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August 07, 2008

Northwest Unions Eye Delta Merger For Opportunities

Could Add 30,000 Workers Combined To Ranks

Though its effects on employee numbers at both airlines remain unknown, unions at Northwest Airlines are looking towards the impending merger with Delta Air Lines as an opportunity to grow their memberships.

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Alaska Airlines Says Card Info 'Misused' By Former CSR

1,500 Customers Should Check Their Statements ASAP

Representatives with Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air say they're notifying about 1,500 customers of payment card misuse by a former call center employee. Affected customers who provided their addresses to the company were sent letters via first-class mail Wednesday. For the remainder, a notice with the details is being posted on the company's Web site.

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Four Charged In British Price Collusion Scheme

OFT Says Men Fixed Surcharges On BA, Virgin Atlantic Flights

Britain's Office of Fair Trading charged four men this week in connection with a scheme to fix fuel surcharges between British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways, according to a government statement.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-16-13 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-16-13 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes.

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AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2008-16-07 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-16-07 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: BAE Systems

AD NUMBER: 2008-16-06 MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-16-06 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-16-12 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-16-12 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes.

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US Airways' Parker Justifies 'A La Carte' Pricing

Says Airlines Must "Change The Rules" To Survive

It's a policy lambasted by pundits, and hated by passengers: US Airways' decision to start charging for... well, pretty much everything, from a single checked bag to a bottle of water on its domestic flights. But CEO Doug Parker says it's the new cost of doing business.

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Boeing Forecasts Continued Strong Air Cargo Traffic Growth

Efficiency Drives Demand For Large Freighters

Boeing projects the global air cargo market will continue to exhibit strong, long-term growth, according to the company's Current Market Outlook 2008. During the 20-year forecast period, Boeing projects that the industry will grow at an annualized average of 5.8 percent with the world freighter fleet increasing from 1,948 to 3,892 airplanes.

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Report: DFW Considers Closing Terminal To Save Money

Around 35 Of 155 Available Gates Unused

It appears airlines aren't the only ones forced to tighten their belts to deal with high fuel prices.

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Preacher's Wife Faces Trial Over December 2005 Incident

Confrontation Gave Me Hemorrhoids, FA Says

Victoria Osteen and her husband Joel are co-pastors of the Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, preaching to 42,000 people each week in person, and millions more on TV worldwide. But soon, she'll have a much more intimate audience with 12 jurors.

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