May 4th 2020 -  It is an illusion to think that KLM would fare better without Air France. Air France unions reject the KLM Works Council’s allegations that it might be better to go it alone. As a reminder, when Air France bought KLM in 2004, KLM was nearly bankrupt. Since then, thanks to the Air France-KLM alliance, KLM has experienced exponential growth, taking full advantage of access to the French market, which is three times greater than in the Netherlands. The French market is and remains one of the largest, most attractive and most lucrative in the world, with 89 million international arrivals in 2018.

Le 8 août 2019 - Les années se suivent et se ressemblent chez Ryanair. L’incapacité de la compagnie à engager un véritable dialogue social avec ses employés reste la même. Pire, les négociations collectives ne semblent plus une priorité pour ses dirigeants. Au travers de nouvelles menaces de suppressions de postes, la compagnie renoue avec sa traditionnelle stratégie de la confrontation.

23 May 2019 - Regulators from across the globe are meeting today in Texas (USA), to discuss a possible return to service of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX. The FAA is currently reviewing Boeing’s proposed ‘software fix’ and is already looking ahead at taking the plane back to the sky. For European pilots, having closely followed the developments and revelations in the past months, it is deeply disturbing that both the FAA and Boeing are considering a return to service, but failing to discuss the many challenging questions prompted by the MAX design philosophy.