Veda Shook Leads Union as International President of
AFA-CWA
New leadership is taking charge at the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA). Elected last year at AFA's annual convention,
Veda Shook took office as AFA's International President on January
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A regional carrier in Utah has placed a firm order for four
CRJ700 NextGen airliners Bombardier Aerospace And SkyWest
announced the order Tuesday. The aircraft will be flown by SkyWest
Airlines under the Delta Connection banner in a dual-class
configuration with 65 seats. Based on the list price of the CRJ700
NextGen airliner, the contract is valued at approximately $148
million.
Intended For Older Aircraft With Glass Panel Retrofits
The Test & Measurement Product Group of Astro-Med says it
has been awarded an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to
retrofit its ToughWriter 4 Flight Deck Printer into Boeing 767-200,
-300 and -300F Series aircraft.
During a visit to Israel in which she met with Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Public Security
Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano
defended TSA's method of screening airline passengers.
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