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Airline Weekly
Sun Country Airlines' successful, diversified business model met its match in the pilot shortage.
1 week ago
Is the pilot shortage U.S. airlines face only about the number of pilots, or are pay and quality of life part of it? The CEO of small Contour Airlines argues it's the latter.
2 weeks ago
Airlines
Business travel is back, flights are full, and the money is flowing in at American Airlines. All good, right? Not even close as operational and staffing issues are expected to linger.
Edward Russell | 4 weeks ago
SkyWest Airlines wants to launch a new airline in order to continue serving small cities amid pilot shortage-driven cutbacks. It could work if the Department of Transportation signs off.
2 months ago
Pilots at two of American Airlines regional affiliates now earn more than some of their peers at discounters like Spirit. This could be the change needed to fix the pilot shortage but it could come with unintended consequences.
Edward Russell | 2 months ago
American CEO Robert Isom is confident in a continued travel recovery even if the U.S. slips into a recession. That may defy economic logic but with red-hot demand going into the summer it's hard to see a significant drop in travel anytime soon.
Edward Russell | 3 months ago
Raising the retirement age for U.S. airline pilots is seen as a temporary fix for the shortage airlines face. Legislation is likely to face stiff pushback from unions.
3 months ago
U.S. regional Southern Airways Express CEO Stan Little thinks he has the answer to the pilot shortage with the airline's cadet program. But what makes Southern's offering different?
Regional carrier Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein is clear who is to blame for the U.S. pilot shortage: Congress. Rules implemented to make the skies safer have created the situation, he claims, crippling most regional airlines.
Online Travel
In Skift's top stories this week, Airbnb makes a major modification, Tripadvisor appoints a new CEO, and the endangered status of giraffes exposes the fragility of Africa's wildlife tourism.
Mary Ann Ha | 3 months ago
