The New York Times – Travel:
The carrier has become the country’s most profitable by catering to affluent travelers, but it is facing stiffer competition from United.
Category: Flight Attendants
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Pilots and Flight Attendants Criticize American Airlines’ Performance
The New York Times – Travel:
The unions representing pilots and flight attendants have in recent days publicly criticized American for falling behind Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.
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Spirit to Put One-Third of Flight Attendants on Leave
The New York Times – Travel:
The budget airline said it would furlough hundreds of employee as it waded through its second bankruptcy in a year.
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Unruly Passenger Aboard Frontier Flight Bashes Window and Is Subdued
The New York Times – Travel:
The man broke the window’s inner pane and plastic frame before being subdued on a Frontier Airlines flight on Tuesday. The F.B.I. is investigating.
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How Flight Attendants Fought Back Against Sexism in the Airline Industry
The New York Times – Travel:
Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32. A key figure in a landmark lawsuit looks back at a not-so-golden era.
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Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots Union
The New York Times – Travel:
The new contract would provide raises and better benefits, following similar deals at other big airlines.
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Bobbi Storm, Gospel Grammy Nominee, Is Nearly Kicked Off Flight for Singing
The New York Times – Travel:
In a widely shared video, a Delta flight attendant told the gospel singer Bobbi Storm that she would be removed if she would not listen to his instructions to be quiet.
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Mother Flying With Daughter Sues Southwest After Being Accused of Trafficking
The New York Times – Travel:
An airline passenger said she and her daughter were racially profiled in 2021 while aboard a flight to Denver for a relative’s funeral.
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United Airlines Struggles to Resolve Flight Disruptions
The New York Times – Travel:
The airline has had to cancel and delay more flights than other carriers after storms and other problems disrupted air travel around the country this week.