A leader of the union representing American Airlines mechanics said a lawsuit accusing its members of slowing down work "came as a shock" during testimony in federal court Monday. A Transport Workers Union VP based at DFW International, and other union leaders tried to debunk accusations that they told members to slow down work and turn down overtime to pressure American Airlines as it negotiates a new combined contract after 4 years of talks. "No one from American Airlines reached out to us before this about a slowdown," he said. American Airlines lawyers and witnesses contend statistics since February show that a backlog of maintenance work could be pinned on illegal union collusion. The airline estimates as many as 88,000 customers have had flights delayed or canceled because of the alleged slowdowns. <br/>
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Finnair plans to operate to Beijing Daxing International and Beijing Capital International from Nov 3. The airline will launch 3X-weekly Helsinki-Beijing Daxing Airbus A330 services, in addition to its daily Helsinki-Beijing Capital flights. “With the new flights, we can offer even better connections between Beijing and our 100 destinations in Europe,” Finnair CCO Ole Orvér said.“ Our aim is to continue to grow our presence in China. The new Beijing Daxing International Airport will become a key hub for international travel to and from China,” Orvér said. Finnair recently announced new codeshare agreements with China Southern Airlines and Juneyao Air. Finnair CE Topi Manner called the codeshares “stepping stones for us in China to increase our presence there.” <br/>