February 14, 2025 1:19 pm ET
Pilots
January 30, 2025 1:58 pm ET -
Former Army Helicopter Pilot’s Son First Officer on PSA Flight
Both of the two pilots on board the PSA Airlines flight that crashed near Reagan National Airport have been identified. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, 28-year-old Sam Lilley was the first officer on the regional jet. 34-year-old Jonathan Campos was…
January 28, 2025 4:00 pm ET -
JetBlue Offers Some Pilots $400,000 to Retire Early
JetBlue is looking to trim its pilot ranks with voluntary separations for some of the carrier’s more senior aviators. Last week, the airline and the Air Line Pilots Association inked a letter of agreement to formalize the voluntary early separations.…
January 22, 2025 2:27 pm ET -
Flight School, Airline Face Lawsuit After Fatal Training Accident
The family of a 22-year-old flight student who died in a 2023 Piper Seminole crash in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the flight school where he was doing his training. The $27 million wrongful death lawsuit filed last week in Multnomah…
January 21, 2025 1:47 pm ET -
Southwest to Reduce Pilot Head Count at Several Bases
Southwest is set to substantially reduce the number of pilots at several of its bases this spring. On Monday, the carrier’s vice president of crew planning announced the projected shake-up in a memo shared by aviation watchdog JonNYC. Last year,…
January 16, 2025 10:17 am ET -
Pilot Hiring Nosedives in 2024
U.S. pilot hiring tanked in 2024 as airlines continue to face aircraft delivery delays. The reduction comes after several years of record hiring trends as airlines recovered from the pandemic. In 2024, the major U.S. carriers hired 4,834 new pilots,…