German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new coalition will ease rules that limit night flights to help companies including Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Fraport AG stay competitive, a senior coalition lawmaker said, according to a Bloomberg News report. Merkel’s prospective alliance of her Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats will curtail powers that Germany’s 16 states have to restrict night flights, Hans-Peter Friedrich, the deputy leader in parliament of … [Read more...] about German government to remove night restrictions
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Alaska forced to cut jobs as business slides
The continued slump in the global air cargo market has taken its toll on Alaska, with the Alaska International Airport System cutting positions at the airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks. “It has gotten to the point where the trimming of positions both inside and outside of the airport are noticeable,†said John Parrott, airport manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. “We have as many as 50 vacancies that we are not refilling due to budgetary … [Read more...] about Alaska forced to cut jobs as business slides