by B. N. Sullivan A Hong Kong High Court judge has ruled that Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. unfairly fired and defamed 18 pilots in 2001, and has ordered the carrier to pay the pilots HK$58.7 million -- an amount equivalent to nearly US$8 million. The...
Topics: airline pilots, Asian carriers, Cathay Pacific, labor issues, legal proceedings

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by B. N. Sullivan An ATR-72 aircraft (registration VT-KAC) operated by India's Kingfisher Airlines appears to have been substantially damaged when it overran a runway while landing at Mumbai. The accident happened on November 10, 2009 at about 16:40..
Topics: aircraft accidents, Asian carriers, Kingfisher Airlines, runway excursions

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by B. N. Sullivan BMI Group, which operates the UK-based low fare airline bmibaby, is planning a restructuring that will cut flights on certain bmibaby routes, and reduce the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft by five in 2010. In conjunction...
Topics: BMI Group, European carriers, furloughs

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by B. N. Sullivan The arrival of a Midwest Airlines Boeing 717-200 aircraft at Milwaukee last evening, November 2, 2009, marked what Midwest employees are calling the end of an era . Midwest flight MEP210, from Boston's Logan International Airport...
Topics: labor issues, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines, US regional carriers

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by B. N. Sullivan US Airways has announced plans to reduce its work force by about 1,000 in early 2010. Among the jobs cuts: about 200 pilots and 150 flight attendants. Roughly 600 ground workers also will be laid off. Crew bases at Las Vegas and New...
Topics: US Airways, US mainline carriers

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