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Flight attendants protest at O’Hare and Midway, Lightfoot defends Invest South/West plan and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Southwest Airlines flight attendants are picketing today

Southwest Airlines flight attendants picketed Tuesday and at 10 airports airports across the country as contract negotiations stalled following a difficult summer for the air travel industry.

Tribune News Service

Flight attendants protest at Midway, O’Hare

Nearly 200 Southwest Airlines employees lined Cicero Avenue, holding signs and chanting. Flight attendants at United Airlines also protested at O’Hare Airport.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Hurricane Ian nears Florida: Airlines issue warnings for Brits ahead of 'storm of a lifetime'

Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Jet Blue and Spirt Airlines have all issued weather waivers while Disney World has plans to evacuate some guests

Daily Mirror

Southwest Airlines President Mike Van De Ven stepping down at end of 2022

Southwest Airlines’ No. 2 executive is stepping down at the end of the year and giving up his role as president and chief operating officer.

Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines passenger accused of ‘jamming seatback into woman’s head’ on flight

Saarah Sareshwala was asleep when the incident happened

The Independent UK

Southwest Airlines pilots seek federal intervention in stalled contract talks

Pilots at Southwest Airlines are asking the federal government for help in settling stalled contract negotiations with the Dallas-based air carrier, saying the two sides have “not made significant progress” in more than two years of talks.

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Southwest Airlines tries again for contract with aircraft cleaners including bigger raises

Southwest Airlines came to a contract deal with the 170-member union that represents workers that clean airplanes, after the workers overwhelmingly rejected a contract this summer.

Tribune News Service

Airline pilot threatens to halt plane take off after passenger AirDrops nude pictures

Passengers on board the Southwest Airlines flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico were sent explicit photographs of a man's genitals on their iPhones

Daily Mirror

Airlines put meal, hotel voucher rules in writing after pressure from DC

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and several of the nation’s other top carriers are spelling out their policies on giving meal and hotel vouchers to passengers stranded by airline-caused delays and cancellations after regulators threatened tougher rules following a summer of travel turmoil.

Tribune News Service

Pilot threatens to turn plane around after passenger AirDrops nudes

‘Whatever that AirDrop thing is, quit sending naked pictures, and let’s get yourselves to Cabo’

The Independent UK

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Benzinga

Southwest flight attendant suffers back injury from hard landing

‘Firm landing’ causes fractured vertebrae for cabin crew member in jump seat

The Independent UK

Southwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back during a hard landing last month in California

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The Independent UK

Mother and daughter pilot team take first flight together

‘You have this little baby in your arms and, in a blink of an eye, she’s sitting on the flight deck next to you’

Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines flight attendants ask for federal mediation for stalled contract

The union representing flight attendants at Southwest Airlines has asked federal mediators to step in and help with stalled contract talks after more than three years of negotiations.

Tribune News Service

Spirit Airlines ends proposed deal with Frontier, paves way for possible JetBlue takeover

Spirit Airlines has ended its proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, clearing a path for JetBlue Airways to take over the South Florida-based discount carrier.

The Independent UK

Whistleblowers hit Southwest, FAA for lax safety practices

Federal officials say Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have resisted some investigations into accidents and other incidents, and have pushed to close the matters quickly

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Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines stonewalled FAA safety investigations, whistleblowers say

Federal investigators said Wednesday that Dallas-based Southwest Airlines stonewalled FAA investigations and pushed to close inquiries quickly even though it and union officials resisted handing over information.

Los Angeles Times

COVID outbreaks hit TSA, American and Southwest airlines at LAX

COVID-19 outbreaks have hit Los Angeles International Airport with at least 400 confirmed cases among Transportation Security Administration staff and workers at American and Southwest airlines, according to county health officials.

The Independent UK

Woman shot after opening fire at Dallas airport is former bank robbery suspect, police say

The suspect was engaged by police after she took out a weapon and fired “at ceiling”

Tribune News Service

Who is to blame for the summer of flight delays and cancellations?

It's been called the summer of "revenge travel" — a time when Americans who stayed home for the last two years because of the pandemic splurge to book their dream vacations to make up for lost time.

Benzinga

What United Airlines Earnings Will Tell Us About Summer Travel Chaos

Strong demand for flights coupled with a reduction in the number of flights will be a key storyline when United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL) reports quarterly earnings after market close Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines flight attendants plan to picket as labor strife heats up

Southwest Airlines flight attendants say they plan to picket against the company in September at a handful of airports across the country, echoing ongoing frustrations from pilots, ramp workers and customer service workers about working conditions.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Southwest Airlines flight attendant wins $5.3 million lawsuit over abortion activism

A North Texas jury awarded a former Southwest Airlines flight attendant $5.3 million after she was fired for sending anti-abortion messages to her union’s president.

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