News from FPU Romania
Doar 12% dintre piloții europeni au încredere în sistemele de raportare a oboselii. Un nou studiu ridică semne de întrebare privind siguranța zborurilor
Un nou studiu european arată că oboseala operațională (fatigue) continuă să reprezinte un risc important pentru siguranța zborurilor, iar încrederea piloților în sistemele prin care pot raporta acest risc rămâne extrem de scăzută. La trei ani de la cercetarea precedentă, rezultatele nu indică îmbunătățiri semnificative.
Wizz Air Loses Final Court Case Against Cabin Crew Member Who Reported Fume Events
After more than two years in court, Florentina, a Wizz Air cabin crew member and FPU Romania member, has won her case against the airline that dismissed her in 2024. The case began with fume events she reported during flights and raises an important question for the aviation industry: how well are aviation workers protected when they report safety concerns?
Wizz Air pierde definitiv procesul cu o însoțitoare de bord care a raportat incidente cu vapori în aeronave
Dupa mai bine de doi ani de procese, Florentina, insotitoare de bord la Wizz Air si membra FPU Romania, a castigat definitiv in instanta impotriva companiei care o concediase in 2024. Cazul a pornit de la o serie de incidente cu vapori raportate in timpul zborurilor si ridica o intrebare importanta pentru intreaga industrie: cat de protejati sunt oamenii care semnaleaza probleme de siguranta?
FPU Romania is trying to save as many jobs as possible amid Wizz Air Malta’s restructuring plans in Romania
Flight Personnel Union Romania (FPUR) has been notified by Wizz Air Malta about the airline’s intention to restructure its operations in Romania. FPUR is now in contact with Wizz Air Malta, trying to save as many jobs as possible.
Base changes are happening. What are your options?
Capacity changes are happening across several Romanian aviation bases, and crews are already facing questions about relocation and what may come next. No formal redundancy process has been confirmed, but this is exactly when understanding your options matters. Here is what we know, what the law says and where FPUR can help.
The People Sitting Across the Table
A Position Paper on Employee Representation in European Aviation
FPU Romania: New CLA with Malta Air
After eight months of negotiations, FPU Romania (FPUR) and Malta Air have reached a new collective labour agreement covering pilots and cabin crew based at Otopeni. The agreement has been approved by FPUR members and will now move forward to the registration stage with the Romanian Labour Inspection.
Who Controls Psychological Assessments at Work?
Psychological assessments should never feel like a tool used against you. But if your employer can run them in-house and treat them like a work obligation, without clear rules and limits, that process can start to look less like safety and more like pressure. That is a dangerous precedent for any employee, in any sector, one that FPU Romania cannot ignore.
When a Passenger Turns Violent, the Story Continues in Court
Violence on board an aircraft does not end when the doors open. After a passenger assaulted a cabin crew member during a flight, the case continued in court and led to serious consequences. We spoke with the crew member involved about what happened and what it means for crew safety.