<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l: News &amp; Videos about Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Air_Line_Pilots_Association_Int_l</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:43:40 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l: News &amp; Videos about Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/06/09/hudson.crash.hearing/tztop.chesley.sullenberger.cnn.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Air_Line_Pilots_Association_Int_l</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Passenger recalls escaping plane when it ditched in Hudson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/09/hudson.crash.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/09/hudson.crash.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A passenger sitting at the rear of the US Airways flight forced to land in the Hudson River testified Tuesday he climbed over about a dozen rows of seats as he tried to escape through the front of the floating plane.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilots landing at Seattle-Tacoma airport report lasers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/washington.plane.lasers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/washington.plane.lasers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pilots on 12 jetliners landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday reported that someone was shining a green laser light into their cockpits, bringing renewed attention to a problem that has plagued pilots since the introduction of cheap laser pointers several years ago.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: US Airways pilot deserves thanks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/campbell.brown.plane/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/campbell.brown.plane/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Up in the sky, it's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilot praised for 'masterful' landing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/15/usairways.landing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/15/usairways.landing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Passengers on the US Airways flight that crash-landed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon praised the actions and courage of the pilot, a safety consultant with 40 years of experience in the aviation industry.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stop speculation now - transit groups</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/economy/stop_speculation_coalition/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/economy/stop_speculation_coalition/index.htm</guid><description>Speculation by financial traders is causing a substantial boost in crude oil prices, according to a group of big consumers of oil now asking Congress to impose limits on commodity markets.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>United Airlines Cutting 950 Pilot Jobs</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1817336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1817336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>United Airlines says it will eliminate about 950 pilot jobs beginning this summer as part of a plan to cut 1,600 salaried positions and reduce its fleet</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta-Northwest deal faces headwinds</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/news/companies/delta_northwest_objections/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/news/companies/delta_northwest_objections/index.htm</guid><description>Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have finally agreed to a merger. But it could be a bumpy ride before a deal is officially completed.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilots: Cockpits remain vulnerable to terrorist assault</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/10/protecting.cockpits/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/10/protecting.cockpits/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>If one hardened cockpit door is good, would two barriers be even better?</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Northwest pilot deal may hike costs: analysts</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/companies/northwest.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/companies/northwest.reut/index.htm</guid><description>A new tentative labor deal for pilots at Northwest Airlines Corp. is a major victory for the embattled workers, and it could erode the savings the carrier won in bankruptcy, analysts said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Northwest profit soars on slashed costs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/news/companies/northwest.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/news/companies/northwest.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Northwest Airlines Corp., which exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, said Tuesday its quarterly profit, excluding reorganization items, rose 53 percent as its operating expenses tumbled.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Northwest pilot shortage grounding flights</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/companies/northwest_canceled_flights/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/companies/northwest_canceled_flights/index.htm</guid><description>Northwest Airlines has seen an increase in the number of canceled flights once again, a condition that the pilots union is blaming on management for not having enough staffing, and which the airline charges is due to a spike in pilots calling in sick starting this past Friday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental to hold early talks with pilots</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/news/companies/continental_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/news/companies/continental_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>Continental Airlines and its pilots union have agreed to start early talks on changes in the non-economic portion of their contract at the request of the union - a relatively rare union victory in the battered airline industry in recent years.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta to give pay hikes, bonuses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/news/companies/delta_pay/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/news/companies/delta_pay/index.htm</guid><description>After a series of deep pay and benefit cuts since 2004, Delta Air Line employees are about to get improved pay and cash bonuses.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks see summertime blues</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/28/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/28/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks could have a hard time getting back on track Monday despite lower oil prices as investors look ahead to a number of key economic reports.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta retired pilots: Delay dumping pensions</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/news/companies/delta_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/news/companies/delta_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>A group representing retired pilots is asking for a delay in a bankruptcy court hearing into whether the airline can dump its pension plans on a federal agency, saying new legislation may allow the troubled airline to hang onto its retirement plan.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta to dump pension plans</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/16/news/companies/delta_pensions/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/16/news/companies/delta_pensions/index.htm</guid><description>Delta Air Lines will move to terminate its pilot pension plans Monday, attempting to shift responsibility for the future benefits to the federal agency that guarantees such payments.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta pilot union leaders OK concessions</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/22/news/companies/delta_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/22/news/companies/delta_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>Leaders of the union representing Delta Air Lines' pilots have overwhelmingly endorsed a tentative concessions deal aimed at getting the carrier out of bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta reaches deal with pilots</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/14/news/delta_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/14/news/delta_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>Delta Air Lines and its pilots union said Friday they reached a tentative agreement over a contract dispute.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta strike looms as deadline nears</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/14/news/companies/delta/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/14/news/companies/delta/index.htm</guid><description>Racing against a Saturday deadline, Delta Air Lines and its pilots union continued talks Friday that could determine if the pilots go on strike and whether the nation's No. 2 air carrier stays in business.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Showdown looms at Delta</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/news/companies/delta/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/news/companies/delta/index.htm</guid><description>Delta Air Lines and its pilots union could soon be flying into uncharted legal territory that could determine if the pilots go on strike and whether the nation's No. 2 air carrier stays in business.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta pilots authorize strike</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/04/news/companies/delta_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/04/news/companies/delta_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>Pilots at Delta Air Lines voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the nation's No. 2 airline, the union announced Tuesday, though no date was set for a walkout.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Severance plan for Delta execs approved</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/22/news/companies/airline_delta_severance/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/22/news/companies/airline_delta_severance/index.htm</guid><description>A bankruptcy court Wednesday allowed Delta Air Lines Inc. to implement a severance plan for its senior managers, overruling objections by the troubled airline's pilots.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>United executives in the jet set?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/30/news/companies/united_stock_executives/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/30/news/companies/united_stock_executives/index.htm</guid><description>Top executives at United Airlines, already in line to receive stock worth more than $100 million as part of the company's emergence from bankruptcy court protections, could see that stake almost triple, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta pilots accept 15 percent pay cut</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/12/11/delta.pilots/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/12/11/delta.pilots/index.html</guid><description>Leaders of the pilots union for Delta Air Lines have agreed to a 15 percent pay cut, the company announced Sunday, temporarily averting a threatened strike that analysts warned might kill the bankrupt carrier.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Laser warning</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/10/laser.warning/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/10/laser.warning/index.html</guid><description>A recent memo sent to law enforcement agencies warns that terrorists may attempt to use laser beams to try and blind pilots during landing approaches.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta dodges bankruptcy with labor deal</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/28/news/fortune500/delta_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/28/news/fortune500/delta_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>Delta Air Lines' pilots union said early Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement with the airline to cut flight crew wages by nearly a third, saving the airline about $1 billion annually and giving it a chance to stay out of bankruptcy court.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta reaches pilot deal: report</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/fortune500/delta/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/fortune500/delta/index.htm</guid><description>Delta Air Lines and its pilots union reached an agreement on concessions that may allow the struggling carrier to avoid filing for bankruptcy, a news report said late Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Airways reaches deal with pilots</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/01/news/fortune500/usair/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/01/news/fortune500/usair/index.htm</guid><description>Bankrupt airline US Airways announced Friday it reached a tentative concession deal with union negotiators for its pilots that will save the company about $300 million a year in labor costs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Air struggles to avoid bankruptcy</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/10/news/fortune500/usair_bankruptcy/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/10/news/fortune500/usair_bankruptcy/index.htm</guid><description>US Airways Group made a new last-ditch proposal for concessions to its pilots' union Friday, a news agency reported, as the nation's No. 7 airline struggles to avoid a bankruptcy filing that could be just days away.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE FIGHT TO LEGISLATE INCOMPETENCE OUT OF THE COCKPIT</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/05/207331/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/05/207331/index.htm</guid><description>Wouldn't it be nice to be certain that the person occupying the captain's seat of your airliner wasn't voted "Most Likely to Auger In" at pilot school? 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Nearly all of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NOW HEAR THIS </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/09/26/71066/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/09/26/71066/index.htm</guid><description>-- MARTIN LEVINE, 41, general marketing manager for Jeep, on the licensing agreement under which Murjani Merchandising will put the Jeep name on many kinds of consumer products: ''We get an 11-year...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 1988 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Friendly guy, unfriendly skies</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69528/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69528/index.htm</guid><description>The pilots of United Airlines are truly united on one front: They want to wrest the airline away from management. After months of searching for the right executive to help them buy United from Alle...</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Texas Air to pilot TWA</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/08/66138/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/08/66138/index.htm</guid><description>One day after the Air Line Pilots Association reached a tentative agreement to end its month-long strike against United Airlines, the union got another jolt when word got out that Texas Air had agr...</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 1985 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>