American Airlines has been a prolific issuer of bonds, mostly secured on assets. However the airline has also issued some $3.2billion of special facilities revenue bonds in 19 transactions funding pro...
The federal arbitrator appointed to the pension dispute between Air Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) has been granted an extension. The CAW ended to a three-day strike at Air Canada in June ...
A federal judge has ruled that US Airways Group can proceed with a lawsuit accusing its pilots union of encouraging and engaging in an unlawful work slowdown, rejecting the US Airline Pilots Associati...
Brazil’s finance ministry has granted its approval of Grupo TAM’s proposed merger with Chile’s LAN Airlines. Although the Treasury Department’s Secretaria de Acompanhamento Economico identified overla...
The European Commission is investigating improper state aid at regional airports in the 27 member states. Last month it announced it has launched in-depth investigations at Marseille and Frankfurt Hah...
The International Association of Machinists has been selected in a second election to represent workers at the newly merged United Continental Holdings. The union was selected over rival International...
Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole has claimed that the screening of airline passengers could be far less intrusive in future. The “Checkpoint of the Future”, which is three quickly ac...
A group of Delta Air Lines pilots dis-satisfied with its current union national policies is threatening to form an independent union. The group has objected to the Air Line Pilots Association labor ag...
The Air Travel Advisory Bureau is prepared to co-ordinate legal claims against UK airlines that have not refunded Air Passenger Duty to passengers who have booked tickets but not flown. The ATAB, whic...
US Airways Group has asked a federal court to temporarily block its pilots union and individual pilots from taking part in or encouraging an alleged work slowdown. US Airways, which sued the US Airlin...
Southwest and AirTran were the first to roll back the 7.5% fare increase, while JetBlue, American and other carriers cut some prices as collection of the taxes resumed Monday. Congress last week appro...
Air Canada has been fined $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation for violating “deceptive price advertising” rules in online ads. Air Canada ads on its websites in early 2011 were found not to...
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