Airline workers make backup plans for future jobs
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Brian Jansen hopes his longtime employer, US Airways, can pull out of bankruptcy-court protection again. But just in case, he has taken out a little insurance policy on his future: a second job.
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced a plan Tuesday to hire 12,500 air traffic controllers and let some existing workers stay on the job longer than their mandatory retirement age to offset a tidal wave of looming retirements.
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Air traffic controllers said Friday they will be forced to work even when they're tired after the Federal Aviation Administration imposes a new contract this weekend.
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United Airlines' workers are getting formal details on how the bankrupt company wants to replace their traditional pension with a 401(k)-style benefit plan &#151; plus further steep reductions in pay and other benefits.
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Planes are expected to be full this summer and bumped passengers could end up waiting days for another flight.
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A federal agency that insures pensions said yesterday that it will take over retirement plans for active and retired pilots at United Airlines, saving the nation&#39;s second-largest carrier
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CHICAGO - United Airlines&#39; workers are getting formal details on how the bankrupt company wants to replace their traditional pension with a 401(k)-style benefit plan - plus further steep reductions in pay and other benefits.
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The two major US airlines in bankruptcy have made tough choices about jobs and wages while largely protecting the free tickets and other perks offered to their frequent fliers.
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By Timothy J. Gibbons, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville  Feb. 2--Travelers leaving Jacksonville International Airport will soon  have access to new destinations -- on a new airline.
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Major U.S. airlines pledged on Thursday to review and update their customer service plans as necessary and called for a government review of airline and airport contingency plans for handling weather-related problems.
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Pressured by the prospect of bankruptcy, US Airways Group Inc. proposed last-ditch cost-saving offers to its pilots and flight attendants unions yesterday.
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Problems abound for air travel. But there is hope.
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American Airlines told its employees last night that it planned to lay off as many as 1,100 pilots, mechanics and other employees, as part of a cost-cutting program.
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CHICAGO United Airlines, which has been threatening to end its pensions, has sent contract proposals to its employee unions. United wants to replace future pension plans with a defined contribution plan.
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US Airways Group Inc. will consolidate reservations centers in Winston-Salem, a move that will keep hundreds of jobs in North Carolina, the airline said Wednesday.
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The next time you board an airliner and buckle your seat belt, you are about to fly through a bitter labor dispute between some of the people most responsible for your safety in the skies.
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Federal authorities on Tuesday unveiled a plan to hire 12,500 new air traffic controllers to offset an expected wave of retirements, but the controllers union says the proposal came too late