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SYLVANIA Lights the Way for NASCAR Team Haulers (Popularity:  )
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It's one thing for NASCAR drivers to avoid crashing on the racetrack. It's another to avoid mishaps on the way to each race.As the NASCAR haulers left Loudon after the SYLVANIA 300, new rays of light were shining thanks in part to SYLVANIA. The leader in automotive lighting provided 25 NASCAR teams with a set of SilverStar® ULTRA headlights for its 'Hauler Headlights for Safer Nights' initiative. "With all the ...
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TAM Airlines Consolidates Fleet and Initiates New Air Network (Popularity: )
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TAM Airlines, a Group TAM company (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) with headquarters in Asuncion (Paraguay), will consolidate its fleet of aircraft and initiate a new air network starting today (May 26). All TAM flights will be on the Airbus A320 aircraft, configured for Executive and Economy classes. The change allows the company to increase the number of seats on flights and adjust its air network to better serve the ...
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TAM Receives Loan to Finance Pre-Delivery Payments for 30 Aircraft (Popularity: )
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TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) signed a loan agreement with the BNP Paribas bank to finance up to US$ 117.1 million in pre-delivery payment (PDP) operations for 30 Airbus aircraft contracted with the French company, with confirmed purchase orders and deliveries scheduled for the period 2008 to 2010. TAM's fleet plan forecasts that it will close 2008 with 123 aircraft in operation -- four Boeing B777-300ER aircraft and 119 ...
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TAM Receives Three More Airbus A320s (Popularity: )
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TAM (NYSE: TAM) (Bovespa: TAMM4) received three more Airbus A320s last weekend, which are being incorporated into its operational fleet. This year, TAM has already received 14 aircraft -- eleven in the A320/319 family and three MD-11s. With these acquisitions, the company will have 85 Airbus models -- 15 A319s, 60 A320s and 10 A330s. With the arrival of the three Airbus A320s, TAM increases its fleet to 105 aircraft ...
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Teamster Flight Attendants Demand Fairness at Comair (Popularity: )
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The following is an official statement of Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President: It is outrageous and unacceptable that Comair plans to unilaterally cut wages and change work rules for its 970 flight attendants based on some artificial deadline, and it will not be tolerated. The Teamster flight attendants' basic, fair message throughout negotiations with Comair has been: "We care about our company, and we will work to reach a fair ...
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Teamsters Sue to Stop Dangerous Plan to Open Border to Unsafe Mexican Trucks (Popularity: )
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The Teamsters Union has
filed a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's illegal pilot program
authorizing unsafe Mexican trucks to operate freely in the United States.
The lawsuit against the Transportation Department's Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration was filed Monday in federal court in
California. The Teamsters Union is suing because the Bush administration
violated federal law by failing to publish proper, advance notice of the
pilot project and by not allowing an opportunity for public comment ...
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Teamsters' Hearing Set for Tuesday on Legality of Cross-Border Trucking (Popularity: )
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The Teamsters Union will argue Tuesday in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that the Bush administration broke the law when it opened the borders to trucks from Mexico in September. Congress set safety requirements before the southern border could be opened to long-haul trucks. Those included upgrading inspection facilities, computer databases and state enforcement capacity. The requirements have not been met, according to the Transportation Department's own inspector general. ...
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Teamsters, Members of Congress Rally for School Bus Workers' Rights (Popularity: )
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Teamsters rallied here today, calling on the world's largest private school bus transportation company to treat its workers fairly and remain neutral in their fight to form a union. The Teamsters were joined by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL). Naperville is home to the corporate headquarters of Laidlaw International Inc., which is being bought by U.K.-based FirstGroup, owner of First Student. The deal would ...
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The right choice Make the decision to move abroad (Popularity: )
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If you are considering moving abroad but need to outweigh the positives and negatives in doing so, we at Robinsons, the international removals company, have come up with some tip tips and advice on the world of moving abroad and whether it would work for you.AdvantagesThe excitementMoving abroad can be an exciting time especially if life at your current location has become monotonous and rather dull. Meet new friendsYou will ...
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Three U.S. Airline Pilots File Suit to Force FAA to End Age Discrimination Under Controversial 'Age 60 Rule' That Threatens to Ground Thousands of America's Best Pilots (Popularity: )
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U.S. airline passengers will lose the services of an estimated 5,000 of this nation's most experienced and trusted pilots -- many of them Vietnam War and Gulf War I veterans -- if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to drag its feet on ending its discriminatory "Age 60 Rule," according to a legal action filed late last week by three airline pilots nearing the age of 60. The legal action ...
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