News about the project
16 March 2023
Upcoming: VIRAL Final Project ConferencePlease join VIRAL project partners, EU policymakers and social partners on June 8, 2023 for the final event of the VIRAL project. The event will be live streamed. This concluding event will convene social partners from the air transport sector from among partner countries.
16 March 2023
Past: Challenges for Labour Relations in Air Transport in Lockdown, Madrid SpainThe event brought together social partners in Spain, across two roundtable discussions, to examine how aviation was impacted by COVID through specific case studies. Viral partners in Spain organised this event, hosted by School of Law of the Autonomous University of Madrid. Participants highlighted
16 March 2023
Partner Spotlight: Prof. Steen NavrbjergInterview with Prof. Steen Navrbjerg, Associate Professor, Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS), Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen We’re speaking today with Steen Navrbjerg, Associate Professor at FAOS, the Employment Relations Research Center, at the University of Copenhagen, and
26 January 2023
Turbulence: The e-Newsletter of the Viral ProjectWelcome to the first issue of “Turbulence,” the e-newsletter covering the EU Commission-funded research project Varieties of Industrial Relations in Aviation Lockdown or “VIRAL.” The purpose of this newsletter is to keep the general public up-to-date on our activities, as aviation and air
Aviation News
29 May 2023
Lufthansa comprerà il 41% di Ita per 325 milioni. A regime 94 aerei e 5.500 dipendentiLufthansa acquisirà il 41% di Ita Airways attraverso un aumento di capitale di 325 milioni di euro, con l’opzione di acquisire le azioni rimanenti in un secondo momento. Il ministero dell’Economia e Lufthansa hanno confermato l’accordo di massima per la cessione di una quota di minoranza di Ita al gruppo tedesco che però ancora deve essere finalizzato. Dopo il 2025, quando la compagnia si prevede che sarà diventata profittevole,
24 May 2023
EU court backs Ryanair challenge against EU-approved Italian aid for Covid-hit airlinesEurope's second-top court has today backed Ryanair's challenge against an Italian state aid, approved by the European Union, for airlines hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, siding again with the Irish airline on this issue. [Read full article on RTE]
22 May 2023
Ryanair rebounds to near-record profit as summer bookings soarRyanair has bounced back to a near-record €1.4bn (£1.2bn) profit last year and expects to better that in 2023, fuelled by a summer boom in which the low-cost airline will carry a record number of passengers. [Read full article on The Guardian]
