How American Airlines Is Cracking Down On Flight Attendants Who Sell Their Job Duties - View from the Wing

American Airlines flight attendants have been selling their seniority to more junior crewmembers for cash. They book trips that they do not intend to take - more desirable trips than what the junior cabin crew could secure on their own - and then they 'trip trade'. Flight attendants who do this at American Airlines - mostly legacy US Airways crew - are known informally as "The Cartel." I shared the note that the flight attendants union sent out, highlighting the practice. A...