June 2010

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USA and Europe sign new Open Skies Agreement

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 29 June, 2010 - 15:23
The U.S. and Europe have signed an agreement expanding the 2007 U.S.-EU Open-Skies Accord. The new agreement also affirms that the terms of the 2007 accord will remain in place indefinitely. It deepens U.S.-EU cooperation in aviation security, safety, competition and ease of travel, and provides greater protections for U.S. carriers from local restrictions on night flights at European airports. It also includes a ground-breaking article on the importance of high labor standards in the airline industry.
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USA: airline food unsafe?

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 29 June, 2010 - 14:01
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports found that many meals served to passengers on major airlines are prepared in unsanitary and unsafe conditions. The FDA reports say many facilities store food at improper temperatures, use unclean equipment and employ workers who practice poor hygiene. At some, there were cockroaches, flies, mice and other signs of inadequate pest control.
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Austria: bonus miles earned through business trips are subject to income tax

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 23 June, 2010 - 16:22
In a recently published judgement, Austrian Admnistrative Court (VwGH) decided that bonus miles of a frequent flyer programme earned by an employee on business trips are a taxable benefit arising from the employer-employee relationship, if used for the employee's private purposes: even if only individual persons are eligable to participate in frequent flyer programmes while companies are excluded, miles earned on business trips are occasioned in the context of the employer-employee relationship and therefore co
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USA and Switzerland sign enhanced Open Skies Transport Agreement

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 22 June, 2010 - 19:47
Officials of the United States and Switzerland have signed an enhanced Open Skies Air Transport Agreement, replacing the previous agreement signed in 1995. The new agreement entered into force upon signature. The new agreement includes all of the essential elements of Open Skies and adds the right for airlines of both countries to operate all-cargo flights to third countries without a connection to the home country (“7th freedom rights”).
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Brazil: ANAC extends the rights of air passengers.

Submitted by Maria Goretti S... on 15 June, 2010 - 17:20
The ANAC – National Civil Aviation Agency, tied to the Ministry of Defence, has enacted the Resolution 141 which enters into force on June 13th. It broadens the rights of passenger flights delayed, cancelled or in case of breach (preventing the need for boarding aircraft or exchange overbooking).
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USA: Senate approves cruise safety bill

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 14 June, 2010 - 12:59
The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to require the cruise industry to be more transparent in reporting cruise ship crime and comply with new cabin security and surveillance measures. The House must approve some legislative changes the Senate made to the bill, before it goes to the president for his signature.

Source: Travel Weekly; find article here>>.

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