American Airlines offers flight attendants raises amid contract talks

American Airlines flight attendants demonstrate outside the White House in Washington, May 9, 2024.Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines CEO Robert Isom offered flight attendants immediate 17% wage increases on Wednesday as contract talks continue without a deal, bringing the prospect of a strike closer.The airline and...

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Electric air taxi maker gets key FAA signoff

Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, on Aug. 2, 2023.Carlos Barria | ReutersThe Federal Aviation Administration has granted Archer Aviation a key certification that gets the electric air taxi maker closer to eventually flying travelers, the company...

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American Airlines cuts outlook, says chief commercial officer is leaving

American Airlines passenger jets are lined up at the gates at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 10, 2024.J. David Ake | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines slashed its sales outlook on Tuesday and said its chief commercial officer, Vasu Raja will leave the company next month.American...

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Frontier Airlines CEO says passengers abuse airport wheelchair service

Frontier Airlines plane seen at Cancun International Airport. On Wednesday, December 08, 2021, in Cancun International Airport, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe 1986 Air Carrier Access Act requires airlines to provide a wheelchair to passengers with disabilities at the airport. The problem: Many travelers...

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