IFALPA Daily News – 13 March 2014
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Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
Why would-be pilots are being kept out of airline cockpits
Zachary Wilkinson was just a few months into his freshman year at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University when the path he’d set out for himself — earning a degree in aeronautical science and
landing a job as a commercial pilot — was upended.
Irish High Court blocks planned airport strike
Ireland’s High Court on Wednesday issued an order blocking an airport strike, after Ireland’s
largest union served notice on Aer Lingus and the country’s two main airport authorities that it
planned a work stoppage later this week.
Cambridge airport suspends international flights
Etihad Regional has temporarily suspended services between Cambridge Airport and Amsterdam
and Geneva following a review of operations by the airline.
Pilots union wants ‘Walmart of the skies’ Norwegian Air banned from US
An international airline now flying in and out of LAX is offering some of the lowest fares in the
world.
UAE discusses banning non-compliant foreign aircraft
In line with its commitment to maintain an active link with local stakeholders, the UAE General
Civil Aviation Authority recently organised a workshop to brief various aviation related entities in
the country on the legal framework and the new process of grounding and banning foreign
aircraft in the UAE.
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