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.

Some regional carriers are working to ‘build up some momentum’ as pilot hiring trends continue to shift at U.S. airlines.

This additional funding is part of the FAA’s Aviation Workforce Development Grants program, which provides support to aviation-related education institutions.

The new base announcement comes just weeks after the carrier said it plans to close its domicile in Atlantic City, N.J. later this year.

According to a Reuters report over the weekend, Southwest plans to offer its pilots reduced hours as it continues to wait on delayed aircraft deliveries.

AirlineGeeks’ first white paper analyzes pilot-to-aircraft ratios, the pilot population, and passenger airline unit economics to explain why hiring is slowing.

Captain Rosenkranz returned to LA, where he commanded a specially chartered Airbus A330-900neo for his final flight at Delta.