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Focus: US airline pilots fight their unions to increase retirement age
Aug 22 (Reuters) - Bo Ellis has been a devoted member of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for nearly four decades, but the...
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Aug 22, 20234 min read
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American Airlines sues travel website Skiplagged over ticket price ‘loophole’
Lawsuit accuses website of deception as it allows travelers to book typically cheaper connecting flight and get off after first leg Aug...
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Aug 21, 20233 min read
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US, China agree to double weekly flights between countries
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and China will approve twice the number of passenger flights currently permitted for air carriers...
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Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Delta, New Investors Keep Wheels Up Flying; Here’s Why And What’s Next
A little more than three years and a global pandemic after becoming the largest shareholder in Wheels Up, Delta Air Lines and its highly...
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Aug 16, 202313 min read
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Pilots Want to Fly Further, For Longer
Pilots are pushing to raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial US pilots from 65 to 67. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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Aug 9, 20233 min read
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Mother sues Southwest Airlines after human trafficking accusation
A white mother who was accused of human trafficking by a Southwest Airlines employee because the woman was traveling with her biracial...
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Aug 8, 20232 min read
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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...
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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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This Delta Pilot Leader Says His Union Has It Wrong On Age 65
A leader of the Delta Air LinesDAL 0.0% chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association is opposing his powerful union and backing an increase...
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Aug 4, 20234 min read
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Air traffic controllers shortage dents airlines’ post-lockdown recovery
Staffing shortages at air traffic control have delayed passengers in Europe this summer and forced US airlines to cut flights, sparking...
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Aug 3, 20234 min read
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Sluggish return of business travelers forces US airlines to rejig their networks
CHICAGO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are enjoying strong leisure travel demand, but corporate travelers are still not back in full...
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Aug 3, 20233 min read
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United Airlines flight forced to divert to Chicago after passenger enraged by ‘meal choice’
The feeling of being hangry is one many people will be all too familiar with: a rumbling belly, a singular focus on that next meal, being...
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Aug 2, 20232 min read
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American Airlines says in talks with Airbus, Boeing over narrowbody jet order
Aug 2 (Reuters) - American Airlines (AAL.O) said on Wednesday that it is in talks with planemakers Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) over...
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Aug 2, 20231 min read
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JetBlue cuts profit view after ending codeshare deal with American Airlines
Aug 1 (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) cut its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, citing a hit from the termination of its...
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Aug 1, 20232 min read
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American Airlines pilots reach deal to match gains at rival United
CHICAGO, July 27 (Reuters) - American Airlines' (AAL.O) pilots union on Thursday said it has reached an agreement in principle with the...
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Jul 28, 20232 min read
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DOT requires airlines to make lavatories more accessible
The U.S. Department of Transportation now mandates that airlines provide bigger, more accessible lavatories on board to better...
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Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Airlines to Fight Dutch State Over Schiphol Airport Flight Caps
KLM, Delta, United and scores of carriers have filed an appeal at the Dutch Supreme Court to overturn a move by the Dutch government to...
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Jul 26, 20231 min read
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Airlines shares hit turbulence on Alaska's dour forecast, RTX engine problem
July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines stocks tumbled on Tuesday as investors were spooked by downbeat forecasts from Alaska Air Group (ALK.N)...
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Jul 26, 20232 min read
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Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 Suffers Damage From Hailstorm
A Boeing 767-300ER operated by Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines from Milan to New York was significantly damaged from severe turbulence and...
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Jul 25, 20232 min read
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What is skiplagging? Everything about the controversial air travel hack airlines hate
PHOENIX, Ariz. — You search Delta Air Lines' website for a Thanksgiving flight to Atlanta. But the Phoenix-Atlanta flights on the day...
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Jul 24, 20234 min read
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United flight turned back after passenger refused to stay in his economy-class seat
A United Airlines flight turned back to San Francisco International Airport because a passenger was said to be disruptive, according to a...
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Jul 24, 20231 min read
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