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Unions slam ‘morally bankrupt’ Air Canada for $10m exec bonuses
/The Canadian Union of Public Employees said the move was “morally bankrupt” given the airline had received a government bailout and made many employees redundant.
Read moreCathay hires local pilots as it plots comeback
/The drive for hiring locally acquired pilots is an unconventional move for Cathay, considering they have relied heavily on foreign pilots in the past.
Read moreAmerican and Southwest extend alcohol ban
The move follows San Diego International Airport receiving a disturbing call about a crew member who was brutally beaten by a customer on a flight from Sacramento.
Read moreQatar threatens to halt Airbus deliveries over ‘paint dispute’
| 1 Comment on Qatar threatens to halt Airbus deliveries over ‘paint dispute’The airline’s CEO, Al Baker, told Bloomberg on Monday that if the problem with the aircraft does not resolve quickly, their relationship would be at serious risk.
Read morePodcast: A state-backed ‘hijack’ and the supersonic race narrows
/Host Adam Thorn and reporter Hannah Dowling discuss the global fallout of the Belarus hijacking, and what the next stages of the investigation could look like.
Read moreNorse Atlantic reaches employment agreement with US flight attendant union
Norse Atlantic Airways, Norway’s newest trans-Atlantic low-cost airline, has come to an agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) to hire over 700 flight attendants in the US, ahead of its launch later this year. The announcement comes after Norse Atlantic faced backlash in the US House of Representatives and from the Air Line
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