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Amtrak Reopens Capital Rail Link as Mexico Freight Strike Ends
Amtrak restored direct service between Washington and Virginia this week after a nine-day shutdown to rebuild a critical junction beneath the capital. In Mexico, a nationwide truckers’ strike that threatened cross-border freight ended after just one day. The national passenger railroad said on Monday that it had finished replacing the ageing switches and crossovers at A-Interlocking, in the First Street Tunnel just south of Washington Union Station. The junction routes all Am
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Strike Threat Hangs Over LA, Long Beach as Port Grants Hit Five-Year Low
A union representing security workers has warned it could disrupt eight terminals at the busiest US port complex this weekend. The threat comes as federal funding for port upgrades falls to its lowest level in five years. International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 26, which represents watchmen who handle gate and cargo security, issued what it called a “preliminary notice” of a labor dispute. It said talks with terminal employers and the Pacific Maritime Association ha
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Boeing Burns Less Cash as JetBlue Losses Widen on Fuel
Boeing Co. reported its strongest cash generation in months and a record order book on Tuesday, although its commercial jet unit remained in the red. A day earlier, JetBlue Airways Corp. became the latest carrier to show how soaring fuel costs are wiping out the benefit of record fares. The planemaker posted third-quarter revenue of $24.2 billion, helped by higher defense and services volumes. It reported a core loss of 34 cents a share. Free cash flow was positive at about 5
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Mexican Truckers Strike as UPS Raises Outlook Into Holiday Peak
Truckers in Mexico launched a nationwide strike on Monday, threatening the busiest overland trade corridor with the US. Meanwhile, United Parcel Service Inc. signalled confidence heading into the holiday shipping season. Mexico’s National Chamber of Freight Transportation, known as CANACAR, called an indefinite strike over cargo theft, extortion and violence against drivers. Its other grievances include high operating costs such as towing fees, poor road conditions, and a pro
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Mayday for Isom? American's Pilots Seek a New Captain (and a Bigger Cut)
Pilots Turn on Isom Just as Their Contract Talks Begin The head of American Airlines’ pilot union has publicly questioned whether CEO Robert Isom is the right man to lead the carrier's turnaround, sharpening a dispute that has been building for the best part of a year. Capt. Nick Silva, president of the Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents American's roughly 16,000 pilots, said the pool of executives able to run an airline is small, but asked whether someone cou
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A High-Class Problem: Why America's Pilots Are Doing Just Fine
Jeff Barath retired from United Airlines last year at 65 with a problem most Americans would love to have. He has a partial pension, a brokerage account and a $3.5 million 401(k). Once his required minimum distributions kick in, his retirement income, including Social Security, will be well over $300,000 a year. That's more than he earned in most of his working years. "It's a high-class problem," according to Barath. He's right. And he's far from the only one. Four times the
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The Grey Areas of the Bargaining Table
When flight attendants at United voted on strike authorisation in August 2024, the result came back at 99.99 per cent in favour. The union announced it live from twenty informational picket lines at airports across the country, on the eve of the Labor Day travel weekend. And in the same announcement, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) reminded everyone reading that it holds a trademarked strike strategy called CHAOS, an acronym for Create Havoc Around Our System,
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American Airlines pilots didn't wait for the calendar. They tore it up.
Nearly a year before their contract was due to become amendable, the Allied Pilots Association formally opened negotiations for a new deal, invoking a rarely used clause buried in their 2023 agreement. The trigger? A blunt declaration from union president Nick Silva, in an August 7 letter to CEO Robert Isom, that the airline "cannot agree that implementation is sufficient." Translation: you didn't finish what you promised us last time, so we're coming back to the table now. T
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‘We owe it to the victims’ families and the American flying public’ | Interview with Rep. Sharice Davids on aviation safety reform after Flight 5342
Sharice Davids is the Democratic representative for Kansas’s 3rd District, covering much of the Kansas City metropolitan area. She sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has played a leading role in Congress's response to the midair collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on 29 January 2025, in which 67 people were killed. Davids helped lead the bipartisan ALERT Act, which passed the House last month by 396 votes
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A High-Class Problem: Why America's Pilots Are Doing Just Fine
Jeff Barath retired from United Airlines last year at 65 with a problem most Americans would love to have. He has a partial pension, a brokerage account and a $3.5 million 401(k). Once his required minimum distributions kick in, his retirement income, including Social Security, will be well over $300,000 a year. That's more than he earned in most of his working years. "It's a high-class problem," according to Barath. He's right. And he's far from the only one. Four times the
Sep 223 min read
The Grey Areas of the Bargaining Table
When flight attendants at United voted on strike authorisation in August 2024, the result came back at 99.99 per cent in favour. The union announced it live from twenty informational picket lines at airports across the country, on the eve of the Labor Day travel weekend. And in the same announcement, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) reminded everyone reading that it holds a trademarked strike strategy called CHAOS, an acronym for Create Havoc Around Our System,
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American Airlines pilots didn't wait for the calendar. They tore it up.
Nearly a year before their contract was due to become amendable, the Allied Pilots Association formally opened negotiations for a new deal, invoking a rarely used clause buried in their 2023 agreement. The trigger? A blunt declaration from union president Nick Silva, in an August 7 letter to CEO Robert Isom, that the airline "cannot agree that implementation is sufficient." Translation: you didn't finish what you promised us last time, so we're coming back to the table now. T
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