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Boeing staff strike for first time since 2008 after rejecting 25% pay rise
Workers at aircraft maker Boeing are to go on strike for the first time since the global financial crash, piling more pressure on the...
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Sep 13, 20242 min read


Boeing faces strike threat as union members vote on tentative labor deal today
Little has gone right for Boeing over the last five years. By this time tomorrow, the troubled company could add another mess to its...
icarussmith20
Sep 12, 20245 min read


US Airlines May Soon Face Cash Penalties for Delayed Flights
The Biden Administration is working on a proposed compensation scheme requiring major US airlines to pay passengers for disrupted...
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Sep 11, 20242 min read


ATRI calls on carriers to share trucking’s top concerns
The American Trucking Associations’ research arm uses the input to help prioritize industry strategy. The American Transportation...
icarussmith20
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Boeing offers staff 25% pay hike in bid to avoid strike
Boeing is offering its staff a 25% pay rise over four years in a bid to avoid a strike that could potentially shut down its assembly...
icarussmith20
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Boeing reaches deal with union to avoid strike
Boeing and the Machinists union, which represents 33,000 of its employees on the West Coast, have reached a tentative deal that could...
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Sep 9, 20244 min read


Feds to probe frequent flyer programs for American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and United
The Biden administration is looking at the four largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer programs and how they devalue points that travelers...
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Sep 6, 20242 min read


United Flight Attendants Threaten Strike, Risk Repeat of American and Alaska Mistakes
On Wednesday August 28, United Airlines’ flight attendants voted overwhelmingly to strike, with 99.99% of votes in favor of industrial...
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Sep 5, 20244 min read


European Union to Force Airlines to Report Vapor Trails
The legislation, which U.S. airlines have actively lobbied against, will apply to international airlines from 2027. Airlines operating...
icarussmith20
Sep 5, 20243 min read


Worst (and Best) Airlines for Flight Delays and Cancellations
Cancellations remain low historically, but flight delays are trending up in the summer of 2024. If it feels like there are more flight...
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Sep 4, 20245 min read


US Delists Nigerian Carriers from Flying Directly to Any of Its Destinations
Nigeria has been delisted from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category One Status (USFAA CAT 1) International...
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Sep 3, 20244 min read


House Democrat urges US airlines to restore Israel flights
Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (N.Y.) on Wednesday criticized three major U.S. airlines for the continued suspension of flights to...
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Sep 3, 20242 min read


Flight Attendant: I Never Considered Myself Anti-Union. But Wrong Is Wrong.
I’ve never considered myself anti-union. In fact, if you had asked me a couple of years ago to describe my attitude toward unions, I...
icarussmith20
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Flight Attendants Union Authorizes United Strike
United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), voted overwhelmingly to authorize a...
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Aug 30, 20242 min read


Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes
Airlines that spent years clamoring for new jets are changing their tune. Cash-strapped, low-cost and deep discounter airlines are...
icarussmith20
Aug 30, 20244 min read


US weekly rail traffic climbs again
U.S. rail traffic saw another surge in the week ending Aug. 24, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. U.S....
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Aug 29, 20241 min read


JD Vance holds Erie rally highlighting the American economy, trucking industry
ERIE, PA ( WJET/WFXP ) – JD Vance visited Erie on Wednesday as supporters gathered to hear from the Ohio senator at the Team Hardinger...
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Aug 29, 20241 min read


American Airlines passenger stunned to find same ticket priced for 200% more online: 'This should be illegal!'
A drummer was stunned after he discovered his band members' American Airlines tickets were selling for 200 percent more than his own. ...
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Aug 29, 20242 min read


West Coast awarded $150M for electric truck corridor in US
The US Department of Transportation has announced it will fund an electric truck freight corridor on the West Coast of the United States...
icarussmith20
Aug 28, 20242 min read


Canada rail freight traffic comes to a standstill over labour dispute
Canada’s two major freight railroads have completely halted operations due to a contract dispute with their workers in a standoff that...
icarussmith20
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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