Risk Loss Of Funding If They Don't Negotiate With Allegiant
Air
Low-cost air carrier Allegiant Air has encountered community
barricades in an effort to expand into the Seattle, WA area, but
the Federal Aviation Administration is cautioning officials to
"play nice" or risk their Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
funding.
It's no secret pilots at Northwest Airlines are more than a
little skeptical about the future, as their carrier moves towards a
merger with -- some would say takeover by -- Delta Air Lines.
Those ill-feelings weren't helped by Delta's maneuvering to
negotiate a contract with its own pilots ahead of the April 14
announcement -- talks Northwest pilots weren't invited to.
The flight attendant who admitted to deliberately starting a
fire in the lavatory of the aircraft he was crewing in May has
pleaded not guilty to charges.
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