Today April 28th 2015, all hands on deck, the European Cockpit Association officially launched the campaign to Stop “pay to fly”. Must read include: And now we leave it to anyone to wonder on the facts: is…

Of all the businesses that “offer” to pay to work (aka debt servitude or leverage to threaten pilots), there is one that remains a cut above the rest: Eagle Jet: “pay a measy 87,500€ and you will fly 1000 hours…

Published this April 1st, 2015, following the contact we had with another COMETEC member and their report on “pay to fly” (that preceded early january this year), COMETEC member Patrick Magisson (also Vice-Chairman of the FTL WG) was invited to…

The document below is the indeniable evidence why pilots might in some case not report biased practices in the aviation sector. More specifically here, pilots that pay to work. full screen As was known to us since august 2014 and…

Started September 24th 2014, and after a rejection for Christmas, following 6 months of work: Pay to fly officially “exists” I’m not going to succeed making those words sound as important as they are (at least to me), but seeing…

According to mainstream media, there is a consensus where strikes in general are a liability for corporations in various sectors. Having suffered a major blow however, the era where aviation unions had bargaining power is officially gone. From this day…

It is! Baltic Aviation Academy (BAA), in the lucidity of its great wisdom, blessed us today with the ultimate knowledge. Imagine for a second you’re a professional pilot and your airline provides you with a horrendous bond program, this means…

This is what it’s like to become a pilot today. “The last hour in the sun is a graduation documentary made by Suzanne Jansen in 2014.In The last hour in the sun, director Suzanne Jansen portrays her brother Emile –…

As we were there to defend young pilots’ interests during the ECA conference on “atypical employment forms” (this 12-13 of february), before covering it ourself, here is the SNPL take on the conference. Goal, purpose, findings… the following is their…

The article AEROSPACE granted us recently, delivered a precedent concerning actions that promote fair training-&-job access, where a mother induced new regulations in her country for around 40 professions. To the best of our knowledge, this is what happened. Spearheading…

As alluded to a few years ago, published by the Royal Aeronautical Society magazine formerly known as “Aerospace International” (AI – now called AEROSPACE) in the May 2011 edition, we wish to thank publicly the Editor in Chief, Tim Robinson,…

Following the ECA‘s position statement on “The Case for Fair Competition in Europe’s Aviation” highlighting serveral industry-related issues, the Technical Commission for the French National Pilot Union COMETEC (Commission Technique du SNPL France ALPA) finalized its #11 special report this…

After 5 years, these words are more relevant than ever, and might echo for a long time in the future. “We face remarquable challenges in our industry. In order to ensure economic security and an uncompromising approach of passenger safety,…