Airline NewsAirlines news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Union wants United CEO to resign- August 11, 2008 The pilots union representing UAL Corp. 's United Airlines pilots on Monday called for the resignation of chief executive officer Glenn Tilton.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/union-wants-united-ceo-to-resign?fromrss=1 Alaska Air cancels 41 flights due to volcanic ash- August 11, 2008 Alaska Airlines has canceled 41 flights between Alaska and major West Coast cities because of ash from a volcanic eruption.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/alaska-air-cancels-41-flights-due-to-volcan... Ryanair to cancel all ticket purchases made through price comparison websites- August 11, 2008 Ryanair has announced its plans to cancel all those bookings made through online "screen scraping" programmes.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/ryanair-to-cancel-all-ticket-purchases-made... Voting deadline looms for Delta, NWA pilot pact- August 11, 2008 Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. are being encouraged by their union leaders to approve a joint collective bargaining agreement as Monday's deadline to vote on the pact loomed.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/voting-deadline-looms-for-delta-nwa-pilot-p... Allegiant Air to add Eugene-Phoenix service- August 11, 2008 Small towns across Oregon, from Coos Bay to Klamath Falls, have been losing air service recently, thanks to the lagging economy and high fuel prices.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/allegiant-air-to-add-eugene-phoenix-service... Fuel cost hit Air Canada's bottom line- August 11, 2008 United and Air Canada jets, seen through rain and fog, sit on the tarmac as taxis wait in traffic at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/fuel-cost-hit-air-canadas-bottom-line?fromr... China Eastern Air says deal with Singapore expired- August 10, 2008 SHANGHAI, China : China Eastern Airlines said Sunday that its agreement to sell a strategic stake to Singapore Airlines and Temasek Holdings has expired and cannot be completed, although the carrier is still ...http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/china-eastern-air-says-deal-with-singapore-... Fewer Hawaiians in Hawaii- August 10, 2008 Hawaii is steadily becoming less Hawaiian. Some 269,306 Hawaii residents claimed Hawaiian blood in full or in part in 2007, a 5 percent drop from 2000.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/fewer-hawaiians-in-hawaii?fromrss=1 Lufthansa cancels 140 flights- August 10, 2008 RANKFURT, Germany - Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled about 140 flights today as a result of a strike over pay by pilots at its CityLine subsidiary.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/lufthansa-cancels-140-flights?fromrss=1 Northwest writes off $213 million purchase- August 10, 2008 Northwest Airlines of Eagan, Minn., has written off its $213 million purchase of Midwest Airlines but hasn't given up on the airline, the company said.http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/northwest-writes-off-213-million-purchase?f... |