Alaska Airlines reaches tentative deal with flight attendants
Alaska Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants union, marking the latest labor victory for airline workers. Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Association (CWA) Announced on Friday The union, which represents more than 6,500 Alaska Airlines flight attendants, said it had reached an agreement with the airline but did not provide details of […]
Southwest flight heading for Oklahoma City dives to 500 feet above neighborhood
Jack Otter and panelists join “Barron’s Roundtable” to discuss Southwest Airlines’ decline in popularity and how to turn it around. According to reports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Southwest Airlines plane that fell approximately 500 feet off the ground during a go-around while landing at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport earlier […]
American Airlines flight attendants ‘one step closer to a strike’: union
Thomas Hayes, chairman and managing member of Great Hill Capital, discusses American Airlines’ market performance and companies cutting prices to keep up with inflation. The National Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents 28,000 flight attendants, said it was “one step closer to a strike” after ongoing contract negotiations with American Airlines ended without an […]
American Airlines workers on leave after kicking black NY passengers off flight over body odor
American Airlines has placed several employees on administrative leave following a lawsuit filed by three black New Yorkers who were removed from a flight to John F. Kennedy Airport over complaints of body odor. American Airlines CEO Robert Isom announced the disciplinary action in a memo to employees this week, which also blamed a problematic […]
American Airlines flight attendants move closer to strike, fail to reach deal on new contract with airline
The union representing American Airlines Group Inc.’s flight attendants said Thursday that the latest round of talks with the airline this week did not result in an agreement. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents about 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants, said it was approaching a strike because the airline had not offered […]
Pilot’s Union Suggests Changing ‘Cockpit’ to ‘Flight Deck’ for Inclusivity
The union, which represents more than 70,000 commercial pilots, has proposed changing words like “cockpit” to “flight deck” as a consideration for women and LGBTQ+ employees. The Air Line Pilots International Association (ALPA), the world’s largest airline pilots union, has launched an initiative to make its gender-based language more inclusive to its diverse members. Inclusive […]
Russia’s first manned space flight was basically a PR stunt
The “space race” of the 1950s and ’60s conjures up images of gleaming Sputnik satellites, Soviet scientists in crisp lab coats, and blazing rockets soaring into the sky. But the reality of the Soviet space program, which narrowly beat out the United States in delivering the first human spaceflight, was much more down-to-earth, writes John […]
Nurse praised for how she handled someone’s unruly child on flight
What’s the opposite of helicopter parenting? Apparently it’s about being a parent on an airplane. A nurse has garnered praise online after sharing how she and her husband dealt with an unruly little girl sitting in front of them on a recent flight. Sheila Monier recounted the chaotic plane crash on TikTok. TikTok / @shaylamonnier […]
FAA investigating Southwest flight that came close to crashing into the ocean
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the Southwest Airlines plane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii. The crash occurred on April 11th on Southwest Airlines Flight 2766. Bloomberg reported Southwest Airlines sent a memo to its pilots about the incident. According to Bloomberg, the plane was descending at more than […]
Dr. Oz Helps Unconscious Passenger During JetBlue Flight To Cabo San Lucas
TMZ reported Friday that Dr. Mehmet Oz rescued an unconscious passenger during a flight to Cabo. Oz once again demonstrated his medical expertise and quick response during an in-flight emergency. according to According to TMZ, Oz was on a flight from New York to Cabo San Lucas for a wedding when he tended to a […]