The value of teamwork and a good collaboration, crucial for aviation to make it through the summer With the new campaign “Stronger, Safer, Together – Always,” EASA aims to encourage the Commercial Air Transport community to share and discuss its common safety challenges News 7 Jun 2022
Reports of “Management by fear” in EASA: Union activity is not the problem As the representative body of all aviation workers in Europe we have seen first-hand the damage to workers and indeed to air safety caused by a “management of fear” which is attested to in a recent report. Therefore, we are deeply alarmed by the claims that this is potentially the style of management employed by EASA whose role is to protect air safety and promote just culture throughout the aviation industry. Statement 9 Jun 2021
Air quality on flights to improve if EU backs new expert standard Airline passengers and aircrew will enjoy safer air during flights if the EU accepts new safety standards drawn up by industry stakeholders. Press Release 26 Oct 2020
Aviation unions meet to discuss impacts of COVID-19 and the way forward ETF’s civil aviation Section met last week in a series of online meetings. They discussed priorities, impacts of COVID-19, as well as plans for the future. Event 25 Jun 2020
COVID-19: Guidelines for safe skies Throughout the crisis, EASA has been publishing guidelines on the measures that need to be introduced in the new COVID-19 reality to protect workers. We’ve collected the key documents that are aimed at keeping the skies safe. Publication 25 May 2020
Keep Europe moving! We were sad to learn about another bankruptcy in civil aviation today – UK’s regional airline Flybe. The spread of the COVID-19 has had an important impact in accelerating the process towards the bankruptcy of the airline, which represents just one of the symptoms of a Europe-wide crisis. Decisive action needs to be taken to keep Europe moving. To prevent a complete collapse of the air transport networks in the immediate future, the EU, European countries and other key authorities such as EASA need to come up with a detailed, clear and effective contingency plan. Statement 5 Mar 2020
EASA Capacity Building project – final conference On 19 and 20 November 2019, an ETF civil aviation conference brought more than 100 participants from all over Europe to Dublin. Among them were numerous workers’ representatives, as well as representatives of the European Commission and EASA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Event 7 Jan 2020
ETF and the European Aviation Safety Agency Aviation workers have unique on-the-job expertise on aviation safety, and ultimately they will make any safety rules a success. That is why we believe that workers should have a central role in EASA. Our mission is to ensure that the vital regulations which govern aviation reflect the needs, views and knowledge of aviation workers – defending both staff and passengers from unrestrained commercial interests. Info 7 Aug 2019
Safer Skies Aviation is a very safe form of transport, but accidents can be devastating. Aviation workers are experts on their industry, and they play a vital role in keeping passengers safe. In an emergency they are there to protect passengers. ETF works to ensure that all aviation workers have the training and rest needed for peak performance. We also bring workers’ perspectives to the international bodies which establish safety rules for the sector. Issues 7 Aug 2019