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December 22, 2008

NTSB Takes 'Methodical' Approach In Continental 1404 Investigation

Data Recorders Recovered From Wreckage

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 12.22.08 1700 EST: Robert Sumwalt, member of the National Transportation Safety Board and leader of the Go Team tasked with investigating Saturday's takeoff crash of a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500, updated reporters on the state of the inquiry during a Monday afternoon news conference in Denver... but so far, there's little concrete information to report.

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Frontier Airlines Reaches TA With Pilots Union

FAPA Says Agreement "Minimizes" Losses

Frontier Airlines announced Monday it has reached a tentative agreement for long-term wage and benefits concessions with leaders of the Frontier Airlines Pilots Association (FAPA). The agreement has been approved by the FAPA Board of Directors and now will go before the union membership for a ratification vote.

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United Announces Performance-Based Incentives Program

Carrier Hopes To Go From Worst To First In On-Time Numbers

United Airlines announced Monday a new performance-based incentive program available to the majority of represented employees, which could net each eligible worker $1,200 annually if targets are met.

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LCC To Add Third Major US Airport Next Year

Where Will Southwest Go?

Interviewed Wednesday by the Associated Press, Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Gary Kelly predicted "decent odds" the carrier will add a third major hub to its schedule by next fall. Southwest recently announced its intentions to begin service to Minneapolis-St. Paul next March and New York's La Guardia by summer.

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Delta Announces Non-Stop Service To Australia

Competition Heats Up... But LAX Is The Real Winner

Dominated for many years by Qantas Airways, the LAX-Sydney run will likely become a hotbed of competition by summer 2009, as passengers will have their choice of four non-stop carriers by then -- Qantas, Delta, United, and V Australia.

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Clown Strip-Searched By BIA Airport Security

Plastic Handcuffs Confiscated By Authorities

Birmingham International Airport security guards strip-searched a man dressed as a clown after the entertainer set off security alarms.

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NTSB: NWA Flight 74 Crew Thought Gear Was Down

Faulty Nose Gear Door Actuator Examined

The National Transportation Safety Board has released an updated factual report on the Northwest Airlines Flight 74 landing accident at Guam International Airport (GUM) on August 19, 2005.

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Sturgell Calls For Calm In ASAP

FAA Chief Urges Airlines, Pilot Unions To Put Safety Before Labor Issues

Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Bobby Sturgell called for a truce between airlines and pilot unions last week, asking for the preservation of the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) and reminding both sides that passengers' safety is in everyone's best interest.

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