Tuesday, October 20, 2015

NEWS Lufthansa, cabin crew fail to reach deal on pension scheme



The latest round of talks between German airline Lufthansa and its cabin crew workers has failed, with union UFO rejecting the German airline's latest offers as "missing the point". The German carrier is currently negotiating with staff from various parts of its business as it tries to cut costs to compete more effectively with low cost carriers and Gulf rivals. It has said in talks with union UFO, which represents around 19,000 flight attendants, that low interest rates meant it could no longer afford the retirement scheme it has been offering to cabin crew, which cost it 3.7 billion euros ($4.19 billion) last year and allowed workers to retire at the age of 55.
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NEWS Air France increases Paris (Roissy)-Havana flights

AIRFRANCE in winter season plans to operate additional flights on Paris CDG – Havana route. From 25OCT15, AF will introduce 11th weekly service (compared to winter 2014/15 season), while adding a 12th weekly service from 22DEC15. The 12th weekly flight that operates on Tuesdays as AF4012/4013 is served as a charter flight, therefore reservation to general public is not available.
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NEWS Air France keeping more cast members then planned



Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job cuts it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent company Air France-KLM said on Sunday. The job cuts in 2016 would be voluntary and heavier job losses in 2017 could be avoided if talks with unions led to an agreement on alternative savings measures by the beginning of next year, Alexandre de Juniac said. “The ‘Plan B’ takes place over two years, 2016 and 2017. For 2016 it is under way,” he said in an interview on RTL radio and the LCI news channel.
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BREAKING American Airlines #AA796 from Philadelphia to Tel-aviv is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 07:50 UTC American Airlines #AA796 is landing at London Heathrow due to a passenger with severe chest pain.
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Monday, October 19, 2015

VIDEO Emergency landing of Aer Lingus #EI576 in Dublin due to a possible loss of nose gear steering

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NEWS Passenger allegedly choked for reclining her seat, Southwest flight makes emergency landing

A Southwest Airlines flight turned around and made an emergency landing in Los Angeles late Sunday after a woman aboard the plane allegedly claimed a man tried to choke her because of a reclined seat back, according to the airline and witnesses.
 
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VIDEO Drone near miss to low flying fighter during airstrike in Harasta, Syria

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