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Airline Pilots: Low Pay Drives Disputed Pilot Shortage

Aspiring airline pilots are discouraged by low entry level pay, limited career path, speakers at ALPA conference relate.
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Lufthansa Faces Summer of Strikes by Cabin Crew

Union gives airline until June 30 to agree to accept terms of previous agreement
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Other U.S. Airlines Oppose Big 3 in Gulf Subsidies Dispute

FedEx and JetBlue are among airlines urging the U.S. government to leave intact open skies agreements with UAE and Qatar.
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Pilot Group Decries Social Neglect Among Europe’s Airlines

Cites "flags of convenience," and "atypical employment" among unfair practices in airline industry
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Lufthansa Cargo Navigates Through Headwinds in Americas

Strong U.S. dollar contributing to instability
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Delta Air Lines Takes First Heavyweight A330-300

Eleven airlines have ordered the higher-takeoff-weight variant
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Ireland Accepts IAG Bid for Aer Lingus

Ryanair yet to weigh in
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FAA Forms Advisory Committee on Pilot Mental Health Issues

The agency said its aviation rulemaking committee is a response to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and Germanwings Flight 9525.
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South African Airways Charts Road to Recovery

Decision pending on privatization versus recapitalization
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Pilot Shortage Turns to Crisis among Small Cargo Carriers

Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association members search for solutions
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U.S. Airline CEOs Vow to Continue Gulf Subsidies Campaign

The CEOs of American, United and Delta airlines said they want the U.S. government to conduct a formal consultation with UAE and Qatar.
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Qatar Airways CEO: 'No Cause' To Revisit Open Skies Pact

Fighting back against subsidy charnges, Al Baker claims major U.S. airlines are tightly controlling their preferred markets to keep prices high.
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Swiss To Become First CSeries Operator

Bombardier CEO Bellamare calls development 'a big deal'
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Indian Safety Regulators Respond to EASA, ICAO Scrutiny

Ready to present reports on safety status
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TAP Air Portugal Pilots Start 10-Day Strike

Dispute surrounding privatization terms leads to walkout
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Malaysia Airlines To Ground Pair of A380s

Plans to remove superjumbos from Paris route in early June
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Application Software Bug Delays American Airlines Flights

A duplicated ILS approach chart for Washington Reagan National Airport caused the iPad application software to shut down
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Indonesia Scraps Merpati Re-Launch

Finances scuttle plans to resurrect state-owned carrier
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Airport Capacity Estimate Changes as Battle Over PFC Rages

The FAA has scaled back its projection of the number of U.S. airports that will be 'capacity constrained' by 2020.
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Southwest Pilots' Union Joins Battle Against Gulf Carriers

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association adds its name to the Partnership for Open & Fair Skies coalition of U.S. airlines and unions.
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United To Swap Boeing 787 Positions for 777s

Boosts Boeing's prospects for smooth 777X transition
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ANA Rescues Struggling Japanese Low-cost Carrier Skymark

Teams with private equity fund to resuscitate bankrupt budget carrier
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Labor Strife Spreading Across Latam Network

Union leaders meet to discuss expanding work actions outside Chile.
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U.S. Agencies Start Formal Review of Gulf Carrier Dispute

The departments of State, Commerce and Transportation will gather evidence to evaluate allegations against Qatar, Emirates and Etihad airlines.
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Swiss Authorities Clear Etihad Stake in Darwin Airline

After some delay, Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi is taking a one-third stake in Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline.
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Russia Launches Rescue Bid for Debt-Laden UTair

The Russian government has agreed to provide debt guarantees for UTair, but less than half the aid the struggling airline requested.
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Delta Fights Off Challengers for Haneda Rights

Hawaiian calls DOT decision an example of "institutional bias" in favor of U.S. business travelers
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Atlanta, Beijing Remain World's Top Two Busiest Airports

The world's top four busiest airports for passengers all saw increases in 2014 and retained their rankings from the previous year.
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Ryanair Backtracks on Plans For Transatlantic Services

Denies any intention of flying to North America
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Etihad, Emirates Executives Respond to Subsidies Charges

The chief executives of Etihad and Emirates responded to allegations of improper subsidies made by American, United and Delta airlines.
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