How Government Shutdowns Ground Our Aviation System
As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, a familiar crisis is unfolding across America's skies. Air traffic controllers - who keep millions of passengers safe every day - are once again working without paychecks, and the cracks in the system are showing. On Monday evening, pilots preparing to depart from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California heard silence from their control tower. Unstaffed due to controller absences, it had simply closed. For several hour
United CEO Scott Kirby Boasts: We’re Driving American Airlines Out Of Chicago—They’re Bleeding $800 Million A Year
United Airlines CEO told his airline’s pilots that he was going to force American Airlines to de-hub Chicago. United is growing at...
Flight Attendants Said “No” — Not Because of AI, But Because Their Union Failed
By Alexander Wood When United Airlines flight attendants voted on their tentative agreement, union leadership hailed it as a historic...
United flight attendants’ new pay deal barely beats inflation
On Tuesday the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) unveiled the full conditions of a new pay agreement between United Airlines and its...
The Secret Flight Attendant Answers Readers' Questions: "There are slight undertones of sexism from both passengers and pilots"
Whenever I tell someone I work as cabin crew, I’m instantly bombarded by questions. “Oh, have you met any famous people?” “Is there a...
The Secret Flight Attendant Answers Readers' Questions: "I've got hot coffee in 3B!' means there’s an attractive passenger"
Whenever I tell someone I work as cabin crew, I’m instantly bombarded by questions. “Oh, have you met any famous people?” “Is there a...
