Eight-two years ago, on May 15th, 1930, Ellen Church became the first flight attendant to be hired by an airline. In recognition of the event, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) International President Veda Shook issued a statement honoring the first "skygirl."
More Than 23,000 Agents And Supporters Sign Petition Calling On The NMB To Enforce The Law
A group of American Airlines passenger service agents and supporters from the Communications Workers of America today took their case directly to the National Mediation Board’s general counsel, calling on her to move forward on the union representation election for nearly 10,000 agents.
Utah police are looking for suspects after green lasers were pointed at two airborne aircraft landing at Salt Lake City International Airport last week. USA Today reports the first incident involved a Southwest Boeing 737 flying at 9,500 feet above the ground, while the second incident involved a Lear jet at 6,000 feet about twelve minutes later.
Boeing is reportedly on track to reach its production rate target in 2013, and is studying the possibility of increasing that rate. The 787 entered service last year but is more than three years behind schedule due to development delays. Some aviation industry experts doubt that Boeing can raise its production target to 10 aircraft per month when the current rate is 3.5.
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