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Britain devises plan to keep jets flying in no-deal Brexit

Bloomberg Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is stepping up efforts to ensure that airlines and aerospace companies can carry on functioning in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The regulator has briefed government officials on its plans to recruit staff with the expertise to take over the certification of parts and planes should the split cause Britain to leave the ...

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KLM’s easing of pilot workload stokes Air France unions’ fire

Bloomberg Dutch airline KLM agreed to reduce the workload for its pilots. Unions at sister carrier Air France want a deal too. Labour representatives at Air France-KLM’s French unit have been asking for a pay rise since the beginning of the year, vowing to stage more strikes if new Chief Executive Officer Ben Smith doesn’t comply. Now that KLM pilots ...

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Ryanair slams Poland’s ‘stupid’ $10 billion new airport project

Bloomberg Poland’s plan to build a $9.4 billion central airport 45 kilometres (27 miles) outside of the capital will be a waste of money that would be better spent on improving existing facilities, according to Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair Holdings Plc. Warsaw already has two operating airports, whose capacities aren’t fully used and could be expanded instead of building ...

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