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Ryanair reports record profits as O’Leary gets richer

By cabincrew.com, Wed 23rd May, 2012 at 11:04
It’s hoped that an impressive financial performance from Ryanair signals job security for thousands of cabin crew, pilots and airline support staff at the budget airline over the next few years. Ryanair currently employs 8,500 people and is hoping to add 1,000 staff this year.
Ryanair has reported a record €503m profit for the year to the end of March 2012, which is a 25% increase on last year. This news comes despite higher fuel costs hitting the airline. However the low-frills airline has forecast lower annual profits of between €400m and € 440m for the next trading
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Air India suffers pilot strikes and staff theft
By cabincrew.com, Tue 22nd May, 2012 at 11:10
A number of employees of Air India are being investigated for allegedly stealing alcohol and caviar from flights, according to a report by the BBC. India’s civil aviation minister Ajit Singh made a statement in the country’s parliament saying that Air India’s vigilance department is looking into 161 such cases dating back several years.
In one reported case, a flight purser was caught by the customs department while taking 372 mini liquor bottles from a plane. In another incident, a catering officer was found with 20,200 rupees (£233) worth of caviar taken from a chartered
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Ryanair pulls late summer flights to Greek Islands

By cabincrew.com, Mon 21st May, 2012 at 13:57
Ryanair has scrapped its late summer schedule to the Greek islands of Rhodes and Kos after a row with Greek tourism authorities, according to Travel Weekly. The airline has blamed its decision on a row over a marketing campaign to promote Ryanair routes to the islands.
A total of 82 flights a week will be cut a month before the end of the summer season, meaning thousands of holidaymakers will be left to make alternative arrangements.

The airline's decision has come as tourism authorities and industry
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British Airways jets in with Olympic Flame
By cabincrew.com, Mon 21st May, 2012 at 11:46
The Olympic flame flew into the UK from Greece on board BA Flight 2012 on Friday, marking the countdown to the start of London 2012.
A gold-liveried British Airways Airbus 319 named ‘The Firefly’ touched down on Friday evening at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, and HRH The Princess
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Pilot arrested over 'loaded gun' incident
By cabincrew.com, Mon 21st May, 2012 at 11:10
A US airline pilot has been arrested after trying to board a plane bound for New York with a loaded gun in his bag.
In an incredibly unusual incident a member of the flight crew, Brett Dieter, 52, was charged with possessing a concealed firearm, which was discovered as he went through security at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, according to the
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BA steward put hoax bomb threat on toilet door mid-flight

By cabincrew.com, Tue 15th May, 2012 at 09:36
A British Airways cabin crew member faces a custodial sentence after admitting leaving a hoax bomb warning on an airliner’s lavatory door mid-flight. He is due to be sentenced next month.
The air steward, Mathew Davis, aged 22 and from Crawley, West Sussex, was on a Tokyo to London flight in February when he scrawled the message saying there was a live bomb on board due to explode at 4pm.

The threat was found by a
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Ryanair flight attendant falls out of aircraft

By cabincrew.com, Mon 14th May, 2012 at 11:22
A female member of Ryanair cabin crew was treated for head injuries last week after falling three meters from the plane’s exit door. According to The Local the incident happened while the plane was getting ready for take-off at Gothenburg City Airport in Sweden.
The pressure of suddenly preparing for take-off after a delay is something all cabin crew will be familiar with, however it’s not yet clear what was
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Brits arrested for ‘bomb scare’ on Thomas Cook Tenerife flight

By cabincrew.com, Mon 14th May, 2012 at 11:09
Two British passengers on board a Thomas Cook flight caused an unnecessary bomb scare by telling cabin crew they had an explosive device in their hand luggage, according to a story in the Daily Mail. The aircraft was carrying about 200 passengers and was given priority to land due to concerns about the claim.
The incident on May 10 took place on a flight from Manchester to Tenerife. It is thought the pair – who have been named as Airam Paul Jerus, and Nathan Levi Trippier – had been drinking prior to the flight, although this has yet to be confirmed.
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Failed Russian SuperJet demo flight kills 44 in Indonesia

By cabincrew.com, Mon 14th May, 2012 at 11:02
A Russian Sukhoi SuperJet with 44 people on board crashed into a volcano in Indonesia last Wednesday, with all those on board now presumed dead. Foggy weather conditions and the dense jungle environment meant it has been difficult to examine the crash site and retrieve the remains of those on board. The 44 people on board included flight crew, as well as businessmen and Russian envoys.
Aviation investigators are searching for the black box recorder that might reveal how the new Sukhoi Superjet-100 crashed into Mount Salak during a 50-minute flight, according to the
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Hundreds of jobs safeguarded at Thomas Cook

By cabincrew.com, Thu 10th May, 2012 at 15:04
Thomas Cook has been thrown a financial lifeline by its banks, which could save hundreds of head office travel job.
Peterborough-based Thomas Cook has secured a three-year deal with around 17 banks, providing a £1.4 billion loan to the travel giant, providing much-needed financial stability.
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