Air Canada Pilots Vote in Favor of a Strike
Pilots at Canada’s largest airline could walk off the job next month, after overwhelmingly voting in favor of giving their union a strike mandate.
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ALPA to Return $50 Million in Member Dues Amid ‘Record Revenue Gains’
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.
Pilot Shortage ‘Isn’t Real,’ ALPA Says
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is saying that there is a surplus of commercial aviators and that the pilot shortage “isn’t real.”
U.S. Airlines Push Back on China Flight Increases
Major U.S. airlines and various union groups are uniting together and asking authorities to stop approving any more flights between the United States and China.
Large Majority Of Encore Pilots Vote To Strike
There are dark clouds on the horizon for WestJet Encore, the fully-owned regional subsidiary of the WestJet Group, the second-largest airline group in Canada.
ALPA, Industry Say Pilot Supply Is Stable
A new release from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) notes that the U.S. pilot supply has recently become more stable.
FedEx Pilots Pick Third Union Chairman Since Last Summer
The board of the FedEx pilots’ union has elected its third chairman in eight months as the group tries to overcome internal divisions.
Bill Raising Pilot Retirement Age to 67 Reintroduced in U.S.
A bill seeking to address flight cancellations, delays and service disruptions attributed to pilot shortages was reintroduced onto the United States Senate and House floors this week. The Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act ‘raises the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots from 65 to 67 while maintaining the requirements for first-class medical and training certifications.’ […]
Delta Air Lines’ Pilots Ready to Strike For Better Pay
As airlines in North America are shrugging off the horrible months of the pandemic and balance sheets start looking rosier again, all the issues that had been put aside to survive the most devastating crisis commercial aviation has ever encountered are now resurfacing and calling for a solution. On Oct. 31, the overwhelming majority of […]
Alaska Airlines Points to Staffing Shortages As Carrier Pares Back Summer Schedule
Alaska Airlines’ summer scheduling woes continued as the airline was forced to cancel additional flights due to poor planning and staffing shortages. “Of the 1,200 flights that we operate every day, we’ve been canceling about 50 of them, roughly 4%,” Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Miniucci wrote in a message to employees May 12. “This is […]
