US Airways flight attendants to take strike vote
By Linda Blachly | October 10, 2012
US Airways flight attendants, represented by the Assn. of Flight
Attendants (AFA), announced they will take a strike vote to back up
their demands for a single contract in the US Airways/America West
merger. The strike vote will open Oct. 31 and close Nov. 20.
Last month, the carrier’s 6,800 flight attendants narrowly defeated a proposed five-year collective bargaining agreement, in a 51% to 49% vote (ATW Daily News, Sept. 27).
According to an AFA statement to its members, the group said it remains “focused on achieving a contract that works for all of us and in order to do that, we need to back up our demands by taking action together. We remain focused on achieving a contract that works for all of us and in order to do that, we need to back up our demands by taking action together.”
AFA said the strike vote is unanimously endorsed by the leadership of the union, including all local leaders representing US Airways flight attendants and the AFA international officers.
Last month, the carrier’s 6,800 flight attendants narrowly defeated a proposed five-year collective bargaining agreement, in a 51% to 49% vote (ATW Daily News, Sept. 27).
According to an AFA statement to its members, the group said it remains “focused on achieving a contract that works for all of us and in order to do that, we need to back up our demands by taking action together. We remain focused on achieving a contract that works for all of us and in order to do that, we need to back up our demands by taking action together.”
AFA said the strike vote is unanimously endorsed by the leadership of the union, including all local leaders representing US Airways flight attendants and the AFA international officers.
Russia to allow carriers to hire foreign pilots
By Polina Borodina | October 10, 2012
Russia’s aviation authorities will allow local carriers to employ
foreign pilots as it deals with a rising shortage of qualified pilots in
a fast-growing airline market.
Speaking at the Wings of Russia forum, Deputy Minister of Transport Valery Okulov said the changes, which will be written as air code and migration legislation, will be published on the Ministry of Transport website soon. Authorities did not specify when it will implement the changes.
Until now, only Russian citizens can be pilots with local carriers, according to Russia’s air code. Okulov said the government will invest Rub250 million ($8 million) in pilot training.
Speaking at the Wings of Russia forum, Deputy Minister of Transport Valery Okulov said the changes, which will be written as air code and migration legislation, will be published on the Ministry of Transport website soon. Authorities did not specify when it will implement the changes.
Until now, only Russian citizens can be pilots with local carriers, according to Russia’s air code. Okulov said the government will invest Rub250 million ($8 million) in pilot training.
