Chronic delays underscore challenges as carriers strive to meet booming passenger demand.
Vote came after talks with management for increased pay and benefits collapsed.
California Gov. Jerry Brown's is granted request for a 60-day cooling-off period in negotiations.
Operator of the jet that crash-landed in San Francisco last month reported a second straight quarterly loss.
Indian budget airline posts a 10% fall in profit despite operational revenue up 16%.
Etihad Airways plans to acquire a 49% stake in Serbia's JAT Airways in a deal that will bring a new name and expanded routes for the Belgrade-based carrier.
Richard Anderson said Wednesday that protection of domestic carriers is holding back foreign airlines.
Chrysler sold 643,000 vehicles worldwide in the April-June period, up 10 percent from a year ago.
$11 billion merger to create the world's largest carrier gets go-ahead after surrender of slots on one route, sources say.
Toyota shrugged off China sales woes to stay the world's top selling automaker for the first half of this year.
