Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Judge Blocks Spirit-JetBlue Merger

January 16, 2024 — Today, a federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways' purchase of Spirit Airlines after the Justice Department sued to stop the merger.

MAX 9 Aircraft FAA Action

January 6, 2024 — Last night, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced an explosive decompression on climb out from PDX.  The incident could have been worse, but Flight Attendants and Pilots of Alaska 1282 ensured all passengers and crew arrived safely back on the ground. We commend the entire crew and our union is supporting them. 

SEATTLE (January 6, 2024) — Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) President Sara Nelson, representing 50,000 Flight Attendants at 19 airlines including Alaska Airlines, released the following statement:

100,000 Flight Attendants Pushing Our Careers Forward

Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action - February 13, 2024

January 3, 2024 — Flight Attendants across the industry are fighting to raise the standards for our career. More than two-thirds of the U.S. Flight Attendants are in contract negotiations right now, including red-hot contract fights at Alaska, Air Wisconsin, United, Omni, American, Southwest, Frontier, PSA, Mesa and more. Frontier Flight Attendants are fighting a doomed business plan that will hurt operations and shift major costs to Flight Attendants.

January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January 1, 2024 - January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. We can take a stand against human trafficking by recommitting ourselves to end it on our planes. As Flight Attendants and aviation's first responders, we are uniquely positioned to identify human traffickers and assist their victims.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Save the Date: Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action

December 21, 2023 — Flight Attendants across the industry are fighting to raise the standards for our career. No matter the uniform we wear, our fight is the same. And in 2024, the world will see us fighting corporate greed together.