PSA Airlines and its flight attendants have reached a tentative three-year labor agreement that, if enacted, will provide an immediate 10% wage increase.
Other benefits folded into the deal include retro pay, additional wage scale raises, scheduling improvements, increased flexibility, and pay for boarding that will add 15% to 16% to compensation on average, according to the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.
Over the life of the contract, PSA flight attendants will see a 30% to 50% increase in compensation.
The provisional agreement will be sent out to flight attendants for a ratification vote, the union said. The vote closes on March 6.
“PSA flight attendants save lives every day and serve as the face of American Eagle in ever increasingly difficult conditions,” Lee Wilkes, president of the AFA master executive council at PSA, said in a news release. “This tentative agreement starts to recognize what we do every single flight to get people to their destination safely… We look forward to locking this in and pushing forward on our careers with more in our pockets and more of our time reflected in our paychecks.”
The two sides have been negotiating since 2023, when the flight attendants’ previous contract became amendable.
PSA Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group. It operates regional flights for American under the American Eagle brand.
In a statement, AFA International President Sara Nelson specifically thanked American CEO Robert Isom and noted “his direct engagement to make this agreement possible.”
Isom has faced growing criticism from the carrier’s mainline working groups, specifically pilots and flight attendants, over lackluster earnings results reported in January. The CEO and other executives have said that long-term investments in American’s product, fleet, and network will begin paying off in 2026, with higher earnings per share expected.
