Overview

• Five principal aeronautical unions—APA, UPSA, AAA, Atepsa and ATE ANAC—held a non-operational assembly at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery on July 21 to denounce the new labor decree.
• DNU 378/2025 raises maximum flight duty from eight to ten hours per day, cuts weekly rest from 36 to 30 hours and caps vacations at 15 days while excluding travel and standby time from counted service.
• Unions cited about 100 ANAC dismissals since June and reported wage lags of 45% for aviation staff, rising to 60% for cabin crew compared with inflation.
• Protesters also rejected plans to privatize Intercargo and Aerolíneas Argentinas, arguing those moves threaten safety standards and public service quality.
• Flights operated on schedule under assurances from Aeropuertos Argentina, but compulsory conciliation orders persist and unions have signaled further collective measures.