The family of a British Airways (BA) pilot who died from an overdose of sleeping pills ‘taken to ease the symptoms of inhaling toxic cabin air’ are the first to have their case heard in a wave of…Read more…
Flybmi collapses
Unite is seeking urgent meetings with regional airline Flybmi after it collapsed into administration at the weekend (February 16), prompting an immediate cancellation of all of their flights. …Read more…
Toxic cabin air ‘damaging lives’
Unite has reiterated its call for a full public inquiry into aerotoxic syndrome after a British Airways pilot declared an emergency last week (January 21) and was forced to turn back to the flight’s…Read more…
‘Terrible blow’
Unite said it would be offering its members maximum support and pursing legal action for compensation over a failure to consult after Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) collapsed into…Read more…
‘Under the microscope’
Unite, the UK’s largest union representing airline workers, said it would put any potential bids for Flybe under the microscope and that its first priority would be jobs after it emerged the Exeter…Read more…
Anti-union threats slammed
Unite today (May 18) warned Qantas airlines against employing ‘anti-union’ tactics to try and silence legitimate health and safety concerns following the introduction of its new 17 hour ultra-long…Read more…
Toxic cabin air warning
The senior coroner in the inquest into the death of Matthew Bass, the much loved member of Unite and British Airways’ cabin crew, has taken the significant step of agreeing to write to the chief…Read more…
Toxic cabin air inquiry call
Unite repeated its call for a public inquiry into toxic cabin air on board aircraft today (September 19) as an international two day conference into aircraft cabin air got underway at Imperial…Read more…