September 16, 2020 5:00 am ET
August 25, 2020 5:31 am ET -
Kenya Airways to Sack Senior Pilots As Coronavirus Impacts Continue…
Kenya Airways, Kenya's flag carrier, is moving to slash half of its pilot workforce. The move is in line with cost saving measures deemed necessary due to the toll the COVID-19 crisis that has taken, Business Daily reports. Kenya Airways…
August 23, 2020 6:00 am ET -
EasyJet to Offer Pilots Alternative to Layoffs
In a move that may become increasingly common among airlines seeking to avoid layoffs, EasyJet will be offering pilots an alternative to being made redundant. The plan will offer pilots seasonal contracts, working for parts of the year and taking…
August 3, 2020 11:54 am ET -
U.S. Airline Furloughs: Where We Stand
When SARS-CoV-2, the novel Coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19, first reached the U.S., nobody really knew how the disease, which at the time had not yet been granted pandemic status by the World Health Organization, would impact life in this…
July 19, 2020 8:00 am ET -
Delta Accused Of Penalizing Pilots Requesting Simulator Training After COVID-19…
As airlines slowly try to resume a semblance of normality after the collapse of demand experienced during the peak months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more issues are surfacing with regards to crew proficiency. Some Delta Air Lines pilots…
June 15, 2020 6:00 am ET -
How Brussels Airlines Is Preparing to Restart Flights
Aircraft, like rental cars, are not expected to remain parked for a long period of time. Most importantly, the same concept goes for the people whose job is to fly the plane, the pilots. Commercial pilots and cabin crew members…