Tag: flight attendants

Southwest Airlines carried out its first planned redeye flights in February (photo: Southwest Airlines).

Southwest Airlines to open a new Crew Base in Austin, Texas

Southwest Airlines announced today that a new Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants will open in March 2026 in Austin, Texas, creating more than 2,000 new jobs based at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and positioning the airline for continued growth in Central Texas. Most Employ...

Vietjet partners with Airways Aviation to train EASA-certified pilots

Vietjet and global aviation education provider Airways Aviation have announced a strategic partnership to train the next generation of aviation professionals. The partnership will enhance its readiness for further global network expansion and meet rising travel demand. The airline has actively...

Air Canada and CUPE head to mediation over outstanding issue

Air Canada's 10,000 flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Air Canada component (CUPE), voted on the tentative agreement reached on August 19, 2025. This agreement was achieved without concessions from the union and included improvements to wages, pensions and b...

Air Canada flight attendants protest working conditions

Air Canada flight attendants are set to hold coordinated demonstrations at major airports across the country on Monday, as part of an effort to draw public attention to what they say are unacceptable working conditions. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will gather at Montr...

United and Association of Flight Attendants reach agreement

United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA announced an agreement that will provide increased wages and many other improvements for United's 28,000 flight attendants if ratified. Final contract language will be concluded in the coming days. The agreement is then subject to appro...

Ryanair signs 5-year deal with Enilive for access to up to 100,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel

Ryanair tells Spanish cabin crew to repay pay rises after court ruling

Ryanair has instructed dozens of cabin crew in Spain to return salary increases of up to €3,000 (£2,525) following a court decision that annulled a wage deal the airline had signed with one of the country’s unions. The rises, agreed last year with the CCOO union, applied to all Ryanair fligh...

Alaska Airlines flight attendants vote YES on new contract

Alaska Airlines' more than 6,900 flight attendants, who are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), have ratified a new three-year contract. The agreement includes significant improvements including increased pay (including boarding and a ratification payment), greater flexibil...

Flight attendants reach agreement in principle with Sun Country Airlines

An agreement in principle has been reached for a new tentative contract between Teamsters Local 120 and ultra low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines, protecting more than 700 flight attendants. Chris Griswold, Teamsters Airline division director said: "Congratulations to Sun Country Teamsters for ...

Air Canada flight attendants fight back against unpaid work

From December 13th to 15th a brand new interactive pop-up in Old Montreal "will show how bad flying could get for passengers and how bad things already are for flight attendants". The Unfair Canada parody experience shows an exaggerated look at the airline’s corporate greed with a set of “new...

American Airlines flight attendants ratify new agreement

American Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), today ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The contract will deliver significant and immediate improvements in compensation, benefits and quality-of-life provisions. Robert ...

Hong Kong Airlines recruits flight attendants outside Hong Kong

Hong Kong Airlines is proactively recruiting flight attendants through large-scale recruitment events organised in various regions, drawing interest from thousands of job seekers eager to embark on a career in the aviation sector. Last year, Hong Kong Airlines launched its first recruitment in th...

New tentative agreement rejected by Air Transat flight attendants

CUPE's Air Transat Component has announced that its 2,100 flight attendant members have rejected the tentative agreement reached on January 7. At the end of a five-session general assembly process followed by a 10-day voting period, 81.9% of them voted no, with 88.7% participating in the vote. ...

CUPE and Air Transat reach a tentative agreement

On Sunday evening, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) concluded another tentative agreement aimed at renewing the collective agreement for the company's 2,100 flight attendants. General meetings of the members will be held in the next few days to reveal its content and submit it to their...

Southwest Airlines flight attendants to vote on new contract

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today a Tentative Agreement with the Transport Workers Union Local 556 for the airline’s nearly 19,000 Flight Attendants. “Southwest’s Flight Attendants uphold our commitments to Safety and Hospitality by providing Customers with a safe journey and making th...

Teamster Flight Attendants Vote Down Sun Country Tentative Agreement

Flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines who are represented by Teamsters Local 120 have voted overwhelmingly to reject their latest collective bargaining agreement with the carrier. "Earlier this year, Sun Country told investors and shareholders that it grew year-over-year revenue by 43.6 perce...

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