Strike

Thousands of Airbus employees in Spain have begun an indefinite strike after workers rejected a company proposal on… Airbus workers in Spain begin indefinite strike appeared first on AeroTime.

Thousands of Boeing staff members are ready to strike if further contract negotiations between union representatives and the… Thousands of Boeing staff ready to strike if further contract negotiations fail appeared first on AeroTime.

Boeing is facing another significant labour challenge after approximately 17,000 engineers and technical employees overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest four-year contract proposal and authorised union leaders to call a strike when the current agreement expires on 6 October. Members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), Boeing’s largest white-collar union, voted decisively […] The post Boeing faces fresh labour pressure as 17,000 engineers reject contract offer appeared first on MRO Business Today, Latest Aerospace News.

German investigation authority confirms tail-strike as Hanoi-bound twinjet laboured to become airborne. German investigation authority BFU has confirmed that the Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 involved in a prolonged take-off roll at Munich struck its tail during a late lift-off. The aircraft, operating to Hanoi, was departing from runway 26L at 13:57 on 15 August but… The post Tyre marks at Munich runway end offer possible clues to Vietnam 787’s late rotation first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Canada’s second-largest carrier cancelled nearly 500 flights during the single-day strike. WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, says it is working to resume flights after reaching a tentative deal with its flight attendants’ union to end their strike. Cabin crew walked off the job shortly after midnight on 2 August after no deal was reached on a… The post WestJet reaches deal with flight attendants to end strike first appeared on FlightGlobal.

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of news articles on the CAPA - Centre for Aviation website mentioning the word strike has been noticeably below previous levels. The number of strike articles in 2025 was lower than in any year since 2009, when CAPA - Centre for Aviation began monitoring it, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 was at its peak and aviation activity was severely curtailed. This measure, which can be seen as a proxy for aviation labour militancy, still rises and falls broadly in line with airline industry operating profit margins. However, it has undergone a structural reduction in the midpoint around which the annual number varies. The conclusion seems to be that aviation labour groups will still claim a greater share of industry profits when margins rise, but not as much as forcefully as they once did.

US investigators have determined that a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER was damaged in a tail-strike on landing at Las Vegas after the pilot did not maintain correct pitch during the flare. The first officer had been manually flying the aircraft – inbound from Washington Dulles on 2 July last year – during the approach to… The post United 737-900ER tail-strike traced to incorrect pitch during flare first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Pilots at Lufthansa announced a two-day strike in Germany, marking a further escalation in an already tense labour… Lufthansa pilots plan two-day strike as tensions rise appeared first on AeroTime.