Sara Nelson on What’s Ahead for Airline Labor

What’s Ahead for Airline Labor

Sara NelsonInternational President, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Moderated by Sarah Kopit, Editor-in-Chief, Skift

THE TAKEAWAY

Airlines face a new labor-cost challenge as pressure shifts from major wage increases at mainline carriers toward closing compensation gaps at regional airlines. Nelson expects future increases to be more moderate, but she argued that regional pay disparities and irregular bargaining cycles remain unresolved as airlines confront a tougher cost environment.