The world is running out of trained pilots. Here"™s why
The world is running out of trained pilots. With growing fleets, an aging workforce, training challenges, and fewer pilots leaving the military for commercial aviation, companies cannot solve this problem by throwing money at it. And airlines don"™t have time to waste: the deficit is already causing issues like wage inflation and flying schedule disruptions. […]
Pilots strike grounds 75 per cent of Brussels Airlines flights
Brussels: Brussels Airlines pilots began a two-day strike Monday, leading to the cancellation of 75 per cent of flights and affecting 60,000 travellers, the company said. The strike will affect three-quarters of the 278 scheduled arriving and departing flights on Monday and 279 flights on Wednesday, the Lufthansa group subsidiary said. The Belgium-based company, which […]
JetBlue Reaches Agreement with Air Line Pilots Association
JetBlue JBLU $- -% announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) regarding JetBlue"™s pilots. The agreement is subject to a ratification process which includes final documentation, review, and consideration by the ALPA Master Executive Council before being distributed to JetBlue pilots for final ratification. Jeff Martin, JetBlue"™s […]
Air France Expects to Operate 70% of Flights during Tuesday"™s Strike
Air France said on Monday that it expects to operate 70 percent of its flights on Tuesday, the first day of a 48-hour strike involving pilots, cabin crew and ground staff in France over a wage dispute. The airline, part of Air France-KLM, said it plans to operate 55 percent of its long-haul flights, 65 […]
Hawaiian Airlines Confirms Its Boeing Dreamliner Plans
Late last month, news leaked that Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA) planned to dump its order for the slow-selling Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) A330-800neo, in favor of Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) popular 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline initially denied that it had made any final decision on its fleet. However, it formally announced its plans to switch to the Dreamliner earlier this […]
Russian plane crashes near Moscow, killing all 71 aboard
A Russian passenger jet crashed several minutes after takeoff from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on Sunday, killing all 71 people on board, Russia’s Air Transport Agency confirmed. «Fragments of the An-148 and several bodies have been found near the village of Stepanovskoye,» the agency said in a statement released by the state-run TASS news agency. A […]
Airbus strengthens position in Asia-Pacific aviation services market
While air traffic is doubling every 15 years in the world, the Asia-Pacific fleet is set to almost triple by 2036. For services, this translates into more than a third of the global MRO business coming from this region by 2036. This represents more than $660 billion "“ the sum total of the accumulated spending […]
Ryanair pilots call off pre-Christmas strike as airline recognises union
RYANAIR pilots last night dramatically called off their planned pre-Christmas strike after airline management agreed to recognise trade union Impact as their representatives. Following a tense standoff over the weekend, the union said pilots had suspended their one-day strike on Wednesday and will now meet management tomorrow evening. In a statement, Impact paid tribute to […]
American Airlines working to fix glitch that left thousands of holiday flights without pilots
American Airlines is rushing to ensure that thousands of December flights aren"™t affected by a scheduling error that left the nation"™s largest carrier without enough pilots assigned to work during the busy holiday season. As many as 15,000 flights between Dec. 17 and the end of the year could be affected by the issue, according […]
Aeromexico cancels dozens of flights after some pilots strike
Mexico"™s largest airline Aeromexico canceled dozens of flights on Tuesday due to a strike by some pilots with Connect, its regional operator, in the saturated Mexico City airport. The company said in a statement that the group of pilots did not report for work to protest the dismissal of a colleague with a history of […]
