Thirty B777 Freighters Ordered For Delivery Over The Next 10
Years
FedEx Express unveiled its first Boeing 777 Freighter (777F)
during ceremonies with The Boeing Company in Everett, Washington
Tuesday. FedEx Express is the first U.S.-based global all-cargo
freight airline to take delivery of the 777F, and has placed the
largest order for the aircraft model to date.
Opening Round For First-Ever Collective Bargaining Agreement
For Colgan Pilots
The pilots of Colgan Air, Inc., represented by the Air Line
Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will begin negotiations on
their first contract with Colgan management on September 23. Colgan
pilots certified ALPA as their collective bargaining representative
in December of last year.
As consumer groups and travel industry organizations convene a
Washington forum on air passenger rights, Greg Principato,
president of Airports Council International-North America, Tuesday
offered an industry perspective on passenger rights and
protections.
A 74-year-old woman on a flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver was
struck in the eye by a fellow passenger exercising in the aisle,
and after 4 surgeries she is still blind in her right eye.
Outlines Call To Action On Airline Safety And Pilot
Training
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt testified Wednesday before the
U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Aviation, to explain the agency's "Call to Action"
on airline safety and pilot training.
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