July 1, 2024 5:33 pm ET
Cabin Crew
May 25, 2024 12:07 pm ET -
World’s Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Passes Away
The world's longest-serving flight attendant Bette Nash has passed away after a battle with cancer, American Airlines confirmed on Saturday. Nash started her career as a so-called "stewardess" for Eastern Air Lines in 1957, eventually ending up at American through a…
May 21, 2024 10:15 am ET -
Virgin Atlantic Cabin Crew Sue Airline for Unfair Dismissal
Virgin Atlantic has been taken to court by a group of cabin crew members who were issued redundancy notices. The former cabin crew members claim that the airline used COVID-19 redundancies to target older employees for dismissal. Dismissal on Grounds…
May 8, 2024 2:04 am ET -
Breeze Flight Attendants Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
Flight attendants at start-up carrier Breeze have voted overwhelmingly to unionize. The National Mediation Board (NMB) certified the election results on Tuesday, confirming that 76.3% of the airline's flight attendants supported joining the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA). This decision…
April 24, 2024 8:32 pm ET -
Southwest’s Flight Attendants Vote in Favor of Sweeping New Contract
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 556 at Southwest ratified a new four-year contract after its flight attendants voted in favor of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). As a result, the Dallas-based carrier is the first major airline…
March 23, 2024 8:31 pm ET -
Allegiant Secures New Tentative Agreement For Flight Attendants
Allegiant recently reached a new tentative agreement (TA) with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) chapter 577 which represents the flight attendants who work for the Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost carrier. This new agreement is for the successor of the respective parties'…