The move comes after Mark Schneider, chief executive for the last eight years, decided to step down from his roles as CEO and member of the board of directors and leave the company.
The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents more than 5,400 pilots at the flag carrier, said 98% of the pilots voted in favor of authorizing union leaders to call a strike.
Federal prosecutors charged crypto lobbyist Michelle Bond with conspiring with her romantic partner, former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to illegally fund her failed 2022 congressional bid.