Gas Prices Cause Airline to Remove Life Vests
Air Canada’s regional carrier Jazz is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel.
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart said Thursday Transport Canada regulations allow airlines to use floatation devices instead of life vests provided the planes remain within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of shore.
50 miles? [...]

TravelMole reports that :
An AAP report says that a strike by more than 1,500 Qantas engineers will remain in the wings until the new year, with the airline today offering an olive branch to the technicians’ union.
More than 1,700 aircraft engineers will walk off the job on January 9 in protest against growing casualisation [...]