Benjamin Pham

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Fiji Airways Introduces New Flights To Dallas/Ft. Worth

Aug 8, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

Fiji Airways — the flag carrier for the South Pacific island of Fiji — recently announced new, nonstop flights between Nadi and Dallas/Ft. Worth. Flights are expected to begin on December 10 and will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The carrier plans to utilize one of its Airbus A350-900XWB on this 13-hour service.
Lufthansa Introduces Environmental Sustainability Surcharge

Jun 26, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

In response to rising operational costs and environmental regulatory requirements, Lufthansa recently announced that it will begin introducing an environmental cost surcharge. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and the movement towards exercising net-zero carbon emissions for daily operations by 2050 is a prominent goal of several major airlines around the globe. The European Union (EU) requires a two percent blend of SAF from 2025 and a 70 percent blend by 2050.
American Flight Attendants Told to Prepare for Strike Action

Jun 1, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

Recently, the union representing roughly 28,000 flight attendants at American announced that the airline failed to reach an agreement after intensive contract negotiations and that as a result, members should prepare for strike action when given permission. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and American had two weeks of mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington, D.C. The sessions were followed by three weeks of discussions in Dallas.
WestJet Issues Lockout Notice to Maintenance Workers

May 5, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

The second-largest airline in Canada sent a 72-hour lockout notification to the union representing its aircraft maintenance staff. On Saturday, WestJet issued a 72-hour lockout notification to the union that represents the airline’s aircraft maintenance engineers. Unless the Aircraft Maintenance Fraternal Association (AMFA) can reach a deal and agreement with the carrier, a work stoppage could happen as early as Tuesday, May 7 at noon, according to the airline.
Southwest’s Flight Attendants Vote in Favor of Sweeping New Contract

Apr 24, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 556 at Southwest ratified a new four-year contract after its flight attendants voted in favor of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). As a result, the Dallas-based carrier is the first major airline in the U.S. to ink a new, enhanced contract with its flight attendants.
Multi-ancestry meta-analysis of tobacco use disorder identifies 461 potential risk genes and reveals associations with multiple health outcomes - Nature Human Behaviour

Apr 16, 2024 | nature.com | Sylvanus Toikumo |Benjamin Pham |Travis T. Mallard |John J Meredith |Laura Vilar-Ribó |Emma Johnson | +14 more

AbstractTobacco use disorder (TUD) is the most prevalent substance use disorder in the world. Genetic factors influence smoking behaviours and although strides have been made using genome-wide association studies to identify risk variants, most variants identified have been for nicotine consumption, rather than TUD.
Allegiant Secures New Tentative Agreement For Flight Attendants

Mar 23, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

Allegiant recently reached a new tentative agreement (TA) with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) chapter 577 which represents the flight attendants who work for the Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost carrier. This new agreement is for the successor of the respective parties’ first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that was amendable on Dec. 31, 2022. “We are encouraged the negotiating teams for both Allegiant and the TWU have come to a tentative agreement,” Allegiant President Gregory C.
12 Years Ago: A Look Back at the United-Continental Merger

Mar 6, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

The airline industry is well-known for being cutthroat and competitive, where there are turbulent times and moments of success and profitability. Air carriers have come and gone as those transitions transformed the physical nature of the business, and new trends arise. The merger of United and Continental — cemented on March 3, 2012 — is one of those notable transformations. At first, the two carriers initially had discussions of a merger in 2008, but those were called off.
Frontier Airlines Expands Connectivity From 38 Airports

Jan 23, 2024 | airlinegeeks.com | Benjamin Pham

Frontier — a major ultra-low-cost carrier in the U.S. — announced the significant launch of new and resuming routes from a variety of airports and cities in its network, many of which feature flights from its crew and operating bases. The carrier is eager to prepare for the summer travel season, as these new routes will begin in April, May, or June.