Fewer Flights Mean Fewer Pilots, FAs, Ground Support
Workers...
US scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.1 percent fewer
workers in August 2008 than in August 2007, the second consecutive
decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the
scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous
year and the largest year-to-year decrease since October 2006.
A 44-year-old United Airlines pilot has some explaining to do,
after he was removed from the cockpit of a Boeing 777 at London
Heathrow Sunday morning. The Daily Telegraph reports the pilot
failed a breathalyzer test.
News and Analysis By Jim Campbell, Editor-In-Chief (But Please
Don't Sue Me...)
According to press releases issued by an organization alleging
to represent the victims of a tragic Brazilian 737 crash, respected
NYT Journalist Joe Sharkey is being sued for his reporting of a
midair collision in which he had an unusual and intimate
view...
In the continuing "chicken race" between the International
Association of Machinists and Boeing, analysts are beginning to
express fears that the strike will last long enough to permanently
damage Boeing, and tear down the last of the major manufacturing
industries still alive in the US.
Capacity Cuts Will Mean Packed Planes Over Holiday Season
US domestic airlines have said often over the past year that
returning to profitability will mean cutting flights which cater to
leisure and vacation travelers. It's now becoming clear what that
will mean for those seeking tickets to spend the upcoming
Thanksgiving holiday with loved ones.
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