In August, United Airlines became the first major U.S. Previously, Alaska Airlines signaled a willingness to issue a vaccine mandate after the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) fully authorized the shots. “This means employees may no longer opt-in for regular testing and masking in lieu of getting the vaccine,” Alaska Airlines said in a memo to employees on Friday. “What we know is that the president’s actions underscore the importance of team members getting vaccinated against Covid-19 - and sooner rather than later.” American’s pilot union has estimated that about three in 10 members are not vaccinated.īecause they qualify as government contractors, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways both told their employees that they will be required to be vaccinated by December 8.
“It appears we will be impacted by these federally mandated efforts to increase vaccination rates,” the carrier wrote. The airline gave employees a heads up in a separate memo last month following Biden’s order. On Friday, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker wrote in a memo to its nearly 103,000 employees that “team members who choose to remain unvaccinated will not be able to work at American Airlines.”
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