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Two major unions are seeking to avoid a fight and instead share representation of ground workers.

A4A said it expects U.S. airlines will carry close to 209 million passengers globally from June through August, an increase of 1 percent from the same period in 2012. The system-wide summer estimate includes 27 million international passengers, a record number for U.S. airlines.

Airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights, but one tarmac delay of more than four hours on an international flight in March, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.

Southwest converts existing 30 Next-Generation 737 orders to 737 MAX 7s - Dallas-based carrier launches another 737 model

The contract requires FLYHT to install the AFIRS 220 on one Boeing 757 and AFIRS 228B on two Boeing 767 aircraft for an operator in the Maldives.

Seaborne Airlines announced Monday that they will launch two new routes from San Juan, Puerto Rico to the French West Indies Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.

In a year which saw a modest 3.7% decline in Air Taxi operations according to data from the FAA, midsize and larger private charter jets retained their popularity while moderate air charter buyers made a move to more economical aircraft in general.

Travelport and IATA have, through arbitration proceedings, reached a confidential settlement agreement regarding the use by IATA of ticketing data transmitted by Travelport.

WestJet today announced the departure of Cam Kenyon , WestJet Executive Vice-President, Operations, effective July 20, 2013. Cam will be returning to Denver to be with his family.

The new labor partnership, to be known as the TWU/IAM Employee Association, will ask the federal National Mediation Board (NMB) to hold elections among the combined employees for each classification after the close of the American-US Airways merger.