JetBlue increases flight attendant pay, CNBC reports

JetBlue (JBLU) intends to increase flight attendant pay next year and provide other bonuses to workers while the union representing cabin crews agreed to support the airline’s plan to acquire Spirit Airlines (SAVE), CNBC’s Leslie Josephs reports. Beginning November, flight attendants will receive 5% pay hikes, and including another 2% raise, a slate of other incentives, and previously negotiated raises, their increases in 2026 will compound to 21.5% boosts, the author says, citing a company memo.