Airlines, rail companies, banks and the NHS were among those affected by the outage. The outage has sparked chaos around the world: Stansted in the UK was one of many airports affected; a Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death’ message in China, a Liquorland store was shut in Australia, and Hamburg airport was also hit. (AP,…
American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) has agreed to provide $4.2B in additional pay and benefits for its flight attendants over five years as part of a tentative labor agreement announced last week, the union representing the staff members said Friday. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which spearheaded the contract negotiations with the carrier, announced the specifics…
American Airlines flight attendants have a lucrative new tentative agreement that they’ll be asked to vote on. It gives them immediate 18% – 20.5% raises, starts paying them (at half pay) during boarding during the first time, and adopts Delta’s generous profit-sharing formula. They also get changes to work rules, meal costs on the road…
“Other airlines” are next on the list, and whether you get that option depends on your status, or lack thereof: American’s most prized travelers, those with status at or near the top of its frequent-flyer program and those in first class on transcontinental flights, get first dibs. Agents are advised to do everything possible to…
Good news for pet owners! American Airlines is relaxing its pet policy and allowing those who travel with their animal companions to bring a full-size carry-on too, along with the pet carrier. “On flights with American you can bring one pet carrier as a carry-on if: You pay the carry-on pet fee; Your pet stays…
United Airlines will now allow families with small children to select seats next to each other at no additional cost, it announced Monday. Beginning in early March, adults traveling with children ages 12 and under will have the option when booking their flights to select adjacent seats in the Basic Economy boarding class, and if…
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants previously rejected an American offer that would have increased pay immediately by 18% followed by annual 2% raises. The union was seeking 33% upfront, followed by four annual increases of 6% each. Flight attendants haven’t received raises since 2019. Union President Julie Hedrick said the deal “will put billions…
On Monday, United Airlines said loose bolts and other “installation issues” were discovered on the door plugs of some of its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes. “Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug – for example, bolts that…
WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. regulators are investigating why Delta Air Lines took much longer to recover from a global technology outage than other airlines and whether how it treated passengers stranded by canceled and delayed flights violated federal rules. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated this week that the regulators would investigate Delta’s response, affecting more than…
DALLAS — American Airlines (AA) Flight Attendants (FA) won a 33% pay raise this week thanks to a new five-year tentative agreement green lit by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) on Thursday. The agreement benefits seasoned crew members, with only the most senior flight attendants receiving an immediate 20.5% salary increase. FAs with…