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United Airlines flight attendants picketed at over a dozen airports worldwide after the CEO received a 90% pay increase

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby made $18.5 million last year — about 264 times more than the average flight attendant. Flight attendants picketed Houston's George Bush Inter.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 12th, 2024

United flight attendants protest staffing cuts, picket at airports

United Airlines flight attendants demonstrated at the airline's hub airports on Thursday against planned staffing cuts in the business-class cabin on international flights, saying fewer flight attendants poses a risk to safety and customer service......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralDec 13th, 2018

United Airlines to boost July flight schedule, to reach 80% of pre-pandemic levels

United Airlines Holdings Inc. said Monday that it is adding more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and will increase its .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 17th, 2021

Exclusive: United Airlines only needs 3,000 of 25,000 flight attendants in June - sources

United Airlines Holdings Inc has told staff that it only has work for about 3,000 of its about 25,000 flight attendants in June, sources said, and warned of job losses if demand does not recover by the time government payroll aid expires in the fall......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 15th, 2020

United mandates masks for flight attendants, unions want passengers included

All United Airlines flight attendants must wear a face covering or mask while on duty starting April 24, the airline said on Thursday, in the first such rule by a major U.S. carrier......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 23rd, 2020

Flight attendants from American, United, and more reveal what"s making them anxious as coronavirus spreads and the airline industry spirals into a virus-driven freefall (UAL, AAL, SAVE)

Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Airlines i.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 7th, 2020

Airlines Request Slot Leniency From Airports To Deal With Coronavirus

Amid a worldwide slump in passenger and cargo traffic due to the fast-spreading novel coronavirus, airlines are asking airport authorities to suspend rules governing the use of takeoff and landing slots as they cut back flight schedules. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 2nd, 2020

Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide

Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines' pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 30th, 2020

Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mount worldwide

Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines' pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 30th, 2020

United, Delta, and American Airlines flight attendants reveal the 9 most annoying things passengers do during flights

EyesWideOpen/Getty Images Business Insider asked eight flight attendants about the most annoying things passengers do. The flight attendants work for six commercial airline.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 1st, 2020

United, Delta, and American Airlines flight attendants reveal their favorite plane to fly on

Airbus Seven flight attendants told Business Insider what their favorite plane is and why. They work for airlines including America.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 29th, 2019

United extends Boeing 737 MAX flight cancellations until December 19

United Airlines Holdings said on Friday it is extending the cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights by another month until Dec. 19 as the jets remain grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in the past year......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 30th, 2019

Boeing 737 MAX to remain off United Airlines" schedule until November 3

United Airlines Holdings said on Friday the Boeing 737 MAX would stay off its flight schedule until Nov. 3, a fresh extension leading to about 2,100 cancellations in September and 2,900 in October as the jets remain grounded worldwide......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 12th, 2019

United Airlines: Miami non-stops coming to Washington Dulles hub

New flight route comes as United says it has added or announced a total of 33 new routes from its various hub airports during the past.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJul 30th, 2018

Hawaiian Airlines passengers, crew treated after pepper spray goes off - Fox News

Fox NewsHawaiian Airlines passengers, crew treated after pepper spray goes offFox NewsA dozen passengers and three flight attendants required medical attention Friday after a can of pepper s.....»»

Category: topSource: googlenewsSep 1st, 2018

United Airlines CEO: We’re finally going to fix our customer service

This week marked the final integration of United’s 2010 merger with Houston-based Continental Airlines, with flight attendants for United and Continental no longer operating as separate teams......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 4th, 2018

United Airlines and American Airlines flight attendants talk merger

Talk is heating up about a potentially historic merger of two of the nation’s largest flight attendant unions — the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA). AFA, headed by a forceful le.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 23rd, 2018

United Airlines cuts business cabin staffing, angering flight attendants

United Airlines says it is cutting staffing in its international business class cabins, a move that has angered the carrier's flight attendants. John Slater, United’s senior vice president of inflight services, wrote about the change in a memo Mond.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 8th, 2018

United Airlines flight attendants fight over staffing cuts

More than 25,000 United Airlines flight attendants say the battle is not over yet to get management at the Chicago-based carrier to reverse a decision announced Monday to cut flight attendant staffing on international flights operated on the carrier’s .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 8th, 2018

Air Wisconsin flight attendants authorize a strike

Flight attendants at Air Wisconsin on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.  Air Wisconsin is a vendor regional carrier at O’Hare Airport for Chicago-based United Airlines, operating under the United Express regional banner. The AW fl.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 8th, 2018

Union complains about United Airlines" plan for fewer attendants on international flights

The union that represents flight attendants for U.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesNov 9th, 2018