Southwest Airlines Named One Of America's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/14/4820572/southwest-airlines-named-one-of.html
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) was named as one of America's best adoption-friendly companies by the Dave Thomas foundation for adoption. Southwest Airlines offers Employees up to three weeks of paid leave ...
Airlines penalizing fliers who book through travel websites
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In a related move to increase loyalty, Frontier Airlines is lowering the amount of frequent flier miles needed for a free flight by 5,000. The airline also changed its Web address to www.flyfrontier.com. About the only thing not changing are baggage ...
India Allows Foreign Airlines to Buy Local Carrier Stakes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-14/india-allows-foreign-airlines-to-buy-local-carrier-stakes.html
Non-airline investors from overseas are already allowed to hold as much as 49 percent in local carriers. India has been planning the policy change on investment by airlines for more than three years as industrywide losses hinder companies' efforts to ...
Airlines grapple with food vs. biofuel debate
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-14/classified/sns-rt-us-germany-airshow-biofuelsbre88d10j-20120914_1_biofuel-mix-camelina-biofuel-policy
BERLIN (Reuters) - Airlines battling to cut costs and pollution may not find a quick fix in biofuels, as concerns grow that using feedstocks to create an alternative to kerosene will push food prices higher. The European Union plans to impose a limit ...
Union chief: American Airlines pilots angry over work rules
http://www.statesman.com/business/union-chief-american-airlines-pilots-angry-over-work-2458343.html
DALLAS ? American Airlines says it still wants to work out a new contract with its pilots, but the union's president says a deal is less likely now that American has imposed its own terms covering pay and work rules. "The pilots are mad," said Keith ...
FAA directs airlines to check 787, 747 engines after failures
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U.S. airlines using General Electric GEnx jet engines will be asked to inspect their planes for signs of the type of flaws that led to a July explosion, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Atlas Air Worldwide is the only carrier flying the Boeing ...
United Airlines Awards 11 New Vehicles to Employees With Perfect Attendance
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CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today will celebrate the perfect attendance of 11 employees at an event at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and award each employee a new Ford vehicle this weekend. The employees ...
Airlines grapple with food vs. biofuel debate
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/14/us-germany-airshow-biofuels-idUSBRE88D10J20120914
BERLIN (Reuters) - Airlines battling to cut costs and pollution may not find a quick fix in biofuels, as concerns grow that using feedstocks to create an alternative to kerosene will push food prices higher. The European Union plans to impose a limit ...
