Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   United Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United flight attendants reject tentative deal as airline offers pay hikes to win acceptance of new scheduling system

Seventy-one percent of United Airlines flight attendants voted to reject a tentative contract, reopening negotiations over proposed scheduling reforms and pay. United has offered immediate pay increases to persuade crew to accept a controversial new scheduling system while talks resume.

Also: Aviation A2Z
2026-02-08T07:06:00.918764-08:00
Antitrust   Israel   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Israeli competition authority to fine El Al NIS 121.8m (~$39m) over 'excessive' Gaza-era fares

By FlightGlobal: Israel's competition regulator is set to rule that El Al set excessive fares while holding a monopoly on flights during the Gaza conflict. El Al says it has been notified that the competition authority is considering a "financial sanction" of 121.8 million shekels ($39.2 million).

2026-02-08T07:54:32.729341-08:00
Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

flynas to launch carrier in Syria as country’s civil aviation rebuilds

By AeroTime: Saudi low-cost carrier flynas will establish a new airline in Syria, marking a step toward the gradual rebuilding of the country’s civil aviation sector.

Also: The Independent, aa.com.tr and aa.com.tr
2026-02-08T03:04:11.443930-08:00
PaxEx   Leadership   North America   ALPA   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
Bloomberg Law • Marisa Coulton

American Airlines Pilots’ Union Urges Board to Act Over Persistent Operational, Financial and Leadership Failures

By Bloomberg Law: The Allied Pilots Association, which represents more than 16,000 American Airlines pilots, sent a letter to the American Airlines board urging “decisive action” to address what it called persistent operational, financial, and leadership failures.

Also: View from the Wing, Airways Magazine, Aviation A2Z, One Mile at a Time, thebulkheadseat.com and 3 more
2026-02-06T17:14:38.674901-08:00
ATC   Europe   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airbus A320   Airlines  
Aviation24 • Bart Noëth

SAS A320 begins takeoff roll from taxiway at Brussels Airport — runway incursion investigation under way

By Aviation24: On the evening of 5 February 2026, shortly before 22:00 (UTC +1), a SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320neo, registered SE-ROM, was operating flight.

Also: AeroTime, One Mile at a Time, Aviation A2Z, Aviacionline, theaviationhub.co.uk, euroweeklynews.com, airlive.net and 3 more
2026-02-05T16:38:12.712710-08:00