Articles tagged “flight attendants”

Airlines

Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

After overwhelmingly rejecting a previous contract in December, this one will make Southwest flight attendants some of the most highly paid in the industry.

Meghna Maharishi | 1 week ago

Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

Airlines

Delta Hikes Starting Wages to $19 an Hour, Gives Employees 5% Raises

Delta said it would increase starting wages for frontline workers and give 5% raises to employees across the board as the carrier continues to make record profits.

Meghna Maharishi | 2 weeks ago

Delta Hikes Starting Wages to $19 an Hour, Gives Employees 5% Raises

Airlines

Allegiant Flight Attendants Agree ‘Game-Changer’ Labor Deal, Wages to Rise up to 41.2% 

Union bosses have said the agreement sets a new benchmark for U.S. flight attendants across the industry.

Gordon Smith | 2 weeks ago

Allegiant Flight Attendants Agree ‘Game-Changer’ Labor Deal, Wages to Rise up to 41.2% 

Airlines

United Flight Attendants Picket at U.S., U.K. Airports as Contract Negotiations Stall

United flight attendants are the latest to express their frustrations over stagnant pay and taxing work conditions.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 weeks ago

United Flight Attendants Picket at U.S., U.K. Airports as Contract Negotiations Stall

Airlines

United Airlines Asks Pilots to Take Unpaid Time Off Due to Boeing Delivery Delays

The unpaid time off is the latest instance of how delivery and certification issues with Boeing’s aircraft are impacting airlines’ operations.

Meghna Maharishi | 1 month ago

United Airlines Asks Pilots to Take Unpaid Time Off Due to Boeing Delivery Delays

Airlines

Flight Attendants Weigh Strike as Frustrations With U.S. Airlines Mount

Alaska’s flight attendants were the latest to vote in favor of authorizing a strike to vote, a sign that tensions between flight attendants and airline management continue to rise.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 months ago

Flight Attendants Weigh Strike as Frustrations With U.S. Airlines Mount

Airlines

Supply Chain Nightmares Will Haunt the Airlines

Planes, engines, pilots: There's a shortage of just about everything and it's going to hold back the aviation industry.

Jay Shabat and Edward Russell, Skift | 4 months ago

Supply Chain Nightmares Will Haunt the Airlines

Airlines

Southwest Strikes $12 Billion Deal With Pilots After Years of Talks

Southwest was the last of the largest U.S. airlines to reach a deal with its pilots' union.

Meghna Maharishi | 5 months ago

Southwest Strikes $12 Billion Deal With Pilots After Years of Talks

Hotels

Choice Hotels’ Next Try at a Wyndham Takeover

Today's podcast looks at Choice's latest courting move, Canada's Chinese tourist problem, and flight attendant discontent in the U.S.

Rashaad Jorden | 5 months ago

Choice Hotels’ Next Try at a Wyndham Takeover

Airlines

Flight Attendants Want More from U.S. Airlines. It Might Take a Strike to Get There.

Labor discontent is rife in the skies over the U.S.

Edward Russell | 5 months ago

Flight Attendants Want More from U.S. Airlines. It Might Take a Strike to Get There.