United Sues ALPA, Four Pilots
July 31, 2008 at 8:33 am | In Aviation Law | Leave a Commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
From Aviation Week:
United Sues ALPA, Four Pilots
Jul 30, 2008
By Jennifer Michels jennifer_michels@aviationweek.com
In a move it says is to protect thousands of customers and employees, United filed a lawsuit today in a Chicago court seeking an injunction against the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and four of its pilots regarding unlawful job actions that it claims caused the cancelation of hundreds of flights.
According to United, the four pilots were engaged in organized sick leave abuse in retaliation to the airline’s plan to reduce its fleet size and furlough pilots. United announced plans in June to cut 15% of its pilot workforce–about 950 jobs–and 100 aircraft. Those cuts are on top of 1,400 to 1,600 reductions planned for management and contractors, and 600 voluntary redundancies in flight attendant ranks. United told AviationWeek it has seen a spike in pilots calling in sick between July 19 and July 27, which caused the cancelation of 329 flights. . . .
ESA prepares for November’s Ministerial Meeting
July 31, 2008 at 8:30 am | In Space Law | Leave a Comment
by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
From ESA:
ESA prepares for November’s Ministerial Meeting
31 July 2008
In November 2008, the ministers responsible for space activities in ESA’s member states and Canada will gather in The Hague to set the course of Europe’s space programme over the period ahead. They will be invited to endorse the next stages in a series of ongoing programmes and to commit to the start of new programmes.The main purpose of ESA’s programmes will be to consolidate Space as a strategic asset of fundamental importance for the independence, security and prosperity of Europe. Space is an enabling tool. It gives European decision-makers the ability to respond to critical challenges such as climate change and global security, makes a significant contribution to Europe’s growth and employment, provides indispensable enabling technologies and services for the knowledge-based society, and increases the understanding of our planet and Universe. Space also contributes to European identity, cohesion and security, providing inspiration for possible future human endeavour and drawing young people into scientific and technical education.
Consistent with the above, Ministers will discuss a programme structured around five main topics:
1. Space applications to serve Europe’s public policies, enterprises and citizens
2. Meeting Europe’s security and defence needs
3. Fostering competitive and innovative industries
4. Contributing to the knowledge-based society
5. Securing access to technologies, systems and capabilities for independence and cooperation
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