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Kenya Air to cut flights amid pilot-hiring tussle

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc said it will cut flights in the next few weeks because cancellations, resulting from a shortage of pilots, cost the carrier an estimated $50 million annually. The airline has 435 pilots but requires 497, Director of Operations Paul Njoroge said in a letter to the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa), a copy of which Bloomberg has ...

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British Airways pilot strike holds firm as its union calls for talks

Bloomberg British Airways pilots forced the cancellation of almost all flights on the second day of a strike on Tuesday as their union called on management to make new pay proposals to resolve the dispute. The unit of IAG SA — which says the walkout is costing it about $49 million a day — scrubbed more than 1,600 departures and ...

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Climate change to affect US retail worker pay: Fed

Bloomberg Climate change may lead to large swings in the incomes of US retail workers, according to a new study published by the Federal Reserve. In the analysis published this month, Fed economist Brigitte Roth Tran suggested that income inequality could increase as retail employees whose pay or hours are tied to sales find their work affected by more volatile ...

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