Two Repair Technicians Each Have Completed 50 Years Of Aviation
Service
The FAA has presented Hamilton Sundstrand employees James
Shepley and Edward Moore with the Charles E. Taylor "Master
Mechanic" Award for 50 years of aviation service with the company.
James Shepley, 80, and Edward Moore, 74, both repair technicians in
Hamilton Sundstrand's Customer Service organization, began working
at Hamilton Sundstrand in 1957 and 1961 respectively.
Engines To Power 20 New Airplanes For The Asian Carrier
When Thai International Airlines takes delivery of its new
Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Airbus A350 XWB airplanes, they will
have Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines hanging under the wings. The
airline is buying the airplanes as part of its fleet modernization
program.
No Date Set For Final Ratification Vote Among Members Of Two
Unions
Southwest Airlines said in a news release Thursday that the
Executive Boards of both the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal
Association (AMFA), the union representing Southwest Airlines
aircraft Mechanics, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
(IBT), the union representing the Mechanics of AirTran Airways,
voted to send a negotiated Seniority Integration Proposal to their
respective memberships for a ratification vote.
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