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Delta Airlines is facing significant criticism after posters discouraging its staff from joining a union were widely shared online. "Union dues cost around US$700 a year," one of the posters states. "A new video game system with the latest hits sounds like fun. Put your money towards that instead of paying dues to the union," it continued. The posters point to a website featuring Delta branding which encourages workers not to unionise. Without confirming it produced the posters, a spokesperson for the airline said it had "shared many communications, which on the whole make clear that deciding whether or not to unionise should not be taken lightly." The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is attempting to organise union representation for 44,000 Delta employees. <br/>

Garuda Indonesia has defended its decision to recognise US$242m of future revenue from an inflight Wi-Fi and entertainment deal with Mahata Aero Teknologi as an operating item in its 2018 financial results. The carrier explained that based on Indonesian accounting standards, it is able to book income from services should 4 specific conditions were fulfilled: ability to measure income gained from the sale and its associated cost of the transaction, economic benefits to be gained by the company, and the ability to track progress of a particular transaction at the end of the financial period. As a result, it opted to book the $242m income from the 15-year deal in 2018. While Garuda has yet to receive payment from Mahata, the monies it was due to receive have become receivables owed to the airline. <br/>