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.
The carrier has reported a record net profit of NZ$327 million (U.S. $212 million) for its fiscal year through June 30, representing a fourth year of earnings growth.
Delta will offer daily seasonal service between Salt Lake City-London Heathrow Airport from May 1. The airline will operate a 210-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on the route, Delta spokeswoman Liz Savadelis said.
The Partnership for Fair & Open Skies—a group comprising Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines and several labor groups—said Abu Dhabi has given Etihad annual cash infusions since 2007, but last year the total government investment in Etihad reached a record $5 billion.
Virgin America—which provided an aircraft for the EASA STC—was the U.S. launch customer for Nexis. The system includes two electronic flight bags (EFBs) and two servers that offer connections to aircraft-avionics data, in part to run Astronautics’ ADS-B applications, as well as partitions to allow for safely using third-party applications.
Moreover, foreign carriers are growing markedly faster than French operators, even on domestic routes—a trend already apparent last year, according to data from the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
The agency has granted Gogo a supplemental type certificate allowing it to fly with all of the needed 2Ku equipment on its Boeing 737-500 test aircraft—a key milestone for starting installations with airline customers.
Gulf carriers such as Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline account for 75% of the Airbus A380s scheduled to be delivered between 2015-17.
The airline is now offering the Mint cabin on the historically competitive transcontinental routes between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Los Angeles as well as San Francisco, but plans to expand the service to Boston in 2016.
