5 years in court. €400,000 awarded. Nothing paid. This is the story of 11 Bluebird Nordic pilots who were fired and replaced by self-employed crew. Despite pilots winning court case after court case, Bluebird Nordic – formerly part of Avia Solutions Group – evaded paying. Impunity by the

From aviation safety standards to crew working conditions to cybersecurity, ECA shapes the policy debates that affect the people who fly Europe's planes – and we're looking for a communications strategist to make sure pilots’ voices are heard.

On the morning of 24 November 2025, a SmartLynx employee reached her colleagues by text. Management had summoned staff to the canteen at the Riga headquarters. Rumors of financial trouble had been circulating internally for months, but nobody seemed to know what was actually going to be

We are deeply worried about the fact that agreements that enable pilots to contribute to flight safety work on behalf of their pilot union have been cancelled or are currently not respected.