Bahrain Air investors face action over payoutInvestors in liquidated airline Bahrain Air are being threatened with legal action unless they hand over outstanding severance package payments, a report said. Hundreds of former employees are still waiting for the second half of More… |
Gulf Air suspends retirement planGulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has agreed to suspend its compulsory retirement scheme due to the success of a major restructuring programme, a report said. The decision was taken following a meeting between Gulf Air, t More… |
Pay deal reached with Lufthansa says unionGerman trade union Verdi said it had reached agreement with Lufthansa on wage increases for 33,000 workers, averting another round of strikes that the union had threatened. Employees of Lufthansa Cargo and Lufthansa Technik will s More… |
Gulf Air union threatens stir against job cutsUnionists have threatened to strike unless Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air halts a major restructuring plan that will see hundreds of people lose their jobs, a report said. The Gulf Air Trade Union (GATU) is planning to More… |
Gulf Air union seeks urgent talks on staff cutsUnionists are seeking urgent meetings with the management of Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air after airline staff reportedly began receiving dismissal notices this week, a report said. The national carrier launched a two- More… |
Bahrain Air payout ‘may top $5.8m’Severance packages for former Bahrain Air staff could cost a combined total of BD2.2 million ($5.83 million), unionists said. Ex-employees were expected to start receiving their redundancy payouts yesterday or today, Bahrain Air T More… |
Gulf Air unions seek higher payout on layoffsTrade unions of Bahrain’s national airline Gulf Air have launched a petition calling for additional benefits for Bahrainis made redundant as part of a restructuring plan, a report said. The airline has already launched a vol More… |
Gulf Air briefs unions on restructure planThe management of Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air met with the representatives of the airline’s two unions - GATU and NTAGU – to brief them on the airline’s restructuring strategy. The strategy is appro More… |
Grounded by lack of vision...I have long been a big fan of Gulf Air, not least because it was the airline that brought me out to the Middle East 10 years ago for my first job in the region. Perhaps surprisingly that flight was taking me to a job in Dubai on a flight via Abu More… |
Gulf Air union demands higher payoutUnionists at Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air are demanding increased severance packages ahead of proposed mass layoffs as part of a major downsizing. The Gulf Air Trade Union (GATU) met management of the airline yesterda More… |








