A Leader Running Out of Road There is something almost theatrical about watching the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) President Sara Nelson lecture airline CEOs about how labor deals should be done given that United flight attendants have been working without a new contract since August 2021. Under her leadership, they have endured four years of stalled negotiations, stagnant wages, and false promises. The only output from AFA-CWA to date has been a tentative agreem

In an extremely competitive world of US commercial aviation, where mergers, bankruptcies, and rebrands have wiped out once solid brand names like Pan Am , Eastern, and TWA, a handful of carriers have quietly stood the test of time. These airlines began flying in aviation’s earliest commercial era and, remarkably, continue to operate today under recognizable original identities. Their centennial and near-centennial stories are about constant reinvention. They embody the turbul

American, Delta and United collectively generated over $170 billion in revenue in 2025. Yet for every dollar that comes in, airlines keep just four cents in profit. Understanding how the other 96 cents gets consumed explains why the airline business remains, as Warren Buffett put it, "the worst sort of business … one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender the growth, and then earns little or no money." Here is how a single dollar of airline revenue gets

Nearly 92% of United Airlines flight attendants participated in the ballot, showing strong engagement across the workforce. CHICAGO– ...

Last month, United Airlines flight attendants overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract agreement that would have delivered immediate...

United Airlines flight attendants have resoundingly rejected a new tentative agreement that had promised big pay raises and a slew of...

United Airlines flight attendants voted down a new labor contract that called for immediate raises of at least 26% and other...

Nearly three-quarters of United Airlines flight attendants have voted against a new pay agreement negotiated by the Association of Flight...

Since the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) unveiled the full conditions of a new pay agreement for flight attendants and United...

Two Asian American women were mistaken for each other. One was accused of physically assaulting a flight attendant, but both were denied...

United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA have reached an agreement on a new contract. It’s been five years since...

Flight attendants at United Airlines have reached a tentative agreement with the company for a new contract, their union said on Friday....

Background On Tuesday, United Airlines’ celebration of its new premium cabin offering took an unexpected turn when several of the...

United Airlines flight attendants and their supporters gathered in front of the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Wednesday in what has...

Earlier this month, Delta Air Lines rewarded employees with a whopping $1.4 billion bonus, as part of its annual profit-sharing scheme....

Nigerian officials say a Boeing 787-800 belonging to United Airlines was forced to make an emergency return last Friday Multiple people...

A poll by US Transport News has found that more than two-thirds of US flight attendants believe that union leaders are out of touch with...

There are many things airlines may have left behind in 2024 but contract disputes is not one of them – at least for United Airlines....

The union that represents tens of thousands of flight attendants at United Airlines claims the Chicago-based carrier is demanding...

Earlier this month, United Airlines announced  that it was launching a $1.5 billion share buyback scheme, as the carrier reported...