https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ryanair has struck off some 250 flights in Germany for Friday due to a pilot strike. Here is what you need to know if you are flying today. https://www.thelocal.de/20180810/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ryanair-strike Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:45:09 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ryanair-strike Ryanair said it will cancel 250 flights to and from Germany on Friday after German pilots announced they were joining Europe-wide strikes against the carrier, in a spiralling row over pay and conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20180808/german-ryanair-pilots-to-strike-on-friday Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:00:49 +0200 german-ryanair-pilots-to-strike-on-friday The German pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has broken off the collective bargaining negotiations with Ryanair, increasing the likelihood of strikes on the budget airline’s German routes. https://www.thelocal.de/20180620/strikes-loom-after-pilots-union-breaks-off-pay-talks-with-uncooperative-ryanair Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:12:17 +0200 strikes-loom-after-pilots-union-breaks-off-pay-talks-with-uncooperative-ryanair In the first three months of 2018, nearly every second planned migrant deportation was aborted, the Funke Mediengruppe reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180524/nearly-50-percent-of-planned-migrant-deportations-are-aborted-report Thu, 24 May 2018 12:31:43 +0200 nearly-50-percent-of-planned-migrant-deportations-are-aborted-report Passengers travelling with Ryanair in Germany on Friday saw little disruption from a short strike called by a pilots' union, with the no-frills airline praising crew for "largely ignoring" the unprecedented walkout. https://www.thelocal.de/20171222/ryanair-flights-in-germany-take-off-despite-strike Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:48:21 +0100 ryanair-flights-in-germany-take-off-despite-strike German Ryanair pilots will strike for the first time Friday, union leaders said, dialling up the heat in a Europe-wide battle for recognition from the no-frills airline ahead of the busy holiday period. https://www.thelocal.de/20171221/german-pilots-union-calls-first-ever-ryanair-strike Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:56:31 +0100 german-pilots-union-calls-first-ever-ryanair-strike The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced on Tuesday that pilots on Ryanair would take part in the first industrial action in the budget airline’s history. https://www.thelocal.de/20171212/ryanair-pilots-in-germany-call-strike-in-dispute-over-wages Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:38:47 +0100 ryanair-pilots-in-germany-call-strike-in-dispute-over-wages On Wednesday UK publication the Independent picked up a story in the German press about pilots refusing to take rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan. These rare decisions have nothing to do with the asylum process, though. https://www.thelocal.de/20171207/no-german-pilots-arent-defying-their-government-by-refusing-to-deport-asylum-seekers Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:42:36 +0100 no-german-pilots-arent-defying-their-government-by-refusing-to-deport-asylum-seekers German airlines now say they no longer need a rule created for security purposes after a co-pilot deliberately crashed a Germanwings flight while alone in the cockpit in 2015, killing all 150 people on board. https://www.thelocal.de/20170428/german-airlines-to-overturn-two-person-cockpit-rule-two-years-after-germanwings-crash Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:45:47 +0200 german-airlines-to-overturn-two-person-cockpit-rule-two-years-after-germanwings-crash German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it had agreed to boost pilots' salaries by 8.7 percent over four years, hoping to end years of disputes and costly walkouts by air crew. https://www.thelocal.de/20170215/lufthansa-agrees-pay-hike-to-settle-years-long-pilot-dispute Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:15:56 +0100 lufthansa-agrees-pay-hike-to-settle-years-long-pilot-dispute Pilots at German air giant Lufthansa said on Friday they would join arbitration over a long-running pay dispute that has hobbled the company with repeated strikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20161216/lufthansa-and-pilots-call-in-mediation-to-try-and-solve-spat Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:39:49 +0100 lufthansa-and-pilots-call-in-mediation-to-try-and-solve-spat German airline Lufthansa on Wednesday said it had offered striking pilots a fresh pay deal in a bid to end a long-running and crippling dispute. https://www.thelocal.de/20161130/lufthansa-offers-pay-deal-to-end-pilots-strike Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:12:34 +0100 lufthansa-offers-pay-deal-to-end-pilots-strike Update: A renewed pilots' strike will ground around 1,700 flights at European aviation giant Lufthansa on Tuesday and Wednesday, the group said, as a long-running and costly battle over pay drags on. https://www.thelocal.de/20161128/lufthansa-pilots-to-strike-tuesday-and-wednesday Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:57:02 +0100 lufthansa-pilots-to-strike-tuesday-and-wednesday German flagship carrier Lufthansa said it was scrapping 830 flights Friday as its pilots went on strike over wages and the union called for the walkout to be extended into Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161125/lufthansa-pilots-to-strike-saturday-as Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:56:19 +0100 lufthansa-pilots-to-strike-saturday-as The pilots union Cockpit announced on Monday that pilots intend to ground the entire Lufthansa fleet in a dispute over wages. Meanwhile Eurowings is to be hit by strikes on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161121/lufthansa-pilots-call-full-scale-strike-for-wednesday Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:41:25 +0100 lufthansa-pilots-call-full-scale-strike-for-wednesday The pilots' union Cockpit announced on Monday that it will be calling new strikes on Lufthansa flights after talks with Germany's largest air carrier broke down. https://www.thelocal.de/20161114/lufthansa-passengers-threatened-with-new-round-of-strikes Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:44:33 +0100 lufthansa-passengers-threatened-with-new-round-of-strikes State prosecutors in Koblenz raided Ryanair crew rooms in six airports across Germany, accusing the discount airline of tax evasion and unfair labour practises, it was reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/ryainair-staff-rooms-raided-in-tax-labour Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:01:18 +0200 ryainair-staff-rooms-raided-in-tax-labour Lufthansa and its cabin staff said Thursday they had reached an agreement on working conditions, bringing to an end a long and bitter industrial dispute that hit thousands of passengers. https://www.thelocal.de/20160701/lufthansa-finally-buries-hatchet-with-cabin-staff-strikes Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:21:42 +0200 lufthansa-finally-buries-hatchet-with-cabin-staff-strikes Drones are becoming an increasing blight on air traffic, private landowners and neighbours. In Lower Saxony authorities are going on the offensive with a new force of traffic cops for the skies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160407/traffic-cops-in-the-sky-german-authorities-go-after-drones Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:54:22 +0200 traffic-cops-in-the-sky-german-authorities-go-after-drones Scientists at the University of Göttingen say they have found dangerous chemicals in blood and urine samples from aircrew, suggesting that they have been exposed while working on board. https://www.thelocal.de/20160216/german-scientists-find-dangerous-gas-in-plane-cabins Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:06:14 +0100 german-scientists-find-dangerous-gas-in-plane-cabins