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United Airlines | July 30, 2020

United Airlines on Thursday warned it may need to furlough more pilots than previously expected as a significant rebound in travel demand remains distant. The terms of a federal bailout that provided $25 billion to passenger airlines and $7 billion to cargo airlines and contractors prohibits them from cutting jobs or pay rates until Oct. 1. But carriers are now warning their workers about potential cuts this fall, urging them to take voluntary time off or buyout agreements to slash costs....

Delta | October 13, 2020

Delta Air Lines sees an opportunity to do a little more regional flying due to changing living patterns in the United States. With new opportunities arising from people taking advantage of work from home programs, Delta could look at new options to medium- and small-sized destinations. FlightGlobal reports that Joe Esposito, Senior Vice President of Network Planning at Delta Air Lines, believes that work from home programs at companies are leading Americans to abandon bigger, more expensi...

Aviation Technology

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | February 09, 2022

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and the Transport Workers Union Local 550 (TWU 550) have reached a Tentative Agreement for the more than 400 Southwest Airlines Dispatch Employees. "This agreement rewards our skilled Dispatchers, while providing Southwest additional efficiencies, I'd like to thank both negotiating teams for their diligent work, which led to this agreement." -...

Airport Management

CDB Aviation | May 25, 2022

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited, announced today the signing of new lease agreements with Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca (“Avianca”) for two Airbus A330-300 Passenger to Freighter (“P2F”) and one A320neo aircraft. The new agreements bring the total of CDB Aviation aircraft on lease to Colombia’s flag carrier to 8. In addition to the newly leased aircraf...