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1+ week, 2+ day ago (730+ words) by Gary Leff on September 5, 2026 United Airlines is threatening to fire flight attendants who pick up trips they already know they won’t be able to work, collecting the pay when those trips are taken off their schedules. The airline says…...
American Airlines Sent Delayed Passengers To A Hyatt With Ceilings Torn Open—This Is An ‘Approved Hotel’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (594+ words) by Gary Leff on September 2, 2026 American Airlines CEO Robert Isom has told employees not to spend a dollar more than necessary. While the airline is now investing broadly in its product, that hasn’t seem to trickle down to the hotels…...
Flight Attendant Union Tells Crews: Don’t Answer ICE Questions Or Help Detain Passengers [Roundup]
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (155+ words) by Gary Leff on August 31, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: “You do not have to answer questions about passengers or coworkers. If questioned about passengers or coworkers, you still have the right to remain silent. You do not…...
American Airlines Fixes A Bizarre Upgrade Glitch—You Keep The Seat, It Keeps Your Money
2+ week, 1+ day ago (623+ words) by Gary Leff on August 29, 2026 American Airlines has fixed a bizarre interaction between paid upgrades and systemwide upgrades. If a customer bought an Instant Upgrade on one part of a trip and later applied a systemwide upgrade elsewhere on the…...
Sexism At A Middle East Airline: Etihad Turned Away 2 Female Doctors During Medical Emergency [Roundup]
2+ week, 2+ day ago (256+ words) by Gary Leff on August 29, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: I identified myself and asked for the medical bag. The male cabin manager brusquely told me to go back to my seat because he was first aid trained…...
Delta Air Lines Passenger Makes Bad Choice In The Lavatory—Maintenance Reports “iPhone Is Flushed And Gone”
2+ week, 3+ day ago (448+ words) by Gary Leff on August 27, 2026 A passenger went to the lavatory and flushed an iPhone down the toilet on Delta Air Lines flight 777 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Wednesday. A maintenance message shared online reported: RECENT ELB WRITE UP…...
81% Of American Airlines Flight Attendants Fear Discipline For Going Above And Beyond For Customers—Airline Promises Fewer Meetings
2+ week, 4+ day ago (614+ words) by Gary Leff on August 27, 2026 American Airlines began grading its flight attendants this spring. Flight attendants have now graded management in return. Their union says that more than 8,200 responded, Inflight Management received an F, and the airline has already agreed…...
American Airlines Pilots Open Contract Talks A Year Early — Demanding A Seat On The Board
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (1133+ words) by Gary Leff on August 23, 2026 American Airlines pilots have formally opened negotiations for their next contract nearly a year before the current one becomes amendable. They did it by declaring that American has not sufficiently implemented the deal pilots ratified…...