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Travel Industry Committed to Working with Department of Homeland Security, Private Sector to Build Efficient and Secure Air Exit System
The Travel Industry Association (TIA) today released the following statement by Roger Dow, President and CEO of TIA, on the Department of Homeland Security's proposal to rely on airlines to collect biometric information from foreign travelers departing the United States:
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Frontier Airlines Discontinues Agreement with Republic Airways
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. today announced it has reached a mutual agreement with Republic Airways to early terminate the airlines' code sharing agreement. There will be a structured reduction and gradual phase-out of Republic's 12 aircraft from Frontier's daily operation to be completed by mid-June.
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ALPA Files Suit for Back Pay and Benefits for ATA Crewmembers
The Air Line Pilots Association, Intl., has filed suit against ATA and its parent company for failing to give any notice prior to shutting down ATA's operations abruptly in the early morning hours of April 3.
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February 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Up 3.0 Percent from February 2007
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.0 percent more workers in February 2008 than in February 2007, the 13th consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported Tuesday (April 15).
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NBTA Praises New Bumped Passenger Compensation, Opening of More Airspace out of NY
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) today praised last week's announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters regarding new rules that increase compensation for passengers involuntary bumped from overbooked flights.
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Justice Department Settles Class Action Lawsuit With American Airlines Regarding Employment Rights of Military Pilots
The Department of Justice announced that it has reached an agreement with American Airlines that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Dallas, will resolve the Department's class action lawsuit against the nation's largest commercial air carrier, alleging it violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
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Aloha Pilots Seek Court Injunction
The Aloha Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l, (ALPA), filed a complaint in U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking injunctive relief against the airline.
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Japan Airlines International Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Criminal Fines for Fixing Prices on Cargo Shipments
Tokyo-based Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd. (JAL) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $110 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix rates for international cargo shipments, the Department of Justice announced today.
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Continental Airlines Announces First Quarter Net Loss
Record fuel prices lead to quarterly loss, Continental to shrink domestic mainline capacity 5.0 percent on an annual run-rate basis, company to retire 14 additional mainline aircraft, Continental redeems Northwest's Golden Share
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