Labor Dispute Delays Air Traffic Modernization Bill
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A lingering dispute over a contract imposed on air traffic controllers last year is delaying the introduction of legislation needed to modernize the nation's air traffic control system, according to congressional staff members and administration officials.
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An effort to provide U.S.-made military transport planes to NATO nations stalled Thursday as allied countries said they needed more time to review the plan.
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Airbus parent EADS  on Monday postponed a major restructuring announcement planned for Tuesday, saying its European political backers could not agree on how to share out construction of its future A350 aircraft.
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Four airline unions yesterday took the government to task over the additional Lm10 tax hike on air travel announced in last week's budget speech, warning that the measure would dent the number of departing ...
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The crash of a regional commuter jet in Kentucky last month that killed 49 of 50 people onboard has reignited a simmering conflict between the federal government and its 14,000 air traffic controllers, who say they are being spread too thin to handle growing demands on the job.
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Airbus postpones a key decision on a major overhaul of the business, amid disagreement between its various European partners.
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Lawmakers at the Senate have delayed a controversial bill that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks because there is too much opposition to it.
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Hundreds of flights were canceled and many others delayed on Friday due to a four-hour air traffic controllers&#39; strike in Italy, when unions protested against plans to centralize control of central Europe&#39;s upper-airspace.
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Airbus said Monday that its long-awaited restructuring plan, designed to make up for costly production setbacks, has itself been delayed.Comment
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Three years ago, a state-appointed panel said finding ways to quickly get military helicopters and planes airborne to battle raging wildfires should be a "high priority." Yet, last week, delays launching aircraft revealed a system still suffering from communication and planning shortfalls.
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Two key votes on the municipal Wi-Fi project have been postponed and a city leader wants to amend the deal.
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AMR Corp.&#39;s American Airlines, the world&#39;s largest carrier, delayed the deliveries of 54 Boeing Co. planes to save $2.7 billion in spending over the next six years.
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A 45-minute outage at Air Canadaâs reservation computer during a busy period early this morning caused delays in departures from airports across Canada and in the United States.
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The Contract Recognition Board has been delayed and will now not take place until October 16. It is believed that the delay was caused because the parties who are disputing Jenson Button&#39;s future were not
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Union bargaining rights for airport screeners are still at issue as the Senate moves toward passage of a broad homeland security bill offering billions of dollars to state and local emergency workers to fight terrorism.
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Passengers are facing travel disruption as a result of separate walkouts by Gatwick and Heathrow staff. Workers who refuel aircraft at Heathrow airport have launched a 48-hour strike which began at 4.30am after rejecting a two-year pay offer.
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Air travel is expected to surge dramatically over the holiday period that begins today, but extra workers at airports across the USA should keep delays to a minimum, according to the Transportation Security Administration.