The British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA) has published a review of Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees, the book authored by several members of the Airline Industry Council.
 Below is an extract from The Log, British Air Line Pilot’s Association, April/May, 2009

“Our pick of the best aviation-inspired books [...]

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The Global Airline Industry
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Airline Industry Council members Andrew von Nordenflycht, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Tom Kochan and Greg Bamber are contributors to a soon-to-be-released textbook on the airline industry, published by Wiley.
The Global Airline Industry provides a comprehensive introduction to the airline industry as part of the overall air [...]

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Labor Demands Cloud AMR Outlook
By MIKE ESTERL
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is mired in increasingly contentious labor negotiations with its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance crews — six years after union concessions allowed the carrier to avoid bankruptcy protection. …
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Thu, Mar. 26, 2009 Fort Worth Star Telegram
By TREBOR BANSTETTER
tbanstetter@star-telegram.comSouthwest Airlines has signed a tentative contract with its flight attendants that will boost pay and benefits, the third major union deal the airline has reached in recent months.
Officials with the Dallas-based airline and the Transport Workers Union signed off on the deal Thursday. Details of [...]

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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Posted on Sun, Mar. 22, 2009
By TREBOR BANSTETTER
“… Labor officials are criticizing executives with American Airlines parent AMR Corp., comparing a slate of upcoming executive bonuses to payouts distributed by the bailed-out insurance giant American International Group.
…The comparison to the poster child for corporate gluttony may be a difficult one. Despite its [...]

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American Airlines pilots union board censures top two officers
By Trebor Banstetter tbanstetter@star-telegram.com
The board of the American Airlines pilots union has censured the organization’s top two officers, in a rare public display of infighting at the high-profile labor group.
to read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/workandmoney/story/1270044.html

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The ILR Press of Cornell University just published
Up In The Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees by Greg Bamber, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Tom Kochan and Andrew von Nordenflycht.
This book stems from research sponsored by the Airline Industry Council and supported by our FMCS grant. The book provides a comprehensive history and survey [...]

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