Commitment Is For 35 737 MAX Airplanes, Firm Order For 20
Next-Generation 737-800s
Leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has signed a
commitment for 35 737 MAX airplanes and its firm order for 20
Next-Generation 737-800s. The Newport Beach, CA.-based ACG is the
first airplane leasing company to announce a commitment to the 737
MAX.
Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
(AMFA) announced that the carrier's 626 aircraft technicians and
related employees have ratified a new five-year contract. The
agreement includes annual pay raises, additional job protection
provisions, a long-term contract bonus, and a shared commitment
between Alaska Airlines and AMFA to work on minimizing health-care
cost increases.
When a Comtel charter flight from Amritsar, India to Britain
landed in Vienna, where the airline is based, for fuel, the
passengers got a bit of a rude awakening. The airline said the
passengers in transit were going to have to pay for the fuel to
continue the trip.
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