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April 10, 2009

ALPA Prepares to Welcome AirTran Airways Pilots

NPA Votes Overwhelmingly To Merge With ALPA

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l said Friday the union is "extremely pleased" by the decision by AirTran pilots to vote in support of a merger with the pilots union.

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Delta Pays Out $6 Million In Employee Incentive Pay

Performance-Based Bonuses Equal Around $100 Apiece

Delta Air Lines announced this week it will add $6 million to employees' paychecks for meeting February operational performance goals. Delta's monthly incentive payouts are based on US Department of Transportation (DOT) data, as well as the company's own internal goals.

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Alaska Airlines Unveils 50th Anniversary Livery

"We're All Pulling Together" Honors 50 Years Of Statehood

A specially painted Alaska Airlines jet adorned with a Sitka high school student's winning design touched down in Sitka, AK Thursday morning, to celebrate 50 years of Alaska statehood.

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Report: Boeing Production Cutbacks Will Mean More Job Cuts

Suppliers Could Start Feeling Affects This Year

Boeing's announcement Thursday it would slash 2010 production rates on its largest -- and most profitable -- airliners didn't come as much of a surprise for industry watchers.. and its likely ramifications won't surprise many, either.

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Unite Offers 'Lifeline' To British Airways

'Temporary Solutions To Temporary Problems'

In what it terms "a positive and significant effort to combat the serious impact of the deteriorating global economy on British Airways," on Thursday Unite, the UK's leading union, proposed to the airline a  package of negotiated efficiencies, temporary cost savings and deferred payments worth millions over the next two years.

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Emirates Expands African Service Into Angola

Oil Boom Fuels Need For More Flights

Emirates is set to increase connections to Africa with flights to Angola, its 17th African destination.

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Air Tahiti Receives 25th ATR Turboprop

Also Launch Customer For -600 Series

French Polynesia-based Air Tahiti took delivery this week of its 25th ATR aircraft, an ATR 72-500, in a ceremony held at the Final Assembly Line of the European turboprop manufacturer in Toulouse.

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Boeing Scales Back Widebody Production Targets

Issues Early Caution On Q1 Earnings

Ahead of the release of its first-quarter results on April 22, Boeing announced Thursday it will scale back its twin-aisle airplane production plans for 2010 due to "significant deterioration in the business environment for airlines and cargo operators driven by unprecedented global economic conditions."

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Three More Carriers Admit To Price Fixing

Cargolux, Asiana, Nippon Cargo Will Pay Fines

The US Department of Justice said Thursday three more global cargo airlines admitted to fixing prices, bringing the total number of airlines to plead guilty to collusion charges to 15.

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White House Press Corps Grounded In Turkey

Reporters Learn Firsthand About Banes Of Airline Travel

Journalists covering Washington politics lately have heard plenty of indignant politicians condemning those who use private aircraft to meet deadlines the airlines can't handle. Some of that criticism comes from politicians who, themselves, use government-provided jets for personal travel.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2009-07-11 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes.

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