US - The House of Representatives may have passed the long-awaited Pension Protection Bill of 2006, but the issue of airline pensions could yet prove a bone of contention as it affords a more generous grace period to certain airlines, some senators have warned.
The House passed the bill on Friday, which was described by House majority leader John Boehner as the most sweeping overhaul to US pension laws in more than 30 years”. He added that conferees had w...
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