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June 25, 2008

Continental, Pilots Agree On Voluntary Incentives To Leave Airline

Carrier Hopes To Entice Pilots To Retire Early

It's another sign of the times, as airlines look to cut back their working ranks. Continental Airlines reached an agreement with representatives of the airline's branch of the Air Line Pilots Association this week, on voluntary incentives to entice pilots to retire or otherwise leave the carrier.

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ATA Wants Congress To Address Fuel Price 'Crisis'

Says Soaring Costs Have Crippled US Economy, Environmental Investments

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), lobbying group for the nation's leading airlines, testified Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to outline its continued, proactive efforts to further reduce the industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while identifying the severe economic consequences of the current "fuel price crisis."

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FAA Manager Cited In Southwest Case Retires From Agency

Signed Off On Maintenance Lapses At LCC

The FAA inspector blamed for signing off on Southwest Airlines planes flying past required federal safety inspection intervals has retired from the agency, officials announced Tuesday.

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Delta, NWA Pilots Reach Pay Agreement With DAL Management

Welcome Back To Where You Were Four Months Ago!

Following frenzied negotiations over the past seven days, on Tuesday pilots at Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines reached agreement on a joint pay arrangement once the two carriers merge operations under the Delta banner.

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STL Selects Consultants For Airport Improvements

First Project In Airport Experience Program Begins In July

Officials at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport have selected the first round of design consultants for the field's major renovation campaign, called the Airport Experience Program. The renovations will modernize and restore the Main Terminal and concourses to improve airport functions and improve the overall passenger experience.

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Airbus Faces Labor Discontent Between French, German Factions

Sides Bicker Over Whose Jobs Should Be Cut Under Power8; More Plane Delays, Too

Anyone who says CEOs don't earn their salaries hasn't run Airbus... and we wouldn't recommend applying for that particular job, either.

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TSA Thanks Passengers For Their Loose Change

Agency Has Collected Over $1 Million In Leftover Coins

Have you ever dumped your loose change into a bin at a TSA airport checkpoint, then forgotten it and left it behind? If so, you're not alone.

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FAA Says Aviation Fatigue Management Symposium Yielded Agreement

Hopes Participants Use Lessons Learned In Real World

The Federal Aviation Administration says the agency's first Aviation Fatigue Management Symposium produced agreement on two major points: As in other modes of transportation, fatigue can be a genuine factor affecting aviation operations, and now is the time to do something about it.

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BAA Says Bush's LHR Stopover Caused 68 Flight Cancellations

Outgoing President's Streak Of Angering Citizenry Continues Unabated

If you thought President George W. Bush's approval ratings in the United States were low, you might want to ask the opinions of any of the 40,000 travelers stranded at London's Heathrow Airport last week, as the president made a stopover at the busy European entry point.

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