Pilots

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) – which represents over 77,000 pilots in North America – plans to pay back $50 million in member dues this year.

American is the latest U.S. carrier to detail slashed 2024 pilot hiring plans. The Fort Worth-based airline is slated to reduce hiring by roughly 40% in 2024.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is saying that there is a surplus of commercial aviators and that the pilot shortage “isn’t real.”

The pilots union at ABX Air is taking a novel approach toward labor relations by promoting the company at industry trade shows.

Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit plans to furlough approximately 260 pilots later this year, according to a news release.

After years of aggressive growth, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has corroborated messaging that pilot hiring is slowing.

UPS is looking to hire more than 300 pilots to support an anticipated increase in air cargo demand following a new Postal Service contract.

Amid delivery delays from Boeing, the notable Chicago-based Star Alliance carrier announced its offer of unpaid leave to its pilots.

The board of the FedEx pilots’ union has elected its third chairman in eight months as the group tries to overcome internal divisions.

David Harris, the first African American pilot to fly a commercial airliner for a major U.S. carrier, died Saturday at the age of 89.