British Airways won a high court battle yeterday to prevent a 12 day strike being threatened by workers, Mrs Justice Cox ruled that the union had broken rules on balloting for industrial action, all BA flights are now expected to resume as normal over the christmas period and has saved BA millions of pounds.
The block on the proposed 12 day strike has been met with fierce criticism from union chiefs who claim it is a "disgracefull day for democracy". BA claimed a large number of people who voted for the strike had already taken redundancy and should not have been allowed to vote.
Unite the union for BA workers have said they wont stop at this and have already stated they intend to have a new ballot and another strike could be prposed for february. Flight tickets had rocketed with other airlines at the prospect of BA being out of the market over christmas and many people are now out of pocket.
Friday 18 December 2009
Thursday 17 December 2009
British airways strike rumbles on
Talks are ongoing today between British airways and Unite, the cabin crew union representitive, the proposed 12 day strike is being ruled by the High Court to check the legality of the strike
BA have applied to block the strike, which would see thousands of travellers stranded over the christmas period, Mrs Justice Cox will deliver her verdict later today.
BA is claiming that workers who had left the company took part in the ballot of 12,500 crew members voting for the strike.
Make sure you dont get caught short this christmas and pre book your airport parking early to secure a space.
BA have applied to block the strike, which would see thousands of travellers stranded over the christmas period, Mrs Justice Cox will deliver her verdict later today.
BA is claiming that workers who had left the company took part in the ballot of 12,500 crew members voting for the strike.
Make sure you dont get caught short this christmas and pre book your airport parking early to secure a space.
Friday 11 December 2009
Building Commences on Flybes Training Academy
Flybe, the UKs Number One domestic airline, welcomed Aviation Minister Paul Clark MP to Exeter this week for an official turf cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction on the airline’s £24-million, Flybe Training Academy adjacent to Exeter International Airport.
The Flybe Training Academy is being designed and built by local firm, Rok, and is scheduled to open late next year. It will provide world-class training not only for its own staff but will also enhance the carrier’s growing reputation for providing an international training facility for the airline industry as a whole and for offering specialist training for companies involved across the travel-related spectrum.
Months prior to becoming the first UK airline out of 150 leading UK companies to sign the Government’s Skills Pledge in June 2007, Flybe had announced the intention to replace its outdated training facilities with a state of the art Training Academy to incorporate four flight simulators and an independently owned and operated 160-room hotel.
The Flybe Training Academy will be a showcase for future developments elsewhere. It will support delivery of appropriate vocational qualifications for Flybe staff and assist in growing its reputation as a world-class training centre. It will also enable the airline to take a lead in moving the Government’s Skills Agenda forward by delivering training and skills’ development to local companies in line with the RDA and the LSC agendas. This will include ‘over-training’ for companies involved in the full spectrum of the sector such as delivering the Skills Shop facility for Exeter International Airport.
Flybe is a British Airline headquartered at Exeter International Airport in Devon. It operates around 180 routes between 55 European airports. The airline's largest base is Southampton Airport and it has other large bases at Manchester Airport , Birmingham Airport and Belfast City Airport and 14 aircraft and crew bases across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Make sure you pre-book your Manchester airport parking to guarantee a space
The Flybe Training Academy is being designed and built by local firm, Rok, and is scheduled to open late next year. It will provide world-class training not only for its own staff but will also enhance the carrier’s growing reputation for providing an international training facility for the airline industry as a whole and for offering specialist training for companies involved across the travel-related spectrum.
Months prior to becoming the first UK airline out of 150 leading UK companies to sign the Government’s Skills Pledge in June 2007, Flybe had announced the intention to replace its outdated training facilities with a state of the art Training Academy to incorporate four flight simulators and an independently owned and operated 160-room hotel.
The Flybe Training Academy will be a showcase for future developments elsewhere. It will support delivery of appropriate vocational qualifications for Flybe staff and assist in growing its reputation as a world-class training centre. It will also enable the airline to take a lead in moving the Government’s Skills Agenda forward by delivering training and skills’ development to local companies in line with the RDA and the LSC agendas. This will include ‘over-training’ for companies involved in the full spectrum of the sector such as delivering the Skills Shop facility for Exeter International Airport.
Flybe is a British Airline headquartered at Exeter International Airport in Devon. It operates around 180 routes between 55 European airports. The airline's largest base is Southampton Airport and it has other large bases at Manchester Airport , Birmingham Airport and Belfast City Airport and 14 aircraft and crew bases across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Make sure you pre-book your Manchester airport parking to guarantee a space
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