Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole has claimed that the screening of airline passengers could be far less intrusive in future. The “Checkpoint of the Future”, which is three quickly ac...
A group of Delta Air Lines pilots dis-satisfied with its current union national policies is threatening to form an independent union. The group has objected to the Air Line Pilots Association labor ag...
The Air Travel Advisory Bureau is prepared to co-ordinate legal claims against UK airlines that have not refunded Air Passenger Duty to passengers who have booked tickets but not flown. The ATAB, whic...
US Airways Group has asked a federal court to temporarily block its pilots union and individual pilots from taking part in or encouraging an alleged work slowdown. US Airways, which sued the US Airlin...
Southwest and AirTran were the first to roll back the 7.5% fare increase, while JetBlue, American and other carriers cut some prices as collection of the taxes resumed Monday. Congress last week appro...
Air Canada has been fined $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation for violating “deceptive price advertising” rules in online ads. Air Canada ads on its websites in early 2011 were found not to...
Congress has reached a bi-partisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. No agreement has yet been reached on the issue of collective bargaining rights for air...
Following direct appeals by representatives of charter and cargo carriers to the White House Office of Management and Budget, proposed regulations seeking to issue strict new rules to replace limits o...
At an event hosted by the China Air Transport Association, 21 airlines and air transport associations expressed strong opposition to the EU plan to force countries into its Emissions Trading Scheme ( ...
The US Airlines Pilots Association has denied it is behind a work slowdown by US Airways pilots, as the airline claims. The union said it had reminded its members not to take part in any improper acti...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has demanded the bill is passed to end the Federal Aviation Administration closed. At a White House briefing yesterday, LaHood said: “Congress needs to pass a clean...
Ireland’s Department of Transport has stated that the €3 passenger air travel tax will remain until at least next spring because it is not happy with pledges from the airlines about increasing the num...
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