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October 16, 2012

Compass Airlines Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Support Strike

NMB Would Have To Start 30 Day 'Cooling-Off' Clock Before Labor Action Could Occur

Compass Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), have authorized a strike should negotiations with management fail to reach an agreement that can be ratified. The strike was authorized by an overwhelming 94 percent of participating flight attendants. Compass is a Delta Connection carrier. 

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United Airlines Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Pink Program

Wearing Pink Uniform Accessories From The Cockpit To The Ramp

United Airlines employees are showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness by sporting pink uniform items throughout the month of October. United's Pink Program allows frontline employees to purchase exclusively-produced pink uniform items to wear to work – including ties, neck scarves and hats – with proceeds benefiting nonprofit organizations dedicated to breast cancer awareness, greater access to screening services and support services for individuals battling breast cancer.

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Assembly Of First CSeries Test Flight Aircraft Underway

Wings Being Joined To Static Test Airframe

The cockpit and all fuselage sections for the CSeries aircraft’s first flight test vehicle (FTV1) have arrived at Mirabel, Québec, and that the assembly of FTV1 is in progress. Additionally, the first wings for the all-new CSeries aircraft are now being mated to the test airframe that will be used during the Complete Airframe Static Test (CAST), Bombardier announced Monday.

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Tentative Agreement Reached Between Pinnacle Airlines, AFA

Moves Airline Closer To Successful Restructuring In Chapter 11

Pinnacle Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), the legal representative of the Pinnacle Airlines Flight Attendant group. The two sides reached a tentative agreement on concessions that cover pay, retirement, work rules and benefits.

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Kingfisher Airlines Calls For Meeting With Pilots, Engineers

Hopes To Break Labor Impasse And Return The Airline To Operation

With its planes sitting on the ground and bankruptcy looming large, management at India's Kingfisher Airlines had scheduled a meeting Monday with the pilots and engineers hoping to break the labor impasse and get the airline flying again.

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