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November 03, 2006

Bonuses Haven't Helped TSA Retain Screeners

"It's Menial Labor"

A program that offered airport security screeners a combined $18 million in bonuses if they stayed on the job through the summer... did not have the effect the Transportation Security Administration had hoped for.

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Delta Connection Comair Pilots Respond to 1113 Bankruptcy Court Motion

The once lofty allure of an airline pilot career is taking some pretty big hits lately. Here's yet another... Capt. J.C. Lawson, chairman of the Comair pilots unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l, issued the following statement after Comair management filed an 1113(c) motion in bankruptcy court. In essence, the motion requests that the bankruptcy judge allow the company to repudiate and breach the pilot labor contract and impose terms of employment.

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Paper: Tapes Confirm ATC Told Brazil Accident Pilots To Fly At Wrong Altitude

Authorities Haven't Verified Report

A Brazilian newspaper says it has proof the two pilots flying an Embraer business jet that collided with a Gol Airlines 737 in September... were following ATC instructions to fly at the same altitude as the airliner.

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SAFO Clarifies Frost 'Polishing' Procedure

Basically... Don't Do It, OK?

If you want to polish frost on your plane instead of removing it... the FAA has clarified its position on that procedure.

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De Gaulle Workers Stripped Of Security Clearances On Safety Fears

Also: Terror Suspects Freed Due To Lack Of Evidence

Over 70 workers at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport have been denied access to sensitive areas of the airport on security fears. Authorities say they pose a risk to passengers, because of their ties to international terrorism.

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FAA Rulemaking Committee Ponders Age 60 Rule

ICAO Change Goes Into Effect This Month

Pressure to change the age-60 rule continues to mount... as an FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) met for the second time recently to discuss the possibility of changing it. But does that mean those hoping to change the rule will succeed?

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Ryanair Plans To Give Its Customers The Chance To Gamble

And We Don't Mean On Finding A Seat

It just doesn't seem that gambling and flying should go well together. After all, how many passengers want anyone on the flight crew to even use the word "gamble?" Make ours a sure thing, please.

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