Explainer: Why Are American Airlines Flight Attendants Threatening to Strike?
American Airlines' flight attendants have voted to authorize a strike if the carrier refuses to agree to “reasonable” contract terms,...
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- Aug 4
- 2 min
American Airlines Agrees New, Delta-Style Pilot Contract, Southwest Negotiations Stall
News broke yesterday of Southwest Airlines’ negotiations over pilot contracts reaching a new low, as Southwest and its Pilots Association...
- Jul 12
- 2 min
Delta Raises Bar of Flight Attendant Training in Push to Boost Workforce
The multi-million-dollar expansion of Delta Air Lines’ flight attendant training center, unveiled in late May 2023, has finished its...
- Jul 12
- 2 min
United Airlines Offered Flight Attendants Triple Pay to Help with Operational Chaos
United airlines faced severe operational challenges during late June and the 4th July holiday, partially attributable to complications...
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
United Airlines passenger recounts ‘sick feeling’ on plane to Rome that plunged 28,000 feet
A Jersey City artist recounted the stomach-churning moment she thought she was “going to die” aboard a United Airlines flight that...
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Bankrupt trucking company Yellow eyes October sale of vehicle fleet
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Yellow Corp (YELLQ.PK) received U.S. bankruptcy court approval on Friday to sell its vehicle fleet by...
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
Trucker Yellow Paid Managers Millions Just Before Bankruptcy
Just weeks before closing its doors and dismissing thousands of employees, Yellow Corp. doled out millions of dollars in bonuses to...
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
United Airlines flight descends 28,000 feet in 8 minutes for ‘pressurization issue’
CNN — A United Airlines flight bound for Rome returned to New Jersey just after midnight Thursday “to address a possible loss of cabin...
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- Aug 17
- 4 min
A High Flying Career: Flight Attendant Kara Mulder on the Evolving Landscape of Aviation
Kara Mulder, an accomplished flight attendant and the creative force behind the popular Flight Attendant Life blog, has leveraged her...
- Apr 12
- 3 min
With Summer Travel Almost Here, the FAA Remains Leaderless
In another twist in the saga of complications and chaos that has been plaguing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it has recently...
- Apr 11
- 6 min
'We Need To Embrace Change' - ALPA President Capt. Jason Ambrosi
Capt. Jason Ambrosi (Delta) is the 12th president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l, better known as ALPA. Elected in October...
- Apr 5
- 4 min
"Exciting and Challenging": TeraWatt Brings Electric Trucking to the US
TeraWatt made waves in late 2022, when the electric vehicle (EV) charging firm announced that it had begun to develop the first network...
- Jul 19
- 4 min
Opinion | Remember the Ohio train derailment? The U.S. is still waiting for fixes.
The plumes of black smoke and images of sick and dead animals after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,...
- Jul 12
- 2 min
Delta Raises Bar of Flight Attendant Training in Push to Boost Workforce
The multi-million-dollar expansion of Delta Air Lines’ flight attendant training center, unveiled in late May 2023, has finished its...
- May 22
- 3 min
Why are United Airlines Pilots Picketing?
Adding further fuel to the fire of this summer’s travel season, United Airlines pilots have started picketing in protest of their wages,...
- May 18
- 5 min
Flight Refunds: Friend or Foe?
The Biden administration on Monday May 8 revealed plans to propose new regulations, which would require airlines to provide refunds and...
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