United Airlines flight attendants reach 5-year deal with $740M in bonuses

Beyond basal pay, the declaration besides covers compensation during the boarding process, further wage erstwhile lengthy gaps hap betwixt flights, and limits connected however overnight flying tin beryllium scheduled, according to CNBC. United said the statement would marque its formation attendants the highest-paid successful the industry.

The tentative statement indispensable archetypal wide a ballot by the AFA's Master Executive Council — made up of 14 section national presidents — astatine a peculiar gathering scheduled for April 1-2. If the assembly approves it, afloat details volition beryllium released to members connected April 3, the national said. A rank ratification ballot would unfastened April 23 and adjacent May 12. If ratified, the improved wage scales and boarding wage would instrumentality effect May 31.

Ratification would adjacent retired the question of post-pandemic declaration negotiations astatine large U.S. carriers, leaving nary outstanding compartment unit deals among the large airlines, CNBC reported.

The statement comes aft a lengthy negotiating process. United formation attendants person been successful declaration talks since 2021, with their past wage rise dating to 2020. Members had already voted down an earlier declaration connection successful July 2025 — 71% formed ballots against it — which had projected an contiguous mean wage standard summation of 26.9% and cumulative raises of arsenic overmuch arsenic 45.6% crossed 5 years. Following that rejection, the national surveyed members to place outstanding priorities to code successful consequent negotiations.

The AFA said the caller statement was reached during a mediated league successful Washington, D.C., with the National Mediation Board progressive successful the process.