BeCA Supports Cabin Crew Strike and Agrees with their Demands
Following the strike of Ryanair Cabin Crew members that is taking place in Brussels and Charleroi at Ryanair bases, BeCA would like to express its full support to their demands. You can read and download below the Press Release in FR and NL.
Press Release: Brussels Airlines Pilots' Strike - BeCA fully supports their demands on pension
On 9 May 2018, Brussels Airlines pilots sent a strike notice for 14 and 16 May 2018. BeCA fully supports their demands about pension. Below, you can read and download our Press Release in French and Dutch.
BeCA Statement about Ryanair pilots' initiatives
In a common letter signed by around 45 Ryanair bases in Europe (representing around 1500 Ryanair pilots in total), pilots are giving an ultimatum to their management: it's time for implementing common working conditions and allowing collective representation and fair social dialogue, to ensure a stable and positive future for the company and its employees.
ECA Press Release: Ryanair’s Irish fiction refuted by European Court of Justice
Irish plane, Irish employee? Court of Justice says ‘No’
European pilots welcome the landmark judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of air crew against Ryanair and its temporary staff agency Crewlink. The decision brings a definitive end to Ryanair’s fiction of considering a Ryanair plane as Irish territory, with Irish employees, subject to Irish jurisdiction. This claim has incorrectly designated Irish courts having jurisdiction over thousands of pilots and cabin crew and has deprived many of them from access to legal help at the place where they actually work.
New Failure at Belgocontrol: Pilots worry about air safety
On 7 June 2017, following a new failure at Belgocontrol, the Belgian Cockpit Association published a Press Release urging Belgocontrol to immediately take all appropriate measures to ensure air safety. Download Press Release (in French and Dutch).