Remember When Flying Looked Like This?

Few professionals embody the spirit of elegance and adventure quite like flight attendants. With their chic uniforms, glowing grins and ever-changing workplace, it's no wonder they captivated the eye of young photographer Lucien Samaha. Before the Lebanese photographer picked up a camera, he frequently flew from...

huffingtonpost.com (16 hours ago)

Turkey bans alcohol advertising amid claims of creeping Islamism

It follows the move earlier this month forbidding female flight attendants at Turkey’s national airline from wearing red lipstick and nail polish. The sale of alcohol - which Islam forbids - will be outlawed from 10pm to 6am.

dailymail.co.uk (1 day ago)

Kew Gardens pond transformed into giant fruit salad by Bompas & Parr

They have brought us a scratch'n'sniff cinema and a walk-in cocktail, installed mini-golf and rowing boats on the roof of Selfridges, and built a climbable mountain of chocolate. Now "architectural foodsmiths" Bompas & Parr have unleashed their bizarre brand of flavour experience on the unlikely bucolic setting...

guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)

Cabin crew reveal how to get an upgrade

FLIGHT attendants have revealed the type of passenger they're most likely to offer an upgrade to, and what NOT to do if you want to sit near the pointy end of the plane.    

news.com.au (4 days ago)

Minnesota House finally passes daycare union bill

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.

sctimes.com (5 days ago)

Minn. House finally passes daycare union bill

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.

inforum.com (5 days ago)

Minn. House finally passes daycare union bill

Bemidji PioneerST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of...

bemidjipioneer.com (5 days ago)

Putin Versus None-Of-The-Above

  Two years have elapsed since my last visit to Moscow. It remains one of the ugliest and least hospitable cities on this earth. Its traffic jams, if anything, have grown worse. Moscow new architecture is Stalin-McDonalds kitsch. Skyscrapers feature Kremlin turrets, rounded middles or corners, or round structures...

forbes.com (6 days ago)

Loud union dispute joins Minnesota legislative budget debate

Several hundred people exercised their lungs and freedom of speech in the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday, awaiting a hot House debate about whether child care providers and personal care attendants should join unions.

duluthnewstribune.com (7 days ago)

You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots

independent.co.uk (7 days ago)

Long fight forecast over Minn. daycare union bill

ST. PAUL - Nearly 100 amendments await Minnesota House lawmakers if they move ahead as planned on a bill that could lead to unionization of in-home day care providers and personal care attendants.

inforum.com (8 days ago)

Long fight forecast in Minnesota daycare union bill

ST. PAUL - Almost 100 amendments await Minnesota House lawmakers if they move ahead as planned on a bill that could lead to unionization of in-home day care providers and personal care attendants.

sctimes.com (8 days ago)

You thought the attendants had it bad? Wait ’til you hear about Ryanair’s pilots

Ryanair pilots have been warned not to sign a letter to airline regulators expressing concern that the airline’s employment practices could jeopardise passenger safety.

independent.co.uk (8 days ago)

The Ten Most Expensive Airline Tickets You Can Buy

What's the most expensive one-way commercial flight with no buses, cars or trains taking you from one airport to the other? Jalopnik readers started booking and this is what they found. I guess the most important lesson we learnt from this round is that you can actually spend the price of a new Subaru STI or a...

gizmodo.com (8 days ago)

US Airways Flight Attendants, Finally United, Look to the Next Merger

philly.com (8 days ago)

Ruud opposes bill allow unions for child car providers

Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, said the bill the Minnesota Senate passed Wednesday regarding the unionization of child care providers and personal care attendants (PCAs) was unwanted and unnecessary. She voted in opposition to the bill, Senate File 778, along with all Republicans and several Democrats. “This bill...

brainerddispatch.com (9 days ago)

American's New Plan To Reduce Carry On Bags

FORT WORTH, Texas — If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat – no rolling suitcases – will be allowed to board before most other passengers. American said that the change will speed up the...

huffingtonpost.com (9 days ago)

PHOTOS: 50 Incredible New Bridesmaid Dresses

Who says bridesmaid dresses have to be ugly and unflattering? Designers brought their A-game to the Spring/Summer 2014 runways in New York recently, showing bridesmaid gowns that attendants will definitely want to wear again. Click through the slideshow below to see 50 gorgeous new styles, then tell us in the...

huffingtonpost.com (9 days ago)

US Airways Flight Attendants, Finally United, Look to the Next Merger

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) -- At a historic meeting on Wednesday, flight attendants from US Airways and America West formally merged their union chapters, nearly eight years after the two carriers merged, and prepared to step into another merger into a bigger airline where their union's future is at stake. "It's a...

thestreet.com (9 days ago)

A flight attendant's view on I'm So Excited!

No one watching this comedy by Pedro Almodóvar, set on a plane bound for Mexico from Madrid, would have trouble separating what's meant to be funny from what actually happens. Flight attendants obviously don't get drunk, and we don't tolerate passengers taking drugs or having sex in the cabin. But what surprised me...

guardian.co.uk (10 days ago)

Legislative Notebook: Record Senate debate on single bill ends with unionization approval

Bemidji PioneerST. PAUL - Minnesota senators set a modern-day record for debating a single bill Tuesday night and Wednesday morning before voting to give childcare providers and personal care attendants the...

bemidjipioneer.com (10 days ago)

Marathon Senate session OKs child care union

West Central TribuneST. PAUL – Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize.

wctrib.com (10 days ago)

Marathon Minn. Senate session OKs child care union

ST. PAUL - Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8 a.m. today after senators debated it continuously since Tuesday afternoon.

inforum.com (10 days ago)

Marathon Senate session OKs child care union

Bemidji PioneerST. PAUL – Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little...

bemidjipioneer.com (10 days ago)

Minnesota Senate works overnight on day care unionization

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Senate stayed up all night debating a bill that allows personal care attendants and home day care providers to unionize.

inforum.com (10 days ago)

Senate works overnight on day care unionization

Bemidji PioneerST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate stayed up all night debating a bill that allows personal care attendants and home day care providers to unionize. The...

bemidjipioneer.com (10 days ago)

Legislative notebook: Minnesota Senate debates personal care attendant, child care unions

The Minnesota Senate on Tuesday was expected to approve legislation allowing child care workers and personal care attendants to join unions.

duluthnewstribune.com (11 days ago)

Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts

ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the loss-making state carrier ahead of the country's European Union entry. The indefinite strike canceled some 25 international and domestic flights...

bostonherald.com (11 days ago)

Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts

Croatia Airlines pilots and cabin crews have gone on strike over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the loss-making state carrier ahead of the country's European Union entry. The strike canceled some 20 international and domestic flights scheduled for Tuesday. Most of the...

foxnews.com (12 days ago)

Air Canada flight attendant union calls $50M cuts 'premature'

The union representing flight attendants at Air Canada says the airline acted too quickly in moving to cut costs by $50 million in the current quarter.

cbc.ca (12 days ago)