Iberia’s cabin crew are threatening strike action over plans to launch a new carrier this year that would pay crew lower wages. The new airline would employ some 350 staff and operate 14 aircraft, and is viewed as an attempt by the Spanish flag carrier to sidestep union resistance to cost cuts.
Javier Santos, spokesman for [...]
British Airways has announced it is adding to its Spanish routes portfolio from London City Airport.
The airline is re-launching its year-round flights to Barcelona, with this previously summer-only service resuming at the end of March 2010 and continuing through the summer and winter.
In addition, an extra Saturday morning service will be introduced in May, bringing [...]
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has reported its first full-year loss in over a decade, as demand in both the premium international and domestic markets fell sharply.
The airline recorded a net loss of €273m (£242 million) for the financial year 2009, compared with profits of €32m (£28 million) in 2008. Revenues at the airline fell 19 per [...]
A general strike across Greece has seen its airspace closed to all international and domestic flights, as the country’s transport infrastructure grinds to a halt.
The 24-hour strike is the first to be called by public and private unions since the Socialist government won elections in October. The action has been prompted by anger among the [...]
BAA, the airport operator that owns Heathrow and Stansted, fell deeper into the red today after it was forced to take a £665 million charge on the sale of Gatwick and the cost of servicing its pension deficit.
The company, which is owned by Ferrovial, of Spain, reported a pre-tax loss of £822 million for the [...]
Aviation enjoyed its second safest year on record during 2009, according to statistics from the International Air Travel Association (IATA), despite several high profile accidents.
According to IATA data, the 2009 global accident rate – measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jet aircraft – was 0.71.
That is equal to one accident for every [...]
A NEW ferry service from Cork port to northern Spain and France will be formally announced this week and should be operational before the summer holiday season begins.
The Ro-Ro freight and car ferry service will also be welcomed by Irish exporters who will now be able to avail of the three sailings a week, two [...]
Spanish air traffic controllers may disrupt travel over the Easter holiday following a breakdown in talks about plans to slash their 334,000-euro ($468,000) average annual salary by about 40 percent.
Controllers will stage a work to rule in April, forcing flights to be delayed or cancelled, if a deal is not reached with employer Aeropuertos Espanoles [...]