The III collective agreement for easyJet pilots in Spain has been registered

The General Directorate of Labour, under the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, has ordered the registration and publication of the III Collective Agreement for pilots of easyJet Airline Company Limited, branch in Spain, by means of the Resolution of August 28, 2026. The agreement appears in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) number 225, of September 11, 2026, in section III, page 121547, with the official reference BOE-A-2026-19041.

The agreement, with registration code 90103440012019, was signed on February 17, 2026, by the designees of the company’s Management, representing the same, and by the union section of SEPLA (Spanish Union of Airline Pilots), representing the affected workers. The text was corrected by means of the Agreement of July 13, 2026, and its registration is processed in accordance with article 90, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Workers’ Statute and Royal Decree 713/2010, of May 28, on the registration and deposit of collective agreements.

Validity and scope of application

The new agreement has retroactive effects from March 1, 2025, and will remain in force until February 29, 2028, fully replacing the previous agreement, which covered the period from March 1, 2022, to February 28, 2025. The negotiation that led to the text began on December 5, 2024.

• Territorial scope: all easyJet operational bases or workplaces in Spain.
• Personal scope: all pilots (technical crew) employed by easyJet operating in Spain under Spanish legislation.
• Upon expiration, the agreement shall be tacitly extendable for twelve-month periods if there is no express notice of termination, which must be communicated at least three months in advance.

Joint Commission and conflict resolution

The parties agree to establish a Joint Commission composed of three representatives from each party, responsible for clarifying and interpreting the provisions of the agreement. The commission must be established within thirty days of the signing and must issue a ruling within a maximum of two months after the request, except in cases of non-application of working conditions, where the period is reduced to seven days.

For the resolution of disputes, a two-stage stepped process is established, with meetings within periods of five to eight days, and, as a last resort, the parties submit to mediation before the Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA), in accordance with the VI Agreement on the Autonomous Resolution of Labour Conflicts.

Employment and safety conditions

The agreement regulates the general conditions of employment, including health and safety in accordance with Law 31/1995 on the Prevention of Occupational Risks, training and minimum performance levels, and the obligations of the flight crew. It provides for the reimbursement of the cost of the annual renewal of the first-class medical certificate, and establishes the branch office at C/ Núñez Morgado 6 Bajo, 28036 Madrid.

The signing of the resolution corresponds, by delegation, to the Deputy Director General of Labor Relations, Rafael Martínez de la Gándara, in Madrid, on August 28, 2026.

The publication of this third collective agreement provides legal certainty to the labor relations of easyJet pilots in Spain and updates the working conditions of a key group in the aviation sector, within a context of strong activity by low-cost airlines in the Spanish market.

Source: Official State Gazette, no. 225, September 11, 2026, Sec. III, page 121547 (official reference: BOE-A-2026-19041).