TORONTO – A final last-ditch attempt between Air Canada and its pilots to work out a new contract on their own came to a crashing halt Saturday as talks fell through and arbitration appeared the last resort. The union representing Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) pilots issued a news release Saturday indicating that 10 days of negotiations failed to produce a deal and the dispute was to go to arbitration.
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Airlines claim flights have escaped disruption caused by a strike by ground staff at Stansted. Yesterday saw the first in a series of walkouts at the airport by 100 staff employed by Swissport over changes to scheduling and holiday allocation. Read article
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According to a report in the newspaper China Daily, the 100-day crackdown will see foreigners caught without valid paperwork issued with fines, detained and even expelled from the country. Employers and landlords who knowingly hire or house illegal foreigners will also face penalties, with employers liable to bear the cost of the foreigners’ deportation, the […]
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The Canadian Tourism Commission requires more funding to reverse a sinking budget and avoid losing potential visitors to other countries with more aggressive marketing campaigns, says a Victoria consulting company. Global tourism is growing, but Canada is losing its market share of international tourists, said Frank Bourree, a partner at Chemistry Consulting, on Tuesday. Read […]
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Air India on Wednesday filed a contempt petition against striking pilots in the Delhi High Court on grounds that the agitators have failed to comply with its previous order restraining them from undertaking the stir. Filing the petition through Counsel Lalit Bhasin, Air India management said despite the court’s restraint order, several opportunities were given […]
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Staff who belong to the Unite and GMB unions began the first of three planned walk-outs at 5.30am this morning, in an ongoing dispute over new rosters. But a spokesman for the Essex airport said that contingency plans had allowed it to operate a full flight schedule, and passengers have been told to check in […]
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This case is a frightening example of what can happen when a photographer encounters ignorant bullies with badges. According to the complaint filed in Federal Court, Nancy Genovese, a mother of three, was driving home on County Road 31 past Gabreski Airport in Suffolk County. Gabreski Airport displays a decorative helicopter shell by the roadway […]
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PANMUNJOM, Korea — Soldiers from rival North and South Korea eye one another across a thin strip of no man’s land that — just barely — keeps their armies apart. The tension, they insist on both sides, is palpable. Read Article
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Chairman of the State Border Service of Ukraine Mykola Lytvyn has said that the service has been provided with everything needed to begin practical work on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian border. “There are all of the necessary materials at storage facilities, therefore, we will do everything after we get the instruction,” he said a […]
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HAT YAI, Thailand – It has been more than a month, but one can still get a whiff of sulphur from the explosion on the second floor of the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel multi-storey car park that claimed three lives, two of them Malaysians, and injuring nearly 400 people on March 31. The explosion, linked […]
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