Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

Era Ends as Comair Ceases Operations Faced with the realities of fleet reductions imposed by Delta Airlines as a consequence of their recently amended contract with Delta pilots, Comair Airlines flew their last flight on Saturday. For years a recognized leader in the commuter industry, later referred to as “regional airlines,” Comair began service with […]

  American Airlines Mechanics Support Growing for Teamster Representation The bankruptcy filing by American Airlines last November and other issues, including layoffs and wage and benefit cuts; all done to avert a bankruptcy and that have been piled on top of the previous cuts that occurred in 2003, have led the airlines mechanics to consider

  Airline Industry News Governmental and Regulatory Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee criticized the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday for the problems that the Next Generation Air Transportation System is facing. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a measure that would end additional baggage checks on flights from 14 foreign airports.

  Teamster Women’s Conference 2012 a Success The 2012 Teamster Women Conference was held the week of August 23rd in San Francisco.  The conference provided a great opportunity to meet and network with Teamster women from all over the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.  It was also a great opportunity for the attendees to

In honor of Labor Day 2012, the Airline Division joins each of you in recognizing the hard work and dedication of union workers and Americans everywhere, as we also remember and keep in our thoughts our fellow Americans whom we hope will soon rejoin the workforce. Voting Suspended on Agreements for World Airways Pilots and

Allegiant Pilots Vote to Join Teamsters The pilots of Allegiant Air voted this past week to join the Airline Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. A subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company; Allegiant employs pilots flying McDonnell Douglas MD80’s and Boeing 757’s and joins the Airline Professionals Association (APA), Teamsters Local 1224 in

  Local 1224 Files Lawsuit over ABX Captain Fired for Following FAA Safety, Company Regulations Local 1224 has filed a federal lawsuit against ABX Air over the termination of a veteran Captain who was exercising his federally mandated responsibilities to ensure the safe operation of a Boeing 767 aircraft. The lawsuit alleges that the pilot;

Sixty Plus Year Career Comes to a Close for Number 1 Mechanic at UAL (From the UAL Mechanics Dispatch, August 7, 2012) John Hotchkiss started his career with Capital Airlines on February 2, 1952 in Washington DC. In 1965, John interviewed and was assigned to work on several Link training devices in addition to his

Voting Begins at Allegiant, Division Director Sends Message to Pilots Voting has begun at Allegiant Airlines, where the pilots have requested representation by the Airline Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In a video message taped on Thursday and sent to the Allegiant pilots, Division Director David Bourne spoke to the pilots about the

Comair to Shutdown, “A Sad Day for our Industry,” says Division Director The announcement on Wednesday by Comair CEO Ryan Gumm that Delta Airlines had decided that the airline would cease all operations effective September 29, 2012 has shocked the employees and communities it serves. The airline was once the shining star of the regional