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An Air Canada flight attendant of over 20 years says she's never seen employee morale this low — even after 9/11 and the peak of the pandemic
"It just feels like we're being set up to fail at every turn," an Air Canada flight attendant of ov…
Hannah Towey
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Boeing workers are willing to strike to get a 40% pay rise, union leader says
Jon Holden of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers told Bloomberg that…
George Glover
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A woman flew from Seattle to Raleigh-Durham to find her dog that escaped after Alaska Airlines failed to put him on the plane
Staff failed to put a dog on an Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle due to a "misstep." The pet later…
Grace Dean
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Union calls on 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff to strike at Germany's airports, adding to Europe's travel chaos
The union representing 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff demands higher wages to counter inflation, and…
Huileng Tan
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Air Canada employee describes what it's like to work at the Toronto airport amid mass flight delays and cancellations: 'It's a mess on all sides'
"Everybody's overworked," the employee told Insider, adding that some workers are on the verge of q…
Hannah Towey
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Workers who build Boeing 737s will stop for a day to take lessons on quality control
Boeing said it will have its first "quality stand down" on Thursday as workers pause 737 production…
Pete Syme
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4 South Korean airlines will give emergency exit seats to uniformed workers in a new scheme after a passenger opened a door 700 feet in the air
An Asiana Airlines passenger made headlines in May when he opened the plane's emergency exit about …
Pete Syme
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Companies vowed to hire more workers without college degrees. But a study says they're not following through.
Bank of America and Lockheed Martin removed degree requirements from job listings, but didn't chang…
Geoff Weiss
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Japan Airlines collision shows why we can't be complacent about near-misses in the US
The fiery Japan Airlines crash shows why it's important not to be complacent about airline safety.
Paul Squire
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A major labor union said the rise in unruly airline passengers is 'deeply concerning' — after 2 fights days apart on the same Ryanair route
Unite, one of the UK's two largest labor unions, has raised concerns with airlines and airports aft…
Pete Syme
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Luggage was left in rooms for weeks after an airline sacked thousands of workers, whistleblower says
A former Qantas employee told Australia's Nine network that planes have been damaged and morale amo…
Kate Duffy
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We now have more details on what happened with the Alaska Airlines door plug and how Boeing plans to address quality issues
Two reports say Boeing used two record-keeping logs to track actions taken during assembly of its 7…
Taylor Rains
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Spanish police arrest airport workers suspected of stealing over $2 million from travelers' suitcases
Police arrested 14 people suspected of stealing $2.1 million worth of items from travelers' luggage…
Monica Humphries
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Some Southwest ground workers developed frostbite and worked 16-hour shifts amid the airline's holiday meltdown, union says
The airline required ramp agents in Denver to work mandatory overtime shifts amid extremely low tem…
Hannah Towey
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Southwest will give flight attendants travel rewards to avoid staffing shortages during peak holiday travel
Flight attendants across the aviation industry previously told Insider they've considered quitting …
Allana Akhtar
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Delta's 'juniority benefit' is saving the airline loads of cash after many of its higher-paid workers took buyouts in 2020, bucking the recent trend of companies paying more
Median compensation at Delta is lower than before the pandemic, unlike United and American who have…
Dominick Reuter
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An airline worker texted a passenger as she waited to board her flight after looking up her number in the company system, then told her to 'block me' if she didn't like it
Hannah Smethurst was worried about her safety when an airline worker sent WhatsApp messages as she …
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Half the workers of Russia's biggest airline may be forced to join the army by Vladimir Putin, report says
Employees of Russian airlines have received conscription notes following Putin's troop mobilization…
Sam Tabahriti
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London Heathrow Airport boss says airlines are the ones to blame for travel chaos because they slashed baggage-handling jobs and underpay workers
Over half of ground handlers across Europe have left the industry since the pandemic started, wrote…
Huileng Tan
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An American Airlines passenger is facing charges after an chaotic meltdown before takeoff, according to a wild police report
The American Airlines passenger is accused of attacking a manager, leaving her with "permanent" sca…