Pilots

Southwest and its pilots have reached an agreement-in-principle (AIP) on a new contract. The union announced the AIP on Tuesday.

The private aviation firm will give potential pilots a direct pathway to the right seat at Southwest, joining a handful of similar operators.

The union representing some EVA Air pilots is looking for pay raises and better career opportunities with plans to vote on a strike action in two weeks.

American Airlines and CWA-IBT have come to a tentative agreement for the carrier’s passenger service agents with a vote set to take place in the coming weeks.

Frontier is adding two more crew bases as it pivots to a more ‘out-and-back’ network strategy. The new bases are set to open in May 2024.

The airline just had one of its highest ever months of hiring for new pilots with additional classes already being planned for 2024.

Herb Kelleher, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines, aptly captured this in his famous quote: “You can’t have a midlife crisis in the airline industry because every day is a crisis.”

According to data from pilot career advisory group FAPA, major U.S. airlines hired a total of 2,116 pilots between September and October.

The FAA announced on Thursday it will establish a Pilot Mental Health Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to address the issue.

A downturn in demand has prompted Fedex to tell its pilots to go fly at a regional airline, which is offering lucrative signing bonuses.