Continental Airlines has stated it has reached a labour contract with some 7,000 fleet-service employees, represented by the Teamsters union. The union will hold a ratification vote on the new contrac...
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority has declined an application from Air Turks and Caicos for a licence to service several Caribbean routes, including Jamaica. Jamaica Air Shuttle, which trades as Ai...
Dr Mitchell Roslin has filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines after he was kicked off a delayed flight at LaGuardia Airport allegedly for asking for water for his pregnant wife. The aircraft had been...
Since the Department of Transport rules establishing fundamental rights for airline passengers went into effect this past spring, lengthy tarmac delays have dropped to almost zero, according to offici...
Delta Air Lines has said it will consider refunds for customers who cancel travel plans due to concerns over the Transportation Security Administration’s new screening procedures. Other US carriers ha...
Stock and stores workers employed by Delta Air Lines have voted not to be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. This is the latest in a string of denials fo...
A state court judge in Illinois has stepped in to temporarily block American Airlines from pulling its flight listings from the Orbitz online travel agency. American notified Orbitz that it could remo...
The US Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) has publically stated that it will review airline passenger screening procedures after a flurry of protests over its current “invasive” procedures. T...
Former transport minister for Canada John Baird has stated that allowing carriers from the United Arab Emirates to fly to more routes in Canada would have cost the country “tens of thousands of jobs”,...
Delta Air Lines’ baggage handlers have rejected unionization by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Flight attendants also rejected moves to unionize early in the mon...
Trade association, the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) called for significant revisions to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposal on Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requiremen...
The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported that US scheduled passenger airlines employed 0.6% fewer workers in September 2010 than in September 2009. ...
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