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In 1973, ALSSA flight attendants chose self-determination and formed the independent Association of Flight Attendants, leaving ALPA. [2] In 1982, AFA had 22,000 members at 18 American airlines. In 1984, the AFL–CIO granted AFA a charter. [3] In 2004, after the September 11th attacks, the AFA merged with the Communication Workers of America ...
American Airlines canceled 115 flights a day, lowering estimated full-year pretax revenue by $350 million. [110] Brazil's Gol expected to spend respectively 1% and 2% more than planned on fuel in the third and fourth quarters of 2019, according to its chief financial officer. [111]
On June 12, 2008, United announced it would charge $15 for the first checked bag, becoming the second U.S. airline to do so, after American Airlines. [58] On June 28, 2008, United announced the cessation of several international routes, including San Francisco to Nagoya and Chicago to Mexico City. [59] [60] [61]
Date Country Description References Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409: 25 January 2010 Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on board. [355] 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash: 10 April 2010 Russia
Qantas is the world's third-oldest airline by foundation date and the oldest airline in the English-speaking world — being founded in November 1920. [34] [35] Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is popularly ...
After a long and expensive development, costing US$5.4 billion to date, including a US$3.2 billion writeoff, the small (110–125 seat) CS100 version of the CSeries received initial type certification from Transport Canada on 18 December 2015. [24] At the time, the company had 243 firm orders and letters of intent and commitment for another 360 ...