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June 23, 2016

ALPA Calls On Transport Canada To Expedite Pilot Flight Time/Duty Time Rules

Union Says Implementation Is Long Overdue

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has called on Transport Canada to revise their recently announced recommendations for the implementation timeline of new flight- and duty-time regulations to no more than one year for all professional pilots in Canada. ALPA expressed concerns after the country’s transportation regulatory agency announced long-overdue regulations on managing flight crew fatigue, but issued differing timelines, as long as four years, for final implementation of the new rules depending on airline operations.

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FedEx Announces Deal For Boeing 767 Freighters

Deal Reportedly Valued At $1.2 Billion

FedEx Corp. is set to acquire six Boeing 767 Freighters as part of a fleet modernization effort.

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Bombardier Secures Firm Order for 10 CRJ900 Aircraft

CRJ Aircraft Serving More Than 100 Operators

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that a customer, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a firm purchase agreement for 10 CRJ900 aircraft.

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CAGW Names DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson June 'Porker Of The Month'

Cites Failure To Deal With 'Nightmarish' Security Lines At Airports Despite Growing Budgets

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson its June Porker of the Month for failing to take sufficient steps to eliminate the “nightmarish” lines at TSA airport checkpoints across the nation.

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Southwest Airlines Wears Its Heart On Its Sleeve

Carrier Announces Employee-Designed Uniforms, Fully Branded Heart Interiors

Southwest Airlines is bringing the Heart of their Employees front and center with the announcement of the carrier's first-ever Employee-designed uniforms and Boeing 737-800 aircraft Heart interior featuring the new Heart galley and seat.

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