The company also cited the threat of a strike by flight attendants as a factor in causing the deeper loss.

She refused repeated requests by flight attendants to turn off her cellphone so the plane could take off.

In other cases, mistakes by flight attendants came close to causing more injuries, the report said.

"But after the third or fourth rendition by plagiarizing flight attendants, it gets mighty tedious."

For instance, despite strike recent threats by United's mechanics, ground workers and flight attendants, the airline's operations have not been interrupted.

The pact also involves agreements on possible future lawsuits by individual flight attendants or their survivors.

Most arbitragers are wary of the attempt by the pilots, machinists and flight attendants to buy the airline.

A strike by Eastern's machinists, pilots and flight attendants that began on March 4 cost the shuttle operation thousands of daily customers.

It's anyone's guess, but here's a small sampling of books by flight attendants to enjoy in the meantime:

A strike by flight attendants at Aeroméxico, the nation's largest airline, stranded thousands of passengers today.