Union scourge Frank Lorenzo at last tells his story in “Flying for Peanuts”

By Scott Hamilton Sept. 10, 2024, © Leeham News: Thursday is the day the touch-labor union at Boeing, the IAM 751, will vote on a new contract. The militant union is loaded for bear. Members are voting on… Read More

Pontifications: History is repeating itself

Sept. 5, 2023, © Leeham News: Decades after US airline unions were on the decline, some are making big gains in restoring wages, benefits, and strength. Pilots at American, Delta, United, and Alaska airlines (among others) won big… Read More

Pontifications: Union hypocrisy over Skywest, JSX airlines

May 16, 2023, © Leeham News: “We are also concerned about elevated emissions and increased airspace congestion. To fit into the regulatory gap it occupies, the aircraft are reconfigured to seat no more than 30 passengers, on regional… Read More

Pontifications: Some customers anticipate up to year delay in certification of A321XLR

June 13, 2022, © Leeham News: Airbus scheduled the first flight of its Xtra Long Range A321XLR Wednesday. Some customers think certification of the airplane will be delayed up to a year as Europe’s EASA and the USA’s… Read More