November 20, 2023 2:44 pm ET
Pilots
November 13, 2023 9:19 am ET
November 6, 2023 11:24 am ET -
FedEx Advises Pilots to Fly at Regional Airline
FedEx Express is encouraging pilots at its cargo airline to take jobs at a regional passenger carrier because there isn’t enough shipping demand to fill everyone’s flying schedules. It’s the latest step over the past 12 months to align FedEx’s…
November 6, 2023 11:07 am ET -
Private to Professional Pilot: Backing Up Visual Approaches
I flew my first night cross country as a private pilot a couple months after passing my private pilot checkride. I took two friends with me from the Chicagoland area down to Purdue University Airport in Indiana, up to South…
October 23, 2023 10:26 am ET -
Why Airlines Struggle to Keep Captains
When the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020, the travel industry was among the hardest hit. Suddenly, drastic travel restrictions meant that demand for commercial air travel, cruises, hotels, and more disappeared virtually overnight. Original estimates predicted that it would…
September 19, 2023 9:37 am ET -
British Airways Offers to Foot $100k Training Bill for Prospective…
British Airways announced on Monday that it plans to help some prospective pilots pay for flight training in full. A tightening pilot shortage coupled with increasing travel demand has forced many air carriers to think differently about pilot recruitment. Consulting…
July 17, 2023 5:59 pm ET -
United Airlines, Pilots Agree to Preliminary Contract
United Airlines has reached an Agreement in Principle (AIP) with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union representing the company’s pilots, on a new contract. The announcement comes soon after American Airlines pilots similarly announced a plan to vote…