Tentative deal between Southwest, pilots' union heads to membership for ratification voteSeptember 17th, 2009 New Southwest pilots' contract up for voteDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday the board of its pilots' union has voted to send a new tentative contract agreement to membership for a ratification vote.
The Transportation Department's on-time arrival ranking for US airlinesSeptember 8th, 2009 DOT releases airline delay list for AugustThe percentage of airline flights in August that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Transportation Department:
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PSA Airlines and dispatchers agree on contract after federal mediationAugust 29th, 2009 PSA Airlines and dispatchers agree on contractWASHINGTON — The union for dispatchers at PSA Airlines said Friday that it has reached agreement with the company on a 5-year labor contract that includes raises and retention bonuses. The Transport Workers Union and PSA had negotiated for 25 months and received help from a federal mediator.
Southwest Airlines readies system wide onboard Wi-Fi Internet service rolloutAugust 21st, 2009 Southwest Airlines to provide onboard Wi-FiDALLAS — Southwest Airlines is on its way to providing in-flight Wi-Fi access on all of its aircraft. The airlines and Internet Wi-Fi service provider Row 44 have plans to roll out the program in the first quarter of 2010.
Bankruptcy auction Thursday as Southwest Airlines seeks to buy Frontier AirlinesAugust 13th, 2009 Southwest seeks to buy Frontier, auction ThursdayDALLAS — Southwest Airlines is getting its chance to take over bankrupt Frontier Airlines. A bankruptcy court auction was scheduled Thursday.
DOT fines Continental, US Airways and Hawaiian for violating disclosure rulesAugust 11th, 2009 DOT fines 3 carriers for disclosure violationsMINNEAPOLIS — The Transportation Department fined Continental Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and US Airways for failing to tell consumers key information about their flights, including taxes and who would operate the plane. The department on Monday announced civil penalties of $75,000 against Continental Airlines Inc., $70,000 against US Airways Group Inc., and $50,000 against Hawaiian Airlines, a unit of Hawaiian Holdings Inc.
Southwest Airlines makes a firm bid to buy Frontier Airlines out of bankruptcy protectionAugust 10th, 2009 Southwest bids on Frontier AirlinesSouthwest Airlines is making a firm bid to buy Frontier Airlines out of bankruptcy protection. That sets up a Tuesday auction with regional airline operator Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
Air Canada reaches labor deal with mechanics unionJuly 15th, 2009 Air Canada reaches deal with mechanics unionTORONTO — The largest union at Air Canada has approved a 21-month labor contract, considered a critical factor in keeping the airline out of bankruptcy court. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Wednesday members voted 60 percent in favor of the deal this week.
Southwest pilots narrowly reject new labor contractJune 3rd, 2009 Southwest pilots reject new contractDALLAS — Pilots at Southwest Airlines Co. voted down a new contract that would have given them pay raises in the midst of a slump in the airline industry.
Continental Airlines to shut Tampa reservation center, eliminate 500 jobsMay 13th, 2009 Continental Airlines to shut center, cut 500 jobsHOUSTON — Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it is closing a call center in Tampa, Fla., and cutting 500 reservation agents companywide.
Southwest reaches tentative contract that would give raises to 5,300 customer-service repsMay 5th, 2009 Southwest labor contract includes pay raisesDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday it reached a tentative agreement to give pay raises to about 5,300 customer-service employees.
Southwest reaches tentative contract with pay raises for 5,300 customer-service repsMay 5th, 2009 Southwest Airlines labor deal includes pay raisesDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says it has reached a tentative agreement that gives pay raises to customer-service employees.
Southwest Airlines to add link to Mexico's Volaris, early step in code-sharing dealApril 27th, 2009 Southwest Airlines to add link to Mexico's VolarisDALLAS — Southwest Airlines said Monday it would offer a link on its Web site to let customers buy tickets on Mexican carrier Volaris, a step in the carriers' plans to cooperate on U.S.-Mexico service. Southwest said the availability of Volaris flights from a link on southwest.com was "an important first step" in the companies' relationship.
Agents to protest against commission denial by foreign airlinesJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Travel agents across the country will launch a fresh round of protests Jan 30 against those foreign carriers which have refused to pay them commission, an agents body said Tuesday. Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) president Rajender Rai told IANS that 12 foreign airlines, including Singapore International Airlines (SIA), were not paying commission to the agents.
Travel agents stop booking tickets for Singapore AirlinesJanuary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Travel agents have stopped selling tickets of Singapore Airlines and threatened to extend the ban to other foreign airlines as well if they did not pay commission on tickets booked by them, an association representing them said Friday. 'We have stopped issuing tickets of Singapore Airlines.
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