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CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL) today announced that the company has reached tentative agreements on new joint collective bargaining agreements with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) for the fleet service, passenger service and storekeeper workgroups at the United, Continental, Continental Micronesia and MileagePlus subsidiaries. The agreements are subject to ratification by IAM members. "I want to acknowledge the...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UATP, the low cost payment network, announced today record transactions, charge volume and new Issuer signings for calendar year 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081118/NETU022LOGO) Commenting on the record year, UATP CEO Ralph Kaiser stated, "UATP bounced back from challenging times in 2009 and prospered in 2010. During 2011, through the resurgence of corporate travel and UATP's product diversity, including its new...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerolineas Star Peru, Lima, chose UATP to address the needs of its corporate travelers and now accepts all UATP corporate cards effective immediately at all points of sale including online at www.starperu.com (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081118/NETU022LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081118/NETU022LOGO ) "Peru is in a growth phase for corporate travel and we chose to join the UATP Network in efforts to expand our...
WASHINGTON, May 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines: "A Continental/United combination must have what many past mergers failed to achieve: broad employee support. The Machinists will work closely with members of Congress and the Departments of Transportation and...
CORAL GABLES, Fla., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Gailen David, a 30-year airline industry veteran, has launched a campaign to be America's Next Airline CEO. His blog http://www.DearSkySteward.com carries his latest YouTube campaign messages, which describe his vision of a new, brighter era in air travel, reintroducing much of what has disappeared over the years. Bringing hospitality back to the airline experience is one of his top priorities as he plans to lift the morale of employees, better...
By William Lyons WHEN Giovanni Bisignani, the director-general and chief executive of the International Air Transport Association, prophesied the present crisis engulfing the airline industry he talked about a "perfect storm" that was potentially more destructive "than our recent battles with all the Horsemen of the Apocalypse combined." Those waiting for the prophesy to be fulfilled need look no further than Willie Walsh, the cheerful Irishman in charge of British Airways, who must feel his...
By Christian Plumb NEW YORK (Reuters) - Low-fare airline Independence Air has filed for bankruptcy, its parent company FLYi Inc. said on Monday, the latest Chapter 11 filing by a U.S. airline, adding that it would seek to auction itself. The former regional feeder carrier had been struggling with high fuel prices which hit the airline particularly hard because of its reliance on inefficient 50-seat regional jets. Its bankruptcy could be good news for rivals whose fares have been...
By Christian Plumb NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. said on Thursday it plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or 17 percent of its work force, as part of cost cuts aimed at returning the bankrupt airline to profitability. As part of this new plan, Delta is seeking $3 billion, mostly through cost savings, by the end of 2007 by slashing employees' pay, shrinking its fleet by over 100 aircraft and reducing available seats in the United States by as much as one-fifth. The No. 3 U.S....
