Unions for Major Industries in India Call for Strike. Due to rising discontent among India's population over economic issues the unions for the major industries, banking and transport included, have decided to go on strike Wednesday February 20th, 2013 and Thursday February 21st, 2013. MUMBAI—Millions of workers from India's banking, transport, manufacturing and other … [Read more...]
Iberia Airline Workers Strike in Madrid
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...]
EU, US Fully Implement Mutual Recognition Decision
Good news for C-TPAT members who are also exporters. The exports by C-TPAT members will receive expedited customs clearnace in the EU. This final phase (implemented on January 31, 2013) allows reciprocal benefits for C-TPAT members when exporting to EU member states and AEO members exporting to the US. The goal of these arrangements is to link the various international … [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...]