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The Icelandic Airline Pilots' Association signed a new collective labour agreement with Mýflug on 31 December, 2018.

The negotiation committee will introduce the contract to relevant members on Monday and Tuesday, after which time voting will commence.

The FÍA office will be closed between Christmas and New Years' Day. Happy holidays!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

FÍA signed a Collective Labour Agreement with Flugfélagið Ernir (Eagle Air) on Monday, 10. December 2018. Members can vote electronically on the CLA for a week following the signature.

Picture, listed from left: Unnar Hermannsson (Ernir), Ásgeir Örn Þorsteinsson (Ernir), Magni Snær Steinþórsson (chair of FÍA's negotiation committee), Snorri Geir Steingrímsson (FÍA), Sigurður Egill Sigurðsson (FÍA).

Eagle Air (IS Flugfélagið Ernir) welcomed a new addition to its fleet this December when it began operating a Dornier 328. The airplaine can transport 32 passangers as well as a crew of three, and it will be utilized in Eagle Air's regular routes as well as for specific assignments both in Iceland and abroad.

"We hope that the added number of seats will prove more economical for certain routes, and we will have a better opportunity to lower our prices. Of course this is all subject to wages and circumstances in our tiny market," says Hörður Guðmundsson, Eagle Air CEO. The Dornier comes as an addition to the Eagle Air's four 19 passenger Jetstream 31/32 airplanes.

Eagle Air is the oldest airline in operation in Iceland, still under the management of its original founders in 1970. Ernir flies regularly to five destinations throughout the country, as well as Reykjavík: Vestmannaeyjar, Höfn in Hornafjörður, Húsavík, Gjögur and Bíldudalur.

Bryndís Nielsen started work as Communications Officer for FÍA in November. She will be in charge of information dissemination to members, e.g. editing the newsletter and updating the website and FÍA's social media accounts.

Bryndís has worked as a PR consultant and project manager for many years, and has a great deal of experience in copywriting and translating into English. She has worked as a consultant for Athygli PR since 2007, where she continues to work part time. Thre she has dealt with matters to do with crisis management, image consultancy, media relations, copywriting and editing. From 2012-2014 she worked for the EU Info Centre in Iceland, which was operated by Athygli PR. There she worked as a Public Information Officer, as well as General Manager for a time.

Bryndís was the marketing director of the Iceland Dance Company from 2005-2007, and before that she worked in TV news. She has a Master's degree in visual anthropology from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a BA degree in psychology from the University of Iceland.

FÍA held a General Meeting in Grjótnes, 25. January 2018, where the following Resolution regarding the Icelandic National Guard was approved:

FÍA is distressed over the Government's budgetary plans regarding the Icelandic Coast Guard, as it does not secure the operational basis for the institution.

Members of the meeting challenge the parliament to review the Coast Guard's budget and to ensure that it will have the necessary funds to fulfill its statutory role, to maintain equipment, and to ensure the adequate number of crew members for each shift.

Furthermore, members of the meeting encourage that new helicopters, that are suitable for the Coast Guard's role in search and rescue, will be purchased as soon as possible.

Resolution proposed by; Högni B. Ómarsson

Supported by; Reynir Einarsson og Jón Þór Þorvaldsson.

The Resolution was approved unanimously.

Stjórn og starfsfólk FÍA óskar félagsmönnum og fjölskyldum þeirra gleðilegra jóla og heillaríks komandi árs.

Með þökk fyrir samskipti og samstarf á árinu sem senn líður.

Undanfarið hafa stórir hópar kvenna úr ýmsum starfsstéttum komið fram undir merkjum átaksins #metoo. Meðal þeirra eru íslenskar flugfreyjur.

Af þessu tilefni vill Félag íslenskra atvinnuflugmanna FÍA lýsa yfir stuðningi við átakið og taka undir með þeim fjölmörgu samstarfskonum okkar flugmanna sem fordæma hverskyns kynferðislega áreitni.

Gagnkvæm virðing og traust þarf vera í samskiptum áhafna um borð í flugvélum. Það stuðlar að vellíðan áhafnarmeðlima og eykur flugöryggi.

Félag íslenskra atvinnuflugmanna FÍA lýsir yfir stuðningi við Flugvirkjafélag Íslands í baráttu þeirra vegna endurnýjunar kjarasamnings félagsins við Icelandair.

Verkföll eru ávallt neyðaraðgerð þegar samningsumleitanir hafa ekki skilað árangri.

FÍA skorar á samningsaðila að leita allra leiða til að finna samningsgrundvöll svo að verkfalli geti lokið.