Press Releases

23.12.2016 Etihad Airways Partner Pilots gather in Rome

On Friday, Dec. 16th the representatives for the Etihad Airways Partner Pilots (EAPP) in Europe convened for the 6th time. The meeting was set in Rome, hosted by the Italian professional pilots’ association ANPAC.

As in the past, all participants enjoyed bringing each other up to speed on what the numerous airline members of the Etihad equity alliance were going through. The continuous consolidation of the Eu-ropean market and its impact on European network and holiday carriers is in a constant state of...  Details

19.12.2016 Pilots of Ryanair in Germany join together

The German based pilots of the airline Ryanair founded a Company Council today under the umbrella of the German Airline Pilots Association (Vereinigung Cockpit) (VC).

For the first time, Ryanair pilots are organizing themselves in Germany in order to avoid the airline's questionable treatment of its employees. The goal will be to positively influence Ryanair's employment conditions. "What is self-evident for other employees in Germany, we must first achieve...  Details

19.09.2016 Etihad Partner Pilots meet in Brussels to discuss the future of the network

Etihad Airways Partner Pilots Group (EAPP) continues to take stock of the developments at the airlines and is looking forward to intensify cooperation with the airlines. At the latest meeting, hosted by the European Cockpit Association, the pilot group focused in particular on the ongoing processes...  Details

15.09.2016 New Ryanair Contracts – a step back in time!

After a number of Ryanair pilots‘ homes as well as offices of temporary employment companies were searched by the authorities in recent weeks, Ryanair has now offered new employment contracts to pilots in Germany. A first analysis of these contracts however, has shown that they are not compatible...  Details

13.08.2016 No further talks between VC and Lufthansa

After exhaustive discussions between Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and Lufthansa, which at first seemed to be fruitful, VC is now forced to realize that there is no virtue in continuing these discussions.VC is willing to do its part to maintain the competitiveness of the Lufthansa Group. However, if...  Details

09.06.2016 Fourth "Etihad Airways Partner Pilots" Meeting

On 19th May 2016 SwissALPA hosted the "EAPP Meeting" in Zürich. It was attended by the professional associations representing the pilots of Etihad Airways Partner airlines in Europe and the European Cockpit Association (ECA). The main goal of this initiative is to strive for uniform...  Details

01.02.2016 Etihad Airways Partner Pilots Meeting in Rome

On January 25th the third EAPP meeting was held in Rome, hosted by ANPAC, with the participation of European professional pilots' associations of Etihad Airways Partners.During the meeting several arguments of common interest were discussed with a broad exchange of information about industrial,...  Details