It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for take off at Madrid Barajas Airport is an Iberia Express Airbus A320 with Sharklets as it prepares to jet off to its next destination. Iberia Express operates a fleet of twenty Airbus A320 aircraft - supporting Iberia Mainline services. Iberia Express was set up by International … [Read more...]
Iberia mangment and unions fall out – strikes ahead
After a short period to negotiate, Iberia and its unions have once again fallen out over job cuts, with 5 days of continuous strike action to take place. No date has currently been set, although it is expected to take place in the 2nd half of February. The Unions rejected a plan that would cut the initial 4500 job cuts to 3,147, 30 percent, lower wage reductions and … [Read more...]
Iberia Express to launch on Sunday
IAG and Iberia are pushing the launch of Iberia Express, which is due to commence on Sunday 25th March with the aim to “restore profitability to short and medium-haul routes” Formed as a chance to take on the now dead Spanair, and to attempt to offer a higher value proposition than some Low Cost carriers, there is a fair olde list of destinations up for grabs. The first … [Read more...]
Iberia: 24 more days of strikes announced
Meanwhile it seems that Iberia is still in the depths of Strike action, with SEPLA still annoyed at the launch of Iberia Express. A further 24 days of industrial action have been announced. SELPA state: "The pilots have decided to increase the number of strike days due to the company’s refusal to negotiate" Pilots in SEPLA have contributed to 12 days of strikes since … [Read more...]