nothing - and 800 BA staff have volunteered to work unpaid for up to a month to help the struggling airline cut costs.

£25M RESEARCH CENTRE FIRST IN UK

A £25m centre to develop technologies for the aerospace, energy and car industries is to open near Glasgow.

AIRLINES SEEK SAFE BERTH IN STORM

Iata members were in sombre mood at their annual meeting

BOEING CUTS GLOBAL PLANE OUTLOOK

Boeing has seen demand from airlines fall sharply.

DOWNTURN OVERSHADOWS KEY AIR SHOW

The new Russian plane, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, stands on the tarmac on June 11, 2009 during the preparation days prior the opening of the week long 48th international Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport

FIRST ORDERS FROM PARIS AIR SHOW

The first deals have been done at this year's Paris Air Show, with Qatar Airways ordering 24 Airbus A320 jets.