Pilots

Although flying for a major airline is the goal for many aspiring aviators, many pilots begin their airline careers at a regional operator.

Pilots fly all around the world and many aviators are drawn to the profession in part due to the opportunity to consistently travel.

Citing aircraft delivery delays and normalizing attrition levels as reasons for the slowdown, airlines hired just over 3,600 pilots from January through June.

Keith Rosenkranz grabs headlines when he charters an entire Delta Airbus A330 aircraft to celebrate his retirement in style.

In a memo this week, the airline told pilots that Boston was the first base outside its existing hubs opened in “quite a while.”

Spirit Airlines pilots and their union have raised concerns over the airline’s decision to issue furlough notices to pilots.

Mesa is the latest airline to reduce its pilot workforce, citing “a significant and unexpected reduction in pilot attrition levels.”

Even as hiring trends change, some carriers are still offering lucrative sign-on bonuses to new pilots with some nearing $200,000.

The Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier said in a Thursday memo that it would pause pilot new hire classes through the end of this year.

Aviation is defined by communities. It is impossible to become a pilot, spotter, or enthusiast without finding some sort of community.