[ad_1] A JetBlue Airways Corp. Airbus A321 plane sits at a gate outside of Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Jetblue Airways Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 25. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images …
Read More »Delta gets closer to labor deal with pilots, union says
[ad_1] Pilots talk after exiting a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. Michael A. McCoy | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is getting closer to a labor deal with pilots, the pilots union said, marking a big improvement in a …
Read More »How airlines plan to create new generation of pilots at time of crisis
[ad_1] Andy Cross | Denver Post | Getty Images Even before the coronavirus pandemic grounded U.S. airlines in March 2020, a shortage of qualified pilots was looming. Today, even though air travel has come back much stronger and earlier than expected — and major carriers are returning to profitability — …
Read More »United Airlines gives pilots 5% raises early
[ad_1] A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lands at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California. Louis Nastro | Reuters United Airlines on Thursday said it was giving pilots 5% raises that were part of a pandemic cost-reduction agreement months ahead of schedule, citing the carrier’s return to profitability and upbeat …
Read More »Hurricane Nicole: Travel impact in Florida
[ad_1] The ocean is whipped up by Tropical Storm Nicole near Anglin’s Fishing Pier on November 09, 2022 in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Hurricane Nicole snarled Florida travel Wednesday and was set to disrupt flights on Thursday as the storm prompted at least two airports to suspend operations. …
Read More »Travel has edge over shopping this holiday season amid inflation
[ad_1] Retailers have a new threat this holiday season: wanderlust. Americans are returning to the skies, filling hotels, swarming theme parks — and they’re showing a willingness to spend more of their money on trips. That is setting up the fiercest holiday season battle for consumers’ wallets since before the Covid pandemic, with …
Read More »U.S. airlines’ pilot contract negotiations turn rocky
[ad_1] Delta Airlines pilots make their way to Terminal 4 to picket for a new contract at JFK International Airport on September 01, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. airlines are profitable again, and their pilots want a bigger cut of the industry’s recovery. …
Read More »American Airlines pilots’ union rejects new contract proposal
[ad_1] American Airlines jet parked at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. Adam Jeffery | CNBC American Airlines pilots’ union on Wednesday said its board of directors rejected a tentative agreement for a new contract, the latest in a series of setbacks in labor talks across major U.S. airlines. The …
Read More »Delta pilots vote in favor of potential strike as contract talks drag on
[ad_1] Delta pilots picket for a better contract outside of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Delta Air Lines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if contract talks between the carrier and the union don’t lead to an agreement, the labor group said Monday. A strike …
Read More »How United thinks electric planes will change flight travel decisions
[ad_1] United Airlines, the nation’s No. 3 carrier, has a contract to buy electric 30-seat planes from startup Heart Aerospace, which Heart said it plans to introduce in 2028. Heart Aerospace One of the hardest things to figure out about cutting greenhouse gas emissions has been what to do about …
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