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Washington  —  An American Airlines flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, made an emergency landing in Nebraska Monday night after the pilots could not reach the flight attendants and they heard someone outside the cockpit door, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Flight 6469 took off from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield at 6:41 p.m. local time headed to Los Angeles, but almost …

It’s a tough time for Spirit Airlines. Several weeks ago, the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in a matter of months, in a move that should’ve surprised no one (well, except the company’s management, seemingly). While Spirit kind of squandered its first Chapter 11 bankruptcy (by not actually making any structural changes), the airline is …

Spirit to Put One-Third of Flight Attendants on Leave  The New York Times Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid second bankruptcy  Yahoo Finance Spirit Airlines furloughing 1,800 flight attendants just before Christmas travel season  Fox Business Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants to cut costs in bankruptcy  CNBC Bankrupt Spirit Airlines is furloughing one-third of its flight attendants  CBS News Source link

By Aishwarya Jain and Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) -Spirit Airlines said on Monday it is preparing to furlough one-third of its flight attendants after filing for its second bankruptcy in a year, as the carrier grapples with dwindling cash and mounting losses. The low-budget airline will temporarily lay off about 1,800 flight attendants from its total strength of approximately 5,200, effective …

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants, roughly a third of its cabin crew members, to cut costs as the budget airline struggles in its second bankruptcy in less than …

In mid-August 2025, we saw Air Canada flight attendants go on strike for a period of around four days. It’s one of the messiest labor disputes that we’ve seen in the industry in a long time, given that all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights were grounded, then the government ordered flight attendants to return to work, and then …

Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract  The New York Times Flight attendants overwhelmingly vote against Air Canada wage offer  CBC 99.1% of Air Canada flight attendants vote against wage offer that union and airline agreed on, but flights will continue  Fortune US flight attendants push to be paid when planes aren’t in the air: ‘Most of our passengers have no idea’  The …

Air Canada flight attendants reject wage agreement  Reuters Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract  The New York Times Flight attendants overwhelmingly vote against Air Canada wage offer  CBC US flight attendants push to be paid when planes aren’t in the air: ‘Most of our passengers have no idea’  The Guardian Air Canada flight attendants to wrap up vote on new contract Saturday  Global …

An Air Canada plane gets a pushback from its gate at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Dorval, Quebec, on Tuesday. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP TORONTO — Air Canada said it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement early on Tuesday with the union for 10,000 flight …

TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said Tuesday it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike that disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of travelers. The union first announced the agreement early Tuesday after Air Canada and the union resumed talks late Monday for the first time …