Spohr: Unions should be involved in A4E

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr believes that lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) would have more impact with European regulators if unions were involved with the body. Speaking at the A4E Aviation Summit in Brussels on Wednesday, Spohr said that A4E lacks the resources of its US counterpart Airlines for America (A4A). However, he added that A4E could mirror some of the A4A techniques, like union involvement, to have more impact. "They are much closer to their unions which is a huge element of why they are perceived positively. We have no union representatives here. I think that is a weakness that we have to correct,” Spohr said. “That’s a big weakness.” He said the A4A airline CEOs take union representatives with them to Capitol Hill when lobbying for aviation issues.<br/>