June 30, 2011 Clips

United Continental flight attendants pick a union

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8rR5YW9JikAf4jeEnULzblJ6YdA?docId=f73594ff68c84fa086d6e28a95f7e9f5

 

United Continental flight attendants pick AFA union

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-unitedcontinentatre75s6cy-20110629,0,3820773.story

 

UPDATE: United Continental Flight Attendants Choose AFA Over Machinists' Union

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110629-713396.html

 

Southwest Pilot Says Sorry,union Drops Complaint

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13961027

 

American Airlines pilots spent $70K on 1Q lobbying

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/06/29/business-industrials-us-allied-pilots-lobbying_8542347.html

 

United Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Nebraska

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/30/nebraska.emergency.landing/

 

Delays at J.F.K.? This Time, Blame Turtles

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/turtles-force-runway-closure-at-kennedy-airport/

 

 

 

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June 29, 2011 Clips

Colgan Air reduces debt, Pinnacle extends credit line

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/06/28/colgan-air-reduces-debt-pinnacle.html

 

In United-Continental merger, 1,000 questions remain

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/united-continental_merger_reso.html

 

Coffee Break: FAA reauthorization bill that expired in '07 gets 20th extension

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jun/29/coffee-break-faa-reauthorization-bill-that-in-07/

 

New designs unveiled for Pennsylvania September 11 memorial

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-sept11-memorial-shanksville-idUSTRE75Q5LU20110627

 

 

 

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June 28, 2011 Clips

Teamsters to bargain for Frontier pilots. 

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18365799

 

Delta says 2Q will be profitable despite fuel

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9O4BPD80.htm

 

Biofuels Take Off

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37897/?ref=

 

Screening of 95-year-old woman puts TSA back in spotlight

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/cnn-florida-screening-incident/175723/1

 

FAA seeks $1m penalty from Boeing

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/06/28/faa_seeks_1m_penalty_from_boeing/

 

American Airlines 1Q lobbying bill topped $1M

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9O4GL080.htm

 

 

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June 27, 2011 Clips

Alaska Airline plane makes emergency landing in SD

http://www.760kfmb.com/story/14978818/plane-forced-to-land-back-at-lindbergh-field-after-takeoff

 

Pilot Screening Program at O'Hare to Take-off

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Pilot-Screening-Program-to-Take-off-at-OHare--124588224.html

 

Airline stocks fall after United revenue comments

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43528963/ns/business-personal_finance/

 

House Passes Short-Term FAA Bill

http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=193442

 

 

 

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June 24, 2011 Clips

Spirit Airlines gets bigger in Las Vegas

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/spirit-airlines-las-vegas-portland-oakland/175391/1

 

U.S. Asks E.U. for Emissions Exception for Airlines

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/business/global/23carbon.html?_r=1&ref=airlinesandairplanes

 

Screeners for T.S.A. Select Union

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/business/24labor.html

 

Flight Attendants' Union May File Charges Over Pilot's Rant

http://abcnews.go.com/US/flight-attendants-union-file-charges-pilots-rant/story?id=13911994

 

Financial reforms credited with curbs on CEO pay

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/financial-reforms-credited-with-curbs-on-ceo-pay-2011-06-22?link=kiosk

 

 

June 23, 2011 Clips

AFGE wins TSA union election

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=48074&dcn=todaysnews

 

Pinnacle sets CEO salary base at $425,000

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/06/22/pinnacle-sets-ceo-salary-base-at.html

 

US Airways Allows Man in Underwear to Fly

http://www.wtma.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=118&itemid=29682923

 

Southwest disciplines pilot for rant during flight

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/22/airline.pilot.rant/

 

TSA changes policy on child pat-downs

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/06/TSA-Screeners-will-try-to-avoid-intrusive-patdowns-of-kids/48752944/1

 

Suspicious Object Found on Newark Flight

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=13912242

 

Cooking oil to fuel KLM flights

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/06/23/air_france_klm_planes_to_fly_on_cooking_oil/

 

Republic buys 80 new aircraft for Frontier Airlines

http://www.jsonline.com/business/124354558.html

 

 

 

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June 22, 2011 Clips

Southwest suspends pilot for rant over open mic

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/southwest-airlines-pilots-for-rant-about-flight-attendants-over-open-mic/1

 

Plane's Toilet Breaks During Detroit-Bound Flight

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28308524/detail.html

 

FAA inspections fault Philippine repair station

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iY1IdFmdMINaz5HuhImncWxKGa6g?docId=34a28a0f81d8448c8a6240b5207ef0a8

 

American Airlines is deep in red despite changes

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/article_0f512ef7-c5a2-5e4d-b7a7-d2842f2ea07b.html

 

 

 

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June 21, 2011 Clips

Speaker concerned about flight attendants

http://www.kuam.com/story/14945411/2011/06/20/speaker-concerned-about-flight-attendants-welfare

 

Airlines Rank Worst of 47 Industries With U.S. Fliers 'Vastly' Unsatisfied

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-21/airlines-rank-worst-in-study-as-u-s-fliers-vastly-unsatisfied.html

 

Airline apologizes after quadriplegic forced off flight

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-airline-quadriplegic-idUSTRE75K03E20110621

 

Spirit Airlines adds $5 boarding pass fee

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43472590/ns/travel-news/

 

Demand for airline pilots set to soar

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/06/Demand-for-airline-pilots-set-to-soar/48661596/1

 

AMR's American Faces 'Chaos' With Change in Boarding, Union Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-20/american-airlines-boarding-is-chaos-union.html

 

Continental pilots complain work has been shifted

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7619273.html

 

Pilot Union Ratification Clears Way For More Steps In Frontier Survival Effort

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aviationdaily&id=news/avd/2011/06/20/01.xml&headline=Pilot Union Ratification Clears Way For More Steps In Frontier Survival Effort

 

 

 

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June 20, 2011 Clips

U.S. airlines won't yield much ground to unions

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/17/uk-airlines-labor-idUSLNE75G03Q20110617

 

United's flight mess latest caused by computer glitches

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/06/Uniteds-flight-mess-latest-caused-by-computer-glitches/48564346/1

 

Delta 747 makes emergency landing on remote Pacific island

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/delta-747-midway/175009/1

 

Think Big: For labor law, we have to go back to the future

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/19/984611/-Think-Big:-For-labor-law,-we-have-to-go-back-to-the-future

 

Pinnacle May traffic jumps with Mesaba acquisition

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43433443

 

FAA: Atlantic Southeast Airlines facing $425,000 fine for flying planes struck by lightning without checking for damage

http://www.11alive.com/news/article/194820/3/FAA-Atlantas-Atlantic-Southeast-Airlines-flew-planes-struck-by-lightning-but-not-checked-for-damage

 

Republic Airways brace for financial turbulence brought on by Frontier and rising fuel prices

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18304841

 

Fake Flight Attendant's Bond Set at $1 Million

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Flight-Attendant-Used-Fake-ID-to-Get-Job-124098094.html

 

 

 

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June 16, 2011

Airlines see profitable summer but iffy fall

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/06/Airlines-see-profitable-summer-but-iffy-fall/48471916/1

 

Man arrested for not pulling up pants on plane

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=8193594

 

Virgin Atlantic Won't Be 'Eclipsed' in an Alliance, CEO Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-15/virgin-atlantic-pilots-want-to-avoid-strike-action-over-pay-ceo-says.html

 

Did Boeing move 1,000 jobs to get back at union?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/15/earlyshow/main20071219.shtml

 

 

 

 

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June 15, 2011 Clips

Kindergarten at 20,000 Feet

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jun2011/ca2011069_043101.htm

 

Government Will Try to End Strike at Air Canada

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/business/global/15air.html?_r=1&ref=airlinesandairplanes

 

American Airlines flight hits 20 birds on Monday night at D/FW

http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2011/06/american-airlines-flight-hit-by-20-birds-on-monday-night-at-dfw.html

 

Police: Stowaway mechanic hid on US Airways flight

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/us-airways-stowaway/174509/1

 

Delta's flight-change revenue 37 times higher than 2008

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2011/06/13/delta-air-lines-flight-cancellation-fees.html

 

CEO: Frontier Airlines needs cash

http://www.kwgn.com/news/kdvr-ceo-frontier-airlines-needs-cash-20110614,0,746274.story

 

 

 

 

 

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June 14, 2011 Clips

American Airlines adds Android in the sky

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20070876-251/american-airlines-adds-android-in-the-sky/

 

Republic to shed majority interest in Frontier; pilots consider stake

http://www.indystar.com/article/20110614/BUSINESS/106140334/Republic-to-shed-majority-interest-in-Frontier-pilots-consider-stake?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|BUSINESS

 

SkyWest reports 60.8 percent jump in traffic

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NR6AHO0.htm

 

United, Continental workers to hold union vote

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NR6GFO0.htm

 

Power outage delays 300 US Airways flights

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/06/13/20110613biz-usairways0614.html

 

Delta collected the most baggage fees in 2010

http://www.ajc.com/business/delta-collected-the-most-975751.html

 

 

 

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June 13, 2011 Clips

United, Continental workers fret as merger rumors fly

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18252899

 

New York man kicked off plane in Detroit for swearing may sue airline

http://www.freep.com/article/20110613/NEWS05/110613013/New-York-man-kicked-off-plane-Detroit-swearing-may-sue-airline?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

 

Airports: Are we any safer?

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-airlinesafety-20110612,0,403690,full.story

 

Flight makes emergency landing in San Francisco

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/10/3692778/flight-makes-emergency-landing.html

 

Political leaders rip Delta on job loss

http://www.startribune.com/business/123460629.html

 

Airlines, Now Flush, Fear a Downturn

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/business/11air.html?_r=1&ref=airlinesandairplanes

 

Local Flight Attendant Remembers 'Miracle' Flight Firsthand

http://www.wxii12.com/news/28199464/detail.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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June 10, 2011 Clips

United, Continental plan new routes

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NOJ0JO0.htm

 

Report: Phones really could cause planes to crash

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20070342-71/report-phones-really-could-cause-planes-to-crash

 

Memphis-based Pinnacle rebrands, expands its contract ground services division

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jun/09/memphis-based-pinnacle-rebrands-expands-its-contra/

 

Hawaiian Airlines' May traffic up, but load factor slips

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2011/06/08/hawaiian-airlines-may-traffic-up-but.html

 

Report: Private airport screeners could save $39 million

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18233937?nclick_check=1

 

 

 

 

 

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June 10, 2011 Clips

United, Continental plan new routes

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NOJ0JO0.htm

 

Report: Phones really could cause planes to crash

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20070342-71/report-phones-really-could-cause-planes-to-crash

 

Memphis-based Pinnacle rebrands, expands its contract ground services division

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jun/09/memphis-based-pinnacle-rebrands-expands-its-contra/

 

Hawaiian Airlines' May traffic up, but load factor slips

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2011/06/08/hawaiian-airlines-may-traffic-up-but.html

 

Report: Private airport screeners could save $39 million

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18233937?nclick_check=1

 

 

 

 

 

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June 9, 2011 Clips

Military bag fees cut after video posted

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18235618

 

Delta to Pay off $175M in Minnesota Debt

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13796461

 

Is It Really Safe to Use a Cellphone on a Plane?

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/safe-cellphone-plane/story?id=13791569

 

Delta selling two Atlanta facilities

http://www.ajc.com/business/delta-selling-two-atlanta-971094.html

 

Anti-Union Delta Charges $2800 In Baggage Fees To Returning Afghanistan Troops

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/06/08/239537/delta-charges-troops-baggage-fees/

 

 

 

 

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June 8, 2011 Clips

United VP says no furloughs for Guam crew
http://www.kuam.com/story/14863173/2011/06/08/united-says-guam-crew-wont-be-furloughed

Delta training centers to move
http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_18226763?nclick_check=1

Federal board will investigate more Delta union elections
http://www.ajc.com/business/federal-board-will-investigate-968996.html

Continental, United pilots say joint contract is nowhere near done
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/continental_united_pilots_say_joint_contract_is_nowhere_near_done.html

Delta Air Lines to drop four more direct destinations from Memphis this fall
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jun/07/delta-drop-four-more-direct-destinations-memphis-f/

Delta to 'insource' calls from Africa call center
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/delta-call-centers/173350/1

Chile Volcano Ashes Ground Argentine Flights, La Nacion Reports
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-07/chile-volcano-ashes-ground-argentine-flights-la-nacion-reports.html

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June 7, 2011 Clips

Federal board to investigate Delta elections that rejected Machinists union

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/federal-board-to-investigate-delta-elections-that-rejected-machinists-union/2011/06/06/AGQZcaKH_story.htmlv

 

Airport reopens after emergency landing forces closure

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/123298138.html

 

Airlines Aim to Take Hassle Out of Security Checks

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/06/07/business/AP-AS-IATA-Airport-Security.html?_r=1

 

Delta tops American as world top traffic airline

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/delta-tops-american-as-world-top-traffic-airline-2011-06-07

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June 6, 2011 Clips

Global Airline Group Cuts 2011 Profit Forecast

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/business/global/07air.html

 

Chase names Glenn Tilton Midwest chairman

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-chase-names-glenn-tilton-midwest-chairman-20110606,0,3439446.story

 

Business travel will surge in summer, survey says

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-20110606,0,7606820.story

 

Baby powder on Frontier airliner arouses suspicion

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/123131418.html

 

Nordgren joins NMB as mediator

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article/Nordgren-joins-NMB-as-mediator--26823

 

 

 

 

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June 3, 2011 Clips

Labor board to investigate Delta Airlines' union election

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/164387-labor-board-to-investigate-delta-airlines-union-election

 

Virgin America hiring new CFO from Pinnacle Air

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NJT8TO1.htm

 

Airline fares set to rise on oil price surge

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/03/us-iata-aapa-idUSTRE7522BT20110603

 

Alaska Airlines rolls out Wi-Fi system

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NJS87O0.htm

 

American Airlines stops accepting bulky baby strollers at gate

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-american-airlines-baby-strollers-20110602,0,1140578.story

 

 

 

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June 2, 2011 Clips

Federal Board to Investigate Delta Union Election

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13738146

 

Feds to probe union charges of Delta election interference

http://www.ajc.com/business/feds-to-probe-union-964453.html

 

Baby rats force Qantas to ground Boeing 767

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/qantas-767-rats/172733/1

 

New fine for pointing lasers at pilots

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/06/02/new_fine_for_pointing_lasers_at_pilots/

 

Angels' charter flight makes emergency landing at LAX

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0602-angels-emergency-landing-20110602,0,692168.story

 

Union pilots picket Republic Airways annual meeting

http://www.indystar.com/article/20110602/BUSINESS/106020436/Union-pilots-picket-Republic-Airways-annual-meeting?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|s

 

 

 

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June 1, 2011 Clips

Fliers come to fisticuffs over reclined seat

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/06/reclining-seat-fight-flight-attendant-slapped/172541/1

 

Pilots union sues US Airways

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2011/06/pilots-union-sue-us-airways-over.html

 

Loud noise prompts return of Southwest Airlines flight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43230984/ns/travel-news/

 

US airlines lost one in every four jobs in past decade

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/05/31/2039141/us-airlines-lost-one-in-every.html#ixzz1O23KA7UR

 

More Bodies Recovered From 2009 Air France Crash

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/world/europe/01briefs-Airfrance.html?_r=1&ref=airlinesandairplanes

 

Airlines raked in almost $22 billion from fees last year

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/31/3117154/airlines-raked-in-almost-22-billion.html

 

Hero Pilot Is Ready for New CBS News Job

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=13730994

 

 

 

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