Contract negotiations are far from over for U.S. airlines, as major pilot contracts set the bar high and flight attendants seek their own improvements.
Flight attendants are seeking what their fellow crewmembers in the cockpit have largely achieved—significant improvements to pay and contract provisions.
Summer 2023 has seen its fair share of challenges, including record-breaking high temperatures—something airlines may have to contend with more in the future.
A contract newly ratified by American Airlines pilots joins Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in including a competitive snap-up clause for pay rates.
American Airlines has cooperated with Google Research and Breakthrough Energy to test whether atmospheric zones likely to create contrails can be avoided.
United recently reached a deal with its pilots that provides cumulative 34.5%-40.2% increases in pay rates over four years that American's pilots seek to match.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines collectively spent $2.1 billion on maintenance in the second quarter, according to investment bank Jefferies.
