Congress Mandated The Release Of Rules By August 1st
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA),
representing over 28,000 commercial passenger and cargo pilots, is
calling on the FAA to release the new Flight/Duty Time regulations
addressing airline pilot fatigue as required by the Airline Safety
and Federal Aviation Extension Act of 2010. Congress, in H.R. 5900,
called for new, scientifically-based limitations on the hours of
flight and duty time for pilots in order to address
fatigue.
Several Vice Presidents Shuffling Offices At The Two
Airlines
Alaska Air Group announced several leadership changes late last
week at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Ann Ardizzone, whose
career with Alaska Airlines spans three decades, has been elected
vice president of strategic sourcing and supply chain management
for Air Group. She previously served as Alaska Airlines' vice
president of inflight services. Andy Schneider, senior vice
president of people and customer services at Horizon Air, will
assume the role of vice president of inflight services at Alaska
and oversee the carrier's 2,700 flight attendants.
Calls For Documents, Information For Committee Oversight
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell
Issa (R-CA) issued a subpoena to the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB) and Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon August 7 as part of
its investigation into NLRB action against the Boeing Company. It
compels NLRB to comply with earlier, outstanding Committee document
requests submitted in May. NLRB is compelled to produce identified
materials to Committee offices no later than 1200 EDT August
12.
Board Authorizes Repurchase Of $500 Million To 'Enhance
Shareholder Value'
The board of directors of Southwest Airlines has authorized the
company to repurchase, on a discretionary basis, up to $500 million
of the Company's common stock. "The Board's authorization to resume
a share repurchase program demonstrates our confidence in the
future of Southwest Airlines and underscores our commitment to
enhance Shareholder value," said Gary C. Kelly, Chairman of the
Board, President, and CEO.
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