- Northwest workers To vote on contract[Jan. 15, 2006]
The union representing about 14,000 ground workers at bankrupt Northwest Airlines said on Saturday that it would let members vote on a settlement proposal that could eliminate the need for the airline to void the workers' contract as it seeks savings.
- CX limits carry-on allowance for crew[Jan. 13, 2006]
In order to deal with the problem of rising costs due to increased oil price, Hong Kong-based carrier, Cathay Pacific, has recently introduced a new set of company policy, which limits the cabin crew with no more than 4 days layover time to only have one carry-on baggage smaller than the regulated size applies to the ordinary passengers, in order to save fuel. However, the measure has angered many of the airline's cabin crew.
- Brussels sprouts by 18pc for MAp[Jan. 26, 2006]
MACQUARIE Airports said yesterday that earnings at the second-largest field in its portfolio, Brussels International Airport, rose 18 per cent last year.
- Virgin Blue owes ground staff millions[Jan. 26, 2006]
VIRGIN Blue could be forced to pay millions of dollars in back pay to ground staff who failed to receive shift allowances.
- NY Tracon sees improvement under hand[Jan. 26, 2006]
FAA yesterday said it has saved $1.4 million in overtime expenses and achieved a 75% reduction in operational errors at the troubled New York Terminal Radar Approach Control facility since reasserting authority over scheduling practices and taking a more hands-on management approach there (ATWOnline, June 3, 2005).
- A380 to fly in Asian Aerospace[Jan. 25, 2006]
Airbus is to send one of the A380 test aircraft to the Asian Aerospace air show in Singapore next month and will have it flying in the full livery of national carrier and launch customer Singapore Airlines (SIA).
- AirTran returns to Worldspan[Jan. 24, 2006]
News from Travel Technology Update: AirTran, which dropped out of Worldspan in November because the two companies could not come to terms on the cost of participation, is back in the GDS with a new multiyear, full content agreement, effect Jan. 24.
- Wildcat Strikes Hit Alitalia[Jan. 23, 2006]
Alitalia looks set to face a withering week of wildcat strikes, as unions took aim at CEO Giancarlo Cimoli and his cost-cutting plan to rebuild Italy's largest airline.
- ATR became joint top of regionals league[Jan. 23, 2006]
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has revealed its year-end order figures in Paris today and has emerged joint top of the regional aircraft sales league for 2005 with Embraer.
- Sukhoi firms engine deal with PowerJet[Jan. 23, 2006]
Russian airframer Sukhoi's civil aviation division has signed a definitive agreement with the Snecma-NPO Saturn joint venture PowerJet for supply of the SaM146 engines to be installed on the newly-developed Russian Regional Jet (RRJ).