Some pilots at American Airlines want to leave their union, the Allied Pilots Association, and link up with the largest pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association. They will present their case to the APA board in June, setting up a...
Read MoreDelta Air Lines dominates many aspects of the U.S. airline industry. It makes the most money; it has set pilot wages; it has declared that Wi-Fi will be free. But does it dominate travel between the U.S. and South America?...
Read MoreThroughout a troubled 2022, the pandemic exposed many fragilities in a troubled U.S. airline industry, but it also enabled a widely recognized miracle in the $8 billion resurrection of New York LaGuardia Airport. Once widely viewed as a hellhole, LaGuardia...
Read MoreFor Delta Air Lines, a lot of things changed in the pandemic, but one thing stayed the same: CEO Ed Bastian still touts that his carrier leads the U.S. airline industry. Here's his most recent proof. Delta has signed its...
Read MoreJetBlue CEO Robin Hayes this week reiterated his commitments to fight the Department of Justice over his planned Spirit merger and to stick with partner American Airlines in their Northeast Alliance, which is now nearly three years old. The CEOs of...
Read MoreAmerican Airlines pilots say they are mystified that CEO Robert Isom publicly promised a Delta-level contract when the carrier had not made such a proposal to union negotiators. But with negotiations ongoing, the airline indicated a proposal is close. “We...
Read MoreTen months into his tenure as CEO of American Airlines, Robert Isom has produced what he has repeatedly said he wants: An airline that is profitable and reliable. In the fourth quarter, the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier reported net income...
Read MoreFrontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle is confident that the carrier's cost advantage will drive its growth — and success — over the coming decade. This confidence comes after it lost a bidding war for budget competitor Spirit Airlines to JetBlue...
Read MoreIsrael is having a moment. The number of visitors to the country hit a record 4.6 million in 2019, then cratered during the pandemic. Now, travelers are eager to return and U.S. airlines ready to serve them. New flights on...
Read MoreIt seems incongruous: as people have gotten larger, airline seats have shrunk smaller. Advocates for bigger seats on planes like to think that they now have a chance to reverse that trend. Earlier in August, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...
Read MoreThe Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has reiterated its belief that no pilot shortage exists in the U.S, and instead blamed airlines’ scheduling exuberance and a failed regional carrier model for recent operational disruptions. “The United States is producing a...
Read MoreTwo growing, year-old U.S. airlines face organizing efforts by labor unions intent on ensuring that commercial aviation remains among the country’s most highly unionized industry. Last week the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) won an election at Houston-based Avelo Airlines,...
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