6/17/09 Air Berlin:Verdi union declares cabin crew vote for strikes. Possible any time. Air Berlin working hard to integrate LTU in with Air Berlin.
16 April, 2009 Thursday, Air Berlin, Europe's third largest discount airline pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit voted in favor of strike for higher pay. No dates set.
March, 09 Pilot union Cockpit members voted by a 98.7 percent majority to strike.
February, 09 Negotiations between LTU pilots and employers suspended. Both sides locked.
January, 09 Negotiations between LTU pilots and employers begin, Vereinigung Cockpit union looking for a six percent in salary increase and regulate working hours.
2/24/08 Berlin's International airports on strike till 9:30 am. today effects most flights.70 flights in and out of Berlin’s two airports were canceled this morning. 65 arrivals and departures at Tegel Airport and six flights at Schoenefeld Airport were canceled or delayed. Passengers are trying to cancel or rebook their tickets
10/30/08 Air Berlin said the 120 DBA cockpit crew and 175 cabin crew would be offered a choice of buyouts or new contracts with the parent company.
9/21/08 Fear of flying can be controlled, if not always overcome dailyherald.com
8/1/08 Barcelona FC boycott airline for not speaking Catalan .telegraph.co.uk
European Union and Danish officials have named and shamed more online travel operators and airlines in an ongoing crackdown against misleading ads and rip-off consumer price schemes.
Helen Kearns, spokeswoman at the European Commission said Denmark's consumer ombudsman pointed to online ticket Web sites run by Ryanair, Air Berlin, Air Baltic, SkyEurope, Aer Lingus, Brussels Airlines and Seat24.
07/16/2008 PRICED OUT BY OIL
Cheap Airlines Are Losing Altitude
6/18/08 Air Berlin Launches Efficiency Program prnews.uk
Morgan Stanley also downgraded Air Berlin Plc to ``underweight'' from ``equal-weight'' and cut its price estimate to 4 euros from 8.20 euros, sending stock of Europe's third-biggest budget carrier to the lowest since its May 2006 initial public offering.
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