The Pandemic Exacerbated Labor Issues at U.S. Regionals

October 1st, 2021 at 10:32 AM EDT

Airline Weekly's Edward Russell reports back on the annual Regional Airline Association Leaders Conference, where executives said their long-standing labor issues expanded during the crisis. Also, Madhu and Ned discuss Qatar Airways' results, and the American Airlines and Southwest Airlines pilots unions objections to vaccine mandates.

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