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☆ Focus: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair
  + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
One industry official dubbed it the "no one wants to be a junior captain syndrome." Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for American's pilots union, said the number of pilots declining promotions has at least doubled in the past seven years. At United, bids for 978 captain vacancies, or about 50% of the vacancies posted, have gone unfilled in the past year, United pilot union data shows. A captain's pay is better, but junior pilots, currently, face greater risks of being subjected to unpredictable flying schedules, more on-call duty and assignments on short notice. A failure to substantially improve work rules was a major reason why United pilots overwhelmingly rejected a deal last year.
Persons: Phil Anderson, Anderson, Robert Mann, Mann, Dennis Tajer, Garth Thompson, Scott Kirby, would've, Greg Sumner, Sumner, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Allison Lampert, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: United Airlines, United, American Airlines, Airlines, LinkedIn, Delta Air Lines, U.S, Reuters, Indiana, Thomson Locations: Chicago, Montreal
☆ Pay to Rise as Much as 40% in Deal Reached by United and Pilots
  + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Ivan Penn | More About Ivan Penn | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“We promised our world-class pilots the industry-leading contract they deserve, and we’re pleased to have reached an agreement,” Scott Kirby, chief executive at United Airlines, wrote on the social media network LinkedIn. Union officials said the agreement was the result of four years of negotiations and represented a “landmark” deal in the airline industry as travel demand rises after the steep drop during the height of the pandemic. “The tireless dedication demonstrated by United pilots over the past several years ensured our solidarity, which was instrumental in achieving this historic agreement,” Capt. Garth Thompson, chairman of the Master Executive Council of the United Air Line Pilots Association International, said in a statement. The Air Line Pilots Association, the largest airline pilot union in the world, represents 74,000 pilots at 42 airlines in the United States and Canada, including 16,000 pilots at United Airlines.
Persons: “, we’re, ” Scott Kirby, Capt, Garth Thompson Organizations: United Airlines, LinkedIn, Union, United, United Air Line Pilots Association International, Air Line Pilots Association Locations: Chicago, North America, United States, Canada
☆ United Airlines strikes $10 billion deal with pilots for pay rises of up to 40%
  + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
United Airlines and its pilots' union have reached an agreement on pay and conditions. The deal is worth about $10 billion over its four years, the Air Line Pilots Association said. United Airlines has reached a deal with its pilots that could give them total pay rises of up to 40%. According to the union, 16,000 United pilots will be affected by the changes. Garth Thompson, of United's ALPA division, said the solidarity displayed by the airline's pilots over the four years of negotiations was "instrumental in achieving this historic agreement."
Persons: Garth Thompson, United, Scott Kirby Organizations: Airlines, Air Line Pilots Association, Morning, United Airlines, Bloomberg, United Locations: Newark, New Jersey
☆ United CEO says climate change is going to make massive delays more common
  + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Hannah Towey | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
United CEO Scott Kirby says climate change will cause even more flight delays in the future. The airline canceled thousands of flights in a six-day meltdown leading up to July 4 weekend. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby hasn't hesitated to point fingers when it comes to flight delays, from criticizing airport infrastructure to slamming the FAA for staffing shortages. Garth Thompson, a United pilot and union chair, similarly highlighted internal issues at the airline as a driving factor behind the flight delays in late June. "While Scott Kirby attempts to deflect blame on the FAA, weather and everything in between, further flight delays are a direct result of poor planning by United Airlines executives," Thompson told Insider at the time.
Persons: Scott Kirby, Kirby, Scott Kirby hasn't, Kirby —, —, United, United's, Pete Buttigieg, Garth Thompson, Thompson Organizations: United Airlines, Politico, Hurricanes, Independence, United, New, Transportation, FAA, CNN Locations: New York, Newark, New York City
☆ Flight disruptions continue on peak July Fourth travel day, with United faring the worst
  + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Flight delays and cancellations continued to mar thousands of Fourth of July travelers on Friday, with United Airlines passengers bearing the brunt of the problems. United Airlines has fared the worst with disruptions, with half of its mainline flights arriving late during that six-day period amounting to average delays of 106 minutes, according to FlightAware data. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called United out for the flight disruptions, saying the airline's disruptions were "elevated but moving in the right direction." United said late Thursday that it expected cancellations and delays to continue to improve into the holiday weekend. "It led to massive delays, cancellations, diversions, as well as crews and aircraft out of position," Kirby wrote in a staff note, which was seen by CNBC.
Persons: Pete Buttigieg, United, schedulers, Ken Diaz, Garth Thompson, Scott Kirby, Monday, Kirby, Joanna Geraghty Organizations: JFK International, Airlines, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation, United Airlines, O'Hare, U.S, JetBlue Airways, Transportation, Association of Flight, Air Line Pilots Association, United, FAA, Newark Liberty International, New, CNBC, JetBlue Locations: New York City, Canada, East, Chicago , Illinois, U.S, New York, United, New Jersey
☆ Analysis: With U.S. labor tight, union workers make bolder contract demands
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Lisa Baertlein Bianca Flowers | Lisa Baertlein | Bianca Flowers | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Union workers missed out on a frenzy of wage increases by employers desperate for workers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Low unemployment makes it easier for union workers to stand firm during negotiations. Union workers also want more affordable healthcare, paid sick time and more-flexible scheduling for greater work-life balance. Some workers said the base wage increase was insufficient and balked at higher out-of-pocket medical costs. Late last year, U.S. freight railroad workers rejected a five-year contract that included a 24% wage increase, citing lack of paid sick leave.
Persons: Diane Swonk, Erin McLaughlin, Willie Adams, Sam Johnson, Johnson, Joe Biden, Todd Vachon, Garth Thompson, Lisa Baertlein, Bianca Flowers, Rajesh Kumar Singh, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Workers, Spirit, Deere & Co, Reuters, KPMG, Conference Board, Conference, . West, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Caterpillar, Congress, Unions, Union, CNH, Deere, Midwest, Rutgers, United Parcel Service, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Auto Workers, Detroit automakers, General Motors, Ford, FedEx, American Airlines, Pilots, United, United Airlines, Thomson Locations: U.S, . West Coast, Wichita , Kansas, Decatur , Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, West, Los Angeles, Chicago
☆ Flight attendants and pilots are anxiously gearing up for a potentially record-breaking summer of travel
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
"It's just a really precarious time of year for airline employees," Anthony Cataldo, a flight attendant for American Airlines with 33 years' experience, told Insider. Such predictions have left some airline workers anxious about carrying the industry through what could be a record-breaking travel season, four mainline pilots and flight attendants told Insider. Compared to last summer, airline staffing levels have largely improved, with Delta and United hiring thousands of new employees this year. The Southwest and American Airlines pilot unions both voted to authorize a strike this month. Air traffic control remains understaffedAs of April, the crowded airspace around New York City had 129 certified air traffic controllers — just over half of the staffing target of 226 — with 67 air traffic controllers in training, according to aviation firm Rinaldi Consultants.
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