US Airways appointing 500 for next year

US Airways is beefing up its staff. The airline says it will require 500 flight attendants and pilots next year.

US Airways says it will present the jobs to furloughed employees first and then hire from outside the company.

Most of the new and recurring employees will be flying by July.

The plan is to fill larger than 400 flight attendant openings and 80 pilot spots.

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2 Alaska Airlines workers burned after jets collide at Sea-Tac

Ramp workers’ failure to pursue procedures was at the root of a low-speed collision last week between two Alaska Airlines jets at a Sea-Tac Airport gate, the airline said Tuesday.

Those two workers, employees of contractor Menzies Aviation, no extended work for the company.

The airline said the driver of a pushback tug misplaced sight of the wing walker as the tug driver made a sharp turn to proper a mistake he made in pushing the aircraft away from the gate. He abortive to see the wing walker’s signal to stop.

Proper procedure calls for the tug driver to halt his development if he can’t observe the wing walker.

One aircraft’s winglet was substituted that day, and the plane re-entered service. The other aircraft has been renovated and is re-entering Alaska’s active fleet today.

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United Airlines decreases prices for extra leg room

Wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc United Airlines yesterday publicized that it is decreasing prices for Economy Plus seats on 12 November 2010.

The limited time offer permits customers to purchase Economy Plus seats from USD5 each way on top of the base fare.

Sale prices are offered when purchased more than 24 hours before the departure of the flight.

The airline's Economy Plus seats are located at the front of the economy cabin and offer customers more personal space to broaden out.

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