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June 18, 2008

Schumer Joins With ATA, Port Authority To Combat NYC Flight Caps

Says DOT/FAA Plan Based On "Ideological, Market-Based Theory"

The gloves are off. New York Senator Chuck Schumer joined with the Air Transport Association and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, to mount a united front against plans by the Department of Transportation to impose flight caps and slot auctions at three New York City-area airports.

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NTSB Recommends Changes In Crew Scheduling, Comm Procedures After RJ Overrun

Lessons To Be Learned From April 2007 Incident At TVC

In the aftermath of the National Transportation Safety Board's review last week of the circumstances leading to the April 2007 runway overrun of a Pinnacle Airlines CRJ200 at Traverse City, MI, on Tuesday the NTSB issued three recommendations to the FAA intended to address crew fatigue issues, and other factors which may have contributed to the accident.

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Oil Prices Taking Toll On Overseas Airlines

And That Concerns Boeing And Airbus

It took a little longer... but record-high oil prices have started to take their toll on carriers outside the United States, as well. On the same day Air Canada announced it plans to reduce capacity and cut jobs before the end of the year, comes news a number of profitable foreign airlines are also feeling the pinch.

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Airline Passengers Cite Customer Service Over Price For Drop In Quality

Survey Says Customer Satisfaction At Lowest Levels In Three Years

Stop us if you've heard this one before. There's another survey to tell you about, that shows passengers are fed up with the shoddy treatment they receive at the hands of commercial airlines.

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BTS Says April 2008 Airline Employment Up 1.0 Percent Over Year

Smallest Year-Over-Year Increase Since March 2007

US scheduled passenger airlines employed 1.0 percent more workers in April 2008 than in April 2007, the 15th consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year... but the smallest year-to-year increase since March 2007, the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported Tuesday.

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Northwest Plans More Cuts, And More Grounded Planes

DC-9 Fleet Will Be Reduced To 61 Aircraft

On Tuesday, Northwest Airlines announced its second cut in capacity in two months, further building on fleet reductions announced earlier this year.

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Mechanic Dies In Engine Accident On Tenerife

Ingested Into A320 Turbofan

An aircraft mechanic working on the engine of an Airbus A320 in the Canary Islands died when he was ingested into the turbofan during a run-up exercise Monday night.

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