Overview

• ATEPSA lifted the stoppage planned for Thursday 28 August after being summoned by the Secretaría de Trabajo, but kept the Saturday 30 August actions on the schedule.
• Saturday’s partial strikes will block departures from 13:00–16:00 and 19:00–22:00 local time, and the union warns measures could extend into September if talks stall.
• On Tuesday 26 August, Aerolíneas Argentinas said 178 of 295 flights were affected—82 canceled and 96 reprogrammed—impacting more than 15,000 passengers, with knock-on delays across the network.
• Authorities reiterated that air navigation is an essential service requiring at least 45% of operations to be maintained and warned of possible sanctions for noncompliance.
• Negotiations remain contested: EANA says it made proposals including a 15% raise, while ATEPSA argues no formal, acceptable offer has been presented; emergency, medical, state, and search-and-rescue flights are exempt.