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icarussmith20
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Flight Attendant Union Rejects American Airlines’ Immediate Raise Offer
On Wednesday, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) union, which represents around 27,000 flight attendants at...
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icarussmith20
Jun 5, 20241 min read
AC Pilots Request Federal Conciliator After Year-Long Talks Stall
After a year of talks with no agreement in sight, the union representing more than 5,000 Air Canada pilots has requested help from a...
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icarussmith20
Jun 5, 20243 min read
American Airlines’ Distribution Disaster: IATA Chief Willie Walsh Weighs In
Last week saw a mea culpa of colossal proportions at American Airlines. Robert Isom, the carrier’s chief executive, acknowledged that the...
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icarussmith20
Jun 4, 20243 min read
American Airlines Flight Attendants' Union Pushes for Strike Action
On Friday, May 31, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) union, which represents over 27,000 flight attendants at...
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icarussmith20
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Airlines headed for record revenue in 2024 as travel soars, but profit margins remain thin
The International Air Transport Association raised its profit forecast for the airline industry in 2024 and predicts revenue of $996...
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icarussmith20
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Singapore Airlines’ turbulence incident offers a lesson to all in the business, says Emirates president
The recent Singapore Airlines turbulence incident and how the aftermath was handled offers a lesson to all in the industry, Emirates...
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icarussmith20
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Southwest Airlines back in court over firing of flight attendant
Southwest Airlines is going back to federal court in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who says she was fired...
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icarussmith20
May 31, 20243 min read
AFA Continues to Block Reform at Frontier
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), which represents 4,100 flight attendants at Frontier Airlines, filed for federal...
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icarussmith20
May 30, 20242 min read
Boeing’s 90 days to hand in a safety plan to the FAA are up. Here’s what to expect
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and other top company leaders are scheduled to meet with the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday to...
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icarussmith20
May 30, 20242 min read
Three Black men sue American Airlines for racial discrimination after allegedly being pulled off plane over body odor complaint
In an interview with NBC News, two of the men said they were singled out for being Black and were still haunted by the encounter. Three...
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icarussmith20
May 29, 20242 min read
Turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight fell 54 meters in less than five seconds, investigation finds
The Singapore Airlines flight that encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore dropped 54 meters in less than five...
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icarussmith20
May 29, 20242 min read
US Treasury sets $492 million minimum price for airline warrants auctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has set a minimum of $492 million in total it is seeking in next week's auctions to sell warrants to...
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icarussmith20
May 29, 20242 min read
American Airlines cuts outlook, says chief commercial officer is leaving
American Airlines slashed its sales outlook on Tuesday. The company has also let go of its chief commercial officer, Vasu Raja. He will...
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icarussmith20
May 28, 20242 min read
Record number of travelers screened at US airports ahead of Memorial Day weekend
More than 2.9 million travelers were screened at U.S. airports on Friday, surpassing a previous record set last year on the Sunday after...
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icarussmith20
May 28, 20241 min read
Longest-serving flight attendant dies at 88
Bette Nash, the world's longest-serving flight attendant, has died aged 88 after nearly 70 years of airborne service. The news was broken...
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icarussmith20
May 24, 20242 min read
American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory
American Airlines is walking back a court filing in which it seemed to blame a 9-year-old girl for not noticing a camera phone when she...
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icarussmith20
May 24, 20246 min read
She was the first Black woman to fly in the US Air Force. Now this trailblazing pilot is making her final flight
She’s been flying planes, both military and commercial, for about 43 years, breaking down barrier after barrier along the way. But on May...
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icarussmith20
May 23, 20242 min read
JFK Airport Workers Plan Strike for Memorial Day Weekend, Threaten Travel Chaos
Unionized ground workers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport are planning to go on strike this Friday, throwing travel plans for...
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icarussmith20
May 23, 20243 min read
American Airlines claimed a child was at fault for being secretly recorded in a restroom. It’s now changing its response
After American Airlines in a legal response blamed a 9-year-old girl for using an airplane bathroom that had a recording device allegedly...
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icarussmith20
May 22, 20243 min read
AA Flight Attendants Struggle for Deal after Shocking Letter
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents over 27,000 American Airlines flight attendants, concluded...
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