Cabin Crew

Air India Withdraws Job Offers For Around 180 Trainees Amid COVID Crisis

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 11, 2020

Air India has withdrawn job offers for around 180 trainee cabin crew members amid the economic slowdown in the Indian aviation sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, said airline officials on Saturday.

British Airways Sacks 350 Pilots And Puts 300 In "Pool" For Rehire

World News | Reuters | Sunday June 28, 2020

British Airways, which has said it needs to cut 12,000 jobs and proposed pay cuts for cabin crew, has reached a deal with its pilots that will see 350 laid off and another 300 put in a 'pool' for rehiring when needed, The Sun on Sunday reported https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11972829/british-airways-close-deal-pilots.

New Rules For Airlines On Handling Unruly Flyers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 25, 2020

Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday issued new rules for airlines and their cabin crew members for handling unruly passengers on board, stating that increased stress on flyers due to new procedures in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in disputes between them and cabin crew members.

Negative Result Of Pre-Flight COVID-19 Test Mandatory For Air India Crew

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 31, 2020

Air India has made it mandatory for its pilots and cabin crew members to check and confirm that their pre-flight COVID-19 test results are negative before they operate an aircraft, according to an official communication issued hours after the Delhi-Moscow flight incident involving a pilot on Saturday.

One More COVID-19 Death In Kerala; 62 New Cases Reported

India News | Saturday May 30, 2020

A health worker, two cabin crew of Air India Express and two prisoners were among the 62 who tested positive in Kerala on Friday, taking the total tally of infections in the state to 1,150.

Mandatory Quarantine For Air India Evacuation Crew Till Tested Negative

India News | ANI | Thursday May 7, 2020

National air carrier Air India, which is all set to bring back Indian nationals from the Gulf, Europe and the United States as part of a mammoth exercise beginning Thursday to repatriate lakhs of people, has advised all operating cockpit and cabin crew to stay in a hotel until their COVID-19 test turns out to be negative.

Air India Suspends Contracts Of Around 200 Pilots Amid COVID-19: Report

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 2, 2020

The national carrier has already cut the allowances of all employees, except cabin crew, by 10 per cent for the next three months.

Fliers To Sit A Seat Apart: Social Distancing Rules For Airlines

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday March 23, 2020

Fliers should sit one seat apart and cabin crew should maintain distance while serving on flights, the civil aviation regulator DGCA directed today amid restrictions including a lockdown across India to check the spread of coronavirus.

Air India Says "Insurmountable" Dip In Revenue, Issues Cost-Cutting Moves

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 21, 2020

Air India informed its employees on Friday that it is taking various cost-cutting measures, including decreasing allowances for all employees, except cabin crew, by 10 per cent for three months as there is an "insurmountable dip" in the revenues due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Video Shows Passengers Knock On Cockpit, Taunt Air India Pilots For Delay

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 4, 2020

Passengers on an Air India plane allegedly manhandled the cabin crew and threatened to break open the aircraft's cockpit door after the Delhi-Mumbai flight was delayed due to a technical problem, an airline official said.

Almost 180 Flights Grounded In Germany As Airline Staff Goes On Strike

World News | Reuters | Monday December 30, 2019

Around 180 flights in Germany were cancelled on Monday due to cabin crew strikes at Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings, in a bid to put pressure on management in wage talks.

Airbus Plane Winging Its Way To France After "Wet Sock" Complaint

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 15, 2019

A new Airbus plane will be sent back to engineers in France following complaints of a "smell of wet sock" from cabin crew in the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia.

Lufthansa Cancels 700 Flights On First Day Of Cabin Crew Walkout

World News | Reuters | Friday November 8, 2019

Lufthansa flight attendants went on a 48-hour strike over pay and pensions on Thursday, forcing the biggest German airline to cancel hundreds of flights.

Working With Airlines To Tell Passengers 737 Max Planes Are Safe: Boeing

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 6, 2019

Amid concerns over alleged technical defects in 737 Max planes, a senior Boeing official said on Wednesday that it was in discussion with various customer airlines and their pilots and cabin crew members to figure out how to communicate to passengers that the aircraft was "ultimately safe".

Lufthansa Cabin Crew Strike Grounds 1300 Flights In Germany

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 6, 2019

Lufthansa said Wednesday it was scrapping 1,300 flights as German cabin crew pressed ahead with a two-day strike, plunging passengers into travel chaos amid an escalating row over pay and conditions.