Allegiant Announces Aircraft Base in Provo, Utah
Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced plans to establish a four-aircraft base at Provo Airport (PVU). The Las Vegas-based company will invest approximately $95 million to establish the new base of operations, creating at least 157 new, high-wage jobs. The company, which focuses on linking travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class leisure destinations, plans […]
JetBlue is calling flight attendants back to work to handle increase in travel demand
JetBlue Airways told flight attendants who took leaves of absence this spring that they would be called back to work early to handle rising travel demand, according to a company memo sent Tuesday. The move comes a day after several airline CEOs, including JetBlue’s reported that bookings are on the rise, extending to the summer. […]
Lufthansa plans 4500 new hires in 2020
Lufthansa Group is planning to make more than 4500 new hires in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2020, including 300 resulting from the Boeing 777 fleet integration at SWISS. Many of the hires — some 3000 — will be in Germany and are the result of a combination of staff replacement and job increases. About […]
All Nippon Airways adopts “hearable technology” to simplify communication between flight attendants
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has introduced a new hearable device designed to simplify communication between flight attendants. The device, called BONX Grip, combines proprietary technology with a smart application, making it possible for users to speak freely and naturally at any distance, in any environment. This is the latest in a series of moves that […]
Years after airline mergers, flight attendants are finally flying together
Some mergers take years to complete. Just ask a flight attendant. Travelers may not have noticed but in the eight years since United and Continental merged to form United Continental Holdings, the parent company of United Airlines, flight attendants from both carriers had been working separately. After a new contract, and scheduling system changes, the […]
