cabin crew

American is offering an immediate 17% pay increase to its over 28,000 flight attendants as contract talks continue to heat up.

The world’s longest-serving flight attendant Bette Nash has passed away after a battle with cancer, American Airlines confirmed on Saturday.

Virgin Atlantic has been taken to court by a group of cabin crew members who were issued redundancy notices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flight attendants at start-up carrier Breeze Airways have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the AFA announced on Tuesday.

easyJet, British low-cost carrier, has launched a recruitment campaign featuring individuals from diverse backgrounds. The campaign aims to prove that anyone with the right skills can excel as a cabin crew member regardless of their previous career. This initiative comes as easyJet plans to hire over 1,000 new cabin crew members this year. The campaign’s […]

The Biden Administration is implementing 10-hour rest periods for U.S.-based cabin crew, in line with legislation passed by congress four years ago. This raises the rest period from 8 hours and brings flight attendant rest in line with that of flight deck crew. Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Billy Nolen said on Tuesday “I can […]

Mexico’s VivaAerobus will be rolling out new uniforms for all its flight attendants this coming week. The new uniform for the low-cost carrier also includes new appearance standards for its customer-facing employees like gate agents and flight attendants that allow for greater gender expression and personal style. According to sources working for the airline, the […]

Mexico’s VivaAerobus will be rolling out new uniforms for all its flight attendants this coming week. The new uniform for the low-cost carrier also includes new appearance standards for its customer-facing employees like gate agents and flight attendants that allow for greater gender expression and personal style. According to sources working for the airline, the […]

Panama-based Copa Airlines has boasted one of the world’s best hubs for connections, being such a convenient springboard to major cities and destinations across Latin America. At Copa’s home base (PTY), or ‘Hub of the Americas’, bags are checked directly to their final destination and travelers simply walk to their next flight without needing to […]

American Airlines announced Tuesday morning that it will cut 19,000 jobs on Oct. 1 when federal subsidies from the CARES Act run out. Per the money it received, the airline was not allowed to involuntarily cut any staff through Sept. 30. Cuts in October will include about 17,500 flight attendants, pilots and mechanics in addition […]