August 27, 2020 7:01 am ET
August 3, 2020 2:36 am ET -
Frontier, Spirit Send Furlough Notices to Employees
Frontier Airlines warned 35% of its flight attendants and pilots that they are at risk of being furloughed during the first two weeks of October. In a letter sent to employees and obtained by AirlineGeeks, Frontier’s Vice President of Human…
July 26, 2020 2:22 pm ET -
Southwest Airlines Will Not Furlough Workers On Oct. 1
Southwest Airlines has announced it will not furlough or lay off any workers on Oct. 1, the first day it is allowed to per its CARES Act terms. Company CEO Gary Kelly made the announcement on Friday in a letter…
July 15, 2020 8:12 pm ET -
American Airlines Announces Furlough Notices
American Airlines became the most recent carrier to send Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letters to its employees. These letters indicate that potential layoffs or furloughs are possible in the near future as air travel demand continues to suffer…
July 1, 2020 4:42 pm ET -
JetBlue Will Not Furlough Pilots Until 2021, Delta Announces Furloughs…
JetBlue’s Air Line Pilots Association Master Executive Council (MEC), a union that represents JetBlue’s pilots, has voted to approve a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with JetBlue that prevents JetBlue pilots from involuntary furloughs until May 1, 2021, per an internal…
June 4, 2020 11:46 am ET -
Opinion: Pilot and Technician Career Outlook Post-Pandemic Still Promising
Once again, airlines across the globe are facing stiff headwinds, this time due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Travel bans and general health fears have driven customers away forcing airlines to reinvent themselves to keep the lights on. Government stimulus…