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New Report Urges Conditions For Airlines Subsidies

July 25, 2008 ·  

LOS ANGELES – A new study released today by three California groups finds that conditions for passengers and workers have eroded while airlines have received nearly $8.5 billion in taxpayer subsidies since 2001. “Shortchanged: How Airlines Can Repay Taxpayers for Billions in Subsides by Improving Jobs, Security and Services” shows that the...

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United Airlines

Once considered one of the country’s premier airlines, United has seen its performanceand customers ratings slip to the bottom in recent years, according to sources like the Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report. But passengers aren’t the only ones complaining. United’s employees and subcontracted workers continue to see their working conditions worsen, while the company’s top executives earn more than industry standards.

Now, reports indicate that United and US Airways are actively engaged in discussions on a potential merger. What will this mean for passengers? For airline workers?

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United Airlines’ Problems Summed Up

Portfolio.com’s business travel columnist, Joe Brancatelli, wrote an excellent article that sums up all of United Airlines’ troubles, perhaps best conveyed in its title: ...

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American Airlines

Until recently the largest airline in the world, American Airlines was the only legacy airline not to file for Chapter 11 protections after 9/11.

However, American Airlines passengers continue to face problems on a regular basis. Recently, American left thousands stranded as they scrambled to repair faulty wirings after a large-scale investigation found that they were non-compliant with FAA airworthiness directives.

American passengers have also had to contend with rising fares, and being increasingly nickel and dimed with fees and surcharges.

Meanwhile, American has faced hundreds of complaints around flight delays and accommodations for passengers with disabilities.

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Skycaps Losing Big Time As Airlines Charge Baggage Fees

Tracing their history back to the tradition of the Pullman porters during the railroad era, skycaps used to be decent-income jobs for African Americans who supplemented their...

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Southwest Airlines

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