Colgan Air
By washingtonpost.com
Manassas-based Colgan Air today struggled to defend itself as details emerged about the low pay of its pilots, their long commutes and the need of some to hold second jobs to make ends meet.
United Airlines
By bloomberg.com
United Airlines opens talks this month with unions representing 88 percent of its employees, the first contract bargaining since exiting bankruptcy in 2006, amid a recession and a “canyon of ...
Urging Fair Contract
By kgmb9.com
Saying "two years is too long" to wait for a fair contract, Hawaiian Airlines pilots picketed at Honolulu International Airport and took out ads in Hawaii's largest newspapers today in an effort ...
US Airways
By AP
Pilots at US Airways Group Inc. said on Thursday that the company has rejected their request to bring in help from the National Mediation Board to help them reach a joint contract.
Tokyo Crash
By Jay Alabaster, AP
TOKYO – A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo's main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot.
American Airlines
By chron.com
FORT WORTH, Texas — Labor officials say executives with American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp., shouldn't be taking bonuses when the airline is losing money and has performed poorly on a ...
American Airlines
By Mitchell Schnurman, star-telegram.com
Irrelevant? Out of touch? Just plain dumb?
Alaska Airlines
By nwsource.com
Alaska Airlines has reached a four-year agreement in concept with the members of its pilots' labor union after more than two years of negotiations.
American Airlines
By star-telegram.com
Thousands of American Airlines pilots gathered Tuesday to strategize about work slowdowns and other headaches they might inflict on airline management if contact talks reach a breaking point.
Tells Lawmakers The State Of The Airline Industry Is In Disarray
By Nelson Alcantara
When you have a decorated pilot tell lawmakers that he does “not know a single professional airline pilot who wants his or her children to follow in their footsteps,” not only is the future of ...
Airline Industry
By bloomberg.com
The pilot hailed for landing a disabled jet on New York’s Hudson River last month said cost cutting in the U.S.
Are Regional Airlines Safe?
By newsday.com
Pilots flying for regional airlines like the Continental Connection flight that crashed outside Buffalo last week, killing 50, generally have less experience and earn less money than pilots at ...
FAA: Beware Of Space Junk
By msn.com
New York - Airline pilots worldwide have been warned to be wary of falling debris from the American and Russian satellites which collided recently as people across Texas reported seeing what ...
Midwest Airlines
By usatoday.com
MILWAUKEE — The union representing pilots at Midwest Airlines has asked for federal mediation in its contract negotiations with the airline.
JetBlue
By Samantha Bomkamp, AP Transportation Writer
NEW YORK — Pilots at JetBlue Airways have failed to get enough votes to form a union, ending a three-month effort that was opposed by the airline's management.
In Response To Proposed Partnership
By eTN Staff Writer
CHICAGO, IL - Representatives from the United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) and the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA), which represents ...
Moving Closer To Final Agreements
By eTN Staff Writer
DALLAS, TX - Southwest Airlines and the Southwest Airlines Pilot Association (SWAPA) announced today they have reached an agreement in principle on a new, five-year agreement through August 31, ...
American Airlines
By AP
AMR Corp.'s American Airlines said Tuesday it would recall 24 pilots in February, the first new pilot hires at the airline in eight months.
American Airlines
By bizjournals.com
American Airlines Inc. has officially responded to a statement released by the Allied Pilots Union in which the organization criticizes a lawsuit by the airline as "unconscionable."
American Airlines
By bizjournals.com
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered American Airlines Inc.
Overwhelmingly Approve Wage And Benefit Concessions
By eTN Staff Writer
DENVER, CO - Members of the Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) today ratified a long-term labor agreement with the airline.
Singapore Air
By bloomberg.com
Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world’s biggest airline by market value, said its cargo unit is offering pilots as much as 30 months’ unpaid leave because of slumping air-freight demand.
Negotiations Began In July, 2007
By eTN Staff Writer
HOUSTON, TX - Continental airline pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), are pressing for a renewed focus on negotiations for a new contract.
United Airlines
By eTN
CHICAGO - Pilots for United Airlines said today that under CEO Glenn Tilton's watch, United Airlines in 2008 clearly failed in its efforts to regain its former stature as the world's preeminent ...
New 24-Month Contract
By eTN Staff Writer
PHOENIX, AZ - Mesa Air Group, Inc. announced today that its 1,300 pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a new 24-month labor contract.
Cyprus Air
By reuters.com
NICOSIA - Thirty flights from and to Cyprus were disrupted on Monday when pilots of national carrier Cyprus Airways CAIR.CY went on strike over job conditions.
Airlines' Labor Woes
By money.cnn.com
CHICAGO - From picketing ground workers and flight attendants to disgruntled leaders of a pilot's union, labor issues are heating up at US airlines.
JetBlue
By newsday.com
Pilots at JetBlue Airways Corp. have filed a petition to establish an independent union, becoming the first group of employees at the Forest Hills-based discount carrier to organize.
US Airways
By usatoday.com
Despite a merger that likely saved US Airways and re-established the carrier as major player in the U.S.
India
By economictimes.indiatimes.com
New Delhi - Nearly 150 trained pilots holding commercial licences and hundreds of airhostesses have been rendered jobless, as the economic slowdown is forcing airlines to either ground a ...
