Sri Lanka, the island nation in the Indian Ocean is struck by a second wave of the COVID-19 virus since October. Despite desperate attempts made by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and Health authorities, the country is taking its toll and has been forced for localized lockdowns. SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of the …
Uniting Campaign Attracts A lot of Attention by Members Last week SITEMA board started a campaign to unite all engineers to resist further restrain of social and economical benefits in TAP. “Together We Can Achieve More” was the slogan of the campaign and even at the beginning phase of the action, many TAP engineers showed …
The unique american member of AEI, AMFA and its former national president Louie Key sent a letter to AEI about latest developments. AMFA won the legal battle against Alaska Airlines after merging with Virgin America. Alaska asked for a 15% reduction at workforce and AMFA stood against this decision. Luckily the court decided that AMFA …
German LAEG Had Its Annual Congress in Augsburg One of AEI german affiliates LAEG (Licenced Aircraft Engineers Germany) had its annual congress on 20.10.2020 in Augsburg – Bavaria. The main discussion topic of teh congress in addition to COVID-19 was the changes done on EU 1321\2014 and new added rules about CAO and CAMO approvals …
Light at the end of the tunnel: Jet Airways staff after nod to revival plan The first day of Navratri festival began with hope for 4,000 employees of the Jet Airways, as the committee of creditors (CoC) approved Kalrock Capital-Murari Lal Jalan consortium’s plan to revive the airline. “The employees have endured hardship and financial …
It is with huge sadness that AEI has to announce the death of John Alldis. John not only served the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) for many years, he helped create it. In 1960, John along with some friends, decided to break away from the metals unions and form a professional Association for Licensed …
