- Judge Nixes Mesaba Plan to End Contracts[May 22, 2006]
A US Bankruptcy Court judge sided with Mesaba Airlines pilots and flight attendants last week, denying management the right to cancel existing labor contracts.The carrier, which operates as a Northwest Airlink partner, wants a 19.4% reduction in labor costs over the next six years to ensure financial viability. In February it filed documents with the court seeking approval to cancel its labor contracts with pilots, flight attendants and mechanics and cut 1,600 jobs.
- Malev Hungarian Airlines re-launches[May 11, 2006]
Offering a useful tool for smaller companies, Malev Hungarian Airlines has worked on its online B2B booking service. (5/11/2006)
- Ryanair, Air France trade barbs[May 12, 2006]
Ryanair said it filed a complaint to the European Commission claiming Air France received some ?1 billion ($1.28 billion) in illegal state aid "over the past number of years."
- Silverjet raises funding for its venture[May 10, 2006]
Silverjet, which emerged as a new business class airline for the London-New York route last month, has reportedly raised ?5.3 million from an initial public offering of shares. (5/10/2006)
- Frustrated EC takes Greece to court[Apr. 27, 2006]
The European Commission appears to be fed up with the Greek government's attitude toward its flag carrier and a European Court of Justice ruling regarding the recovery of illegal state aid to Olympic Airways.
- Battery charger causes U.S.evacuation[Apr. 25, 2006]
concourses at Miami International Airport, in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, were briefly evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious package was found in an area between the two concourses, but authorities later determined there was no danger from the package, news reports said.
- Qantas flights to Darwin resume[Apr. 25, 2006]
Qantas flights to Darwin will resume tonight after Cyclone Monica bypassed the city.
- Australia: Crackdown on air laser attacks[Apr. 24, 2006]
Authorities will consider toughening penalties against people who shine dangerous laser beams at aircraft following an alarming rise in the number of such incidents.
- Terror threat to private jets[Apr. 24, 2006]
Transport authorities are monitoring US-registered private aircraft visiting Australia after a threat by Muslim extremists to target and destroy American small jets.
- FAA raises Venezuela security ranking[Apr. 21, 2006]
The United States's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) upgraded Venezuela's air security ranking to category one on Friday, avoiding a ban that would have blocked most U.S. airlines from flying to the country, the U.S. embassy in Venezuela said.