NEWSJun 10, 2026Southwest Airlines Reopens Cockpit Jumpseat to Non-Crew Employees, Sparking Backlash From Flight AttendantsSouthwest Airlines reverses its flight attendant-only cockpit jumpseat policy, opening seats to all non-rev employees and angering cabin crew.Read More →
NEWSJun 09, 2026United Airlines Installs First Starlink Internet System on Boeing 777 Widebody FleetUnited Airlines completes its first Starlink Wi-Fi prototype installation on a Boeing 777, marking a major step in its fleetwide connectivity rollout.Read More →
NEWSJun 05, 2026United Flight Attendant's Lawsuit Raises Hard Questions About Workplace Safety in AviationA veteran United Airlines flight attendant's lawsuit alleging sexual assault and stalking by a colleague spotlights gaps in how airlines handle misconduct claims.Read More →
NEWSMay 12, 2026United's 30,000 Flight Attendants Have Just Voted Themselves into the Highest-Paid Cabin Crew in AmericaUnited Airlines flight attendants voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract on May 12, 2026, ending nearly six years without a pay raise and making United the last of the major US carriers to reach a post-pandemic labour settlement with its cabin crew. Read More →
NEWSApr 30, 2026British Airways Just Made It a Contractual Offence to Film Cabin Crew Without PermissionBritish Airways has quietly but consequentially updated the legal contract that every passenger enters when they buy a ticket with the airline, adding an explicit prohibition on photographing, filming, or live-streaming cabin crew without their express consent. Read More →
NEWSApr 24, 2026ICE Boarded a Man on the Wrong Flight to Alaska and Ignored the Crew Who Tried to Stop ThemA deeply troubling incident from May 2025 has only now come to light following a detailed investigation by The Seattle Times, one that reveals how federal immigration officers boarded a deportee onto entirely the wrong Alaska Airlines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ignored repeated warnings from flight attendants, and then compounded the error by re-detaining the man for a further 16 days after an airline captain used his own money to help him. Read More →
ROUTESApr 07, 2026Allegiant Air Shuts Down Two Crew Bases as the Airline Braces for a Major MergerAllegiant Air has confirmed it will permanently close crew bases at two U.S. airports: Bellingham International Airport (BLI) in Washington State and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) in GeorgiaRead More →
NEWSApr 02, 2026Final Flight Home for Slain American Airlines Crew Member Honored by ColleaguesA somber silence fell over the ramp at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as American Airlines flight attendants gathered to welcome one of their own home for the last time.Read More →
NEWSMar 20, 2026Severe Turbulence Jolts Sydney Bound Delta A350 Leaving Flight Crew HospitalizedEmergency responders met Delta Air Lines flight DL41 on the tarmac at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport early Friday morning after the aircraft encountered a significant and "brutal" pocket of turbulence during its final descent.Read More →
NEWSMar 04, 2026United Airlines Evacuates Crew Stranded in Middle East Conflict, Some Driven Across Saudi DesertUnited Airlines has successfully concluded a high-stakes extraction operation to repatriate the final members of its flight crews who were caught in the crossfire of the rapidly escalating conflict in the Middle East. Read More →
