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Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Raise Funds For Japanese Disaster Victims

Over $14,000 Donated To American Red Cross For Earthquake And Tsunami Relief

Hawaiian Airlines members of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA) have donated $14,500 to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan. Individual pilots donated $9,500, with ALPA’s Hawaiian Airlines Master Executive Council (MEC) donating an additional $5,000.

Germania Takes Delivery Of Its First New Airbus A319

Berlin-Based Airline Starts Fleet-Renewal

S.A.T., the holding of the Berlin-based German carrier Germania, has taken delivery of its first of five directly purchased A319s. The order is part of the airline’s fleet rollover to new Airbus A319s, which is planned to be completed by the end of 2013.

Group Protests TSA Pat-Downs For Kids

Calls For A "Call Flood" Campaign Targeting TSA, Homeland Security, White House

A self-proclaimed travel advocacy group "We Won't Fly" says it is organizing a mass "Call Flood" campaign in an attempt to force the TSA to stop touching children, as they did to 6-year-old Anna Drexel last week.

U.S. DOT Expands Airline Passenger Protections

Reimbursement For Lost Baggage, Greater Compensation For Bumped Passengers Included

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced new airline passenger protections Wednesday that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, and provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation.

AirTran Airways Flight Attendants Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement

Nearly Unanimous Consent For Approving The Pact

Flight attendants for AirTran Airways have ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the airline. The deal was overwhelmingly approved by 96 percent of voting members.