Iberia Airline Workers Strike in Madrid. Starting Monday February 18th, 2013 in Madrid, Spain many workers for Iberia Airlines, which is owned by The International Airlines Group, began a planned week long strike to fight for the jobs that Iberia plans to cut this year. The International Airlines Group has been looking toward these job cuts since November 2012 when … [Read more...]
ICAO president provisionally approves banning of Lithium Ion batteries as cargo on passenger flights
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) president provisionally approves banning of Lithium Ion batteries as cargo on passenger flights. The debate over usage of lithium ion batteries on passenger flights has been going on for many years, but the recent aircraft fires due to lithium ion batteries has pushed the ban for cargo into immediate effect. These are the … [Read more...]
American Airlines and US Airways agree to merge and create world’s biggest airline
American Airlines and US Airways merge to create world's biggest airline. News of this merger finally coming to fruition should mean lower rates and quicker transits over the course of time due to the 6,700 daily flights to 336 destinations in 56 countries these airlines can combine to serve. However right now their plan is to keep each airline running as it is currently, so … [Read more...]