Before the IBT filed its lawsuit on July 9, Republic was mostly able to hire for its Republic Airlines and Shuttle America units, despite a labor deal ratified in 2003 that pays new first officers less than market rate.
In its final report on the incident, Singapore’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) says the engine “sustained serious damage” and had to be replaced.
The Dutch airline is now expected to take delivery of six 787-10s from 2020, but the overall number of 787s on order has not changed, a spokeswoman confirmed.
Air New Zealand is introducing Boeing 787-9s to more international routes thanks to a second wave of deliveries, while in its narrowbody fleet, the airline will soon phase out the last of its 737s.
The carrier said it signed an agreement with Boeing for the additional aircraft, but Norwegian is holding off an purchasing 20 more 787s until U.S. regulators approve its Irish subsidiary’s foreign air carrier permit.
Envoy Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, will keep 10 Embraer 140s for slightly longer than previously planned, Envoy’s CEO told employees this week in a note. American had planned to phase out all E140s by early January 2016. But under the new plan, Envoy Airlines CEO Pedro Fabregas said the carrier will hold onto 10 of them into next year. They now will be “progressively retired” from January-August 2016. According to Envoy’s website, the regional airline now has 58 E140s.
Among the systems being developed and trialed for operational use by the end of the year are biometric identification for automated bag drop and a paperless information-processing and tracking system for unaccompanied minors.
The carrier—China’s fourth largest—proposes to operate each of those routes with Airbus A330s flying twice weekly, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
Jim Clark, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 357, told Aviation Daily that officials from the local union evaluated the contract and determined they were not required by the union constitution to permit pilots to vote on it.
Pilots skilled in airline upset-recovery training are taking part in a year-long series of international educational workshops designed by ICAO to help reduce loss-of-control inflight accidents, the leading cause of airline fatalities.
The carrier will operate the flight with 216-seat Boeing 787-9s, configured with eight first-class seats, 42 business-class seats, 39 seats in premium economy, and 127 seats in economy class.
ALPA reported that the proposed deal includes an annual cost-of-living pay increase for all pilots, a “significant” increase in first-year, first officer pay, an increase in per diem rate and a retention bonus.
