Labor Landscape A continued shortage of air traffic controllers may cause delays and long lines at airports nationwide as more than 7 million Americans begin their Christmas vacation journeys, according to Robert Strauss, a professor […]

Dallas, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An unruly airplane passenger was pinned down and duct-taped to his seat after he attacked a flight crew member and tried to open one of the exit doors. According to a […]

Santa Ana, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Wednesday, prosecutors said a California man was arrested after attacking a flight attendant and trying to strangle them mid-flight. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The family of an Austin city employee killed in an accident at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is suing a ground services company for “gross negligence.” On Oct. 31, Austin aviation department […]

Miami, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines manager was hospitalized with permanent damage after she was attacked by a passenger who was being deplaned. Officials in Miami said the passenger, Bruno Luke Machiavelo, 29, from […]

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The National Transportation Safety Board said it is looking into what have caused the turbulence that sent four crew members and several passengers to the hospital on August 28. The Delta […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A provision of one of the Aviation Reauthorization bills pending in Congress would provide flight attendants with training to protect themselves from attacks. While attacks on flight attendants have increased since […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines employee killed on the job in Austin earlier this year was killed by poor maintenance, not suicide, a new report has found. On April 20, Michael Ingraham, was […]