SAR - Intervju torsdag

NRK Rogaland i dag: http://tinyurl.com/nndgfbv

Norwegian - Kjos går inn i meklingsrommet og forstyrrer

Dette er særdeles oppsiktsvekkende; et slikt forferdelig brev om endring av ansettelsesforhold idet forhandlingene tar til må vel være enestående og totalt uhørt for Riksmeklingsmannen. Her er kopi av brevet fra Kjos. Orginalbrevet finner du under.

Til alle piloter ansatt i Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

med base i Norge, Sverige og Danmark

                                                                                                          Fornebu, 31.10.13

Som ledd i den varslede omorganisering av Norwegians virksomhet, utskilles
den operative flyvirksomhet knyttet til baser i Norge, Sverige og Danmark, fra
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA («NAS») til Norwegian Air Norway AS («NAN»).
Omorganiseringen av konsernet skjer for å få en selskaps- og
driftsorganisasjon som er bedre tilpasset konsernets størrelse og
internasjonale satsing, herunder å legge til rette for den drift som
Norwegians store flyordre vil medføre. NAS skal i fremtiden ikke drive
operativ flyvirksomhet.

Overtakelsen utgjør en virksomhetsoverdragelse i arbeidsrettslig forstand.
Dette innebærer at ditt ansettelsesforhold blir overført til NAN og at du
som ansatt i NAN i Samsvar med Arbeidsmiljølovens regler, vil beholde
din lønn og andre avtalte ytelser. Det gjelder også pensjon, ved at du vil
være sikret samme rettigheter som du hadde i henhold til
kollektivavtalen med NAS. Du vil videre beholde din ansiennitet, retten
til ID-billetter samt at din feriekonto overføres til NAN.

Etter arbeidsmiljøloven har vi plikt til å gjøre deg oppmerksom på at du
kan motsette deg at arbeidsforholdet overføres til ny arbeidsgiver
(reservasjonsretten). I så fall må du skriftlig underrette NAN om dette
innen 14 dager etter mottakelse av dette brev. Reservasjon mot
overføring innebærer at du kan slutte i Norwegian uten å være bundet
av noen oppsigelsesfrist. For ordens skyld presiseres at utøvelse av
reservasjonsrett ikke innebærer noen rett til å videreføre
arbeidsforholdet med NAS, men etter arbeidsmiljøloven har ansatte
som gjør gjeldende reservasjonsrett på visse vilkår en fortrinnsrett til
ny ansettelse hos tidligere arbeidsgiver innen ett år fra
overdragelsestidspunktet.

NAS og NAN bekrefter med dette at NAN vil være din nye arbeidsgiver
etter at overdragelsen er gjennomført. Det legges opp til at
overdragelsen vil skje ved døgnskillet mellom fredag 1. og lørdag 2.
november d.å.

Det vises også til reglene i arbeidsmiljølovens kapittel 16 som
inneholder bestemmelser om arbeidstakerens rettigheter ved
virksomhetsoverdragelse.

Det vil i tiden fremover bli gitt fortløpende informasjon, herunder
meddelelse av eksakt tidspunkt for overføringen dersom det blir
senere enn døgnskillet mellom fredag 1. og lørdag 2. november.

Med vennlig hilsen

Norwegian Air Norway AS             Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

Geir Steiro                                       Bjørn Kjos                                               

Administrerende direktør    Adminisrerende direktør

Skrivefeilen "Adminisrerende direktør" er med. Den ble rettet med penn. Her var det veldig med hastverk, nemlig.

Her er Norwegian Pilot Unions reaksjon som egentlig følger Churchills berømte ord: Stay calm and carry on....

Dear Norwegian-pilot,

Today, the Scandinavian pilots were notified they will be transferred to the new Norwegian Air Norway AOC (an ACMI-operator owned by NAS) with effect from midnight Friday 1st November.

Though it is very disappointing to see NAS Management continue to rush this process at the start of the coming mediation, it is unfortunately not the least bit surprising. This is sadly exactly what we, and many of our fellow pilots, had expected.

According to the Norwegian CAA, a NAN AOC has not been approved yet, and will not be approved within the days claimed in the letter from the company!

If you were looking for proof the company doesn’t want union involvement, here it is!

To the Scandinavian pilots: This does not change our negotiating position at all. We will still be able to exercise all our employee rights, as if the transfer had not occurred.

In the coming days, we expect the threats to increase to a level not seen before. Please take all information from the company in the coming days with a shovel load of salt.

We will try to keep you posted as soon as possible, but needless to say, this is apparently a rapidly changing environment.

Stay calm, and support each other!


Best regards,

Norwegian Pilot Union 

B747 flyr snart inn i solnedgangen

Boeing 747 may be flying into the sunset

Demand is falling for the renowned jumbo jet introduced more than 40 years ago as airlines switch to smaller, more fuel-efficient aircraft.

 

Den orginale B747 på Museum of Flight, Renton. Foto: Per Gram

By W.J. Hennigan

October 31, 2013, 5:00 a.m.

 

When Boeing Co. launched the 747 more than 40 years ago, nearly every aspect of the plane was novel.

The jumbo jet was almost three times larger than the largest aircraft flying at the time. It required four massive jet engines for power. It was so wide that a veteran Los Angeles Times aviation writer described the cabin as a "luxurious auditorium some genie had wafted aloft."

In the years that followed, the plane has transformed travel in a way that few have. But now it appears that time has caught up with the renowned jet as many airlines switch to smaller, more fuel-efficient aircraft.

Skyting på LAX

Flere skadde ved storflyplass i Los Angeles

En terminal ved storflyplassen LAX i Los Angeles evakueres etter meldinger om skyting.

Tekst: NTB                       

Fredag 01.11.2013, kl. 17:55 2013-11-01T17:55:40

Oppdatert: Fredag 01.11.2013, kl. 18:12 2013-11-01T18:12:05

 

En lokal TV-kanal meldte at en væpnet mann var blitt skutt av politiet på flyplassen, ifølge Reuters.
Los Angeles Times melder at det er terminal 3 ved flyplassen som evakueres.
Los Angeles International Airport, som i dagligtale bare refereres til som LAX, ligger sørvest i Los Angeles og er den sjette mest trafikkerte flyplassen i verden.
Nyhetskanalen CNN viser bilder av flere skadde som bringes ut av bygningen og fraktes bort i ambulanser.
Ifølge CNN opplyser politiet at det har vært en «hendelse» ved flyplassen.
Brannvesenet opplyser på sin side at det har vært en hendelse dere flere er blitt skadd.

Sjekk video her: http://www.latimes.com/

Bird strike - Luke AFB

Pilot Blamed in June F-16 Crash in Arizona
An instructor pilot is to blame for the June crash of an F-16 fighter at Luke Air Force Base west of Phoenix because he made a rapid climbing turn after hitting several birds while taking off, robbing the plane of airspeed and the ability to recover, according to an Air Force investigation report released Thursday.

The report released by the Air Force Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas said the instructor should have kept climbing straight ahead until the F-16 had enough airspeed to recover and return to the base. There was likely enough engine power to safely land despite a series of engines stalls, the report said. Both pilots survived unhurt.

Bruk av elektronisk utstyr - Blir snart tillatt i USA

 

FAA allowing most electronic device use throughout flights

(CNN) -- Airplane travelers will soon be able to watch videos and play games with their electronic devices throughout their entire flight -- and not just above a certain altitude -- the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday in a long anticipated announcement.

But don't expect to be chatting on your cell phone. A ban on using cell phones for voice communication remains in effect.

The FAA, following months of study by a group of aviation experts, said that airlines can soon allow passengers to use portable electronic devices such as tablets, laptop computers, e-readers and cell phones in airplane mode throughout the flight -- with some circumstantial restrictions.

SAR - Sikorsky rører i allerede opprørt vann

Sikorsky Seeks To Replace AgustaWestland as India’s VIP Helo Provider

AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » NOVEMBER 1, 2013

by  NEELAM MATHEWS

Cabins for the Sikorsky S-92 are manufactured in India. The company is seeking to replace AgustaWestland as India’s new VIP helicopter supplier. (Photo: Neelam Mathews)

November 1, 2013, 10:30 AM

Sikorsky Aircraft is lobbying to replace AgustaWestland (AW) as the supplier of VIPhelicopters to the Indian Air Force. The company is already building fuselages for the S-92 in India. Meanwhile, the Indian Minister of Defense confirmed that the ministry had sent a legal notice to AgustaWestland regarding the contract for 12 AW101s, now in jeopardy after the company allegedly violated the terms of a pre-integrity pact. The company has 21 days to respond.

“Sikorsky will be more than willing to provide the helicopters, the more so as we are building the cabins in Hyderabad,” said Arvind Walia, regional executive, India and South Asia, for Sikorsky. The company recently turned out the 50th Indian-manufactured and assembled S-92 cabin there. It is the first such cabin to use Indian-manufactured parts exclusively. The Indian facility is now the sole supplier for S-92 cabins, having taken over from Mitsubishi of Japan. Hyderabad will also supply H-92 cabins if the company receives orders for the military version, said Shane Eddy, Sikorsky senior vice president for operations.

However, according to a statement by the MoD released last February: “The Staff Evaluation Report of Air HQ concluded that the S-92 helicopter was noncompliant with respect to four SQRs for the VVIP helicopter (missile approach warning system, service ceiling of 4.5 km, drift down altitude and hover out of ground effect). The Staff Evaluation Report assessed the VVIP helicopter AW101 as fully compliant with allSQRs.” A senior government official told AIN: “The question now is whether India is willing to accept the reduced requirements.”

Guy Douglas, spokesman for AgustaWestland in New Delhi, said the company would “respond accordingly” to the legal notice. An OEM in defense production said: “This matter will not be solved very easily. Reputational damage can cause a big blow to any company working on global deals. If AgustaWestland gives up easily on this, the world will see it as an admission of guilt.”

According to the MoD note, both the contract and integrity pact signed with AgustaWestland “contain specific provisions by which strict action, including cancellation of contract, recovery of payment, blacklisting and penal action, can be taken.”