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To make sure they meet the demand in flyers this holiday season, Southwest and American airlines are aggressively trying to increase staffing. They have also sent notices to current employees over the past month to encourage them to work amid the bustling season where travelers are expected to pack into airports all across the country.

U.S. airlines are in trouble, and a former National Transportation Safety Board Chair is sounding the alarm.

American Airlines pilots have said no thanks to an offer from the company to boost holiday pay in an attempt to avoid staffing problems around the busiest travel periods of the year.

The carrier said the funds are a way to "recognize team members who have been and will continue to help us run a reliable operation,"

American Airlines announced Thursday that it would postpone the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its employees until Jan. 4.

Brian Hsu, 20, was charged with interference with a flight crew and assault within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the U.S. stemming from the alleged Oct. 27 assault aboard American Airlines Flight 976, according to the Justice Department.

Monday marks the fourth straight day of travel woes for American, which has been grappling with staffing shortages and bad weather.

The number of flights affected by the issues quickly climbed from 400 on Saturday to over 1,000 overnight into Sunday.

An American Airlines flight from New York City to Orange County, California, was diverted to Denver on Wednesday after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant in what the company's CEO now reportedly is calling “one of the worst displays of unruly behavior we’ve ever witnessed.”

A government watchdog said Friday that federal safety regulators routinely fail to ensure that American Airlines gets to the cause of maintenance shortcomings when they are discovered.

A crowd of current and former American Airlines employees and their supporters protested outside the carrier's headquarters on Friday over the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

As October winds down, Americans around the country are booking flights home for the holidays.

The Allied Pilots Association and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association cited a significant increase in reports to the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) about distractions in the cockpit, including discussions about the airlines' vaccine mandates.

Following a meeting with management and labor leaders, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants told members in a Monday notice that officials "exploring accommodations that would allow employees to continue to work."

Southwest and American Airlines, both based out of Texas, reportedly plan to continue requiring the vaccine for its employees despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s new ban on vaccine mandates this week.

American Airlines has warned its employees that they will be fired if they are not fully vaccinated from COVID-19 by Nov. 24, and IBM has told its workers they will face being suspended without pay if they are not fully vaccinated by Dec. 8.

Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.”

In addition to the resolution, the Allied Pilots Association plans to launch a series of informational picketing events, which are slated for Oct. 19 at Miami International Airport, Oct. 26 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD, Nov. 4 at Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport and Dec. 9 at Los Angles International Airport.

JetBlue and American Airlines pledged to forge ahead with their planned partnership at northeastern U.S. airports after the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal.

Billionaire Bill Gates’ nonprofit Breakthrough Energy has secured investments from seven corporate giants to develop clean energy technology, the organization announced on Monday.