United Airlines (UA) has appointed veteran flight attendant Scott Pejas as the new President of the Master Executive Council (MEC), the highest elected union position representing nearly 30,000 cabin crew at the airline.
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A flight attendant and a charter bus driver were killed after a shuttle carrying crew members from Royal Jordanian (RJ) overturned in a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, shortly after the airline’s flight from Amman landed at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) late Monday night.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released new mandatory fatigue‑management instructions for airlines.
A shocking accommodation error by British Airways (BA) left 12 of its crew members, including pilots and flight attendants, booked into a s*x-themed motel in Milan (MXP) instead of their standard hotel.
American Airlines (AA) is facing backlash over the deteriorating state of its flight crew rooms at key US hubs, including Dallas (DFW) and Los Angeles (LAX) airports.
A British Airways aircraft has been delayed for the second time this year as a result of a crew member mistakenly activating the emergency slide.
The aviation regulator proposed several improvements, including mental health screening during the medical assessments and a peer support programme, after concerns were expressed regarding the mental health of the flight crew and air traffic controllers (ATCOs).
Two cabin crew members got minor injuries when the pilots of an American Airlines flight maneuvered after getting a TCAS resolution advisory.
United Airlines was forced to divert a Newark-bound flight from Athens, Greece to Iceland because the pilots and flight attendants ‘ time out after a lengthy delay in Greece
Chaos in the Indian airline operations was seen last week as several flights got delayed due to Air India’s recruitment process. As per the news agencies report, Tata-owned Air India is on a hiring spree and therefore had scheduled interviews for Saturday (July 2).