Category Frontrunning

Pieces of topical information coming in a row that shape our industry.

Frontrunning: October 5

“Social Dumping in the EU” report approved by the European Parliament, p2f on board (edit fev.17′: final version here)_sept.14th Three Swiss pilot unions have merged into AEROPERS – Airline Pilots Association:former AEROPERS-SwissALPA (Union of Swiss International Air Lines), IPG (Union…

Frontrunning: May 16

Small Planet Airlines : German AOC secured 3 days ago to fly for tour operators TUI and Thomas Cook, echoing controversial strike-breaking wet-lease with Norwegian. Soon more p2f in Germany (in the footsteps of Cockpit4U and Germania) ? Ryanair :…

Frontrunning: February 29

Pilot “shortage” : ABN AMRO to officially discontinue pilot training financing in Sept.2016 (after admitting weak pilot job prospects in 2012) “Under the current conditions, this activity no longer fits in with [our] product offering”. fd. : “The job market…

Frontrunning: december 6

As expected, DGAC’s lax initial ATO renewal decision officially backfired this Dec. 4th with SAT bankruptcy. 7 employees, 49 students and several hundred thousand euros in debt left in the wild. No DGAC officials to be held accountable. French AGEPAC…

Frontrunning: October 28

Author of already moot Government P2F answers Dutch State Secretary Wilma Mansveld resigned over incompetence case (DutchNews|NLtimes). Faithful explanation of unfair competition hits French national TV prime time over Ryanair vs Air France case in point, first time on p2f…