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Showing posts with label pilots. Show all posts

Monday, June 28, 2010

Lufthansa and Pilots reach agreement in labor issue!

Does it seem like lately every single airline out there has a division on strike? Maybe it is just me. 
 The latest agreement between pilots and their company is Lufthansa. 
Agreeing to a pay freeze until 2011, the pilots will be able to keep their jobs. 


All of the agreements took place in Frankfurt, Germany. 

Friday, June 25, 2010

Virgin Air leaves passengers on plane for hours, temps soar near 100 degree mark

Due to bad weather, Virgin Air was forced to make a detour. They landed the plane at appx. 8:20 pm, but the plane was unable to get to the jetway until many hours later. 
This writer is certain that Sir Richard was not amused.  The rule that went into effect in April of this year in the United States, prohibiting passengers from being left on the tarmac for more than three hours does not somehow apply to international flights. 


Breaking news addition to this story. The pilots are claiming that they were not allowed to the jetway until customs officials arrived. The pilots are stating that they were threatened with arrest if they did not comply.  I will keep all posted on this and add news as it breaks.