Mediation aimed at ending an ongoing contract dispute between
the FAA and NATCA began Monday... and despite that, the Earth is
still rotating on its proper axis -- even
though such a step was once considered as possible
forewarning of a coming apocalypse.
Bill Would Let Airlines Decide How Long To Keep Passengers On
Tarmac
Flyer's Right activist Kate Hanni is not a
happy flyer. 'Legislation scheduled to come before the House of
Representatives this week would let commercial airlines themselves
decide how long to force passengers to remain in their aircraft on
the tarmac,' according to Kate Hanni, Executive Director of
FlyersRights.org.
TWU 556 Ratifies Tentative Agreement With SWA' Flight
Attendants
Southwest Airlines tells ANN that its Flight Attendants,
represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 556, voted
to ratify the tentative, four-year contract both parties reached in
March 2009. The new contract is active through May 31, 2012.
Says Thank You To Congressman Hastings With "Sentinel Of
Safety" Award
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-FL, was presented with NATCA's
"Sentinel of Safety" award, this week, during his appearance before
the organization's annual legislative conference. The "Sentinel of
Safety" Award was created as a way to honor a member of the
aviation and legislative communities who has displayed outstanding
achievement in the advancement of aviation safety.
The first A320 aircraft assembled outside Europe in the Airbus
Final Assembly Line China (FALC) successfully completed its first
flight today. The aircraft took off from Tianjin International
Airport at 10:42 am and landed at 14:56. The four hour and fourteen
minute test flight was jointly captained by Harry Nelson, Vice
President Production Flight Tests and by Experimental Test Pilot
Philippe Pellerin.
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