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2024-07-26T13:26:02.551762-07:00

American Airlines Flight Attendants Secure Up to 33% Pay Rise, $25k Retro Pay

American Airlines flight attendants have reached a tentative five-year agreement, securing up to 33% pay raises and over $25,000 in retroactive pay. The agreement includes $4.2 billion in pay and benefits increases.

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Irish Times

Ryanair Struggles with Soft Demand for Q4 Seats Only 34% of September seats and less than 20% of October seats have been sold, indicating significant consumer reluctance and challenging market conditions for Ryanair.

2024-07-26T22:09:22.046113-07:00

Ryanair Struggles with Soft Demand for Q4 Seats

AeroTime

Seven Airlines Feature 2024 Paris Olympic Liveries to Fly Athletes Seven airlines have been selected to transport their nations' top athletes, each showcasing specially designed liveries for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The liveries underscore the carriers’ national pride and competitive spirit for the upcoming global event.

2024-07-26T20:00:37.747223-07:00

Seven Airlines Feature 2024 Paris Olympic Liveries to Fly Athletes

Hindustan Times

DGCA Urges Airlines to Address Pilot Fatigue for Safety Post-pandemic challenges have exacerbated work-life balance issues for pilots, particularly in low-fare airlines, heightening concerns over passenger safety.

2024-07-26T19:38:10.490745-07:00

DGCA Urges Airlines to Address Pilot Fatigue for Safety

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

American Airlines Flight Attendants Secure Up to 33% Pay Rise, $25k Retro Pay American Airlines flight attendants have reached a tentative five-year agreement, securing up to 33% pay raises and over $25,000 in retroactive pay. The agreement includes $4.2 billion in pay and benefits increases.

2024-07-26T13:26:02.551762-07:00

American Airlines Flight Attendants Secure Up to 33% Pay Rise, $25k Retro Pay

Associated Press

8,000 Airline Catering Workers Poised to Strike Amid Pay Dispute More than 8,000 airline catering workers employed by Gategourmet may strike next week over unmet demands for pay raises and better health insurance, potentially disrupting summer travel further, which has already been affected by a recent technology outage.

2024-07-26T11:09:41.758837-07:00

8,000 Airline Catering Workers Poised to Strike Amid Pay Dispute

Aviation Source

Lufthansa A380 Hydraulic Issue Forces Munich-JFK Flight U-Turn A Lufthansa Airbus A380 flight from Munich to New York had to turn back due to hydraulic problems on July 25, 2024, resuming operations a day later.

2024-07-26T10:51:58.422798-07:00

Lufthansa A380 Hydraulic Issue Forces Munich-JFK Flight U-Turn

The Points Guy

Southwest Airlines Ends 50-Year Open Seating Policy Amid Financial Pressures Facing investor demands to improve financial performance, Southwest Airlines has decided to end its long-standing open-seating policy, a hallmark of its brand identity for five decades.

2024-07-26T10:37:42.765775-07:00

Southwest Airlines Ends 50-Year Open Seating Policy Amid Financial Pressures

Aviation Source

Air Tahiti Orders Four ATR 72-600s and Renews Maintenance Agreement Air Tahiti has placed an order for four ATR 72-600 aircraft and renewed their eight-year Global Maintenance Agreement at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow. The aircraft will support their strategic fleet expansion.

2024-07-26T10:36:48.048488-07:00

Air Tahiti Orders Four ATR 72-600s and Renews Maintenance Agreement