Most Qantas (QF) flights were expected to be back to normal by early Tuesday as the fallout of the bitter industrial battle dominated Australia’s Parliament Monday.
Qantas (QF) will be back in the air from Monday afternoon after industrial arbitrator Fair Work Australia ruled the industrial action must be terminated. This is subject to approval from the regulator, QF said in a statement.
The US FAA has proposed $1 million in civil penalties against Memphis, Tenn.-Pinnacle Airlines, for allegedly operating two Canadair regional jets in 2009 and 2010 on a combined 63 flights when they were not in compliance with federal aviation regulations.
Papua New Guinea’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Bombardier Dash-8 -100/200/300 aircraft , operated by the Airlines of Papua New Guinea (PNG), following the Oct. 13 crash of its Dash-8-100, killing 28 people.
American Airlines (AA) and its fleet and ground service workers, represented by Transport Workers Union (TWU), have reached a tentative agreement in principle, AA said.
Qantas (QF) has warned the three unions at the center of the airline’s industrial turmoil to accept the shareholders’ vote at Friday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and stop trashing the airline.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU)—representing Qantas (QF) baggage handlers, caterers and ground staff union—has rejected a new pay offer from QF, setting the scene for more travel disruption.
Boeing has reported third-quarter net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.46 per share, on revenue of $17.7 billion but concedes lower deliveries of 787s and 747-8s.
Kuwait Airways (KU) employees called off plans for further strike action after reaching a deal between the union and the acting minister of communications Saleh al-Athaineh, the country’s official news agency Kuna reported.
Calling the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) “costly” and “illegal,” the US House of Representatives on Monday voted overwhelmingly for the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011, which effectively forbids its carriers from participating in the EU ETS.
The US FAA is proposing a civil penalty of $160,000 against Utah-based SkyWest Airlines for allegedly operating four regional jet aircraft on four revenue passenger flights March 3 after failing to follow its procedures for documenting cargo and baggage, resulting in incorrect weight, balance, cargo and baggage load data.
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo parent Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) last week finalized a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with pilots and flight engineers from both subsidiary airlines.
KLM Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Martinair Holland reached an agreement in principle on the employment conditions of Martinair (MP) cabin crew transferring to KLM, De Unie union said, noting negotiations had been “lengthy and difficult.”
Turkish Technic was selected by Pegasus Airlines to provide one Boeing 737-500 redelivery check and one 737-400 C check. It was also selected by Onur Air to provide C check maintenance services for two Airbus A321s. ST Aerospace won a contract to support Solaseed Air’s fleet of CFM56-7B and CFM56-7BE engines over five years. It will provide off-wing engine maintenance support, technical support and short term leasing of the engines for the Japanese airline.
American Airlines (AA) regional affiliate American Eagle and the Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA) representing Eagle pilots reached a tentative agreement on an eight-year labor contract.
The Competition Commission of Singapore has approved the proposed alliance between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Australia (VA), removing the last hurdle for the tie-up.
Air Canada (AC) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing the carrier's 6,800 flight attendants have agreed to binding arbitration to settle their dispute, eliminating the possibility of a strike.
Pegasus acquires Open Hospitality, a marketing and web design firm French commerce tribunal fines Expedia for ‘misleading’ consumers American, Amadeus sign ‘medium-term’ agreement IATA suspends two Iranian carriers from clearing house, BSP Ryanair disputes prepaid card risk EzRez product will convert miles and points to cash World news briefing
The European Union’s Council of Ministers formally adopted a new set of rules on consumer rights that could have far-reaching consequences for the airline industry and other companies in the travel sector. The package of rules, called the EU Consumer Rights Directive, prohibits online traders from charging consumers more for paying by credit card (or other means of payment) than what it actually costs the trader to offer such means of payment.
