Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Ratify Agreement
CATCA CAW Local 5454 has announced that its members had voted 79% in favour of a contract settlement reached last month with NAV Canada
Philippine Airlines union slams President’s ‘fire-all-you-can’ policy
The Philippine Airlines union has strongly criticised the Office of the President’s decision to affirm its earlier ruling allowing Philippine Airlines to lay off 2,600 employees and to make them contractual workers in third-party service providers.
August 18, 2011
TWU takes to skies to save Qantas from Qantas Management
The Transport Workers Union of Australia has produced a video about what it is doing to protect quality Australian jobs at Qantas.
Mouse grounds SAS plane in Stockholm
A mouse has grounded a flight from Stockholm to Chicago.
August 17, 2011
Top seven US airlines post $876 million net profit in second quarter
Air Transport World has calculated that the US’s seven largest airline companies earned a collective net profit of $876 million for the second quarter.
What the Qantas shakeup means: expert analysis
Qantas has announced a sweeping review of its business that will include a new Asian premium airline, a new Japan-based low-cost carrier, a fleet overhaul and up to 1,000 job losses.
August 16, 2011
GOL second-quarter loss widens to $222 million
GOL posted a second-quarter net loss of BRL358.7 million ($221.6 million), widened from a BRL51.9 million net deficit in the year-ago quarter.
Jetstar expected to start Narita-based LCC with JAL
Qantas low-cost subsidiary Jetstar Asia is expected to set up an airline in Japan as the demand for cheaper travel sweeps across Asia.