Southwest Airlines has announced that its customer support and services and airport customer service employees, represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) and Aerospace Workers District 142, have voted to ratify the tentative, four-year contract both parties reached in May. The new contract is active through to 31 October 2012.
"Customer service is in our DNA," declared Mike Van de Ven, executive vice-president and COO for Southwest Airlines. "Our hard working customer support and services representatives in the call centres and our airport customer service agents provide outstanding service each day. I'm also proud of the negotiating teams for their nine months of effort and for delivering this contract during challenging economic times."
The DoD has changed its structures and is been increasing efforts to facilitate access to loans by companies interested in working with artificial intelligence, advanced materials and semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum science.
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
The main obstacles to overcoming risks in the region are a lack of a strong cybersecurity culture and inadequate funds to invest in this domain given a widespread Chinese presence in the region.
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
Despite the additional funding promised this week, the UK armed forces still look set to face cutbacks, and maintaining international commitments to AUKUS and GCAP may limit the options for other programmes.
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat with Professor John Louth.
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