Chilean Airline PAL Removes Objectctions, Court Approves
Deal
Chilean airline PAL has decided to withdraw its appeal before
the Supreme Court of Chile against the merger process between LAN
and TAM. After detailed analysis of the resolution of the Tribunal
de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (TDLC), the company is convinced
that LAN accepts the large majority of the mitigation measures
imposed by the TDLC.
Omni Flight Attendants voted to join the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA) by a margin of 83 percent. In a union
representation election that concluded Tuesday, the National
Mediation Board (NMB) announced that out of 284 votes cast, 237
elected AFA as their collective bargaining representative.
National Mediation Board Recognizes Merged Airline
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM) welcomed Wednesday's National Mediation Board (NMB)
single carrier ruling for Flight Attendants at ExpressJet Airlines
and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA).
Employee Has Been Removed From Screening Duty,
Termination Pending
It turns out that the note that was placed in a female
attorney's suitcase referencing a very personal item packed in the
luggage was written by a TSA employee ... who has been
identified and removed from screening operations.
Corrosion On Tail Parts Could Lead To Loss Of Aircraft
The FAA has proposed a mandatory safety directive for Boeing
757s due to a corrosion issue in the airplanes' horizontal
stabilizers. The document would require inspections of all
domestically-registered 757s, and could be expanded to cover
foreign-flagged airplanes as well.
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