IFALPA Daily News – 29 October 2013‏

Dear Colleagues,
The IFALPA Daily News is now available online.
Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
Pilots call on Ryanair to engage in talks
Ryanair Pilot Group, which claims to represent more than half of Ryanair cockpit crew, urged chief
executive officer Michael O’Leary to engage in talks on issues ranging from contracts to annual leave.
Mumbai airport’s main runway shutdown delayed by 3-4 days
The planned shutdown of the main runway at the city airport from today has been delayed by three
to four days as an approval to use the secondary runway is awaited from regulator DGCA.
Airbus: Germany should now pay A350 loan in full
Germany should pay the remaining EUR€600 million (USD$828 million) of a disputed development loan
for Airbus’s A350 passenger plane now the aircraft maker has allocated work to German employees, an
Airbus executive said.
UK looks to increase China flights
The UK is to begin talks with Chinese authorities to increase the number of flights allowed between the
two countries.
Japan Airlines to consider replacing 737 jets next year – chairman
Japan Airlines (JAL) will start considering replacements for its fleet of Boeing 737 jets next year and is
looking at proposals from both Boeing and Airbus, its chairman said on Tuesday.
Qatar Airways joins Oneworld alliance
Qatar Airways announced it is to become a full member of the Oneworld airline grouping on Wednesday,
becoming the only major Gulf carrier to join a global alliance.
 
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14POS17 – In-flight flight crew rest facilities
Background: This position paper provides generic guidance for the design and specification of dedicated
flight crew rest facilities provided for the exclusive use of flight crew on commercial transport aircraft
operated with augmented flight crews.