Terms Now Go To Rank-And-File Flight Attendants For Ratification
American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new joint collective bargaining agreement covering more than 24,000 flight attendants.
Ethiopian Airlines today has placed an order for 20 737 MAX 8s, according to a Boeing news release. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is worth more than $2.1 billion at list prices and also includes options and purchase rights for a further 15 737 MAX 8s. The order represents the largest single Boeing order by number of airplanes from an African carrier.
New System To Provide Earlier Conflict Detection In UK Airspace
Following an international competitive tender, NATS, the UK's main air navigation service provider, has chosen Thales to supply their new Safety Nets Server. The technology will be deployed at Swanwick and Prestwick Air Traffic Control Centers, as well as at NATS’ Corporate Technical Center and will be integrated into a fully virtualized environment.
A majority of Air France pilots have voted to extend their labor action for an additional four days, through September 26th, and union leaders say it could go on even longer based on the strength of the vote.
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