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How airlines plan to create a new generation of pilots amid fears of decade-long cockpit crisis
Andy Cross | Denver Post | Getty Images Even before the coronavirus pandemic grounded U.S. airlines in March 2020, a shortage of qualified pilots was looming. Today, even though air travel has come back much stronger and earlier than expected — and major carriers are returning to profitability — the struggle to maintain enough cockpit […]
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United gives pilots 5% raises early, citing return to profitability
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lands at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California. Louis Nastro | Reuters United Airlines on Thursday said it was giving pilots 5% raises that were part of a pandemic cost-reduction agreement months ahead of schedule, citing the carrier’s return to profitability and upbeat outlook. United is offering the raises […]
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Boeing’s aircraft deliveries slipped in October on 737 fuselage flaw
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington. Matt Mcknight | Reuters Boeing‘s aircraft deliveries in October fell from a month earlier after a fuselage flaw in its bestselling 737 Maxes delayed handovers of new planes. Boeing delivered […]
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United Airlines opens a new grab-and-go lounge in Denver for time-crunched travelers
United’s new, small-format lounge at Denver International Airport. Source: United Airlines United Airlines is opening a new kind of lounge at Denver International Airport, and it’s not designed for travelers to linger. The Chicago-based airline is launching the new club concept as travel demand recovers, and airlines return to profitability in part thanks to customers […]
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It’s vacations vs. shopping this holiday season, and travel has the edge
Retailers have a new threat this holiday season: wanderlust. Americans are returning to the skies, filling hotels, swarming theme parks — and they’re showing a willingness to spend more of their money on trips. That is setting up the fiercest holiday season battle for consumers’ wallets since before the Covid pandemic, with persistent inflation already straining household budgets […]
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The most significant U.S. airways are negotiating pilot contracts, and talks are turning rocky
Delta Airways pilots make their way to Terminal 4 to picket for a new agreement at JFK Intercontinental Airport on September 01, 2022 in New York Town. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Photographs U.S. airways are rewarding again, and their pilots want a bigger slice of the industry’s recovery. The greatest airlines in the state […]
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American Airlines pilots’ union rejects new contract proposal
American Airlines jet parked at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. Adam Jeffery | CNBC American Airlines pilots’ union on Wednesday said its board of directors rejected a tentative agreement for a new contract, the latest in a series of setbacks in labor talks across major U.S. airlines. The Allied Pilots Association, which represents roughly […]
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United pilots reject contract deal that ‘fell short’
United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines pilots “overwhelmingly” rejected a tentative agreement that would have given pilots raises of nearly 17%, their union said Tuesday, the latest setback in rocky labor talks between unions and airlines. The tentative agreement “fell short of the industry-leading contract United pilots […]
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Delta pilots vote in favor of potential strike as contract talks drag on
Delta pilots picket for a better contract outside of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Delta Air Lines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if contract talks between the carrier and the union don’t lead to an agreement, the labor group said Monday. A strike wouldn’t be immediate and it would […]
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Jim Cramer says he likes these 3 travel stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday recommended three stocks investors should add to their portfolios to take advantage of hot travel demand. Here are his picks: Cramer named travel as one of five recession-resistant market leaders that are emerging, while tech stocks have been hammered during earnings season. Part of the reason tech companies have suffered […]
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