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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s civil aviation authority passed on Thursday the planned combination between Brazilian airline TAM (TAMM4.SA) and Chilean rival LAN with no restrictions, giving a boost to their project to create Latin America’s largest airline.
In a historic vote last week, Porter Airlines staff in Ottawa voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to improve their working and earning conditions. The ground staff at the Ottawa International Airport became the first Porter Airlines employee group to join a union.
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The planned return to the air of carrier Mexicana de Aviacion suffered another setback Tuesday when the private equity group that had secured agreements for a restructuring failed to come up with the capital to buy the shares from the current owners.
UK multi-nationals face another legal “headache” after British Airways lost its appeal to stop Hong Kong-based former cabin crew suing the airline under UK law. (The Telegraph – UK)
In stocks news, International Consolidated Airlines falls on news that the International Transport Workers’ Federation…(Dow Jones)
US aviation unions have successfully fended off attempts to undermine health and safety on board aircraft. A telephone campaign by members of the ITF-affiliated Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and a letter to US senators from Tom Buffenbarger, president of of the International Association of Machinists led to the defeat in the US Senate on 18 […]
Singapore’s Tiger Airways plans to buy a 32.5% stake in Philippine low-cost carrier Seair, following a marketing partnership between the two airlines late last year. (from flightglobal.com)
Peru has emerged as a key battleground for leading Latin American airline groups LAN and Avianca-TACA, with the two giants stepping up competition against each other as well as small, local players. (from flightglobal.com)