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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents more than 400 AirTran mechanics, said its members voted 278-42 in favor of the agreement.“It is unfortunate
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2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (AP) DALLAS Southwest Airlines mechanics rejected a plan for combining their seniority list with that of mechanics at AirTran...
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(AP) — Southwest Airlines mechanics rejected a plan for combining their seniority list with that of mechanics at AirTran Airways, complicating Southwest's job of combining the two airlines. The dispute could go to arbitration, although Southwest on...
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The roughly 1,600 mechanics at Southwest are represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. AirTran's more than 400 mechanics are represented by the Teamsters. Dallas-based Southwest said the next step is for the mechanics' unions to file...
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Airlines' mechanics have rejected a tentative seniority agreement that would have merged its seniority list with mechanics at AirTran Airways. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 11, which represents the Southwest mechanics, said the...
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This tentative agreement would have integrated the two groups' seniority lists. "With the rejection of the seniority integration
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However, AirTran mechanics -- represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters -- overhwhelming approved the deal. Southwest mechanics are represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. Pilots, flight attendants and flight...
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This aircraft, wearing registration N8301J and extended operations (ETOPS) tags, left the paint hangar about four days ago and will be the first of 33 delivered to the largest 737 customer in 2012. MORE PHOTOS Along with the Boeing Sky Interior, the...
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Airlines’ purchase of AirTran Airways is already paying off for Des Moines. AirTran announced today new daily nonstop service between Des Moines and Chicago Midway, starting Sept. 30. Des Moines International Airport Executive Director Don Smithey said...
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Airlines purchase of AirTran Airways is already paying off for Des Moines. AirTran announced today new daily nonstop service between Des Moines and Chicago Midway, starting Sept. 30. Des Moines International Airport Executive Director Don Smithey said...
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Southwest CEO Gary Kelly attended the 's breakfast meeting on Feb. 13. “Atlanta is a wonderful city, we see it as a great opportunity where we can contribute, where we can grow,” he said at the event, according to a chamber news release. The event was...
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Southwest Airlines. Type in your comments below Name (appears on your post) You are currently logged in as. Not? Name (appears on your post) Type the numbers you see in the image on the right: This will search the titles of the threads in the Airlines...
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Airlines and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways have announced new nonstop routes as they extend their flight schedules for travel bookings out through Nov. 2. Southwest Airlines and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways have announced...
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The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing the heaviest volume is the January 2013 $12.50 call, which has...
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Southwest Airlines. That's according to a recent study conducted exclusively for Forbes. According to the second-annual study just released by Buyology, a strategic neuromarketing firm, and uSamp, a provider of technology and survey respondents used to...
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Airlines is continuing plans to transition AirTran Airways' operation into Southwest this fall by taking over more flights from AirTran. As of October, Southwest will operate 33 flights from Atlanta and AirTran will operate 152 flights. Dallas-based...
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Bryen is a veteran of the strategic marketing and brand communications space, hailing most recently from G2 Worldwide, where as Executive Director he launched the agency’s new experiential marketing practice and built deep client partnerships with...
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Airlines Co. on Sept. 30 will resume a flight it hasn't offered since 2006: nonstop service from Detroit Metro Airport to Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, the airline and Detroit Metro Airport said Monday. Each day, more than 900 Metro Detroit...
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Miramar, Florida-based Spirit Airlines has over the last four years been offering fares that are cheaper than its competitors –even the low-cost carriers– by making a whole range of services, which would otherwise be included in the base fare, optional...
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Airlines starts new daily service to Las Vegas from Detroit Metro Airport on Sept. 30, which should help push the cost of flights down between the two cities. The service, announced Monday, is one roundtrip, nonstop flight daily. Las Vegas is Detroit's...
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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. It is the largest airline in the United States by number of passengers carried domestically per year (as of December 31, 2007).[dead link] It is also the 6th largest U.S. airline by... Full Article
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