For quite a few years now, the Big 3 US airlines and their main lobbying group, Airlines for America, have had a serious problem with the Gulf carriers. Specifically, they believe Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are receiving sizable subsidies from their respective governments….
I’ll admit, I was a little surprised when I saw that management at American Airlines had agreed to give flight attendants the $81 million a year they lost in arbitration just a week ago. This struck me almost immediately as a really solid decision…
With the help of arbitration, the flight attendants at American Airlines all have one contract. Unfortunately for them, the path this took left a considerable amount in management’s pocket.
Running a bit behind while having a great time on vacation. The flight attendants ratified their new contract with American Airlines on Sunday. The disappointing (though not surprising) part is that just over 40% of the flight attendants rejected the contract offer. The union…
A couple of recent developments appear to add complexity to AA’s push through bankruptcy: The pilots union has agreed to put AA’s latest offer out to it’s members for a vote. Because of this, the bankruptcy judge has delayed his decision until August on…