April 24, 2024 8:32 pm ET
Airline Careers
April 18, 2024 4:46 pm ET -
Pilot Shortage ‘Isn’t Real,’ ALPA Says
Following several years of record pilot hiring at U.S. airlines, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is saying that there is a surplus of commercial aviators and that the pilot shortage "isn't real." In a recent Tweet, the world's largest…
April 16, 2024 11:29 pm ET -
SkyWest to Open Austin Crew Base
SkyWest is slated to open a new crew base in Austin starting on June 1, 2024. According to sources, the base will be for Embraer E175 operations. Austin will be the carrier's third crew base in Texas, joining Dallas/Fort Worth…
April 11, 2024 7:00 am ET -
Spirit To Close Atlantic City Crew Base
In a not-so-surprising news, Spirit Airlines has announced that it will be closing its crew base at the Atlantic City airport in New Jersey later this year. The airline cites a decrease in daily departures and ongoing aircraft availability challenges.…
April 10, 2024 9:44 am ET -
ABX Air Pilots Choose Cooperation Over Confrontation
The exhibit hall at the Omni Hotel here was filled in mid-February with booths representing airlines, logistics providers, airports, truck delivery companies and technology vendors marketing their capabilities to industry peers attending the AirCargo 2024 conference. The stall with a…
April 8, 2024 8:46 am ET -
Spirit To Trim Pilot Workforce
Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit plans to furlough approximately 260 pilots later this year, according to a news release issued on Monday. The company continues to grapple with Pratt & Whitney engine issues, losing almost $184 million last quarter. Spirit says…